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Old 12th Sep 2017, 22:09
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Nurse2Pilot
 
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Confused with the programs

I'm still building up my knowledge about training to be a pilot but I've noticed something I cannot understand or work out.

2Fly Pro-Pilot is offering a course leading to fATPL that completes (assuming all goes well) in around 12 months. At the end of this time, a student has had:
120hrs of PPL/CPL/IR/MCC theory
650hrs ATPL theory
20+33+20=73 sim hrs
198 single engine hrs
12 multi engine hrs
Total: 210 flying hrs, 73 sim hrs, 770 theory hrs (PPL & ATPL)

BAA training is offering a course of integrated ATPL that completes (assuming all goes well) in 24 months. At the end of this time, a student has had:
770hrs ATPL theory
87 single engine hrs VFR
12 single engine hrs IFR -- (year 1)
37 flight & navigation procedure trainer hrs (single engine?)
51 single engine hrs IFR, NVFR
13 multi engine hrs
20 hrs MCC
15 hrs MCC on simulator
Total: 220 flying hrs, 15 sim hrs, 770 theory hrs (ATPL only)

L3 Commercial Training (formerly CTC?) shows the Generation easyJet program that completes (assuming all goes well) in 18 monts. At the end of this time, a student has had:
26 weeks theory
22 weeks single engine (? hrs?)
11 weeks multi-pilot training
7 weeks A320 sim training
4 weeks A320 sim and aircraft training


So one school offers training over 1 year, the other over 2 years, the other over 1.5 years. Why the difference? In the 2Fly programme, I'd have done my exams by the 12th month whereas in the BAA programme, exams don't come in until month 13-16. In the 2Fly programme, I'd have done 198+12= 210 hrs of flying by the 12th month whereas in the BAA programme, I'd only have done 87+12= 99 hrs of flying by the 12th month. At the end of 2 years, I'd only have done 220 hrs of flying with BAA.

Can anyone explain to me the discrepancy in training? Thanks!
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