AEROFAN Flight Training (merged)
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 165
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From: manchester UK
Enlighten us Blue robin!?, this rumour seems to pop up about every 3 months about Aerofan but nothing ever materialises, up to now its all been untrue.
Plenty of friends of mine have succesfully completed the multi engine IR and gone on to fly with airlines, proof that they cant be all that bad.
As for James Ward at Aerofan( english speaking rep) im glad he is being upfront about the ATPL course in english, its true that they only run it if there is enough interest. I do truly like the school, good guys, professional training and very helpful, but a experience like i had with them initially when they let me down on the groundschool course can spoil your impression of a flightschool.
I ended up at Aeromadrid on their groundschool course. A very good professional flight school with very good lecturers, all serving military and airline pilots. Now heres the problem if you are a Modular student, they put you in a groundschool class with intergrated students. The intergrated course is typically around 18months to 2 years. the lectures are spread over around the 18 month period, and then in spain, the exams are only every 3 months. So, lets say you sit in 1 year of lectures then take half your exams then the other half 3 months later, even presuming you pass them all, its taken you 18 months just to get the exams done, slightly more than the advertized 6 months by Aerofan!!. Believe me , i cant tell you how frustrating it is!. My Advice, if you are modular, do your ATPLs and CPL in the UK then by all means do your Multi /IR at Aerofan , otherwise your in for the long haul!.. If your a Intergrated student, Aeromadrid is a good choice but expensive!
Plenty of friends of mine have succesfully completed the multi engine IR and gone on to fly with airlines, proof that they cant be all that bad.
As for James Ward at Aerofan( english speaking rep) im glad he is being upfront about the ATPL course in english, its true that they only run it if there is enough interest. I do truly like the school, good guys, professional training and very helpful, but a experience like i had with them initially when they let me down on the groundschool course can spoil your impression of a flightschool.
I ended up at Aeromadrid on their groundschool course. A very good professional flight school with very good lecturers, all serving military and airline pilots. Now heres the problem if you are a Modular student, they put you in a groundschool class with intergrated students. The intergrated course is typically around 18months to 2 years. the lectures are spread over around the 18 month period, and then in spain, the exams are only every 3 months. So, lets say you sit in 1 year of lectures then take half your exams then the other half 3 months later, even presuming you pass them all, its taken you 18 months just to get the exams done, slightly more than the advertized 6 months by Aerofan!!. Believe me , i cant tell you how frustrating it is!. My Advice, if you are modular, do your ATPLs and CPL in the UK then by all means do your Multi /IR at Aerofan , otherwise your in for the long haul!.. If your a Intergrated student, Aeromadrid is a good choice but expensive!
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 304
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From: france
Hello everyone!
I would like your advices.
I'm french and I would like to fly in english during my hours building.
I'm thinking about Aerofan to fly around 20 hours.
I guess I will have to fly with an FI at first 2 or 3 hours. Are they really native english ?? or not ? or do they speak english well ?
thank you!
I would like your advices.
I'm french and I would like to fly in english during my hours building.
I'm thinking about Aerofan to fly around 20 hours.
I guess I will have to fly with an FI at first 2 or 3 hours. Are they really native english ?? or not ? or do they speak english well ?
thank you!
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 47
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From: Northern Europe
Are they really native english ?? or not ? or do they speak english well ?
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 304
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From: france
thansk a lot!
Do you know any accomodation near the airport "cautro vientos " very cheap ?
in fact maybe I will fly at the flying club (LECU) at the airport. So I won't use the Aerofan's accomodations...
Thank you for your help.
Do you know any accomodation near the airport "cautro vientos " very cheap ?
in fact maybe I will fly at the flying club (LECU) at the airport. So I won't use the Aerofan's accomodations...
Thank you for your help.
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 47
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From: Northern Europe
Do you know any accomodation near the airport "cautro vientos " very cheap ?
-OnRoute-
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 47
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From: Northern Europe
Aerofan say on there website that the JAA MEIR course costs €9,932!
Is there any hidden costs beside accomadtion. Does anyone know or fill me in because this price seems to good to be true people!!!!
Is there any hidden costs beside accomadtion. Does anyone know or fill me in because this price seems to good to be true people!!!!
-OnRoute-
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 644
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From: UK
They might charge from startup to shutdown whereas someone else may have 5 min grace period for engine warm up thus works out cheaper. The fact that each flight has to fly away to another airport for instrument training also means lost time. Compare that to a school based at an airport where there are instrument procedures and facilities thus you wouldn't have any 'dead' time flying and positioning yourself before the training can begin.
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 128
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From: Madrid Spain
Hi from Spain
hello , I was an student of Aerofan a few years ago , I did my CPL multi with them , although I dont have anything to complain, there are better options around ( dont look at the prices ,look at the quality ) I have heard they have lack of planes at the moment and it takes longer that expected to fly and so get your licence ,if I were you I would check American flyers they are good and are well known and respected .
thanks
thanks
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 122
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From: Brussels
Hi,
I've written a post about my experience in Aerofan (I have done so far my PPL, ATPL and I am currently doing my IR-ME with them).
Have a look : http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...ml#post5951409
I've written a post about my experience in Aerofan (I have done so far my PPL, ATPL and I am currently doing my IR-ME with them).
Have a look : http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...ml#post5951409
