From zero to CPL and FI: Cost in UK (Merged)
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Hi bud! Thanks for the reply, very helpful and informative! I think those figures are about what I was expecting realistically. I've been looking at it and thinking of it for a couple of years now since I left my job to spend a couple of years travelling. It was something I thought of before doing so as a way of a career change and to get out of the office basically, then happened to meet a number of pilots (rotary, airline, fixed wing) while travelling who worked in a variety of industries. The rotary appealed to me far more than working for an airline as I love the idea of possibilities opening up to work abroad, particularly in roles such as bush pilots in Africa.
When you say fixed wing, do you mean airlines or would you even recommend smaller fixed wing?
What I didn't mention in my first post is that I'm currently in the recruitment process for the Royal Navy. I applied back in November last year after finding out they raised they're age limit to 32 (I was just over before they did so). So far have passed the eye test, medical and fitness. Waiting for the FAT's and Admiralty Interview Board dates now. If I was to be successful in that and of course spend the next 10 years or more in the RN would my training and experiences with them put me in a strong position if looking to leave and work in the private sector?
When you say fixed wing, do you mean airlines or would you even recommend smaller fixed wing?
What I didn't mention in my first post is that I'm currently in the recruitment process for the Royal Navy. I applied back in November last year after finding out they raised they're age limit to 32 (I was just over before they did so). So far have passed the eye test, medical and fitness. Waiting for the FAT's and Admiralty Interview Board dates now. If I was to be successful in that and of course spend the next 10 years or more in the RN would my training and experiences with them put me in a strong position if looking to leave and work in the private sector?
some students are too heavy for the R22 to be practical, and with an R44 the school can bring two students and more fuel for a longer trips. Two students splitting flight time away & flight time back for better and more diverse Nav etc. Just allows them to offer better more interesting training rather than always flying circuits in the same airfield like many ATOs. The difference in the course between the R22 or R44 as it stands only appears to be £8.5k across a 130hour integrated course (i.e. £65 per hour). Whether that's worth it is subjective; it may be overpriced in your opinion, but to others it might be justified.
About having 2 other students in the bck. some students don't like it when other people watch what they do and get nervous which would be a TEM issue.
Most student also like to go after 2 hours, spending a full day and only do 1 hour flying 1 hour briefing is not really attractive for most people.
Justifying paying extra for a R44 just comes down to how rich the student is. Most rich students only go for PPL and the poorer students go for PPL-CPL and do it in a R22 to get the licence as cheap as possible.
Some exceptions of course.
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It's never something that has appealed to me really, especially from conversations I've had with a good friend who is an airline pilot and is already looking to get out of it himself at 25. My sort of long term goal from flying rotary would be the diversity of the work (in theory), particularly possibilities to work as a bush pilot in Africa, Australia, Canada, USA etc.
Is going down the route of flying smaller fixed wing a viable career path? If so, how comparable are the training costs vs CPL(H)?
