best Intergrated cpl course and cost?

[gb1421]

Hi all,

I have been looking into doing an integrated ppl/cpl course in Aus, NZ or UK; can anyone tell me the best flight schools and their respective costs? I have been looking at OAA in the UK which I gather is about 70K pounds for both the cpl and ppl or in Aus at the Adelaide Flight Training center as they do an integrated course which is 52 weeks, however I cannot find the price for this course and they have not replied to my email yet.

If someone could give me a list of the best flight schools (as regarded by the top airlines) and how much their courses are relatively I would be truly grateful.
Thank you

George

[Frank Furillo]

I have it on personal assurance of the cheif pilots dog's best mates cat, who knows this horse, who told me that the very best intergrated school in the world was ........Why don't you do a search. There is no such thing as a school favoured by a particular airline.:ugh:

[ReverseFlight]

Hey gb, you've asked a rather general question and it's not easy to answer in summarised terms. My experience is limited to Aus out of the 3 you mentioned, but I think the common concensus is that the best in UK is good but very expensive, but Aus is more consistent and cheaper than UK. UK and NZ have very variable weather while Aus has quite stable climate. (Can't otherwise comment on NZ as my knowledge does not extend there.)

A word about FTA - if you train there self-funded (non-airline cadet), I believe you are allocated to a separate section where resources (aircraft and instructors) are those left over from the cadet streams. My advice is not to pay too much attention to which school is best recognised by the airlines. It's the licences, ratings and hours which really count. Note that if you obtain your own licences, you could be overqualified for the cadet scheme and the next step up is DESO.