Ignorant
 

BreakBreak to say that I find you comment foolish and ignorant is probably an understatement. Its your kind that make me feel sick to the pit of my stomach every time I read Prune. NO I am not a Bonus instructor and just to set the record straight its the 3rd school I have attended. Not that would make an ounce of difference. Why is it that every time someone makes a positive statement on Prune Tw***ts like you have to ruin it for every body else. May I suggest you take you own advise and stay away for good.

I'm with you 100%. I'm happily settled with Bonus and like you said the instructors are most helpful.

I havent flown for a while due to the poor weather recently. Will try and fly sometime next week if Ron's got any slots available. :ok:

This thread is bombarded by Bonus employees, I cant be bothered to read this gibberis
 

How the hell do you know that this thread is "bombarded by Bonus employees". Have you got nothing better to do ? Have you attended a course with Bonus ? No, I think not else you wouldn't be saying these things. GET A LIFE !!

As I said before, the instructors that I've met have all been very good and this seems a very friendly school who, at the end of the day, offer the CPL/IR course at a very good price and who are wholly interested in their students - apart from your comments and just a few others all I can see are positive things about Bonus !

Nothing has changed as far as I'm concerned - will still be going there just as soon as I've passed my ATPL writtens and Adam and Jem are my choice of instructors.

Load of old waffle
 

BREAK BREAK - It seems only to be you that has anything bad to say about Bonus. Most of the comments on Prune offer nothing but praise for the school. Peter Godwin the Head of Training runs a very tight ship and your comments are, quite frankly, a load of C**P !

I am a couple of weeks away from my final IR test with Bonus - doing it part-time and have nothing but praise for everybody at Bonus. I am not an instructor, I couldn't live on the wages :-( but am very happy with the instruction I have recieved so far.

I echo previous comments whereby the IR instructors are great and willing to fly/sim evenings and weekends to get you through. Very flexible and friendly environment. I am not sure about the cost aspects - I have been paying 'as I go', and don't want to think about the total cost, but when the course is complete - I will figure out the total cost and post it up. I don't think its going to be too far beyond - certainly no where near the 20 grand somebody quoted earlier.

I am not going to offer any response to the negative comments on this thread on the basis that from what I have seen they are completely unfounded (my opinion), but from my point of view these guys are very good. I personally like the availability of the aircraft, having 2 seminoles and 2 arrows with virtually identical cockpit fits makes transition much easier. They have access to another seminole if nessesary, but the aircraft seem to go 'tech' very rarely and although not Twinstars, are nice inside and everything works apart from the A/Ps.

Of course, If I fail my test I reserve the right to change my opinion ;-)

Hey Simon150,

I think you also have access to a twin star too if you want? I'm sure one of the bonus members mentioned that we have one (apparently its just owned by someone else - abit like the C150 G-BDOW) Its just not mentioned on the website.

did JOC course with some of their students and instructor nearly threw them out of the sim.

But he couldn't - because he'd thrown you out first and you were blocking the door.:ok:

good sense of humour groundpoop :yuk:

Well
 

BreakBreak thought you werent coming back to read this gibberish. Are you sure that you arnt jut a disgruntled Bonus employee.

Anyone got any more info on Bonus ?.

I'm thinking of switching schools to do my ME/IR as not happy with the treatment I have had at my current school (although the instruction is great, the rest of the set up leaves alot to be desired)

:confused:

I did my IR/CPL and FI there, No problems at all. Well apart from the weather, but they don't control that, so can't blame them. Took less than 3 months to do the whole lot, I found all instructors willing to help out. Everyone was very friendly. Most guys were getting first time passes, very few partials. Don't remember of any failures when I was there.

FYI - the whole course (ME-IR) - part time - minimum hours (50) with Bonus

approx. £13'500

I am at work at the moment so can't get the exact figure - but it's within a couple of hundered of the above. I could break it down if anybody was REALLY interested.....

Oh yeah - that included a twin test and an extra hour of twin training too (since I did my ME training somewhere else).

Just goes to prove:-

a/ despite all the abuse from PPRUNE I got for suggesting doing IR part-time, it can be done

b/ ref (a) - it's not easy doing a ME-IR part-time (especially with a new-born halfway through the course!!!!)

c/ it won't cost £20'000

d/ Cheers to Bonus - especially A.S. - couldn't have done it without you guys.

And no, before some smart-arse pipes up - the examiner wasn't employed by Bonus, and he told me that he acts as ME-IR examiner for ALL schools at Cranfield.