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Location: Auckland, New Zealand.
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are big schools really that bad?
What's wrong with big schools and being 'just another number'?
When it comes down to it, in the real world you are 'just another number'. I'd say a training organisation with a large number of instructors gives you more opportunity to find an instructor that best fits your personality type; rather than being stuck with 4 or 5 instructors you dont really get along with.
When it comes down to it, in the real world you are 'just another number'. I'd say a training organisation with a large number of instructors gives you more opportunity to find an instructor that best fits your personality type; rather than being stuck with 4 or 5 instructors you dont really get along with.
Join Date: May 2002
Location: New Zealand
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solowflyer,
1. Best time of the year to go - Ill leave that to a local but the tourism 'off season is about April thru to the start of the ski season (about late June).
2. Accomodation - Heaps and heaps of backpackre from about $18 per night or If your lucky you may get a house/flat - I would hazard a guess that if you were to flat your share would be about $100-120per week. If you leave your run much later than the end of May I imagine youll be in for a tough time finding a house/flat.
3. I was in Q-town several weeks ago and there were plently of partime jobs at Hotels, Reaustraunts etc but once again - get there ASAP as very shortly youll have everyone whose planning to come down for the snow season taking all the parttime jobs and houses.
All the best!
1. Best time of the year to go - Ill leave that to a local but the tourism 'off season is about April thru to the start of the ski season (about late June).
2. Accomodation - Heaps and heaps of backpackre from about $18 per night or If your lucky you may get a house/flat - I would hazard a guess that if you were to flat your share would be about $100-120per week. If you leave your run much later than the end of May I imagine youll be in for a tough time finding a house/flat.
3. I was in Q-town several weeks ago and there were plently of partime jobs at Hotels, Reaustraunts etc but once again - get there ASAP as very shortly youll have everyone whose planning to come down for the snow season taking all the parttime jobs and houses.
All the best!
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Solowflyer, With regards to a place to stay it's probably best to get in touch with Jackie at Wakatipu aero club when you get into town. There are plenty of pilot houses down here and Jackie will know if there are any rooms to rent. ( I know of a couple of rooms to rent right now). Also there are sometimes rooms to rent up on the notice board. Now is probably the best time to look as like someone else said if you leave it too long the place get's swamped with seasonal workers.
I had an arsehole transplant but the arsehole rejected me! :o(
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nosey aren't we
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Christchurch is a lovely city with lovely friendly people
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Not NZ anymore sadly!
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Bay Flight (formerly BOP Flight Centre)
In Tauranga, one of the most beautiful places, some of the best flying days per year, and a GR8! place to live.
Phill Hooker who owns it is a legend, known him for years, shared a Bandit many years ago.
Rated on most everything with wings/rotors [and b@@bs!] hes got major respect.
email: [email protected]
web: www.bayflight.co.nz
phone: 07 575 2747
Website was a bit slack last time I checked, no reflection on school.
I know a number of us have got our eyes on a couple of their instructors for future right seat possies!
Give em a call.
Phill Hooker who owns it is a legend, known him for years, shared a Bandit many years ago.
Rated on most everything with wings/rotors [and b@@bs!] hes got major respect.
email: [email protected]
web: www.bayflight.co.nz
phone: 07 575 2747
Website was a bit slack last time I checked, no reflection on school.
I know a number of us have got our eyes on a couple of their instructors for future right seat possies!
Give em a call.
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G-LOST.
The fact that your Simuflight training helped you get an airline job in the UK is indeed a good advertisement. Full credit to yourself and the flight school.
I just wonder though how well Simuflight would have prepared you for the type of flying that Groundsman Willy describes? (Strip landings, mountain flying etc). I don't know whether you had to go through the GA route or not, and obviously Queenstown would be the obvious place to train if your ambitions where to fly charter down there. But surely Queenstown must offer some of the most comprehensive GA training in NZ, whether you're doing a CPL or PPL.
Cheers,
MG
The fact that your Simuflight training helped you get an airline job in the UK is indeed a good advertisement. Full credit to yourself and the flight school.
I just wonder though how well Simuflight would have prepared you for the type of flying that Groundsman Willy describes? (Strip landings, mountain flying etc). I don't know whether you had to go through the GA route or not, and obviously Queenstown would be the obvious place to train if your ambitions where to fly charter down there. But surely Queenstown must offer some of the most comprehensive GA training in NZ, whether you're doing a CPL or PPL.
Cheers,
MG
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I wouldn't listen to much of what is said on here.
There are Tons of pilots flying for tons of different airlines, that trained at tons of different establishments, are any of these guys better than the others, im sure someone here will try to argue there is a difference.
Thing is everyones got reasons for putting forward there favourite school or club, and often has something to say about the others. I reakon its down to the individual as to where they end up in this industry, sure a good leg up at the beginning will go a long way.
Read the advice given here, most of these guys will know what they are talking about and some will be talking through a hole in there
, upto you to work out which, but then go and have a look yourself, bit hard with minimul knowledge of the area i know, but doesn't matter where you finally choose two things are sure
1) Some ppl will congratulate you on your choice, and some will wonder if your sane
2) It will be upto you as too weather or not you end up flying the plane you wish to
Goodluck
There are Tons of pilots flying for tons of different airlines, that trained at tons of different establishments, are any of these guys better than the others, im sure someone here will try to argue there is a difference.
Thing is everyones got reasons for putting forward there favourite school or club, and often has something to say about the others. I reakon its down to the individual as to where they end up in this industry, sure a good leg up at the beginning will go a long way.
Read the advice given here, most of these guys will know what they are talking about and some will be talking through a hole in there
, upto you to work out which, but then go and have a look yourself, bit hard with minimul knowledge of the area i know, but doesn't matter where you finally choose two things are sure1) Some ppl will congratulate you on your choice, and some will wonder if your sane
2) It will be upto you as too weather or not you end up flying the plane you wish to
Goodluck
