Which school, which country?
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Hi there,
Having just completed phase/module one of my ground studies I am now looking at which schools are best to obtain my IR/CPL (heard it all before I am sure!). I know that Flyer magazine organise an exhibition of the flying schools in Europe, can anyone tell me when the next one is?
Secondly, I obtained my PPL in the US (FAA JAR Compliant), as a result am I best advised to complete the rest of my training over there, or start from scratch and train for a European PPL on up over here? I know it will be more costly, but seeing as I need to build hours anyway, will it be best to have some sort of continuity on my resume? I have heard so much conflicting marketing from schools I would appreciate some honest advice from those who have already completed their training.
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Having just completed phase/module one of my ground studies I am now looking at which schools are best to obtain my IR/CPL (heard it all before I am sure!). I know that Flyer magazine organise an exhibition of the flying schools in Europe, can anyone tell me when the next one is?
Secondly, I obtained my PPL in the US (FAA JAR Compliant), as a result am I best advised to complete the rest of my training over there, or start from scratch and train for a European PPL on up over here? I know it will be more costly, but seeing as I need to build hours anyway, will it be best to have some sort of continuity on my resume? I have heard so much conflicting marketing from schools I would appreciate some honest advice from those who have already completed their training.
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Irv is right, all you need is an ICAO PPL to begin your advanced training. It really depends where you want to work. If you have the right to live and work in the US, then doing everything under the FAR's might be a possibility, but if you're planning on staying over here, then it would be better doing all your training from here on in under JAA rules (even if you end up doing a lot of your training in the USA or elsewhere at a JAA approved school).
Don't worry about the lack of continuity from PPL to advanced training - no one is ever going to care about where you did your PPL or what kind you have. Slightly more important is the continuity and possibly school where you do your CPL, IR and MCC courses.
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Don't worry about the lack of continuity from PPL to advanced training - no one is ever going to care about where you did your PPL or what kind you have. Slightly more important is the continuity and possibly school where you do your CPL, IR and MCC courses.
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mach252,
I have not completed my training, but have done a lot of research on this very subject.
As I understand it, it doesn't matter where you get your PPL, as long as it is endorsed by ICAO - most are, for a full list you can check out the ICAO website.
Beware of the term 'JAA compliant' which is commonly used by US FTOs - all FAA PPLs are 'JAA compliant' by virtue of the fact that they are recognised by ICAO.
I've heard that it is very important to do your IR training in the airspace where you plan to fly - as Penworth pointed out. Note that some US FTOs are affiliated to UK FTOs, where they send students for JAA IR training.
Hope this helps and best of luck with your training.
K2
I have not completed my training, but have done a lot of research on this very subject.
As I understand it, it doesn't matter where you get your PPL, as long as it is endorsed by ICAO - most are, for a full list you can check out the ICAO website.
Beware of the term 'JAA compliant' which is commonly used by US FTOs - all FAA PPLs are 'JAA compliant' by virtue of the fact that they are recognised by ICAO.
I've heard that it is very important to do your IR training in the airspace where you plan to fly - as Penworth pointed out. Note that some US FTOs are affiliated to UK FTOs, where they send students for JAA IR training.
Hope this helps and best of luck with your training.
K2
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Thanks for the advice people, its confirmed what I have been told by some of the students on my course, I think the next problem is which school to choose as I will have finished my ground studies before the next Flyer Exhibition, time to start researching the archives of PPrune!
P.S. Irv, I agree, it sounds mental, but some of my friends taking the intergrated route, were told that to get the best training/employment opportunities from their schools, they would have to start their training from scratch unless they had 250hrs plus. I was just wondering if the same applied to the modular method having being told so much conflicting advice from various marketing departments. Thankfully this looks not to be the case! Thanks for the advice.
P.S. Irv, I agree, it sounds mental, but some of my friends taking the intergrated route, were told that to get the best training/employment opportunities from their schools, they would have to start their training from scratch unless they had 250hrs plus. I was just wondering if the same applied to the modular method having being told so much conflicting advice from various marketing departments. Thankfully this looks not to be the case! Thanks for the advice.
