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From: End of 27L
Also the CAA will not let any training outside JAA airspace count towards the issue of a CAA IR! So all the I/F time in the U.S is additional to what a student would require so would defiantly benefit the student on return to the UK!
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From: UK
Both I and Blinkz are on the APP.
Adwjenk will also soon be at OAT, and I think we know the structure of our course a little better than those who are not.
Some of the twin flying has been shifted to Goodyear in order to save time and money when the courses return form the states, in order to get the IR training underway quicker without having to waste time in the UK of converting on to the seneca.
The new courses AP253 onwards will now be doing their CPL skills test in a twin too (done in the states) but the vast majority of all the IR training is done in the UK - NOT THE USA!!!!
Adwjenk will also soon be at OAT, and I think we know the structure of our course a little better than those who are not.
Some of the twin flying has been shifted to Goodyear in order to save time and money when the courses return form the states, in order to get the IR training underway quicker without having to waste time in the UK of converting on to the seneca.
The new courses AP253 onwards will now be doing their CPL skills test in a twin too (done in the states) but the vast majority of all the IR training is done in the UK - NOT THE USA!!!!
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From: Scunthorpe
Oxford 'Skills Net' feature
To those of you who failed an exam whilst studying at OAT, did you know of the existence of this feature?:
'Should you fail an examination paper as a Modular Ground School student, you can receive FREE Classroom Revision Courses until you pass the paper (or until the final attempt has been used - whichever is sooner)'
(directly from the website)
To those who have failed an exam- were you offered free classroom revision until you passed the paper? I'm quite sure there must be plenty of you out there who have taken advatage of this astonishingly good value offer and it's not just a cynical marketing ploy that never materialised.......
'Should you fail an examination paper as a Modular Ground School student, you can receive FREE Classroom Revision Courses until you pass the paper (or until the final attempt has been used - whichever is sooner)'
(directly from the website)
To those who have failed an exam- were you offered free classroom revision until you passed the paper? I'm quite sure there must be plenty of you out there who have taken advatage of this astonishingly good value offer and it's not just a cynical marketing ploy that never materialised.......
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From: Europe
Hello Microfilter, I am currently in ground school stage 2 at oxford and whilst I havent failed any of my exams so far I do know a couple of students who have recieved the brush up courses. Both said that it was of great help in preparing them for the exams. Both of these students were intergrated but I have no doubt that it would also be offered to modular students too. Though hopefully with a little hard work you wont need them.
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From: Scunthorpe
Thanks Dit- Well that's great that they are getting the extra help - strange how OAT always bang on about how great us integrated students were in comparison with modular. It would be interesting to know which subjects they failed as there is some particular poor teaching at OAT. Be warned...
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From: Ask Crewing
It would be interesting to know which subjects they failed as there is some particular poor teaching at OAT. Be warned...
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asuweb, what a load of nonsense!!!
Look at the price tags attached to classroom taught courses as opposed to distance learning courses. Yes, that's right, they cost an awful lot more. That's the price you pay to receive your 650 hours of teaching that are required. The teaching needs to be up to standard, and whilst I don't dispute that a substantial amount of work needs to come from yourself to pass, that argument doesn't really come into it as far as teaching quality is concerned.
If the teaching is no good, and during my time at OAT there were some instructors that were plain useless, and you're saying most of the work has to come from yourself, then why exactly would you pay to receive classroom instruction, if you could have done it at half the price distance learning?
I'm not slating OAT here, because many of their instructors are excellent and highly capable individuals. However, there are also some who should never have been given a job instructing, and it is those individuals that have been referred to in previous posts, as I understand it.
Look at the price tags attached to classroom taught courses as opposed to distance learning courses. Yes, that's right, they cost an awful lot more. That's the price you pay to receive your 650 hours of teaching that are required. The teaching needs to be up to standard, and whilst I don't dispute that a substantial amount of work needs to come from yourself to pass, that argument doesn't really come into it as far as teaching quality is concerned.
If the teaching is no good, and during my time at OAT there were some instructors that were plain useless, and you're saying most of the work has to come from yourself, then why exactly would you pay to receive classroom instruction, if you could have done it at half the price distance learning?
I'm not slating OAT here, because many of their instructors are excellent and highly capable individuals. However, there are also some who should never have been given a job instructing, and it is those individuals that have been referred to in previous posts, as I understand it.
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From: Hampshire
Out of all the threads I have ever read on this site, this is by far the most tedious and pointless. You guys really need to get out more, experience real life and get a pretty lady! The majority of you don't even know how to spell 'integrated'.
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From: Roma
Oxford Aviation Academy
Hi, I don't know if I can post here. So... I need to have informations about Oxford Aviation Academy from the people that are studing in this school, or studied. I read in their website that help you to find an employment. Thanks you for the attention, If you want you can write me a private message.
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From: United Kingdom
Search is an excellent feature, advanced search is even better.
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From: Roma
I want to know if with the modular training you have the same treatment of a cadet that start the training ab-initio, because i have already a ppl. On the web site of oaa is not clear this. If at AOO it's true that helps you to find a employent I could change the school.
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From: West Country
Appendix 1 to JAR-FCL 1.300
Requirements for a specific authorisation for instructors not holding a JAR-FCL licence to instruct in a TRTO outside JAA Member States or in a FTO partial training outside JAA Member States in accordance with Appendix 1b to JAR-FCL 1.055
By definition, modular training is not partial training; the module is started and completed in one location. I am lead to believe that Oxford use staff not holding a JAR-FCL licence to instruct students at their non-Member State facilities and that modular training is conducted there. Are modular students trained outside of Member States taught by JAR-FCL licenced instructors or by local staff holding an approval to instruct in "a FTO partial training outside Member States" as described in Appendix 1?
Any former OAA modular students care to comment?
Requirements for a specific authorisation for instructors not holding a JAR-FCL licence to instruct in a TRTO outside JAA Member States or in a FTO partial training outside JAA Member States in accordance with Appendix 1b to JAR-FCL 1.055
By definition, modular training is not partial training; the module is started and completed in one location. I am lead to believe that Oxford use staff not holding a JAR-FCL licence to instruct students at their non-Member State facilities and that modular training is conducted there. Are modular students trained outside of Member States taught by JAR-FCL licenced instructors or by local staff holding an approval to instruct in "a FTO partial training outside Member States" as described in Appendix 1?
Any former OAA modular students care to comment?