Hi!

A couple of months ago I was in contact with DAT Flight Academy in Denmark. They do the ATR rating for apx. £ 13,000. There is no VAT added as they don't have that on education in Denmark. They also do combined MCC and ATR courses for £ 14,600. I haven't tried them myself but from the danish forum www.pilots.dk people seems to be quite satisfied. Rumours say that DAT has hired 50% of the students who completed the course....but hey that is just a rumour.

They use the simulator in Thessaloniki, Greece.

BUT :O

Thanks for all the info, thats good to know a TR is valid for 5 years, if you dont get that lucky break soon after doing the training.

What is the general consensus out there, to get a self funded type rating, for a low hour CPL/IR (340TT in my case, who’s been out of training for a year). Should you go Jet or Turboprop??

Obviously money is a factor, but the flying game is a high risk, high gain venture.

I have seen the various threads posted recently about getting/not getting a rating, but it seems from my viewpoint that you have to do something like this to get on. You have to make your own luck, it wont come looking for you.

read what scroggs has to say about type ratings on the questions page....

very interesting, worth a read.

i am also trying to get a job, 2100tt, 1800 multi turbine....i dont want to pay for a rating because in principle it is wrong to do so.

if you can wait and if everyone holds out, airlines will be forced to train us at their expence.

ATR
 

I did th Tr to try to get a job in Aer Arann because i want to work in Ireland. But their policy at the moment (not when i did my TR) is to take low hour People 350 to 400 hours maybe more and train them. I only have 400 hours but at the moment having a TR is going against me. (My opinion only, from keeping my ear to the ground)

keep the MEIR current, maybe do Instructors course the market does seem to be changing. If you can wait. I know loads of Guys who were looking for the past 12 months or more, who have suddenly got jobs.

The day will come when the TR will be half the price or you will be bonded. When that is nobody knows.
Another 911 could put a stop to that. :uhoh:

The Market wants experience you cant get thta without a Job, you cant get a job without exp......................................,

You know the rest.

hang in there if you are under 30 you have loads of time.

Mark

it now costs more than that i believe its £13,500 +VAT

Has anyone got any contact details for Skyblue Aviation.

Cheers :D

Hello
MW et al,
My spies in Aer Arran tell me that, unless you have been "blessed" with attendance at Oxford or Jerez, you can forget it.The latest eight picked for entry are all from the above, two of whom are on hold.One B.......C.......is the deciding individual (ex-EI).Basically,unless you meet his criteria,forget it.Only two,to my knowledge,made it in after he came on board.
I'd love to fly for AA but are not "blessed"
regards
TDD

http://www.skyblueaviation.com/index2.html

The usual, I have no connection with SkyBlue, I'm just a techie geek! :8

Fiddler 55 check your PM.

Washed Out, Mark Walters.... you guys found work after doing the Sky Blue thing?

Did you go for it Sky Roaster... any joy since?

Just a word of caution.

Dont know if anyone has seen the Aurigny update on ppjn but it doesnt look like they are doing too well at the moment.

Not too sure if they will be taking on any low hour self funded type rated for quite a while.

"the flying game is a high risk, high gain venture."

or more accurately, high risk and ever diminishing gains, due in no small part to the actions of you and your ilk.

i am considering an atr rating...

what do you think of my chances with 2150tt and 1800 hours multi turbine on gaining employment after a rating?

opnions wlecome...

i know nothing is for sure, but just would like an idea before spending a lot of money.

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South Coast

Are you having a laugh?

Oh dear..
 

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