What would yous do?
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What would yous do?
Ive not had a lesson with the flying club ive opted for yet, alls been cancelled Due to Weather.
At the same time ive had a bloke contact me back that id contacted before i went to tayside regarding flying training at Glasgow International, He owns a tomahawk and offers really cheap rates around £70 per hr wet rate at Glasgow, with instructer and landing fee this is £100 per hr, i currently pay £110 per hr with instructer at Fife in the 152, but get free landings unlimited landings on a 700meter runway.
Glasgow as you know it has a whole lot of systems, controlled airspace etc.
I do want to take my flying further to CPL/ATPL level in the future, am i best to learn in a commerical orientated enviroment such as glasgow with the full ATC services, than opposed to Fife with the Air/Ground radio?
It will basicially work out a little bit cheaper at Glasgow, circuit work can be done at Glasgow but intructers normally go over to fields such as cumbernauld/prestwick to do circuits wheres its cheaper landing rates.
Just need some advice, what would yous do? I have 2 lessons booked this weekend at Fife, and im thinking of cancelling them and taking up the offer at Glasgow!
I recon that with the ATC service, that the training will be more suited to me.
The question is:
What would most of yous do ?
At the same time ive had a bloke contact me back that id contacted before i went to tayside regarding flying training at Glasgow International, He owns a tomahawk and offers really cheap rates around £70 per hr wet rate at Glasgow, with instructer and landing fee this is £100 per hr, i currently pay £110 per hr with instructer at Fife in the 152, but get free landings unlimited landings on a 700meter runway.
Glasgow as you know it has a whole lot of systems, controlled airspace etc.
I do want to take my flying further to CPL/ATPL level in the future, am i best to learn in a commerical orientated enviroment such as glasgow with the full ATC services, than opposed to Fife with the Air/Ground radio?
It will basicially work out a little bit cheaper at Glasgow, circuit work can be done at Glasgow but intructers normally go over to fields such as cumbernauld/prestwick to do circuits wheres its cheaper landing rates.
Just need some advice, what would yous do? I have 2 lessons booked this weekend at Fife, and im thinking of cancelling them and taking up the offer at Glasgow!
I recon that with the ATC service, that the training will be more suited to me.
The question is:
What would most of yous do ?
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IMHO, the answer is whichever one you feel most comfortable with.
Of the issues you raise, the size of the airfield is completely irelevant. If you train at a big airport like Glasgow, you will need to spend extra time at small grass airfields where you are responsible for looking for traffic and making decisions before you're happy with that type of field. On the other hand, if you train at a small grass airfield, you will need to spend extra time at a big ATC field before you're happy there. Either way, your instruction should contain an element of each of these, so that you are well prepared to go to any field for more experience once you've got your license.
The price difference between the two sounds fairly small - although, without knowing your financial position, I can't really say whether it's too small to be significant. £110/hr for a C152 does sound a little steep, I have to admit.
So, if neither of those two issues is important enough to worry about, then how do you decide between the two? I would suggest that you go to whichever one offers you an instructor who you are most comfortable with - that's probably the single most important factor. There is nothing wrong with having a trial lesson at each field before you make up your mind.
Good luck!
FFF
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Of the issues you raise, the size of the airfield is completely irelevant. If you train at a big airport like Glasgow, you will need to spend extra time at small grass airfields where you are responsible for looking for traffic and making decisions before you're happy with that type of field. On the other hand, if you train at a small grass airfield, you will need to spend extra time at a big ATC field before you're happy there. Either way, your instruction should contain an element of each of these, so that you are well prepared to go to any field for more experience once you've got your license.
The price difference between the two sounds fairly small - although, without knowing your financial position, I can't really say whether it's too small to be significant. £110/hr for a C152 does sound a little steep, I have to admit.
So, if neither of those two issues is important enough to worry about, then how do you decide between the two? I would suggest that you go to whichever one offers you an instructor who you are most comfortable with - that's probably the single most important factor. There is nothing wrong with having a trial lesson at each field before you make up your mind.
Good luck!
FFF
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