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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Mar 2022, 20:30
Replies: 14
Views: 8,233
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Just a note on the medical front. I had...

Just a note on the medical front.

I had heart surgery twice, more than 5 years before I started my training. Despite being signed off as fit and healthy by two Cardiology consultants, and...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Feb 2021, 20:41
Replies: 231
Views: 211,205
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

If it makes you feel any better, I got terrible...

If it makes you feel any better, I got terrible GCSEs. So bad infact my school prohibited me from even applying for A-levels and kicked me out of school. Ended up going to college and did quite...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Nov 2020, 21:32
Replies: 6
Views: 1,206
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

But how much did you spend travelling to and from...

But how much did you spend travelling to and from Poland + accomodation and living expenses? Was it worth it? I had friends who went to the USA to save money on hrs building, but spent more...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
15th Sep 2020, 12:36
Replies: 22
Views: 5,920
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

It doesn't need to take 18 months, you'd be lucky...

It doesn't need to take 18 months, you'd be lucky to get an integrated course done that fast. That's the beauty of a modular course, you can make it last as long as you need it to.
Don't...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Sep 2020, 14:12
Replies: 11
Views: 1,623
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

It's good to see you have a long term (realistic)...

It's good to see you have a long term (realistic) plan. I started training in Feb 2008 with a plan to be fully qualified by the middle of 2011, and in a job by Dec 2012 at the latest. It seemed like...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
3rd Sep 2020, 13:11
Replies: 248
Views: 113,594
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

"The options given are to continue with the...

"The options given are to continue with the programme, and complete the MPL, on the understanding that there is no longer a job at the end."

So one of the options they've offerred you is to...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Aug 2020, 21:39
Replies: 26
Views: 12,736
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Sad to think how many hundreds of people were...

Sad to think how many hundreds of people were told by CTC how useless modular is and how integrated is the only way to get an airline job. Collectively millions of pounds spent needlessly by...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Jun 2020, 14:48
Replies: 49
Views: 16,359
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

You only have to read the threads on here about...

You only have to read the threads on here about CAE and L3 to see that it's fair to say integrated hasn't been the best option for many years, but people like hearing what they want to hear and...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Apr 2020, 14:07
Replies: 200
Views: 97,033
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Agree with virtually everything mentioned...

Agree with virtually everything mentioned already, now is not the time to start training. It's the time to start looking at training providers, what you realistically can afford and where you...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Mar 2020, 16:24
Replies: 248
Views: 113,594
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Couldn't agree more. I started my PPL just 4...

Couldn't agree more. I started my PPL just 4 months before the financial crash of 2008. Took me 6 years to finish my modular training, and a further 2+ years waiting for the market to turn, but...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
17th Mar 2020, 19:56
Replies: 23
Views: 4,142
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

I appreciate your honesty, but WOW. You handed...

I appreciate your honesty, but WOW. You handed over all that money to CTC without ever hearing of a modular scheme? Shows how much research you did into the industry before you handed over (I'm...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Jan 2020, 17:50
Replies: 4
Views: 989
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Are they still using the same format of GNAV...

Are they still using the same format of GNAV question asking "What is the true track of A from B". It used to catch everyone :ugh:
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Jan 2020, 17:04
Replies: 4
Views: 989
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Your understanding of the subject appears...

Your understanding of the subject appears correct, but be careful with the wording. The quesion asks "which of the following statements would be incorrect?" So which one is wrong?

With thrust...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th Dec 2019, 11:29
Replies: 535
Views: 403,400
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Apprentice pay is about 20K while on the scheme....

Apprentice pay is about 20K while on the scheme. I believe the scheme is also being shortened now slowly toward 6 months instead of 12+ (currently around 9 months).
Expect pay to jump to 49K the day...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Nov 2019, 21:30
Replies: 13
Views: 3,306
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

737 specific (no idea how other Boeings operate)....

737 specific (no idea how other Boeings operate).
The T/D point and rest of the entire vertical profile is only accurate provding you are flying the entire approach following the magenta line, be...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Sep 2019, 10:13
Replies: 10
Views: 2,714
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

What have you been doing since Feb? If you had...

What have you been doing since Feb? If you had listened to peoples advice then, you could have done your PPL by now.

Forget the integrated route, you're clearly going to struggle to get finance. ...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Sep 2019, 23:08
Replies: 6
Views: 1,673
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

I was openly banned from entering sixth form due...

I was openly banned from entering sixth form due to poor GCSEs (3xBs, 4xDs, 2xEs), even the local college wouldn't let me to A-levels, so I got stuck with a vocational qualification instead. It...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Sep 2019, 19:36
Replies: 2
Views: 1,230
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

BCFT own a 25 room hotel called the "Silver How"...

BCFT own a 25 room hotel called the "Silver How" located in Westcliff Gardens in Bournemouth. It's on their website. Otherwise contact ops (no: also on website) they have a list of local people...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Jul 2019, 22:49
Replies: 1,091
Views: 717,099
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

" apparently 94% of their students having a job...

" apparently 94% of their students having a job as a pilot within a year "

Be careful of believing the hype. CTC used to claim that 98% of their students got employed within a year, but upon...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Jul 2019, 21:17
Replies: 23
Views: 9,845
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Good decision in sticking at something you enjoy...

Good decision in sticking at something you enjoy and are obviously good at.

Don't worry about your age, I didn't start my PPL until I was 27 and didn't finish my MCC/JOC until I was 34. I still...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th May 2019, 15:49
Replies: 6
Views: 1,177
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Don't forget the cost aspect too. My IR training...

Don't forget the cost aspect too. My IR training was almost 6 years ago. I paid around £120/hr for the use of the FNPTII and £508/hr for the use of the aircraft. Given that I did a 55hr IR, 35 of...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Apr 2019, 21:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,883
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Thank you, I stand corrected.

Thank you, I stand corrected.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
29th Apr 2019, 17:19
Replies: 8
Views: 1,883
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

You don't get the MCC put on your licence. ...

You don't get the MCC put on your licence. You'll just get a certificate from the training provider.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Apr 2019, 00:00
Replies: 1
Views: 1,836
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

There is a similar post that was written back in...

There is a similar post that was written back in Sept 2018 by someone with lots of good info (link below)

For what's it's worth I couldn't get a medical for over 2 yrs due to Heart problems. And...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Apr 2019, 23:18
Replies: 2
Views: 980
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Don't beat yourself up too badly. I too was...

Don't beat yourself up too badly. I too was always particularaly bad at exams. Until I started flying, I could count how many exams I'd passed on one hand (all very low pass marks). Once I started...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Mar 2019, 00:09
Replies: 23
Views: 11,970
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

You've mentioned you're slightly colour blind. ...

You've mentioned you're slightly colour blind. If I were you I'd get your 1st class medical before you start worrying about the cost of flight training.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Jan 2019, 19:17
Replies: 18
Views: 5,901
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

I agree entirley with Ollie135. I was 26 when I...

I agree entirley with Ollie135.
I was 26 when I started my training, couldn't get get a loan for integrated so went modular. My case was a little extreme as it took me 6 years to finish my...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
11th Oct 2018, 21:18
Replies: 5
Views: 737
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Had a number of near misses both in the air and...

Had a number of near misses both in the air and on the ground.

Joining a circuit in the overhead and heard two aircraft on the radio at the last minute joining at the same time. I looked over my...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2018, 20:29
Replies: 15
Views: 2,254
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

"tips you've all got for funding flight training"...

"tips you've all got for funding flight training"

Well if you're not having much luck with the lottery, perhaps get a job?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2018, 16:56
Replies: 5
Views: 737
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Depends on how much money you've got to spend and...

Depends on how much money you've got to spend and over how much time frame.
My hours building was done over 2 years, so unfortunately I spend most of the time doing 1 flight a week when I got paid. ...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2018, 22:08
Replies: 2
Views: 415
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

According to another post on here back in 2012,...

According to another post on here back in 2012, it was stated that according to EASA:

" (g) Flight time is recorded:
(1) for aeroplanes, touring motor gliders and powered-lift aircraft,
from the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Sep 2018, 01:51
Replies: 12
Views: 1,444
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

It's a question that usually gets a very big...

It's a question that usually gets a very big 50:50 split.

Of course the schools will try and pursude you to fly there because of their "new modern glass cockpit aircraft" OR "we fly old school...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Sep 2018, 22:52
Replies: 42
Views: 27,184
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

Although I entirely agree with the cautious...

Although I entirely agree with the cautious comments on here, I'd like to inject a drop of hope.

At the grand old age of 19 I was told I required heart surgery due an on going problem from birth...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Sep 2018, 12:13
Replies: 12
Views: 2,057
Posted By TryingToAvoidCBs

If you've got no job, no distractions and no...

If you've got no job, no distractions and no commitments why not go residential? (cost I'm guessing). You'll probably get a lot more out of it, and it'll take the same time.

Good luck either way.
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