fATPL(H) how the f%"*!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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fATPL(H) how the f%"*!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How have all you ATPL(H)'s out there got your whirly heads????
desperate to drop this fixed wing malarky, but it costs so so much instruction.
come on then cough-up.
Through the military?
Self-funded?
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Geez
desperate to drop this fixed wing malarky, but it costs so so much instruction.
come on then cough-up.
Through the military?
Self-funded?
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...........
Geez
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Got my CPL(H) in Florida - Helicopter Adventures. It's a JAA and FAA school. The JAA chief pilot is George Bedford - well respected, ex-Bristows.
You can fly a helicopter in the U.S. for about the same price as fixed wing in the UK. You'll need about 4 weeks for a PPL or you can do an integrated CPL there in about 9-10months.
Hard to get work for new pilots though. You need 300hrs before you can become a helicopter instructor and the North Sea hiring is slow right now... you could try getting sponsorship from Bristows/Bond.
They are great fun though - and when you convert to fixed wing, all your P1 time counts towards the 200 needed for a CPL(A).
You can fly a helicopter in the U.S. for about the same price as fixed wing in the UK. You'll need about 4 weeks for a PPL or you can do an integrated CPL there in about 9-10months.
Hard to get work for new pilots though. You need 300hrs before you can become a helicopter instructor and the North Sea hiring is slow right now... you could try getting sponsorship from Bristows/Bond.
They are great fun though - and when you convert to fixed wing, all your P1 time counts towards the 200 needed for a CPL(A).
