QUOTE:Would any present NZ students like to tell us what it's like now?
Right how long have you got.
The ground school in nursling is a joke although the instructors are good.
The CBT isnt fit for purpose.
The organisation is atrocious.
The housing in Southampton is sound.
In NZ you get a car for 3weeks usually 3 per CP.
You'll be lucky to get into Clearways unless your a Jap student, Royal Brunei or if you have an airline. What they don't tell you when they sell you it is that they have a Brothel/Crack Den of a place called Peachgrove where you go until a place opens up in Clearways, which is possibly 3-4 months down the line. Its about 10 miles from the airport, cockroach infested and you share this place with drug dealers and other folk (sadly no hookers). The only good point is that its walking distance from Hamilton Centre. Whilst in NZ you spend a lot of time doing nothing so buy a bike, guitar, ball and cup or whatever else amuses you as it can get intensely boring unless you have enough money to do things or drink heavily(which isn't cheap).
But when all is said and done the flying is amazing and very well taught, the scenery is to die for whilst up and flying is what you came out here to do not a holiday.
At the end of it all if CTC get me a license and contracted employment well it was all worth it, if its flexi-crew then It may of been worth it, we'll see.
Go into it with your eyes open, do your research, don't fall for the sales pitch!