I Need Help!!!!!!
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I Need Help!!!!!!
Help!! I am looking to start my CPL and I am looking at a school in South Africa called CFS It seems a bit too good to be true being able to pass my CPL for only £12,500 compared to around £50K here (UK) I am just completing my PPL and am looking for advice, is it too good to be true or am I worrying about nothing and should I go for it??
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Albi. .I've noticed that flying in the UK is pretty expensive. In Australia, it may cost about half as much, even doing one of those expensive 'Aviation' courses. UK50K is about $A125,000! Less than half of that ($A50K) would get you your CPL (from scratch), instructor rating, and probably even a twin endorsement. This, if you look at the exchange rate (I think UK 0.4 = $A1.0), is about UK 20K. In other words, I reckon you should seriously consider looking at other countries. The fact that you've already got your PPL may make it even cheaper.
You probably won't qualify for an integrated CPL course (150hr), so you may be looking at the 200hr CPL. Then 50 hr intsructor rating ($A10K), get a flying job (though at the moment a bit tough) and she be apples.
I still can't believe how expensive the UK is!
Australia is a great place to learn, with pretty much flat, featureless landscape up north (good for CPL navs), to nearly all classes of airspace down sth, in melb.
Right, I think I've fixed all my mistakes up, but I still can't get those little smiley faces to work!
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[ 13 February 2002: Message edited by: franksnbeans ]</p>
You probably won't qualify for an integrated CPL course (150hr), so you may be looking at the 200hr CPL. Then 50 hr intsructor rating ($A10K), get a flying job (though at the moment a bit tough) and she be apples.
I still can't believe how expensive the UK is!
Australia is a great place to learn, with pretty much flat, featureless landscape up north (good for CPL navs), to nearly all classes of airspace down sth, in melb.
Right, I think I've fixed all my mistakes up, but I still can't get those little smiley faces to work!
fnb
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[ 13 February 2002: Message edited by: franksnbeans ]</p>
