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FANS,
What you forgotten to mention is that you aren't taking a great risk if it's not your money...
I was chatting to a very high up member of the RAeS a few weeks ago, who had recently been at a CTC open day. He mentioned that there were middle class parents - not amazingly wealthy, happily digesting and signing up for the marketing 'blurb' being pedalled. He told me how he could not comprehend the money involved and the ill researched, cavalier attitude to six figure sums of money... where the end result is more often than not, their offspring ending up as 'Flexicrew' at Easyjet and barely able to afford to eat.
Shocking.
What you forgotten to mention is that you aren't taking a great risk if it's not your money...
I was chatting to a very high up member of the RAeS a few weeks ago, who had recently been at a CTC open day. He mentioned that there were middle class parents - not amazingly wealthy, happily digesting and signing up for the marketing 'blurb' being pedalled. He told me how he could not comprehend the money involved and the ill researched, cavalier attitude to six figure sums of money... where the end result is more often than not, their offspring ending up as 'Flexicrew' at Easyjet and barely able to afford to eat.
Shocking.
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Poose - I understand what you're saying re peoples' parents paying for the course, but for many parents they will have to borrow the money themselves, and the child is expected to repay the loan - although the house is on the line!!
The sad thing is that you nor no one else is shocked by this anymore - it's quite the norm to be signing up for £100k of debt financed flying training in the worst recession in living history, and one of the reasons remains CTC's 100% placement record:
It is incredible that in this recession 200 hr cadets are getting "jobs" straight away flying A320 aircraft for leading UK airlines! Ipso facto this is no longer a career profession.
The sad thing is that you nor no one else is shocked by this anymore - it's quite the norm to be signing up for £100k of debt financed flying training in the worst recession in living history, and one of the reasons remains CTC's 100% placement record:
It is incredible that in this recession 200 hr cadets are getting "jobs" straight away flying A320 aircraft for leading UK airlines! Ipso facto this is no longer a career profession.
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I think people acknowledge the salaries are good at the top end, but given the responsibility of the job and the huge financial investment to get started there are easier ways to make money. £49k at tcx is at a top end jet operator and not typical for the industry - ga and turbo prop roles will offer far less.
As for why do it - in my case I have nothing to lose, no dependents and a job that will enable me to train modular debt free, and then see how the job market is in a couple of years. I wouldn't consider borrowing the money or asking someone else to borrow it for me give the current state of the industry.
As for why do it - in my case I have nothing to lose, no dependents and a job that will enable me to train modular debt free, and then see how the job market is in a couple of years. I wouldn't consider borrowing the money or asking someone else to borrow it for me give the current state of the industry.
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"great pay and conditions and you get free holidays"
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Do it because I want to do it. When I'm in my 80s (if I'm lucky to reach it) I'll always regret not trying.
I'm a positive person, I will get a job. Anybody on the planet can disagree with me and they won't change my mind in the slightest.
I'm a positive person, I will get a job. Anybody on the planet can disagree with me and they won't change my mind in the slightest.
