Fast track to CPL in Australia
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Flyboy_79, as I mentioned in my previous post, the cost of the FT course has apparently gone up to $100K. I guess they are covering the costs of the legal actions against them.
FT were not able to get places in any regional airline for the last batch of students in WA (or nationally for that matter). Those students are currently working in GA. This all started BEFORE the economy tipped over, so the odds for FT students getting jobs have gotten even shorter now.
Apparently they are enjoying GA flying, although they did pay vast sums of money for the promise of a shot at a regional airline which has not eventuated. One has had to part with the extra cost of an instructor's rating so he can get a job.
Be very wary of snake oil salesmen.
FT were not able to get places in any regional airline for the last batch of students in WA (or nationally for that matter). Those students are currently working in GA. This all started BEFORE the economy tipped over, so the odds for FT students getting jobs have gotten even shorter now.
Apparently they are enjoying GA flying, although they did pay vast sums of money for the promise of a shot at a regional airline which has not eventuated. One has had to part with the extra cost of an instructor's rating so he can get a job.
Be very wary of snake oil salesmen.
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After doing my CPL / MECIR / FATPL in 13 months, I got a job up North. Those 13 months I was full time studying and I believe that this was as "fast tracked" as I could handle. I didn't rush anything and was very happy with all my results.
The best part about taking your time with your training is after a flight you then have an opportunity to reflect on the flight, scrutinize your every action and find ways to improve your flying.
After scoring my first job, the first few hundred hours was the absolute steepest learning curve I have ever had! Faced with every imaginable (for me so far) VFR pilots most dreaded scenario's and dealing with them. As a direct result I am more confident when I fly and have much more common sense with how I operate and deal with situations/ problems.
Decision making on your own is so important, no matter what your flying and is what pilots fresh out of training are in dire need of!!
The PIC time is priceless. Go get some!
The best part about taking your time with your training is after a flight you then have an opportunity to reflect on the flight, scrutinize your every action and find ways to improve your flying.
After scoring my first job, the first few hundred hours was the absolute steepest learning curve I have ever had! Faced with every imaginable (for me so far) VFR pilots most dreaded scenario's and dealing with them. As a direct result I am more confident when I fly and have much more common sense with how I operate and deal with situations/ problems.
Decision making on your own is so important, no matter what your flying and is what pilots fresh out of training are in dire need of!!
The PIC time is priceless. Go get some!
finally being promised a job by an operator up north and forking out $20k for an instrument rating before being informed two days before completion those jobs had been filled by more experienced pilots
Sounds like their style thats for sure! (and I bet the 20k for a CIR was completed by their flight training arm also)
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FT were not able to get places in any regional airline for the last batch of students in WA
I hear that the last batch of students are now up in Broome looking for a job in GA. All for the small sum of $100,000!
Fast tack to the airlines my @rse.
