Bond vs Bristow IR training Help please
Hi all,
I am stuck in a position where I can’t make my decision on which IR training company I should go for. Until now I have been focused on the pricing but now would like to look at other aspects. It’s unlikely I found people who has done both of them but if I could get your experience it might help me to choose between Bond and Bristow.
• For those who went to one of them can I have your feedback on the school? Why did you chose to go for it?
• One of the school gave me a fair enough picture of the market, I felt like I was in front of a salesman because I know that when 1 person find a job there are 20 others left without. What is the trend of the market now (UK and worldwide(in country where you can fly JAA))?
• Does it make a difference to the hiring companies if you come from Bond or Bristow? Most importantly I have heard that Bond having no problem to hire people who had their training with Bristow but the opposite is not necessary true, can someone confirm?
Just for info I have done my training with Bristow in Florida and I have less than 150 hours flying. Any help would be really appreciated, for the moment it looks to me that Bond training scheme is more structured than Bristow on the other hand Bristow is more flexible regarding start date. Another info is that I would have to choose between getting EC135 or AS355 rating but that’s will be another post.
Regards,
HeliboyDreamer