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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Oct 2022, 14:39
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Will probably have a look at Skyborne - I had a...

Will probably have a look at Skyborne - I had a phone call from CAE earlier and despite what they were saying it certainly sounds like an earlier poster was right in that the MPL is likely the only...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 14:03
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

I have a 100% track record based on interview...

I have a 100% track record based on interview feedback (for real work, not ATPL programmes) of not being confident enough in myself - I articulate myself very differently in person - so I wouldn't...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 13:19
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Very true, but on the basis the initial battery...

Very true, but on the basis the initial battery of tests is the same as FTE's where my average was very healthy courtesy of being one of the seemingly ever-dwindling number of people who can do...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 13:01
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Funnily enough, I threw my hat into the ring for...

Funnily enough, I threw my hat into the ring for that earlier today, because your last sentence is unfortunately far too valid

I dare say my chances are slim on the basis that they are recruiting...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 12:48
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Thank you both (and of course thank you for the...

Thank you both (and of course thank you for the Netflix subscription offer - fortunately there is a very large supply of people who can't do basic algebra nowadays so tutoring those kids just about...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 12:39
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Oh they are conscious of the cost difference and...

Oh they are conscious of the cost difference and I even moreso as it's an outrageous sum of money to enter the profession - for my sponsors it's never about the sum of money but about what they...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 12:36
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Thank you - I am acutely conscious I have a lot...

Thank you - I am acutely conscious I have a lot to learn, being 23 means world experience is limited given for the 3 years where most people develop a lot my generation has been locked at home - at...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 12:21
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

PPL indeed - was to figure out whether I actually...

PPL indeed - was to figure out whether I actually liked what the studying entailed as well as just bumbling around in the sky.
Granted my sponsors agreed the instructor was good for my PPL, I can...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 12:14
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

I feel like you and I have gotten off on the...

I feel like you and I have gotten off on the wrong foot, and I can only apologise.
It is clear I cannot convey my circumstances clearly enough (perhaps some real world experience when I graduate...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 12:11
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

I may well do - I already have 50 hours from my...

I may well do - I already have 50 hours from my teenage years but admittedly not at a larger modular ato.
On the basis FTE's training is 15 months, I feel if I'm going to work in London there is no...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 11:15
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

'could' and 'would' are unfortunately two...

'could' and 'would' are unfortunately two different terms when it comes to my sponsors - it is difficult to explain the extent to which sums of money are ringfenced and prescribed for very specific...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
16th Oct 2022, 10:57
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

To be fair, my other industry was medicine -...

To be fair, my other industry was medicine - which costs 125k in uni fees/living costs to get paid just over minimum wage in the NHS: my salary as a pilot actually increases (per hour) faster than as...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2022, 22:21
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

I don't know what to tell you here as to my...

I don't know what to tell you here as to my 'adamance': as I've explained earlier, the source of the majority of my funding will not accept modular as an acceptable option - if someone is offering me...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2022, 19:12
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

I did look at Skyborne recently - the only reason...

I did look at Skyborne recently - the only reason I haven't applied is because honestly I don't have the willpower to pay and undertake another round of aptitude testing until applying to airlines...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2022, 18:54
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

This is a good point: I was surprised to see ezy...

This is a good point: I was surprised to see ezy recruiting any white tails given the number of MPLs they have each year but I did neglect to check when their flow of MPLs started again after covid....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2022, 18:32
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

I think what you say here is the approach I'm...

I think what you say here is the approach I'm going to take, minus the modular bit due to my above post (if/when it gets approved!) - I can probably find the money for the ryr rating afterwards...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2022, 12:07
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Ultimately your final line has hit the nail on...

Ultimately your final line has hit the nail on the head - I come from a cliche background of city workers who are very confident their opinion is correct and there is no point arguing: as you say,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Oct 2022, 19:53
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

The easyjet/CAE thing is a good point given I...

The easyjet/CAE thing is a good point given I live next to Gatwick so I would aim to start my career with them to be honest (shamelessly live with parents for a year or two so as to afford a house...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Oct 2022, 18:41
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

Thanks all for the input, based on the above I'll...

Thanks all for the input, based on the above I'll probably end up at FTE - I have heard good things about their training.
I believe there is scope to get a dual licence there at no extra cost, but...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Oct 2022, 13:31
Replies: 113
Views: 28,665
Posted By flyingdoctor357

FTE vs CAE

Just looking for any perspectives here: engineering graduate in the UK (fallback!), I hold offers to both CAE (Gatwick) and FTEJerez for their fATPL programmes and I'm wondering whether anyone has...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Aug 2022, 12:53
Replies: 574
Views: 377,497
Posted By flyingdoctor357

How terrible is it to start training imminently?

Adding onto the pile of messages, apologies if some or all of my questions have been answered already…
From the UK, have a good engineering degree and because of covid went for my ‘backup’ career...
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