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Old 25th February 2011 | 17:26
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Cirrus_Clouds
 
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FYI, having been involved in the ATC issue at Shoreham, I've now been personally notified by airport management that the ATC will remain and I assume the IR procedures for the airport too.

The problem with CTC and Oxford is that it's their business to have links with as many airlines/companies as possible, but for a price - therefore leaving little options/difficulty in getting that first job for people like myself doing modular with other FTOs. An MCC at CTC is £7000 from what I've been told and then another £10k for a TR - that's IF you get a first time pass in the IR, otherwise you don't meet their requirements.

Either way if you want to get into an airline, you’re going to have to be extremely lucky to find that right job, or pay ££££ for it. .... and if you don't meet their standard whilst doing an MCC or TR, I bet you won't be supported by CTC/an airline any longer, but I bet they'll quite happily take you're money though.

Don't you just love this world.

Nukehunt, I agree with you totally, but depending on personal circumstances, from day 1 that immediately limits your options of employment after training, depending on how you did it, with what FTO and obviously the health of the industry/economy.

Saying that I've been told some companies aren't bothered and only looking that you have the qualifications, but I guess it's down to who you work for in the end.

All I know is that I've done it the best way I could have done it and given it my best shot and hopefully some light will emerge at the end of the training tunnel.

When considering Flying Time and Stapleford; if you look at Flying Time's website, you'll see that their CPL/ME/IR price "includes" landing fees etc, just not the CAA test/exam fees, which is standard for any college.

Shoreham does have an NDB, which is used for IMC/IR training for holding patterns and approaches. Does Stapleford have any Nav aid?

I believe both Stapleford and Flying Time will require you to fly away to the "test airfield".

Stapleford has more of a history, which seems to be a positive one.

...then Bournemouth, everything on site i.e. Nav aids, professional ATC, test at airfield (something that I prefer). Having trained in an ATC environment I would prefer potentially Bournemouth as my option, I would feel that A/G would be a step back rather than a step forward, but we're all different.

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