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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Mar 2024, 11:29
Replies: 113
Views: 28,338
Posted By jez d

Talking of flight training delays, I note that...

Talking of flight training delays, I note that Swiss academy AELO has decided to put its money where its mouth is:

If you do not complete your training in 16 months, you will receive €1,000 for...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Jan 2024, 08:39
Replies: 5
Views: 1,646
Posted By jez d

Just for clarification - it was a change of...

Just for clarification - it was a change of ownership, not just management.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Jan 2024, 13:46
Replies: 41
Views: 11,193
Posted By jez d

TUI are also providing fully-funded training....

TUI are also providing fully-funded training. 2024 intake now open: MPL Pilot Cadet Programme 2024 (tuigroup.com)...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Oct 2023, 11:51
Replies: 20
Views: 2,231
Posted By jez d

Sorry Rudestuff, it's my pedantic nature kicking...

Sorry Rudestuff, it's my pedantic nature kicking in. Your advice to the OP was correct and I was merely picking you up on your terminology. You originally stated '...live and work in the UK and now...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Oct 2023, 10:41
Replies: 20
Views: 2,231
Posted By jez d

Disagree. EASA is the licensing authority for the...

Disagree. EASA is the licensing authority for the European Union, not for Europe. There are 23 European countries that aren't members of the EU, although some are members of EASA by virtue of other...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Oct 2023, 09:35
Replies: 20
Views: 2,231
Posted By jez d

[my bold] Apologies for singling you out...

[my bold]

Apologies for singling you out Rudestuff, because you are certainly not the first (or last) to make this error. We Brits are also Europeans, residing in Europe. This is why the European...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Dec 2022, 10:44
Replies: 30
Views: 4,580
Posted By jez d

I assume that family commitments mean that you...

I assume that family commitments mean that you are planning on working from a UK base once employed? If this is the case then you probably only need train for a UK CAA licence, but a lot of cadets...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Nov 2022, 13:23
Replies: 94
Views: 42,770
Posted By jez d

As a point of clarification, as I understand it,...

As a point of clarification, as I understand it, BCFT didn't enter bankruptcy. It ceased to trade, reimbursing impacted parties, including cadets.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Sep 2022, 15:21
Replies: 21
Views: 5,779
Posted By jez d

I'm informed that those cadets who had made...

I'm informed that those cadets who had made upfront payments to BCFT were reimbursed ahead of the school's closure, further underlining its reputation of integrity. I feel especially sorry for the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jul 2022, 18:24
Replies: 10
Views: 4,666
Posted By jez d

Have you looked at the website, Nat Zulu? As I...

Have you looked at the website, Nat Zulu? As I said before, I am not questioning their advocacy strengths and, in all sincerity, wish them the best of luck, but the website is distinctly amateurish...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jul 2022, 17:06
Replies: 81
Views: 43,672
Posted By jez d

I suggest the blame lies more with No.10 and the...

I suggest the blame lies more with No.10 and the ERG than with the DfT, which did lobby its political masters for retained EASA membership but were told to toe the party line. Shapps could of course...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jul 2022, 12:03
Replies: 10
Views: 4,666
Posted By jez d

Don't enjoy knocking a new venture but would...

Don't enjoy knocking a new venture but would strongly recommend that you take the wesbite offline and do some remedial work before re-promoting. You may be great advocates, but you definitely need...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Mar 2022, 16:17
Replies: 7
Views: 1,874
Posted By jez d

Sethorion, as TheOddOne states, all UK schools...

Sethorion, as TheOddOne states, all UK schools have to declare training programmes for the various licences they teach. Schools can either elect to use a commercially available one, or write their...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
17th Jun 2021, 09:29
Replies: 15
Views: 5,736
Posted By jez d

IBE8720 While I didn't write the post on the...

IBE8720

While I didn't write the post on the PLAG website, I think the author's intention of irony is fairly clear. The author clearly knows that this is not an acceptable mechanism for increasing...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Jun 2021, 10:39
Replies: 15
Views: 5,736
Posted By jez d

According to the newly formed Pilot Licensing...

According to the newly formed Pilot Licensing Advisory Group (https://plag.online/):
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2021, 10:19
Replies: 39
Views: 7,991
Posted By jez d

The more worrying scenario for me is when one of...

The more worrying scenario for me is when one of the turbines lets go and punches a hole through the piece of anatomy that it is attached to.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jan 2021, 15:32
Replies: 29
Views: 3,633
Posted By jez d

Glad to hear it. Good luck in getting over the...

Glad to hear it. Good luck in getting over the finishing line!
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jan 2021, 15:04
Replies: 29
Views: 3,633
Posted By jez d

Central Scrutinizer, a bit more woe to add to...

Central Scrutinizer, a bit more woe to add to your current situation comes in the form of your IR flight test, if you're looking to gain an EASA IR rather than a UK IR. According to EASA regulation...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2021, 11:37
Replies: 449
Views: 128,387
Posted By jez d

Reminds one of George Bernard Shaw's quip:...

Reminds one of George Bernard Shaw's quip: "Titles distinguish the mediocre, embarrass the superior, and are disgraced by the inferior."
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Jan 2021, 11:08
Replies: 29
Views: 3,633
Posted By jez d

Disagree. It requires the consent of the 27...

Disagree. It requires the consent of the 27 Member States in order for EASA to recognise a UK CAA-issued licence - it is not EASA in isolation that makes these decisions. And why should they? There...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Nov 2020, 08:46
Replies: 137
Views: 77,439
Posted By jez d

robby239 I thought the scheme was fully...

robby239

I thought the scheme was fully sponsored by Etihad?
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2020, 15:20
Replies: 40
Views: 16,404
Posted By jez d

The last time I saw Dennis was when he visited in...

The last time I saw Dennis was when he visited in early 2018 to do what turned out to be his last ever DA renewal under the watchful eye of John Beatie. Man and machine in absolute harmony.

He...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Oct 2020, 11:42
Replies: 22
Views: 8,519
Posted By jez d

Without weighing in on the argument of when will...

Without weighing in on the argument of when will be the right time to start commercial pilot training, if you are considering training with a UK ATO then you would be wise to consider what licence...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Jun 2020, 14:16
Replies: 77
Views: 12,603
Posted By jez d

Flying training to resume in England from 04...

Flying training to resume in England from 04 July:

From Flight Training News:

It has been confirmed today that flying training can resume in England from 04 July.

In a letter to General...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jun 2020, 11:29
Replies: 42
Views: 6,730
Posted By jez d

Given that other close-contact industries are...

Given that other close-contact industries are reopening on 04 July (subject to no surge in reinfection rate), I think it's safe to state that PPL flight training will be allowed to recommence at the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
3rd Jun 2020, 11:38
Replies: 77
Views: 12,603
Posted By jez d

DfT's announcement concerning training resumption...

DfT's announcement concerning training resumption for commercial pilot cadets is a fudge. When DfT issued their last piece of guidance stating that training couldn't resume, they hadn't realised that...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Mar 2020, 11:52
Replies: 16
Views: 5,376
Posted By jez d

That was a one-off trial to demonstrate the...

That was a one-off trial to demonstrate the concept
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Mar 2020, 10:04
Replies: 16
Views: 5,376
Posted By jez d

Skytyping has never been banned in UK airspace as...

Skytyping has never been banned in UK airspace as it has never been conducted here before. The activity is classed as basic formation aerobatics (not exceeding 30 degree angle of bank) and formation...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Mar 2020, 15:27
Replies: 179
Views: 121,372
Posted By jez d

Torvalds, BGS have put a comprehensive guide on...

Torvalds, BGS have put a comprehensive guide on their website. You'll find the answer to your last question here: https://www.bristol.gs/uk-leaving-easa/
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Jan 2020, 14:46
Replies: 48
Views: 30,633
Posted By jez d

Thumbs up @Mammagoose, if you haven't already done so, you...

@Mammagoose, if you haven't already done so, you should take up Alex Whittingham's kind offer and contact him.
Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2019, 13:18
Replies: 16
Views: 4,647
Posted By jez d

Funny you should mention that as that is...

Funny you should mention that as that is precisely what the Transport Secretary is looking to do. Tax revenue from AVGAS is roughly £10m per year. There is no way Treasury is going to zero-rate it...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd May 2019, 08:59
Replies: 6
Views: 2,427
Posted By jez d

There is a statistic recorded in Hansard (UK...

There is a statistic recorded in Hansard (UK parliamentary records) suggesting that the total amount of AVGAS burned in the UK each year equates to around 15-mins of London rush-hour traffic.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Apr 2019, 14:19
Replies: 22
Views: 9,958
Posted By jez d

Olster, I wasn't trying to besmirch your good...

Olster, I wasn't trying to besmirch your good name and I am in no way trying to suggest that Tayside is any better (or worse) than the competition, but given the general state of the training...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Apr 2019, 12:14
Replies: 22
Views: 9,958
Posted By jez d

Hons Degree programmes for commercial flight...

Hons Degree programmes for commercial flight training were introduced as a fudge to allow cadets to unlock up to £27,000 worth of student loans, as well as means tested bursaries. As flight training...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2019, 11:02
Replies: 481
Views: 354,544
Posted By jez d

Indeed. Congratulations to MFTS for...

Indeed. Congratulations to MFTS for single-handedly solving the current airline pilot 'shortage'.
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