Best flight-school in Scandinavia?
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Best flight-school in Scandinavia?
Hello!
I am considering doing my flight training in Sweden, as its cheaper compared to Norway. I could have gone to the US, but I need a Scandinavian EASA CPL in order to apply for the airlines around here. That's why I will do my flight training in Scandinavia.
Still not 100 % sure if I should go modular or integrated. Some say I should go modular, but others integrated. I don't get any wiser.. I just want to be able to apply for any airline, without worrying that they will exclude me just because I hypothetically was a "modular-pilot".
There aren't good opportunities to do a modular flight training in Norway, so that's also a problem. it was possible before, but now there are only integrated flight schools here. Some better than others...
Is there anyone here who have underwent the training in Sweden? How was it? Which flight school, and did you ever get an airline job after graduating?
Thanks!
I am considering doing my flight training in Sweden, as its cheaper compared to Norway. I could have gone to the US, but I need a Scandinavian EASA CPL in order to apply for the airlines around here. That's why I will do my flight training in Scandinavia.
Still not 100 % sure if I should go modular or integrated. Some say I should go modular, but others integrated. I don't get any wiser.. I just want to be able to apply for any airline, without worrying that they will exclude me just because I hypothetically was a "modular-pilot".
There aren't good opportunities to do a modular flight training in Norway, so that's also a problem. it was possible before, but now there are only integrated flight schools here. Some better than others...
Is there anyone here who have underwent the training in Sweden? How was it? Which flight school, and did you ever get an airline job after graduating?
Thanks!
Last edited by ArcticFlyer69; 11th Feb 2023 at 18:31.
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Hey mate,
I was in the same position as you. You do not understand how lucky we are here in northern europe to have govt sponsored schools, people would kill for this opportunity. I know that it is hard, very hard, but ultimately they are the ones that are worth it..really. Try UIT in Tromso, try TFHS in Lund or even YH Integrerad trafikflygarutbildning, but do not start paying integrated institutions, they are businesses and not education bodies, you gotta understand this. Their primary goal is getting the most amount of money and they will do anything to achieve it, including effing you over, you the consumer who has paid 100k for flight training upfront, because there is an airline which has sent it's students to said school.
Many of these people who pay so much just end up struggling to get a job and end up getting really bad jobs with bad companies like smartlynx or avion express who charge you, the pilot, to DEICE the aircraft, or then mediocre airlines like Ryanair, Wizz air, but these airlines prefer larger more well known schools in Europe (which are also a scam). Good airlines like SAS, Wideroe will always prefer guys from the govt sponsored schools, becuase they know that those schools are education bodies and not businesses and the drive to educate the students is based on pedagogical needs and not due to financial initiatives.
I was in the same position as you. You do not understand how lucky we are here in northern europe to have govt sponsored schools, people would kill for this opportunity. I know that it is hard, very hard, but ultimately they are the ones that are worth it..really. Try UIT in Tromso, try TFHS in Lund or even YH Integrerad trafikflygarutbildning, but do not start paying integrated institutions, they are businesses and not education bodies, you gotta understand this. Their primary goal is getting the most amount of money and they will do anything to achieve it, including effing you over, you the consumer who has paid 100k for flight training upfront, because there is an airline which has sent it's students to said school.
Many of these people who pay so much just end up struggling to get a job and end up getting really bad jobs with bad companies like smartlynx or avion express who charge you, the pilot, to DEICE the aircraft, or then mediocre airlines like Ryanair, Wizz air, but these airlines prefer larger more well known schools in Europe (which are also a scam). Good airlines like SAS, Wideroe will always prefer guys from the govt sponsored schools, becuase they know that those schools are education bodies and not businesses and the drive to educate the students is based on pedagogical needs and not due to financial initiatives.
I will definitely apply for UiT one day! I have heard about TFHS as well, but I am worried the selection process (which is in Swedish) would bust me.. The Swedish interviewers would most likely have a hard time understanding my Norwegian dialect..haha
Also, UiT gives you a CPL license, while TFHS gives you a MPL license. Which could also be debatable.
There is in particular one integrated flight school here in Norway I don't want to begin at (not going to mention any names), but they who know, knows.
Thanks for the reply!
Have a great weekend!
Last edited by ArcticFlyer69; 11th Feb 2023 at 18:34.
