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17th Sep 2002, 09:26
I've been reading through the Oxford material, and came across the payment due dates at the beginning and during the end of the course. I've noticed a number of things that cause a concern to me: The entire course costs must be paid by the six month since the commencement of training. This invloves a small deposit un front (fair enough), and three subsequent tranches of money of around £16K before the six month mark.
My concern is that by six months, the only bit of flying is the fair weather stuff (some 85 hours in a warrior) and the ground studies. In effect, there is a substantial amount of money which is essentially a deposit. The real cost of the flying (complex, IR and MCC and twin) takes place in the second six months of training. I feel very uncomfortable about giving all the course costs prior to the stage where the expensive training kicks in, purely as a mitigation against unforseen company issues.
Does anyone have experience in negotiating different payment terms with schools than those publicised. Are schools approachable for such discussions?
I have heard of paying by credit card, but still, I do not feel this sufficiently covers my concerns.
My concern is that by six months, the only bit of flying is the fair weather stuff (some 85 hours in a warrior) and the ground studies. In effect, there is a substantial amount of money which is essentially a deposit. The real cost of the flying (complex, IR and MCC and twin) takes place in the second six months of training. I feel very uncomfortable about giving all the course costs prior to the stage where the expensive training kicks in, purely as a mitigation against unforseen company issues.
Does anyone have experience in negotiating different payment terms with schools than those publicised. Are schools approachable for such discussions?
I have heard of paying by credit card, but still, I do not feel this sufficiently covers my concerns.