lpeacock
I recently received confirmation to attend stage 1 and thats all grand however once being nosey, i read on NATS and other websites that you have to be 21 to be let loose on your own with a radar licence. I am only 18 so does that mean i will be in training for 3 years???
It is true that you have to be 21 to hold a radar licence, but you only have to be 18 to hold a student licence (which is what you will receive if you complete your course at the college.) To be honest, if you are only going through stage 1 now, by the time you have passed the assessment (fingers crossed!) been allocated a course, completed the course (between 8 -11 months depending on area or approach) and then completed your on-the-job-training at your unit ready for validation, you will probably be looking at 2-3 years anyway! It took me 2yrs 4mths from stage 1 to validation doing a tower and approach course and validating approach radar first.
Hope this helps, and good luck with selection!
