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Old 9th Oct 2014, 00:04
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Not to put a downer on things.....

The outlook to be frank at the minute is dismal in Europe for modular students and even integrated. The best chance is on a tagged scheme, yet they are extremely competitive, only come round a few times a year and on average 20 places are up for grabs with thousands of applicants and still a big financial commitment involved if you make it through. You can play the waiting game with Ryanair, but that also costs money and you still have to pass the assessment.

There are too many variables at the minute within the industry to make a good case for anyone starting flight training as a career self funded, unless money is no option and you are prepared to do the job no matter what, i.e work in any country, buy type ratings etc. then go for it. But if you strictly see your sights in Europe I can see it getting worse before it gets better.
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