Algonquin Flight Centre, North Bay, Ontario?
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Algonquin Flight Centre, North Bay, Ontario?
Greetings All,
My name is Adam and am a 17 year old student from London, UK.
I have always had a keen interest in aviation, that carried me throughout my childhood years, well into recent times. I been enrolled with the Air Training Corps, the youth division of the RAF, since I was 13, and have clocked up a few hours, some gliding time and a whole bunch of other experiences too.
More recently I had finalised my choice of flying school in Florida, Sunstate Aviation (I chose to do a Part-141 FAA PPL as I could see myself spending most of my flying time in the states for personal, cost and family reasons.), but due to age constraints, it wasn't to be.
Now, the Canadian Permanent Residents Visa application, my parents applied for quite a few years back, has come through. So I've been looking at flight schools in the local area, and this one; "Algonquin Flight Centre", keeps coming up. My Dad had also heard of them from his previous visit.
To cut to the point, I really would like to do my PPL course with them, but their website is down, and the phone number given in directories is inactive.
They even have a Facebook group, but the last wall post was in 2007.
If anyone could give me any information on this particular flight school, or any in the local area around North Bay, Ontario, I would be very grateful.
Thanks,
Adam
My name is Adam and am a 17 year old student from London, UK.
I have always had a keen interest in aviation, that carried me throughout my childhood years, well into recent times. I been enrolled with the Air Training Corps, the youth division of the RAF, since I was 13, and have clocked up a few hours, some gliding time and a whole bunch of other experiences too.
More recently I had finalised my choice of flying school in Florida, Sunstate Aviation (I chose to do a Part-141 FAA PPL as I could see myself spending most of my flying time in the states for personal, cost and family reasons.), but due to age constraints, it wasn't to be.
Now, the Canadian Permanent Residents Visa application, my parents applied for quite a few years back, has come through. So I've been looking at flight schools in the local area, and this one; "Algonquin Flight Centre", keeps coming up. My Dad had also heard of them from his previous visit.
To cut to the point, I really would like to do my PPL course with them, but their website is down, and the phone number given in directories is inactive.
They even have a Facebook group, but the last wall post was in 2007.If anyone could give me any information on this particular flight school, or any in the local area around North Bay, Ontario, I would be very grateful.
Thanks,
Adam
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HI koolkube
Algonquin Flight Centre have closed down. The training facility itself was said to be excellent. Algonquin became associated with an agency that recruited cadets internationally and this didn't work out.
For your own sake it would probably be best to steer clear of the school because the organisation that caused Algonquin's demise ended up owning Algonquin Flight Centre.
See the link below highlighting some of the problems encountered by people there. I don't believe the problem was with the school itself but with the organisation calling itself the Canadian Aviation Academy. See link below.
http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...academy-3.html
Moncton once offered JAA training but suspended JAA training in 2008 due to a shortage of instructors. If you plan to work in FAA land then it may suit you to train there
Welcome to Moncton Flight College
Take care!
Algonquin Flight Centre have closed down. The training facility itself was said to be excellent. Algonquin became associated with an agency that recruited cadets internationally and this didn't work out.
For your own sake it would probably be best to steer clear of the school because the organisation that caused Algonquin's demise ended up owning Algonquin Flight Centre.
See the link below highlighting some of the problems encountered by people there. I don't believe the problem was with the school itself but with the organisation calling itself the Canadian Aviation Academy. See link below.
http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...academy-3.html
Moncton once offered JAA training but suspended JAA training in 2008 due to a shortage of instructors. If you plan to work in FAA land then it may suit you to train there
Welcome to Moncton Flight College
Take care!
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Well it's a pity about AFC, but when you have someone like this interfering with your business, there's only one way it's gonna end up
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