I should maybe have rephrased what I said to include dis-satisfaction with your FTO for reasons other then quality of training, such as broken promises, iffy safety standards, unreasonable charges and demands of money upfront etc.

You just need to read through the many threads on this forum to see how many unhappy customers there have been with their FTO's, to the extent that a moderator considered a sticky regarding JAR schools from a particular area was deemed necessary.

Golden rule and one I ignored myself, ALWAYS visit a school before committing, and do not ignore opinions on the school from previous customers, they have them for a reason.

So I´ve done my PPL at the local flying club. Let´s say I do my GS at Oxford, my CPL/ME/IR at Stapleford and then I return to Oxford to do the JOC/MCC. Is this perfectly fine or do I have less of a chance compared to the guy who did everything with one school?

Yes that would be OK as you have sandwiched the core professional element (CPL MEIR) of training with one school between courses by another. You need to get good results in ground school because its a relatively straight forward phase (although daunting at first) and because it will enable you with the basics. MCC/JOC is not a pass or fail subject.

Be careful not to over analyse the situation - you could end up investing a lot of time ummiing and errring about what employers think (critical as it may seem) without actually going anywhere. Indecision is a big killer in aviation.

The key is that you have consistency in your training, have proven to go through a steep learning curve successfully with 1 or 2 schools and that you are not a training risk. :ok:

Yes that´s how I have understod it, pilot positive, but someone mentioned above that "some airlines" demand all training with just one organisation. Wich airlines may demand this?

Perhaps you should do some research Fabbe through the threads for current thinking....it also depends on the career path you wish to pursue. If its airlines there really isnt that many to choose from so shouldnt be very difficult to get an answer. :cool:

At this moment in time recruitment is a little bit of a sore point methinks. :hmm:

Yes I'm going for the airlines. Right now I will not get hired since there aren't any jobs. Maybe some instructing etc. and a few years later I may get hired by a regional if I'm lucky. And after building up some hours I may be one of the lucky ones to get a jet job with a charter or something.

But if the dream knocks on my door, 20 years from now and BA invites me to an interview, I don't want to be kicked out since I trained with multiple organisations.

If in 20 years you are still flying then where you trained wont even matter. Its only a consideration when looking for your first job(s). :ok:



PP