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I'm sure this has been discussed many times but obviously i am not using the search tool well enough.
just wondering how old some of you were when starting your course to get your ATPL?
just wondering how old some of you were when starting your course to get your ATPL?
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" By the time I go to Uni and get the money"
How do you propose to get the money, when I was at Uni I came away with hugh debts just like everyone else. Are you aware that you will probably need in excess of £50,000 together with living expenses (food, rent, gas, electric, car, insurance, tax, books...)
....and nowadays everyone makes you pay for a type rating when you finish, thats another £20,000.
Don't know too many people that came away from Uni with that sort of money in their pocket, but maybe I drank to much booze!
No age limit, I have friends in their 40s who trained & got jobs.
How do you propose to get the money, when I was at Uni I came away with hugh debts just like everyone else. Are you aware that you will probably need in excess of £50,000 together with living expenses (food, rent, gas, electric, car, insurance, tax, books...)
....and nowadays everyone makes you pay for a type rating when you finish, thats another £20,000.
Don't know too many people that came away from Uni with that sort of money in their pocket, but maybe I drank to much booze!
No age limit, I have friends in their 40s who trained & got jobs.
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Plenty of 'is a degree of value' / 'Do I need a degree' threads around here.
Personaly I would suggest that you get your degree under your belt as a back up incase you end up as one of the many unemployed pilots out there. Most of the people who are training here have back up plans / good jobs at the moment.
I am 24 with a degree and a web design / graphic design job. It pays enough money that I should be able to take 2 years out (in 18 months time) and do my training without needing to take out any loans. If I have the chance of becoming a profesional pilot dependant upon a self funded £20,000 Type rating then I will take out a loan for the outstanding amount.
Then work 3/4/5 years before breaking even on my pay out for training.
Make sure you read the stickys and research the forum before diving in. There is a wealth of knowledge to be had here.
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Personaly I would suggest that you get your degree under your belt as a back up incase you end up as one of the many unemployed pilots out there. Most of the people who are training here have back up plans / good jobs at the moment.
I am 24 with a degree and a web design / graphic design job. It pays enough money that I should be able to take 2 years out (in 18 months time) and do my training without needing to take out any loans. If I have the chance of becoming a profesional pilot dependant upon a self funded £20,000 Type rating then I will take out a loan for the outstanding amount.
Then work 3/4/5 years before breaking even on my pay out for training.Make sure you read the stickys and research the forum before diving in. There is a wealth of knowledge to be had here.
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by the time i am 25 i will be able to get the money.
what do you guys think of getting the licnece by doing a modular course.
this way i will be doing the course when i leave uni.
how long do modular courses take roughly?
what do you guys think of getting the licnece by doing a modular course.
this way i will be doing the course when i leave uni.
how long do modular courses take roughly?
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No, integrated is faster and lots more expensive.
And Craigedee the questions you are asking have been answered time and time again, as AlphaMale says in the post above, theres lots of information in the sticky thread at the top of the forum and loads of threads of integrated vs modular etc etc
And Craigedee the questions you are asking have been answered time and time again, as AlphaMale says in the post above, theres lots of information in the sticky thread at the top of the forum and loads of threads of integrated vs modular etc etc
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Hello ,
I was 18 with a CPL IR MEP FAA and 200 Hours when I started the ATPL and now I'm 19 and about to Finish . I'm Doing my training in France and in almost all French FTO it takes a year to make it .
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JB
I was 18 with a CPL IR MEP FAA and 200 Hours when I started the ATPL and now I'm 19 and about to Finish . I'm Doing my training in France and in almost all French FTO it takes a year to make it .
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Think I might be being thick here...just wondering if JB LFPN FLYER has the CPL/ME/IR then other than MCC and the overall hours requirement what is left to do? Or is he converting it to another type?
Which boat have I missed?!
Which boat have I missed?!
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Ahh ... your an only child and will inheret their house. Are they planning on going anytime soon?
Only guessing here as I don't understand where anybody my age can raise the cash for training? and if anybody has any ideas I'd sure like to know. I work my normal 9-5 hours and then a couple of hours in the night doing freelance work as well as weekend work to put the money away. I went through univeristy and it's not cheap
I don't want to be throwing a spanner in the works but I am being a realist. most students I know go to uni with zero to 5 grand in their bank and come back with a £15k debt in exchange for a BSc. Your planning on coming out with £50k/£60k in your bank 
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Only guessing here as I don't understand where anybody my age can raise the cash for training? and if anybody has any ideas I'd sure like to know. I work my normal 9-5 hours and then a couple of hours in the night doing freelance work as well as weekend work to put the money away. I went through univeristy and it's not cheap
I don't want to be throwing a spanner in the works but I am being a realist. most students I know go to uni with zero to 5 grand in their bank and come back with a £15k debt in exchange for a BSc. Your planning on coming out with £50k/£60k in your bank Andrew
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That is a good way to do it to dodge the tax. Am I guessing your parents are elderly then?
Not really my business anyway. But each to their own on funding their training I am sure some people break the law to get where they want. I know of a friend that sold stuff he shouldn't have been selling to get the money to start his own business
Good luck and safe landings
Not really my business anyway. But each to their own on funding their training I am sure some people break the law to get where they want. I know of a friend that sold stuff he shouldn't have been selling to get the money to start his own business
Good luck and safe landings
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Craig...is your plan to have the house signed over to you, boot the folks out and use the cash to pay for your flying training while you sleep on a friend's floor?
'Cause if it is, you're a genius. I look forward to the day where old people roam the streets and the voice saying "this is your Captain speaking" sounds like Chesney from Corrie!
'Cause if it is, you're a genius. I look forward to the day where old people roam the streets and the voice saying "this is your Captain speaking" sounds like Chesney from Corrie!
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Well he can't say we didn't warn him. 
I don't drink and still came out of Uni in debt (no help from my parents so I had to rely on 2 jobs and a government loan).
But it has given me life experience and a tidy job with a BSc behind my name that nobody can take away
I have a 50% share in 2 fully paid off houses. But I will not be including this as my 'flight training money'
Andrew
I don't drink and still came out of Uni in debt (no help from my parents so I had to rely on 2 jobs and a government loan).But it has given me life experience and a tidy job with a BSc behind my name that nobody can take away
I have a 50% share in 2 fully paid off houses. But I will not be including this as my 'flight training money'
Andrew