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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Can't help with specifics, haven't heard anything bad about FlyTeam or Bonus...
I would be very wary of parting with £4250 up front to anyone in the present flight training economic situation though. |
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 ------------------ Stop that oscillation! |
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. (more detailed reply emailed off-forum) |
I have done mine long ago, it was with Bonus. Flyteam are goodorganisation. Also have a look at Cranfield Aero Club. It is owned by a man who flew at the RAF (B29 I think), they are very professionals.
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Did mine many years ago with Osprey, do they still exist ?
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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. ------------------ Stop that oscillation! |
Hi Gog, Osprey went a few years ago - nothing to do with Mick & Angie but the **** that bought the business then ran it into the ground.
(If you learnt in the Mick days then I was probably one of your instructors.......) |
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. |
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! |
So many candidates :D My money would be on D**** C**l**n ;)
[ 08 July 2001: Message edited by: 2Donkeys ] [ 08 July 2001: Message edited by: 2Donkeys ] |
I don't know any names, but by the amount he is flying he's definitely an instructor.
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You wouldn't be referring to 'Bonus71' by any chance?
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That's the chap I was referring to :)
I was led to believe that he no longer flies with Bonus though, and may have set up his own (small) shop. |
312928 & 2 Donky
If you mean David, than it will take you life time to learn everything that he had experiance and forgot! |
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 Cusco |
ACDC
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. |
heard him on the RT a couple of weeks ago, but not with the Bonus 71 call sign. Can't mistake DC's dulcet north country tones
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AC-DC
If you read the post again you will see that I made no comment about the professionalism of that person. Personally I think he sounds miserable. |
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