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Geek Boy, You're telling me you want NAV notes from Cpt. Borat who mistook North Weald Rwy 20 as Staplefords Rwy 22????
GLS i think the ingrowing is preventing Cpt. Borat from doing what he likes doing best - sitting down......
GLS i think the ingrowing is preventing Cpt. Borat from doing what he likes doing best - sitting down......
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Hi All,
The hair was never there was my own imagination. Yes did have some good training at KMIA.
Anyone who wants notes let me know have them but have not heard from anyone. I also need an address to send them to!
Have 40 hours left of hour building then CPL in January. Anyone who is around before x-mass and wants to go flying come over to Stapleford. Chris if you are around come on over can give you the notes and go flying.
Martin has been coming flying and we recently went on a 2 hour night flight up to Ipswich was a lot of fun especially short field landings on 04R Tarmac only at night. I also like to go flying under CB's they are FUN!!
Having a little party at Stapleford on th 27th December and New year if anyone would like to come I will be turning 25.
Carbheat hope all is well in USA when you coming to Stapleford?
'YETSCHEMEL.'
BORAT!
The hair was never there was my own imagination. Yes did have some good training at KMIA.
Anyone who wants notes let me know have them but have not heard from anyone. I also need an address to send them to!
Have 40 hours left of hour building then CPL in January. Anyone who is around before x-mass and wants to go flying come over to Stapleford. Chris if you are around come on over can give you the notes and go flying.
Martin has been coming flying and we recently went on a 2 hour night flight up to Ipswich was a lot of fun especially short field landings on 04R Tarmac only at night. I also like to go flying under CB's they are FUN!!
Having a little party at Stapleford on th 27th December and New year if anyone would like to come I will be turning 25.
Carbheat hope all is well in USA when you coming to Stapleford?
'YETSCHEMEL.'
BORAT!
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I have just started at London Met. So far, so good, I guess.
But these course notes, despite looking very handsome, are riddled with typos and errors. And why did they get that Norwegian Kindergarten student, Sven, aged 6 1/2 years, to do the technical illustrations therein, using one straight-edge and six wax crayons? Grr!
On one page you can read that Vmc is determined with the prop windmilling (with autofeather). Two pages later that prop has autofeathered, as I believe it should have. And that's just something I think I know about. What about all the stuff that's new and a bit mysterious? One careless error can cause a half-hour of frustration.
I didn't do any shopping around for a course, aside from some brief correspondence with NAC. I was in London, there was a course starting and I went for it. But the price seems to be right and the instructors and fellow students are a good crowd.
Living in London is a bit expensive, but no surprise there, I guess. Would it be cheaper overall to go for a more expensive course in a cheaper place? I am paying about GBP 420 for very basic accomodation in Whitechapel and feeding myself with microwave meals from the nearby Sainsbury's. The Tube costs about 15 quid/week with a student Oyster card and it takes only ten minutes to get to the campus. Or if one wants to walk, that takes about 25 minutes, including gawking at the freakshow that is Mile End Road.
My favourite sight is the Trinity House 'Almshouse for Decay'd Ships Masters ...' That will be me if this deal doesn't work out!
But these course notes, despite looking very handsome, are riddled with typos and errors. And why did they get that Norwegian Kindergarten student, Sven, aged 6 1/2 years, to do the technical illustrations therein, using one straight-edge and six wax crayons? Grr!
On one page you can read that Vmc is determined with the prop windmilling (with autofeather). Two pages later that prop has autofeathered, as I believe it should have. And that's just something I think I know about. What about all the stuff that's new and a bit mysterious? One careless error can cause a half-hour of frustration.
I didn't do any shopping around for a course, aside from some brief correspondence with NAC. I was in London, there was a course starting and I went for it. But the price seems to be right and the instructors and fellow students are a good crowd.
Living in London is a bit expensive, but no surprise there, I guess. Would it be cheaper overall to go for a more expensive course in a cheaper place? I am paying about GBP 420 for very basic accomodation in Whitechapel and feeding myself with microwave meals from the nearby Sainsbury's. The Tube costs about 15 quid/week with a student Oyster card and it takes only ten minutes to get to the campus. Or if one wants to walk, that takes about 25 minutes, including gawking at the freakshow that is Mile End Road.
My favourite sight is the Trinity House 'Almshouse for Decay'd Ships Masters ...' That will be me if this deal doesn't work out!
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Hi All,
Is there anyone starting their residential ATPL course at London Met in June (JAR 30 A I think it is?) that requires accommodation in London?
I am currently staying in a Unite student halls, 30 mins walk from the uni, or 2 mins from Stepney Green tube (District Line, 5 mins from Tower Hill). It's great, you can roll out of bed at 8:30 and still make it in for 9:00...not that I've ever done that of course
Oh and it's useful for the Friday night drinks sessions too.
My course finishes at the end of May but the contract on my room runs out on the 31st Aug. So you would have the room for 2 months and then just sign a new contract with Unite, it seems like they do it all the time. The room is only £110pw, and has an en-suite bathroom. You won't get anything as good for that price this close to Tower Hill.
If anyone is interested or you would like more info please get in touch.
Is there anyone starting their residential ATPL course at London Met in June (JAR 30 A I think it is?) that requires accommodation in London?
I am currently staying in a Unite student halls, 30 mins walk from the uni, or 2 mins from Stepney Green tube (District Line, 5 mins from Tower Hill). It's great, you can roll out of bed at 8:30 and still make it in for 9:00...not that I've ever done that of course
Oh and it's useful for the Friday night drinks sessions too.My course finishes at the end of May but the contract on my room runs out on the 31st Aug. So you would have the room for 2 months and then just sign a new contract with Unite, it seems like they do it all the time. The room is only £110pw, and has an en-suite bathroom. You won't get anything as good for that price this close to Tower Hill.
If anyone is interested or you would like more info please get in touch.
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Hi,
I also attended London Met for the ATPL’s. Sorry to here some people didn’t like it there. I however had a great time! Besides, the long hours of study and extreme stress.
I do remember some younger people taking a dislike to some of the tutors - to my surprise. But in my experience they where all very dedicated, polite and extremely helpful instructors. I would imagine if your going to undertake a career like this you have to give it 100%, after all you could be taking Hundred’s of people 32,000ft into the air and back down again on a daily basis?! If your not going to give it 100% they’re going to want to know why?
In any case, I’m very pleased with my decision to go to London Met. If you’re undecided on where to go, London Met has my Vote. The exams are difficult and the instructors don’t leave anyone behind, if you want it, the help and assistance is there and they always have plenty of time for you. When your eight months are up the doors are still very much open to you, I know this because I had a problem with a certain subject, but with the help of London met I got 100%. And no, it was not Comms, But Performance.
Rather ye than me.
Good luck.
P.S Don’t worry about the Math thing, It’s not really that bad at all, they will help you make sense of it during the course. I’m NO mathematician ether.
I also attended London Met for the ATPL’s. Sorry to here some people didn’t like it there. I however had a great time! Besides, the long hours of study and extreme stress.
I do remember some younger people taking a dislike to some of the tutors - to my surprise. But in my experience they where all very dedicated, polite and extremely helpful instructors. I would imagine if your going to undertake a career like this you have to give it 100%, after all you could be taking Hundred’s of people 32,000ft into the air and back down again on a daily basis?! If your not going to give it 100% they’re going to want to know why?
In any case, I’m very pleased with my decision to go to London Met. If you’re undecided on where to go, London Met has my Vote. The exams are difficult and the instructors don’t leave anyone behind, if you want it, the help and assistance is there and they always have plenty of time for you. When your eight months are up the doors are still very much open to you, I know this because I had a problem with a certain subject, but with the help of London met I got 100%. And no, it was not Comms, But Performance.
Rather ye than me.
Good luck.
P.S Don’t worry about the Math thing, It’s not really that bad at all, they will help you make sense of it during the course. I’m NO mathematician ether.
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Hi guys, i've been reading through this post as i'm thinking about starting my ATPL's at london met early next year. What is the pre-course exam like? What sorts of questions are they? If anyone could answer this, it would be a great help!!!!
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Pre-course is comprised of a maths and physics revision pack. This brings you up to speed if you've been out of education for a while - but doesn't cover everything so if you're feeling worried get yourself on the bbc bitesize website or buy some GCSE books!
The questions are all done in your own time, there's no formal exam in a room (That's done when you get on!) There's 100 of them and to be honest they are all fairly straight forward. There are a few tricky ones in there that you may not immediately know the answer to and unlike the ATPL exams they are not multiple choice...
Don't be too worried about it though, if you can't pass this test then maybe you should be thinking about postpoing the real things anyway! After all it's meant to see if you're up to speed, not to make you feel dumb!
I start in 2 1/2 weeks! Can't wait.
Oh, the exams cover things like general measurment conversions, some basic flight planning, some moment stuff, a bit of human factors and generally most of the things you'd find in a PPL exam. Although there are a few that are little obscure if you ask me...!
The questions are all done in your own time, there's no formal exam in a room (That's done when you get on!) There's 100 of them and to be honest they are all fairly straight forward. There are a few tricky ones in there that you may not immediately know the answer to and unlike the ATPL exams they are not multiple choice...
Don't be too worried about it though, if you can't pass this test then maybe you should be thinking about postpoing the real things anyway! After all it's meant to see if you're up to speed, not to make you feel dumb!
I start in 2 1/2 weeks! Can't wait.
Oh, the exams cover things like general measurment conversions, some basic flight planning, some moment stuff, a bit of human factors and generally most of the things you'd find in a PPL exam. Although there are a few that are little obscure if you ask me...!
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so u say ur cant wait to start ur ATPL hey?
im in london met at the moment, just geting ready for my phase B exams. the course is extreamly demanding so be sure to be on ur toes from the day u start. alot of reading to do. phase A is ok. the content is there but phase B is alot more. ive been told phase C is easier though however im not sure by how much.
trust me by the time the first month is over u will be wondering what hit u. the content is not very difficult however the course is extreamly demanding as you are covering alot in a very short space of time. the speed is extreamly fast with no space to relax a all.
saying that dont worry though as all the lecturers do try to help u out when u ask. a few realy do go out of their way which is very good.
best of luck when u start!
trust me by the time the first month is over u will be wondering what hit u. the content is not very difficult however the course is extreamly demanding as you are covering alot in a very short space of time. the speed is extreamly fast with no space to relax a all.
saying that dont worry though as all the lecturers do try to help u out when u ask. a few realy do go out of their way which is very good.
best of luck when u start!