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bishop99 19th Jun 2006 09:50

New Sponsorship (ish) scheme OAT
 
Oxford have teamed with TCA to produce a sponsorship (ish) scheme. (you will see what i mean once you have read the page on:

www.oxfordaviation.net

This shows that airlines do like OAT for their quality training, and are willing to take the Financial risk with them!!!

Good luck to all who try!:ok:

femaleWannabe 19th Jun 2006 10:54

sounds similar to the CTC wings scheme? I still don't like the idea of borrowing £60k then being on a "cadet" salary for years when I could borrow £30k, go modular and start as a full paid FO.... it's another opportunity if thats the kind of thing you're looking for though!

n90bar 19th Jun 2006 11:04

where exactly on OAT's site are you seeing the info about TCA? I can't for the life of me find it!

scroggs 19th Jun 2006 11:11

Here. The advert is all over OAT's front page; I fail to see how you can miss it!

Scroggs

Superpilot 19th Jun 2006 11:53

Ah, the great Oxford / Airline sponsorship lotto! :ooh:

Agreed femaleWannabe and it's more like £84k after interest!

bishop99 19th Jun 2006 12:20

Thats alot of interest!!! :sad:

Topslide6 19th Jun 2006 13:51

I've tried but can't resist this.

Typical Oxford bul****t, and I speak as an ex-Oxford student.

Why on earth are they narrowing the A-Level requirement down to Maths and a science subject only? You don't need to be Stephen Hawking to pass JAA exams. The maths isn't THAT hard!

Still, I guess the scheme is a step in the right direction though :D

bishop99 19th Jun 2006 14:27

Hahahaaaa

Its because us A-level maths and science (physics :} ) students are just simply amazing!!! :p

Remember OAT might not of set the requirements that could be TCA?? Like you said its a step in the right direction, better than nothing!!

sicky 19th Jun 2006 14:41

I'm worried that all of the above are missing the point that there's not only the £60k - £65k loan, which fortunately is secured with the airline (or something like that) but there's also accommodation and living costs that you still have to find...the website mentions needing to find another £13k on top of that loan.

Whether it would be possible to fund this via another loan from somewhere else is something that i'll have to look into :hmm:

bmandimika 19th Jun 2006 15:21

hey guys
 
im 22 yrs of age.where can i get sponserships to fund myself. i want to an airline pilot.

FlyingTom06 19th Jun 2006 15:38

A level requirments
 
Hi, im currently doing Alevels and coping well with physics but absolutly failing maths, i got A's at gcse but cant do Alevel maths to save my life. i just dropped A level maths today in favour of just doing physics business and ICT well this set me at a disadvantage for gaining entry into flight schools such as oxford or flight training europe, as they are my 2 prefered schools to apply to latter this year?

adwjenk 19th Jun 2006 15:51

Tom,

No you will be fine! I got excepted to both with just GCSE maths!

FlyingTom06 19th Jun 2006 15:53

Thanks
 
That one comment up there got my slightly worried, but good, coz i hate maths with a passion now! what school did u decide on? have you completed your training?

adwjenk 19th Jun 2006 15:55

Hey,

No i start in July!
I choose one closer to home :ok:

FlyingTom06 19th Jun 2006 15:57

hey
 
fair enough which school would that be?

adwjenk 19th Jun 2006 15:59

OAT on there APP F/O!!
I also did there maths course last month so if u fancy a brush up its well worth it, i now feel really confident!! :}

But with A-Level or even A/S maths you will have no trouble!!


Best of luck with your decision its a tough one!! :ok:

FlyingTom06 19th Jun 2006 16:05

Thanks well i failed AS maths twice with only E grades which i dont get as i got A at gcse but ohwell! yeh iv got a few months before i need to start applying but hopefully by this time next year il b well underway at sum school! cheers:ok:

adwjenk 19th Jun 2006 16:12

Enjoy mate!


Good luck to anyone going for the TCX scheme i wish you all the best of luck!
:ok:

sicky 19th Jun 2006 16:45

Don't worry about messing up A level Maths. I didn't do too well in mine, (ended up with C, but restarted after the first year). It's totally different to GCSE and a massive step up!

I failed it at AS at the first time of asking, but managed to get it up to i think it was B at the second time of doing it at AS. Somehow managed to drop to C at A level, which is a shame. My physics also dropped from A in January of A level to a C in the summer, so i think i must have just had a bad summer of exams :{

Still...the point is that like peopl,e have said, you don't NEED it, it's just really recommended. If you get through the assessment tests, you'll be fine, as they're there for a reason :O

FlyingTom06 19th Jun 2006 16:54

Cheers thats what i wanted to hear, i nearly have my PPL and have past all written exams and am hoping tht i will be able to pass the entrance exams on the back of that and the Alevels i have with a bit of luck thrown in there aswell! Cheers:ok:


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