Confused Kiwi needs help!
I've been reading lots of posts in Wannabes for a while now - but still don't have a basic understanding of how your system works in the UK.
Here it's nice and simple - pass the theory courses (CPLs are £800 for 10 weeks, ATPLs are £1250 for 15 weeks, both including price of exams). Then get up to scratch and pass a cross-country flight test, then pass a handling flight test (with associated ground theory). Make sure you have 200 hours (with various sub-requirements for PinC hours, night hours etc.) and you have a nice shiny new CPL.
I'm thinking of coming to the UK, working as a civil engineer to finance flying - but I read about 'modular' and 'integrated' and how everyone seems to be being ripped off left, right and centre.
Would I be better off training here (for £40/hr single, £100/hr twin) and then going over to the UK and paying to convert everything to JAA - or should I move to the UK asap and go from my current 110hrs to CPL through the UK system??
Any pros/cons you can give will be greatly appreciated!
(ps i do have a british passport)