BCFT Bournemouth reviews
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Well I visited all the major players in this game and have to say for me PERSONALLY BCFT far outshone the others. OAA and Cabair to me were like an episode of the apprentice , take from that what you will.
I was shown round BCFT by the lovely Dena who did a great job depsite being close to death with lady flu .
OAA it was a well scripted marketing type and a 19 yr old Oxy advert who was very proud of his epaulettes which set him aside from others (mod/int) apparently . They lost me five minutes after introducing him to me .
I wasnt happy with Cabair for other reasons , two of the students moaning about the GS didnt help .
No one I met at bournemouth had a bad word to say and it suited my wish list so thats where Im off .
Maybe the right decision maybe the wrong decision , but it was based on my personal needs and impressions I got of the place.
I will let you know
I was shown round BCFT by the lovely Dena who did a great job depsite being close to death with lady flu .
OAA it was a well scripted marketing type and a 19 yr old Oxy advert who was very proud of his epaulettes which set him aside from others (mod/int) apparently . They lost me five minutes after introducing him to me .
I wasnt happy with Cabair for other reasons , two of the students moaning about the GS didnt help .
No one I met at bournemouth had a bad word to say and it suited my wish list so thats where Im off .
Maybe the right decision maybe the wrong decision , but it was based on my personal needs and impressions I got of the place.
I will let you know
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SinBin if your comments are aimed at my post, perhaps you should re-read it.
I did not say that you specifically had been asked to say anything, I’m just passing onto others that this practice occurs (and more than likely from every school).
You also say “How someone with no experience of the level of instruction there can comment on it confuses me. Pure speculation I'm afraid.” Again if this is aimed at me you are very wrong indeed, I have flown, and back seated, and chatted to students (at most of the main providers) and I stand by my comments. It is OK for people to have different opinions and shouldn’t be a cause for “confusion”.
I don’t entirely agree with your comment that training is standardised across the board. If this were the case then every school would be exactly the same as the next, but I think we can all agree that this is not the case. There is a structured syllabus set down by the CAA, and this is monitored closely by regular visits to the schools as well as monitoring pass rates, but each school, and of course each instructor has there own teaching techniques and it is these factors which can make the difference between an “excellent experience” and an “average experience”.
I made it pretty clear that people can have different experiences, and what is right for one is not necessarily right for another individual, please don’t be so offended by the fact my experiences were different from yours.
I did not say that you specifically had been asked to say anything, I’m just passing onto others that this practice occurs (and more than likely from every school).
You also say “How someone with no experience of the level of instruction there can comment on it confuses me. Pure speculation I'm afraid.” Again if this is aimed at me you are very wrong indeed, I have flown, and back seated, and chatted to students (at most of the main providers) and I stand by my comments. It is OK for people to have different opinions and shouldn’t be a cause for “confusion”.
I don’t entirely agree with your comment that training is standardised across the board. If this were the case then every school would be exactly the same as the next, but I think we can all agree that this is not the case. There is a structured syllabus set down by the CAA, and this is monitored closely by regular visits to the schools as well as monitoring pass rates, but each school, and of course each instructor has there own teaching techniques and it is these factors which can make the difference between an “excellent experience” and an “average experience”.
I made it pretty clear that people can have different experiences, and what is right for one is not necessarily right for another individual, please don’t be so offended by the fact my experiences were different from yours.
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If you want an unbiased view then go and knock on the door of the CAA examiners at BOH and have a wee chat and that will tell you who they consider to pump out the better candidates for multi/CPL and IR tests. We spent quite a bit of time chatting about the various schools when I did my tests 18 months or so ago. Unfortunately for BCFT they weren't top of the list. Don't believe me then take a pack of biccies and go and have a chat to them. Contrary to popular opinion they are quite a friendly bunch.
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Windypops, I'm not offended in the least. Just going on my experiences with them, obviously, which were good.
I'm really not that bothered, have got a very nice job flying very nice aircraft to some interesting places, so I did ok out of them!
Happy landings!
I'm really not that bothered, have got a very nice job flying very nice aircraft to some interesting places, so I did ok out of them!
Happy landings!
