Bit of direction please

[Muddyball]

Hi all,

Anyone know anything about Atlantic flight academy? They are holding a seminar here in Belfast for future pilots wanting to train with them. I've just reached the age of 30 and really want this as a career. Anyone got any advice the best way to start??

[B2N2]

Yes, save your money and go to the US for flight training.
Just never, ever pay large amounts upfront.

[LPVL]

The question is if you can get a sabatic year, or so, for you to be able to go to US.
I speak for myself, I think it would be difficult

So I think to go modular and let hour building phase to US (or even ME let us see).

[500 above]

B2N2 - there speaks a US based flight instructor!

OP - B2N2 was correct in that you should never, ever pay large sums up front. Why not do a PPL and study a correspondence course with someone like Bristol or Oxford? You will save money and it needn't be longer than an 'approved' course. They call it 'modular' training. If you feel the need to do a full residential course, I'd look at a more established school. Do a search on here for that.

Off the top of my head there are:

Atlantic
Oxford
FTE
Egnatia

And modular:

Bristol
Oxford
CATS

Plenty more if you do a search!

30 is not too late by any means.

[B2N2]

B2N2 - there speaks a US based flight instructor!

Yessah, it wasn't no US school that left students outa cash this time;

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