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Old 14th April 2013 | 06:03
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portsharbourflyer
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Don't assume that light aviation jobs means something that goes to someone without experience. Yes there are ferry pilot jobs but these will rarely go to a low timer, if you are ferrying a privately owned aircraft then the owners will normally want more that a fresh qualifier flying it. Most maintenance companies I know of have a 500 hour requirement for ferry pilots even for piston singles. Single engine piston general aviation jobs (that are not flight instructing) are quite few and far between in the UK (aerial photography, banner towing, glider towing, para dropping), so actually it is probably easier (if you have the funds that is)to buy your way onto the RHS of an A320 or 737.

A Cpl/IR on its own is quite limited so ensure you have funds for additional ratings post qualification. An instructors rating these days will cost 6 to 7000 pounds plus you will only earn about 15 to 20 ponds per hour flight pay as an instructor.

If you want to join Ryanair then the charge for the rating is about 30,000 Euros, plus you will also have expenses to cover during line training.


Reality is a Cpl/ir is a very expensive way to become unemployed at the moment. There are the occasional lucky few that do network the way into jobs shortly after training, but for the majority will spend 3 plus years waiting for employment. There are also a number of CPL/IR holders that never find employment with it.
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