When to start
celtic pilot - WWW's estimates are just as good as yours, mine and anyone else in this forum. No one knows when this recession is going to end or when the best time is to commence training, but it certainly isn't now (depending on your financial situation).
disco87 - the best thing you can do it weigh up all the evidence, assess your finances or what you have avialable to you and make your own decision. Don't let anyone else tell you what, when or where to do it. It's your choice, and your future ahead of you - others will all too easily tell you what to do without any consideration of your situation and needs.
Good luck,
S88
disco87 - the best thing you can do it weigh up all the evidence, assess your finances or what you have avialable to you and make your own decision. Don't let anyone else tell you what, when or where to do it. It's your choice, and your future ahead of you - others will all too easily tell you what to do without any consideration of your situation and needs.
Good luck,
S88
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No I was just thinking of this thing with the free school. I could start my free training this autumn, It will take me 3 years from this autumn untill I have my ATPL. So I will be done in spring 2012. Shouldn“t there be any jobs around I would have to pay in order to keep my ratings and licences.
So maybe its better to start my training in 2 years and pay for it since the job oppurtunities will look better then bearing in mind that even if I get my CPL and 150 hours for free, I may end up paying around 20-30 000£ for the ME/IR etc.
So maybe its better to start my training in 2 years and pay for it since the job oppurtunities will look better then bearing in mind that even if I get my CPL and 150 hours for free, I may end up paying around 20-30 000£ for the ME/IR etc.
Fabbe - I say this without trying to patronise you. You are 16 and have loads of time to train. There is nothing wrong with planning ahead but things may certainly change for you within the next few years. Have a general idea what you want to do but don't write up any time lines. I know what it's like at that age, I had OAT planned for when I was 18, jet job by the time I'm 21 and laughing all the way to the bank when I got my command before I'm 30 - not to mention that Aston Martin!
Then I woke up.
Generally, unless you're very lucky things don't go to plan. If I was you I'd stay at school and concentrate hard on what you're studying now, keep the flying as a hobby maybe but get yourself a good education whilst you can - the world is becoming more and more competitive and you will need something to fall back on if it all goes tits up. This is really general advice, I dont know what your personal situation is - your Dad could own Apple for all I know. Just enjoy your youth whilst you've still got it, pleanty of time to worry about things like this when you're older (Y).
Take it easy, S88
Then I woke up.
Generally, unless you're very lucky things don't go to plan. If I was you I'd stay at school and concentrate hard on what you're studying now, keep the flying as a hobby maybe but get yourself a good education whilst you can - the world is becoming more and more competitive and you will need something to fall back on if it all goes tits up. This is really general advice, I dont know what your personal situation is - your Dad could own Apple for all I know. Just enjoy your youth whilst you've still got it, pleanty of time to worry about things like this when you're older (Y).
Take it easy, S88
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fabbe, stop inundating others with these crazy ideas of yours.
One too many people (in the know) gave you their opinion on this on other threads. Sure, your choice, your life. Maybe you should pay up for integrated to support UK flight training industry.
Including your 'hard' choice between integrated in the UK which would be coughed up for or FREE CPL back home. Uhmm. Really hard choice.
Not saying you'd get in, but if you stand any slim chance, why not..
Oh, hang on, maybe because someone somewhere sometime told you you'd get captain job with BA faster with OAA.
Me personally, going to do my airplane training later on this year or year after (due to starting engineering degree), will do JAA conversion later - SE CPL without IR or with SEP IR. Screw expensive ratings useless for bush flying, club flying or restricted FI job.. Maybe in decade I'd finish my helicopter training I started but all plans for next few years got
up due to current situation with currencies, markets, interest rates, loans, etc.
Wish I had your problems, age and citizenship. Hm, repeating myself again.
One too many people (in the know) gave you their opinion on this on other threads. Sure, your choice, your life. Maybe you should pay up for integrated to support UK flight training industry.
Including your 'hard' choice between integrated in the UK which would be coughed up for or FREE CPL back home. Uhmm. Really hard choice.
Not saying you'd get in, but if you stand any slim chance, why not..
Oh, hang on, maybe because someone somewhere sometime told you you'd get captain job with BA faster with OAA.
Me personally, going to do my airplane training later on this year or year after (due to starting engineering degree), will do JAA conversion later - SE CPL without IR or with SEP IR. Screw expensive ratings useless for bush flying, club flying or restricted FI job.. Maybe in decade I'd finish my helicopter training I started but all plans for next few years got
up due to current situation with currencies, markets, interest rates, loans, etc.Wish I had your problems, age and citizenship. Hm, repeating myself again.
