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philipljung 24th March 2026 17:08

Looking to finish my ATPL quickest possible, any tips on schools?
 
So I was one of the victims of the PFA bankruptcy. Now I have the ATPL Theory and 35 flight hours. I’m looking for a school in Europe that can finish my ATPL fast. Canavia has said 4-5 months and I’ve gotten approx the same from other schools. While schools in my area are more 7-12 months.

At PFA we flew under 4 hours a month. If we were even that lucky, some were even less. So do you guys have any recommendations for flight schools in Europe that actually keeps their promises and can give me a CPL within reasonable time?

Thank you for all help!

richpea 24th March 2026 19:54


Originally Posted by philipljung (Post 12057983)
So I was one of the victims of the PFA bankruptcy. Now I have the ATPL Theory and 35 flight hours. I’m looking for a school in Europe that can finish my ATPL fast. Canavia has said 4-5 months and I’ve gotten approx the same from other schools. While schools in my area are more 7-12 months.

At PFA we flew under 4 hours a month. If we were even that lucky, some were even less. So do you guys have any recommendations for flight schools in Europe that actually keeps their promises and can give me a CPL within reasonable time?

Thank you for all help!

I was there more than 4 years ago now, but I got my CPL and MEIR done at Smart Aviation, Poznan in Poland in 3 months (I did already have over 200 hrs GA flying and a night rating). My experience there was you needed to push a little to get your training hours organized each week but when I was there they had a good fleet size and instructor availability. I can't speak to now but maybe worth a look?

philipljung 24th March 2026 20:33

Will check that out! Thank you!


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