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There is an alternative to my problem. I am quitting my Monday - Friday job because i dont finish college until 4 and then i have to be at work from 5-7. I could keep this job, it just means that i wont start my college work until about 8pm. But saying that i have got all day Saturday and Sunday for college work, well at least Sunday, leaving enough time for social activities.
That wouold mean that i can start my PPL on the 24th of this month.
What do you think? worth it or better leaving monday to friday for college work
That wouold mean that i can start my PPL on the 24th of this month.
What do you think? worth it or better leaving monday to friday for college work
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By the time i get in from college it will be about 4:20, i have to be at work for 5:00. I wont get back from work until about 7:30, start college work at 8:00, enought time for 2 hours college work per night and all weekend if necessary. Actually i dont think 2 hours work Monday - Friday will affect my college work. And i get enough dosh for one lesson every 2 weeks.
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Why dont you concentrate on your college work and save every penny you can for the next 2 years, then go to America and do the PPL in a month. You would still get the PPL in the time frame of 2 years and be without the frustration of waiting 2 weeks before you can afford another lesson, it will also be cheaper in the long run. In the meantime read every book you can get your hands on about flying and before you know it you will have enough money to get it done. I would take you flying with me just to whet your appetite but we are about 250 miles apart. Anyone in Newcastle feel like giving a wannabe a free flight?
Of course if the urge is so strong ignore everything I have just said and go for it.
Walt,,
Of course if the urge is so strong ignore everything I have just said and go for it.
Walt,,
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I would love to go to the US or even South Africa after college, and i plan to go there to hour build. The thing is its going to be extremely hard for me saving every penny of my wages for 2 years. Its gonna be like im working for nothing.
Thankyou for your invitation. Had i of lived closer to Wales i would've loved to come flying with you.
Thankyou for your invitation. Had i of lived closer to Wales i would've loved to come flying with you.
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Initially I took about 2 years to get 10 hrs flying done, due to weather/work/lethargy etc etc and then eventually did the whole thing in 4 weeks in California.
Even if you don't do it outside the UK I would still recommend doing it over a short period, full time. It saves money and is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
In your case if it takes you 2.5 years part time or 2.5 year + 4 weeks including a 2.5 year gap full time I know which one I would prefer to do.
Do as "28th July" says and keep asking on PPrune for PPL's to take you up as a passenger. I have done plenty of flights alone for the sake of staying current and hour building and would have preferred to have had an interested passenger along side.
Even if you don't do it outside the UK I would still recommend doing it over a short period, full time. It saves money and is an enjoyable and rewarding experience.
In your case if it takes you 2.5 years part time or 2.5 year + 4 weeks including a 2.5 year gap full time I know which one I would prefer to do.
Do as "28th July" says and keep asking on PPrune for PPL's to take you up as a passenger. I have done plenty of flights alone for the sake of staying current and hour building and would have preferred to have had an interested passenger along side.
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Piper,
First the disclaimer - I went to college in Dublin and I teach labs in Dublin - the UK may be different.
I got my degree in Engineering. Second-highest workload in the college (only Medical students were working harder and they're unbalanced
) but 2 hours a night would have been major overkill for the first two or three years, with the exception of that last month before the exams, and the scholarship exams I studied for in second year. Frankly, so long as you're not falling asleep in lectures, 30-60 minutes during the day rereading your lecture notes was enough to ensure firsts unless you came across something that really nobbles your head (for some reason ODE's never went into my head right, even after weeks of banging my head off them in the library), and those 30-60 minutes can be split - reread your morning notes over lunch and your evening notes on the bus/train home. Me, I tended to read the notes all in one go, but I had a 90 minute trip home each day - sort of enforced study time
That said - don't plan on having any time or social life at ALL in final year. Some people in my year managed to keep a social life up to christmas of final year, but only because they were dedicated to it The rest of us slobs just said good-bye to the world and lived in the college (by which I don't mean having rooms there, I mean I would spend about 7-8 hours out of 24 at home every weekday, and usually spent the majority of weekends in college, along with the few 24-hour sessions needed on some labs 
Still remember being woken up by the cleaning crew because I was drooling into the keyboard in my sleep ) Plus, you have to find time in there to fit in a physically active sport - healthy body being bloody necessary to survive college and avoid the bloating that often arises from living off vending machines because the coffee shop stopped serving ham sandwiches two hours ago and you didn't remember your packed lunch that day because you figured the extra half-hour of sleep was more important the night before
Again, remember, this is engineering in Trinity College Dublin - your milage may vary. Try talking to recently graduated students from your uni if you can locate any - the lecturers, sadly, will not be of use on this point!
First the disclaimer - I went to college in Dublin and I teach labs in Dublin - the UK may be different.
I got my degree in Engineering. Second-highest workload in the college (only Medical students were working harder and they're unbalanced
) but 2 hours a night would have been major overkill for the first two or three years, with the exception of that last month before the exams, and the scholarship exams I studied for in second year. Frankly, so long as you're not falling asleep in lectures, 30-60 minutes during the day rereading your lecture notes was enough to ensure firsts unless you came across something that really nobbles your head (for some reason ODE's never went into my head right, even after weeks of banging my head off them in the library), and those 30-60 minutes can be split - reread your morning notes over lunch and your evening notes on the bus/train home. Me, I tended to read the notes all in one go, but I had a 90 minute trip home each day - sort of enforced study time That said - don't plan on having any time or social life at ALL in final year. Some people in my year managed to keep a social life up to christmas of final year, but only because they were dedicated to it
The rest of us slobs just said good-bye to the world and lived in the college (by which I don't mean having rooms there, I mean I would spend about 7-8 hours out of 24 at home every weekday, and usually spent the majority of weekends in college, along with the few 24-hour sessions needed on some labs Still remember being woken up by the cleaning crew because I was drooling into the keyboard in my sleep ) Plus, you have to find time in there to fit in a physically active sport - healthy body being bloody necessary to survive college and avoid the bloating that often arises from living off vending machines because the coffee shop stopped serving ham sandwiches two hours ago and you didn't remember your packed lunch that day because you figured the extra half-hour of sleep was more important the night before Again, remember, this is engineering in Trinity College Dublin - your milage may vary. Try talking to recently graduated students from your uni if you can locate any - the lecturers, sadly, will not be of use on this point!
