abusing pilots must stop
Educated Hillbilly
Corsair,
Correct the BCPL was a way to put an end to the paid ppl instructor and correct on a BCPL you could indeed get paid for aerial work such as banner towing, aerial photography, flying scenic flights.
I will agree it was a far better system and by going to University I just missed the boat on the old CAA system. As you say in relative terms flying has never been cheap
Correct the BCPL was a way to put an end to the paid ppl instructor and correct on a BCPL you could indeed get paid for aerial work such as banner towing, aerial photography, flying scenic flights.
I will agree it was a far better system and by going to University I just missed the boat on the old CAA system. As you say in relative terms flying has never been cheap
I did the the BCPL and instructed past 700hrs and got my CPL that way.
The total cost of a my CPL/IR Multi IR IMC, Night and FI rating was £16k after allowing for the pay from instructing. My PPL and hours building were courtesy of the Queen.
It was a much better system than prevails now but then that's progress and EU harmonisation for you.
Shifting the financial risk from employer to employee has only been possible because of the credit/asset bubble of the past 5 years. With this now burst the risk will have to shift back. Unfortunately pilot demand has fallen off a very high cliff.
WWW
The total cost of a my CPL/IR Multi IR IMC, Night and FI rating was £16k after allowing for the pay from instructing. My PPL and hours building were courtesy of the Queen.
It was a much better system than prevails now but then that's progress and EU harmonisation for you.
Shifting the financial risk from employer to employee has only been possible because of the credit/asset bubble of the past 5 years. With this now burst the risk will have to shift back. Unfortunately pilot demand has fallen off a very high cliff.
WWW
