Bristow academy
 

i have been trying to access the bristow academy website of helicopter adventures in Florida and am unable to get a connection to it, would anyone have a telephone number that i could contact them from the uk. many thanks.

Contact Details
 

Presume you're trying www.heli.com?

Here is their free phone number from the UK: (0800) 169-8647

Good luck.

0800 1698647

H T H

Many thanks,

You're welcome :ok:

Bristow Academy.
 

Hi there!

I hope it's ok to post this thread here. But i just wanted to ask if there is someone here going to Bristow this September for a flight training?
I am going ther in the beginning of September for the combined JAA/FAA CPL(H) course.

And if there is someone here that went to this school, please comment and tell me youre expirience of Bristow :)

Regards,
ÞOS

Hello, there are plenty of BA graduates on the forum but you may get a better response if you had some specific questions :). Is there something in particular you are wanting to hear about?

Hey there. I did the combined course last year. Completed it in December, then finished off the FAA licenses. I was then lucky enough to be offered a job here at the school. I definitely think you made a good decision to come here. Its a busy school, so you will get used to flying in a busy airspace which will come in handy. The safety record of the school is fantastic as we have a superb maintenance team and Bristow's 'Target Zero' policy tries to keep it that way.
Weather is great most of the year, we have the thunderstorm season now, so that can put a stop to the flying during the day for a couple of hours. But September is a nice month to start because you'll have great weather until at least April.
All in all you'll have a great time here and learn to fly with professional people who love what they do and are pretty good at it!!:ok:

Bristow Academy Ground School
 

Does the Bristow Academy ground school for the JAA CPL(H) Course also cover ATPL Theory (i.e including the additional subjects for the issue of a JAA IR(H)) ?

The Bristow school is the best place to learn all you need to start off your career. The ground school is fanastic and the people are great,just beware of the strip clubs and drunken Norweigians that only speak to you when they have had a shot of yeager. Be patient with the schedule and you will be fine. The JAA has some excellent ground instructors that have been there for many years. It's offically still hurrican season until November so that's fun, Plan on spending about $3-4000 on a decent car as you will be able to get what you paid for it back after your 2 years, The honda jap import seems to be the best at holding value.

Get an apartment near the beach, Titsville has recenty appeared on Cops I hear. Keep yer nose clean and keep yer head down and you will get a job, try to get experience in the R22 after you do JAA as if you dont get a job with HAI you will find it hard to get work anywhere else if you dont have the 22.

Bring plenty of money,

And stay away from any of my ex girlfreinds

Yeah the JAA groundschool does the ATPL theory! 14 exams, lots of fun!!!:ugh:

Bristow
 

Hey Pos, I'm heading over in November for the FAA CPL course, its all I could get into. Been hearing mostly good things about the place aswell from ex-pupils etc. The combined is the ideal course alright you lucky git! Sure i'll chat you over there

(Pos - thought it might be of use to others to post my response to your PM about BA)

Hi Pos,

The job market is highly variable with time so I'll leave it to the JAA Head of Training when he does his talk in your first week regarding paths and prospects so that you have some info that's most up to date than I could give. Most people who aren't sponsored (c50% of the class) seem to aim for either instructing at BA or IR/Offshore after the course.

Typical training day is 3 x 2 hour lessons in groundschool on any of the subjects that you're studying in that phase (2 phases, each with half the ATPL exams). Eg Radio Nav, Air Law then POF. The ground instructors are all very good, covering the subject really well rather than just feeding you the minimum to answer the exam Qns.

After 7 weeks of groundschool you alternate days G'school with flying for 18 weeks. Flying days are eg: up at 6, at flightline for 7, pre-flight & briefs before lift at 8:30. Fly for an hour or so, debrief til 10. Then same process later on, say 14:00 slot. Tiring but great fun :O

Titusville isn't very lively (Shuttle launches aside :D) but there is Cocoa Beach and plenty of other places to go see or visit.

Summerhill is good, bit better than Windover but I think you pay for it. I'm biased though :p

Anyway, you'll have a fantastic time. just listen to the other posts re bringing plenty of money, in particular a few $k right from the start as you cannot do anything in the US without a car. Also, suggest you aim to be out at least a week before you're due to start because you want to get all the boring admin squared away before the course starts; it is intense:}. (I mean buying a car, takin FL driving tests, TSA fingerprinting, FAA Medical, place to live, furniture etc etc).

Hope that helps.

BM

Funfinn,

It was actually Redheads and Cocoa beach...

BTW,
Brandy says hi...

Ketchup

Wardy20,
What are you planning to do with just FAA ratings in Ireland ?
Has anyone got a job in Eu land with a FAA cpl, or are you planning on converting when you get back .

FAA
 

Howaya Mac, I'm planning on getting as many hours as I can in the states and then trying the middle east as the FAA licences are recgonised there. If not, it'll mean doing the conversion.

sounds like a plan..........:ok:

Hey Wardy, I think you should do the FAA IR CPL and then CFI at Bristow then get a job to get hours up. you on a J1 visa?? When ya get a job you could do the distance learning JAA in spare time.

Ketchup!! Brandi is a drop in te Ocean


Say Hi for me

It could be an idea to start with the M1 visa until you get your private licence plus 50 hours, then change it to a J1 visa, that buys you a lot of time, some people do it here at Hillsboro and some dont, I did it and I am happy I did, it buys you a lot of time to seek jobs and so on.

Good luck. :ok:

Wardy,

I would highly recommend doing your JAA CPL/ATPL when you're there and in learning mode. There is one school where you can do the consolidation courses in Florida and I think the exams as well. Just email PACO. The Middle East thing is very unlikely to work as you won't get enough hours to go there, and you need an ATP.