why are people paying so much to fly?
I hear of First Officers with £120 000 of debt from becoming a pilot but I do not understand why. Somebody is fleecing them.
Not long ago the full course at Prestwick was £60000! I myself paid about £28000 to get qualified and it was roughly as below
ppl in USA £2000
150 hours USA approx £5000, BCPL approx 1000, ground exaqms for atpl appros 1500, bcpl to cpl/Ir upgrade £18000, twin rating, £1000.
Some of these training organisations are making a fortune and it seems the airlines are also making money out of employees wishes to fly planes. I would say to anyone wanting to become a pilot, go the independant route and save yourself a fortune.