Hero Aviation Greece
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There are 2 ways to make yourself look good:
1. Dedicate the expense, time and effort to actually be good.
2. Make the opposition look bad so that you appear to be good in comparison.
Method 2 is a lot easier than method 1 and seems to be the method that they have chosen.
1. Dedicate the expense, time and effort to actually be good.
2. Make the opposition look bad so that you appear to be good in comparison.
Method 2 is a lot easier than method 1 and seems to be the method that they have chosen.
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Yes mad jock you are totally right. Their job is to target Arabs and other easterners as they don't know any better. Europeans are much more intelligent and spots fraud from far away or atleast leaves from a place they know is shoddy.
Therefore hero doesn't have much choice. They have to target the ones easier to trick.
But since the son of HCCA Athina Marini is at hero, the owner of hero has formed ties with HCCA and that's why still exists despite all the fraud they committing.
HCCA is the umbrella for hero.
Therefore hero doesn't have much choice. They have to target the ones easier to trick.
But since the son of HCCA Athina Marini is at hero, the owner of hero has formed ties with HCCA and that's why still exists despite all the fraud they committing.
HCCA is the umbrella for hero.
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What evidence would you need? Go to hero and you will see a boy who is the son of A Marini.
It is an actual fact. Dimos is the owner of the school and he made sure his ass is covered. Well at least within Greece.
It is an actual fact. Dimos is the owner of the school and he made sure his ass is covered. Well at least within Greece.
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Hero aviation
warning to everyone wants to study for a pilot's
Hero Aviation is the worst flight school in the world can not name it flight academy.
i have heard a lot of stories about it and i have contacted a lot of students there to know the true about Hero aviation and i have found that its the worst flight school in the world and the owner is crooked person not correct person ,he offer cheap price to give only some hours for PPL then he stop the training for students and create problems with them to force them to leave the school without finish them training and he never give back money to anyone who had forced to leave the school .
around 8 or 9 people left Hero aviation and went to other schools to can finish them training and none of them got even 1 euro back from them money as the owner is not correct person and he never give money back for anyone .
Hero aviation has only 2 very old airplanes in very bad condition working one day and stop for week
they have only cessna 150 and 172 nothing else , don't believe what you see on site of Hero aviation , airplanes , students , apartments ,everything there is fake .
the owner is perfect lier , working with fake papers and licenses
no one has graduated from HERO AVIATION till now and will never be even one person graduate from there
stay away from Hero aviation in Greece and will be better if you stay away from GREECE ,for sure there is good schools in Greece but maybe 1 or 2 max
don't try to get your rights in Greece as HCAA in Greece will never suport students there will take the side of school as they are Greek like them ,i heard that from many students got problems with schools in Greece and didn't get them rights there but the big numbers of students was from Hero Aviation and they tell Hero aviation pay money for some people in HCAA to cover Hero aviation but for sure there are good people in HCAA but hard to find them as you are foreigners students
hope everyone can contact alot of students in Hero and in Greece and ask if i tell the truth or no?
wish the best for all of you.
Hero Aviation is the worst flight school in the world can not name it flight academy.
i have heard a lot of stories about it and i have contacted a lot of students there to know the true about Hero aviation and i have found that its the worst flight school in the world and the owner is crooked person not correct person ,he offer cheap price to give only some hours for PPL then he stop the training for students and create problems with them to force them to leave the school without finish them training and he never give back money to anyone who had forced to leave the school .
around 8 or 9 people left Hero aviation and went to other schools to can finish them training and none of them got even 1 euro back from them money as the owner is not correct person and he never give money back for anyone .
Hero aviation has only 2 very old airplanes in very bad condition working one day and stop for week
they have only cessna 150 and 172 nothing else , don't believe what you see on site of Hero aviation , airplanes , students , apartments ,everything there is fake .
the owner is perfect lier , working with fake papers and licenses
no one has graduated from HERO AVIATION till now and will never be even one person graduate from there
stay away from Hero aviation in Greece and will be better if you stay away from GREECE ,for sure there is good schools in Greece but maybe 1 or 2 max
don't try to get your rights in Greece as HCAA in Greece will never suport students there will take the side of school as they are Greek like them ,i heard that from many students got problems with schools in Greece and didn't get them rights there but the big numbers of students was from Hero Aviation and they tell Hero aviation pay money for some people in HCAA to cover Hero aviation but for sure there are good people in HCAA but hard to find them as you are foreigners students
hope everyone can contact alot of students in Hero and in Greece and ask if i tell the truth or no?
wish the best for all of you.
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Is it correct to say that Mrs M from HCCA licensing is giving information and tampering with students not to mention herself in exchange for a FREE atpl for her son at hero? 
Greece has gone to a new low
Greece has gone to a new low
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Tampering with students although exremely funny is not i suspect what you actually meant.
I know english isn't you first language but that statement means she is having sexual contact with students. And the next bit todo with herself is also amusing in the same way.
But then again maybe you did mean it to say that
I know english isn't you first language but that statement means she is having sexual contact with students. And the next bit todo with herself is also amusing in the same way.
But then again maybe you did mean it to say that
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There really needs to be a clear way to blacklist places such as these. The sheer amount of money people are spending warrants a decent feedback system. I myself and petrified to settle on a school, there seems to be a lot of sharks out there. :/
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Apparently one of the ex students of hero has a video footage....also voice recordings of dealings with the owner Dimos who talks about fake visas and about HCCA and how they under his control.....Even I am shocked 
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Hero aviation Greece , Kalamata,,,, worst school in europe
Let me start by giving you the truth, I was a firm supporter of hero aviation as I joined this school, I wondered what all the bad reviews were about, then I gave my money and paid in advance, and all went down hill, very fast.
facts.
hero aviation has been reported to easa from many students, the owner captain Dimos, who was a truck driver not a pilot, has taken so many students money, and all they have been given in return is a very long holiday in kalamata,
if you decide to go to this school, don't say you weren't warned.
the only schools in Greece worth talking about are Global, egnatia, fas, Olympus.
facts....
- hero is qualified to give atpl , however in the history of the school there has never been a student to this day take a atpl or Cpl because the school don't have the infrastructure.
- if you don't lick the but of the owner after u pay him ul get kicked out visa caxl and no refund. there will be a story made up about you. that you were ill, mental, mafia, extremist and so on.
- any student that has ever finished only finished from another school and had to pay again.
- there is no multi engine, 1 x c150 1x c172 and I hope u got duck tape to keep these birds together.
the good points to the school is the instructors, but you can only fly 1 day a week so good luck to finish before your to old, or you could go to megera and fly a second day a week, that 3 hr drive away, take a tent you'll need it as ul sit there all day waiting your turn to fly.
in short, I ran away from this school but lost thousands, I now fly in uk and the difference is night and day, everyone will be to scared at this school to tell you as they have paid upfront and if they say a word you get fired as a student.
so if you want to loose your cash go hero, if you don't believe me well good luck.
why the school isn't closed you ask, well its called back handers to the right people.
so if you want to go and waist your time money and dreams, welcome to hero.
nick name banana aviation
as after you pay you will be lucky to get even a banana.
facts.
hero aviation has been reported to easa from many students, the owner captain Dimos, who was a truck driver not a pilot, has taken so many students money, and all they have been given in return is a very long holiday in kalamata,
if you decide to go to this school, don't say you weren't warned.
the only schools in Greece worth talking about are Global, egnatia, fas, Olympus.
facts....
- hero is qualified to give atpl , however in the history of the school there has never been a student to this day take a atpl or Cpl because the school don't have the infrastructure.
- if you don't lick the but of the owner after u pay him ul get kicked out visa caxl and no refund. there will be a story made up about you. that you were ill, mental, mafia, extremist and so on.
- any student that has ever finished only finished from another school and had to pay again.
- there is no multi engine, 1 x c150 1x c172 and I hope u got duck tape to keep these birds together.
the good points to the school is the instructors, but you can only fly 1 day a week so good luck to finish before your to old, or you could go to megera and fly a second day a week, that 3 hr drive away, take a tent you'll need it as ul sit there all day waiting your turn to fly.
in short, I ran away from this school but lost thousands, I now fly in uk and the difference is night and day, everyone will be to scared at this school to tell you as they have paid upfront and if they say a word you get fired as a student.
so if you want to loose your cash go hero, if you don't believe me well good luck.
why the school isn't closed you ask, well its called back handers to the right people.
so if you want to go and waist your time money and dreams, welcome to hero.
nick name banana aviation
as after you pay you will be lucky to get even a banana.
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Cheaters
Before You Attend to this banana school
ask them to meet someone done CPL and ATPL in the School
Simply you will not find someone maybe u'll find with PPL Only
The owner is a truck driver and Cheater finally he got PPL License
He has only two very old aircraft's (Single Engine)
AVOID THIS SCHOOL AT ALL COST
ask them to meet someone done CPL and ATPL in the School
Simply you will not find someone maybe u'll find with PPL Only
The owner is a truck driver and Cheater finally he got PPL License
He has only two very old aircraft's (Single Engine)
AVOID THIS SCHOOL AT ALL COST
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Their website says it all.
Two single engined Cessna, with one upgraded for night flying !
No specified multi-engined aircraft.
The list is endless.........and who has approved this training?
Two single engined Cessna, with one upgraded for night flying !
No specified multi-engined aircraft.
The list is endless.........and who has approved this training?
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so.......
I have been offered a FI job at HERO and I have to pay in advance €3000 as a guarantee.
The site looks quite good and even their page on facebook has a lot of "likes", but I have read many topics blaming the school and the HT as a cheater.
In the mails the person I wrote to has never signed the answers, wrote very direct and pretend an immediate availability. It is not normal....
I'm wondering about accepting the offer or not because regarding the world situation it is the only company which is hiring.
I don't know what to do............
The site looks quite good and even their page on facebook has a lot of "likes", but I have read many topics blaming the school and the HT as a cheater.
In the mails the person I wrote to has never signed the answers, wrote very direct and pretend an immediate availability. It is not normal....
I'm wondering about accepting the offer or not because regarding the world situation it is the only company which is hiring.
I don't know what to do............
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Hi foxalfa,
I have absolutely no knowledge of this company whatsoever and have no axe to grind. My comments are purely objective.
You have to make your own mind up, obviously, but I would read through this thread very carefully from start to finish and then remember that (a) anyone can put together a very impressive looking website and (b) you can buy as many 'likes' as you want for your Facebook page.
I am not suggesting this is what the owners(s) of the company have done just saying that it is possible.
As for paying a "guarantee" to work as a FI, what on earth is that for? The aircraft must be insured, the students must be insured and as an employer they must insure you. The only thing I can think of is that this is the excess charge applied by the insurance company, in case of accident.
DO NOT under any circumstances take a job with anyone as a contractor - the chances are that you may not be insured by the company's insurance, regardless of whatever the company may claim. If you had any accident you could find yourself financially crippled for a very long time! At the very least make sure you read the insurance policy document to make sure you are covered.
Lastly, before accepting any job you MUST take a look at the company, the airfield and especially the aircraft.
There are companies hiring in the UK - you just need to look around and be prepared to work hard for little money.
Good luck - whatever you decide keep us posted.
I have absolutely no knowledge of this company whatsoever and have no axe to grind. My comments are purely objective.
You have to make your own mind up, obviously, but I would read through this thread very carefully from start to finish and then remember that (a) anyone can put together a very impressive looking website and (b) you can buy as many 'likes' as you want for your Facebook page.
I am not suggesting this is what the owners(s) of the company have done just saying that it is possible.
As for paying a "guarantee" to work as a FI, what on earth is that for? The aircraft must be insured, the students must be insured and as an employer they must insure you. The only thing I can think of is that this is the excess charge applied by the insurance company, in case of accident.
DO NOT under any circumstances take a job with anyone as a contractor - the chances are that you may not be insured by the company's insurance, regardless of whatever the company may claim. If you had any accident you could find yourself financially crippled for a very long time! At the very least make sure you read the insurance policy document to make sure you are covered.
Lastly, before accepting any job you MUST take a look at the company, the airfield and especially the aircraft.
There are companies hiring in the UK - you just need to look around and be prepared to work hard for little money.
Good luck - whatever you decide keep us posted.
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thank you 2close, your analysis is very peremptory. 
I have done the same as you, analizing all the data I have gathered from any page of the net and my conclusion is more negative rather than positive 
, but I still hoping that it is a serious school. 
the airport lgkl is only open the mornings (and few afteroons) from monday to friday while the week end is closed.
up to now I am more and more bound to refuse the offer.
I have done the same as you, analizing all the data I have gathered from any page of the net and my conclusion is more negative rather than positive , but I still hoping that it is a serious school. the airport lgkl is only open the mornings (and few afteroons) from monday to friday while the week end is closed.
up to now I am more and more bound to refuse the offer.
de minimus non curat lex
Foxalfa
I would visit the establishment before making any decision to join as a FI.
As for paying any money in advance, this is very strange. What are you needing to guarantee ?
There are other outfits hiring.......
I would visit the establishment before making any decision to join as a FI.
As for paying any money in advance, this is very strange. What are you needing to guarantee ?
There are other outfits hiring.......