FI course UK
 

My nephew is moving back to the UK and wants to do his FI course, he is open to where he would go in the UK to complete the training, he is rated on the 22 & 300 but would prefer to do the course on the 300.

I hear Fast at Shoreham have a good reputation, would appreciate feedback on the quality of schools & training you have knowledge of.

Mike Green gets my vote, via Helicopter Services at Wycombe. Far better than anybody FAST could provide.

UK FI
 

Thanks SD, Wycombe dont have a Schwizer do they?

I don't believe they have a 300.
Personally quality of tuition would be my primary concern, and Mike is superb.

Think your nephew will have to look further North of a 300 FI course.

Before parting with money, perhaps look at this link, if you're not aware of the ongoing Longmint saga (they own FAST)

UK: Longmint Aviation on brink of collapse | Helihub - the Helicopter Industry Data Source

Quality of instruction definitely the most important factor. Geoff Day is also a superb instructor - he does courses on the 300.

FB

FI Course
 

Thanks for the link SD, seems as though the current economic climate has not finished with the aviation industry just yet. I will forward your referral to my nephew, thats all he would need is to start a course and the company folds.

Foxmead

FI Course
 

Hi FB
Thanks for your reply. i will let my nephew know about GD.

Foxmead

Instructor rating in Switzerland
 

Can anyone recommend a flight school where I can get an instructor rating in Switzerland?

The rating has to be valid before you take the CFI test.
As a FI you must be able to act as PIC hence a valid type rating.

The other factor that is definitive is how long ago your FI rating went invalid. If it was more than 5 yrs then your FIE/FIC needs to talk to the Belgrano i.e. Fred Cross. But, on past experience they will just come back and say sufficient retraining, at the discretion of the FTO to pass the test. I approached this myself a while ago.

That was exactly the conclusion I came to, as well. :{

Get it renewed, make sure it is valid in April 2012 with all the new EASA crap coming along.
Only valid tickets will be converted to the new system.
I'm in the same boat, only I also have to get my basic CPL valid again, all TR expired, been flying out of JAR.

Is that true? If I don't renew by April 2012 I will lose it due to EASA???

But do you have to do it on a single engine piston rating?
It should be possible and might be cheaper to do it on a turbine rating you have in stead of renewing a piston rating.
If you only have rating on big twins it might be expensive and difficult but on a jetranger or so it could be an option.

Yes, I don't have any single engine turbine ratings at all, just a "large" twin rating, and it would not be possible to renew an FI rating on that!

FI Course winter 2011-2012
 

I'm looking to do my FI course this winter, and I understand it is better to do the course with A.N Other.

Does anyone out there want to team up with me?

Cheers

FI Course Starting Jan 2O12
 

Just received confirmation that I'm starting my FI course late Jan 2012, @ Heliflight Staverton and would be grateful for any advice on preparation, advice on reading / studying in the next 2 months ? Thanks

Great question. There's enough to be done on the course learning how to talk while flying accurately, without having to catch up on stuff as well.

I'd say any of the following would help:

Learn by heart the POH, all the power margins (both take-off and landing), and autorotation speeds. Make sure you can explain to a friend every diagram in the POH, and how you would react to every emergency and why.

Revise so you can explain fluently to a friend how dissymmetry of lift, inflow roll, flapping to equality, flapback, and LTE work. There are some great theory briefing notes on Helitutor.

Practise drawing a complete frontal system from the side from memory, and explain to a friend what weather you'll observe from the ground as it passes.

Find out which set of briefing notes you'll be using on your course, and use them to sketch your own version of all of the exercises so you're familiar with the syllabus.

Flight instructor courses
 

Hi you all!

I was thinking if someone could give me an answer.

I have an JAA ATPL(H) license and I'ld like to do an instructor course ,and they requirements needed to do so, preferably in the states.
I've asked couple of training providers and there is, of course, no problem doing my training, but they all say that since I'm not an US citizen I won't get any job as an instructor without getting an visa somewhere. And they won't provide an working visa.

Someone been in this situation and can give me any advices?

FI Course
 

Hello,

I am going to be taking my FI course with Sloane Helicopters in Sywell within the next few weeks.

At the moment i will be taking the course on my own :sad:. I would much prefer to take the course with someone else so we can bounce ideas of each other etc etc. :D

Is there anyone out there who wants to and is ready to take the course with me?

Cheers
Neal