Anyone completed or into a PPL at Cranfield?
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Anyone completed or into a PPL at Cranfield?
Hi I've been in the Wannabees forum and missed this one - more my liking, I'm never flying for a living. Has anyone completed a recent (last 12 months or so) PPL at Cranfield and can they offer advice on which school to choose (and why?). I flew an familiarisation with Cabair but their prices are prohibitive to a mere mortal. I'm looking at FlyTeam's package - £4,250 for 45 hours, ground instructions, exam costs and landing fees included. Advice anyone?
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My economics are a big issue - I don't have £4,250 lying around (anyone want to buy a TR7v8 convertible - great pose!) but most of the shcools will accept a staged payment (slight premium) and allow a now penalty drop out if the funds run dry.
Any thoughts on how many hours a week I should go for? One school sayes an hour a week is enough - another sayes they would like to see a five or six hour commitmant
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Any thoughts on how many hours a week I should go for? One school sayes an hour a week is enough - another sayes they would like to see a five or six hour commitmant
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another says they would like to see a five or six hour commitment
I bet they would! It is one of those 'how long is a bit of string' questions. Far better to be in a financial position to do an hour (or even two)a week than jump in too early and only do an hour a month.
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I bet they would! It is one of those 'how long is a bit of string' questions. Far better to be in a financial position to do an hour (or even two)a week than jump in too early and only do an hour a month.
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Thanks for all the replies on this. I've settled on Flyteam and I'll let you know how it goes. Had a great second lesson on Sunday - two take offs, lots of playing with trim (now get it out of this type stuff) and two almost landings but apparently C150s don't land very well side-ways. More practice needed here.
I'm up again this Saturday if the wx holds. If not then it's ground school time. Wish I'd done this years ago.
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I'm up again this Saturday if the wx holds. If not then it's ground school time. Wish I'd done this years ago.
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JuicyLucy - Hi I did my PPL at Osprey during the 'Mick and Angie' days in 87/88.
I now have 5000 hours, spent 1000 hours instructing and have been flying 'buses' for the last 6 years .....
All in all Osprey must have taught me something wright to still be at it today !
My first flight was with old Paddy Barton no sadly no longer with us.
I now have 5000 hours, spent 1000 hours instructing and have been flying 'buses' for the last 6 years .....
All in all Osprey must have taught me something wright to still be at it today !
My first flight was with old Paddy Barton no sadly no longer with us.
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Who is the guy around Cranfield who sounds really miserable all the time?
"This is Golf .. Bravo .. Oscar .. Hotel .. Uniform..."
I don't mean to offend but he does sound like he doesn't want to be there!
"This is Golf .. Bravo .. Oscar .. Hotel .. Uniform..."
I don't mean to offend but he does sound like he doesn't want to be there!
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No experience of PPL training at Cranfield but last year I went (by road) to pick up the group aeroplane after a bit of avionics work.
I was number nine in the queue for take-=off and that took just under 30 mins and I remember thinking at the time 'I'm bl**dy glad I hadn't signed up for my PPL training here' : after all who wants to pay for half of an hour's sortie sitting on the ground while someone four ahead has a mag problem.
go for a small outfit with no major training establishments on site.
Safe flying or bons vols as they say in Madagascar
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I was number nine in the queue for take-=off and that took just under 30 mins and I remember thinking at the time 'I'm bl**dy glad I hadn't signed up for my PPL training here' : after all who wants to pay for half of an hour's sortie sitting on the ground while someone four ahead has a mag problem.
go for a small outfit with no major training establishments on site.
Safe flying or bons vols as they say in Madagascar
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It may be your obvious unfamiliarity with the English language.
Nothing that has appeared in this thread should in any way be read as a downer on Bonus 71. Most people I know hold him in deep affection.
Does anybody know if he is still flying? I had heard a rumour that he was no longer with Bonus.
It may be your obvious unfamiliarity with the English language.
Nothing that has appeared in this thread should in any way be read as a downer on Bonus 71. Most people I know hold him in deep affection.
Does anybody know if he is still flying? I had heard a rumour that he was no longer with Bonus.