As a Wannabe starting out you are looking at the most cost effective way of becoming a pilot.
Obviously, sponsorship is the first port of call.
Brittania - £15k + PPL prefered = £20k approx (6 - 10 places)
Easy Jet / JMC - £60k begining to end (more place's about 40 ish?)
OK so maybe 80 people will get sponsorship per year, but what if you're self sponsored. Say for example you manage to get hold of £50k and get your ATPL and do some instructor work and even manage to get your 1000 hours - what next??
To get onto a jet you need a Type Rating - now Easyjet offer sponsorship for that with a £23k bond. So now your an airline pilot, it's cost nearly £75k plus living expenses, food, medical, re-tests etc etc. Just to finish off lets add interest onto your bond at least another £15k.
Its now cost £90k to become a pilot (please take this as a very rough calculation), my question is how much is the true cost of becoming a pilot in 2003? All the flight schools tell you about getting your (f)ATPL but what next and at what cost! Is there any other proffession where you have to pay so much to just get started out!
Would be interested in anyones comments, especially if you've already got to about 1000 hours!
Scroggs do you have any words of wisdom on the next stage after (f)ATPL?
HL
