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Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Apr 2009, 17:20
Replies: 938
Views: 236,909
Posted By civil aviation

Good luck but LCY is not so wonderful for West...

Good luck but LCY is not so wonderful for West London when the train goes to/from Paddington which has better connections to most of Greater London than Docklands. Also, the train operators will...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Apr 2009, 23:29
Replies: 27
Views: 4,542
Posted By civil aviation

You Seem Crazy

Because you use the word crazy and major in personal abuse Grob, or should it be Gob or God?, you may need both medication and a good lawyer.

People are entitled to rational opinions about...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Apr 2009, 21:48
Replies: 39
Views: 11,092
Posted By civil aviation

Moderators on the payroll?

Further to my last post on this topic, I have and will not be going to OFT but why won't the moderators respond on OFT misleading advertising on PPRuNe?
Is this another example of money talks?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Apr 2009, 20:04
Replies: 39
Views: 11,092
Posted By civil aviation

No Joke !

Why are OFT still allowed deliberately misleading advertising on PPRuNe?
e.g. OFT say JAA PPL £4595 but click through and you find the real price is actually $8525 which is over £1000 more !
Is...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Mar 2009, 23:51
Replies: 4
Views: 630
Posted By civil aviation

I haven't been for some time but Ormond Beach...

I haven't been for some time but Ormond Beach Aviation (flyoba.com) is the original and still the cheapest for JAA in USA.
Best of luck !
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Mar 2009, 20:12
Replies: 28
Views: 4,618
Posted By civil aviation

I don't believe you have been stupid but OFT are...

I don't believe you have been stupid but OFT are well-known for it.
My research concluded that OBA were definitely (and actually !) cheapest. Also, they are up-front in using £=$1.50 and 'no fuel...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Mar 2009, 20:04
Replies: 15
Views: 987
Posted By civil aviation

Why waste your time and money?

The problem with that is they you won't give any discount or commitment on your training schedule because you won't commit ! You must choose a FTO with a track-record (such as decades under same...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Mar 2009, 10:45
Replies: 20
Views: 3,720
Posted By civil aviation

Get it in writing

You hear all sorts of stories about schools but I've always found Ormond Beach to be open and easy to deal with and their web site is straightforward (Ormond Beach Aviation - JAA PPL USA UK Flight...
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Mar 2009, 14:25
Replies: 11
Views: 1,086
Posted By civil aviation

Or you could go to MAN and fly to Florida where...

Or you could go to MAN and fly to Florida where you should achieve your goals much cheaper and quicker than messing about in UK. Also, places like Ormond Beach and St Augustine are much pleasanter...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Mar 2009, 22:43
Replies: 27
Views: 5,264
Posted By civil aviation

Free hire in the Caribbean

With this option, you don't have to take passengers-the only condition is that you only have to deliver a package to a remote airfield in the United States at least once a week. There could be some...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Mar 2009, 22:27
Replies: 31
Views: 7,125
Posted By civil aviation

FTO's have flirted with much more modern and...

FTO's have flirted with much more modern and efficient types and the 150 now does little for those with penis problems but it is still hard to knock as a cheap basic trainer particularly in the USA...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Mar 2009, 22:10
Replies: 17
Views: 1,392
Posted By civil aviation

If you want to get it quickly and cheaply you...

If you want to get it quickly and cheaply you could go to Florida where there are several JAA FTO's with plenty of aircraft.
If 'Yorkshire' is important to you, try the one which is owned and...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Feb 2009, 22:50
Replies: 3
Views: 496
Posted By civil aviation

I believe you could get what you want more...

I believe you could get what you want more quickly and probably cheaper at a JAA FTO in Florida.
However, make sure they give you a written quote for the course cost and watch out for the false...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2009, 22:25
Replies: 47
Views: 5,389
Posted By civil aviation

Unfair Competition

Although cheapskating, to reduce costs and the price of the product, is usually popular with consumers, it is unfair to businesses which operate ethically and within the law.

Cowboy club or...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Feb 2009, 15:50
Replies: 14
Views: 1,902
Posted By civil aviation

Remember that (only) £x per hour dual is one of...

Remember that (only) £x per hour dual is one of the oldest deceptions because it is not the only price for passing. Apart from finding a rich 'uncle', via a gay contact magazine, Whopity points in...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Feb 2009, 22:09
Replies: 27
Views: 4,542
Posted By civil aviation

Beware

Most are positive and happy with OBA so beware of silly and contradictory comments like: 'while all the bad press about OBA is generally true, I had a great time' ! The place is geared-up to...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Feb 2009, 23:55
Replies: 35
Views: 9,842
Posted By civil aviation

Uk Ga No Way

Nat may be the next Branson but many have tried and failed to make it pay. To add to the above,
GA generally and FTO's especially are a nightmare here for numerous reasons
Larger airports (notice...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2009, 16:56
Replies: 3
Views: 623
Posted By civil aviation

I'm not recommending an FTO in Florida but...

I'm not recommending an FTO in Florida but interested to know why you haven't considered Ormond Beach Aviation - Home Page - Welcome! (http://www.flyoba.com) or learn to fly, helicopter training,...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Jan 2009, 16:56
Replies: 3
Views: 623
Posted By civil aviation

I'm not recommending an FTO in Florida but...

I'm not recommending an FTO in Florida but interested to know why you haven't considered Ormond Beach Aviation - Home Page - Welcome! (http://www.flyoba.com) or learn to fly, helicopter training,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Jan 2009, 15:41
Replies: 12
Views: 745
Posted By civil aviation

Make Sure You Can Prove It !

Good point and remember that any competent FTO will always want official and original proof of qualifications and ratings before allowing anything to which you are, supposedly, entitled. Remember...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
19th Jan 2009, 11:11
Replies: 7
Views: 1,048
Posted By civil aviation

Typical

A genuine club may obviously charge what its members decide but, although scandalous as well as amateurish, it is typical that some have apparently been selling way above, or below !, cost price for...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Jan 2009, 21:15
Replies: 28
Views: 4,192
Posted By civil aviation

Mystified

Wondering why you are bothering with all the obvious Canada B.....S when, if you don't want to train in Britain or Ireland, the obvious, cheaper and well-known route is to one of several JAA FTO's in...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Jan 2009, 21:04
Replies: 20
Views: 3,720
Posted By civil aviation

Seems Clear Enough

From the enquiries below, I felt that all 3 FTO's did make it fairly clear what was included or not included in their prices for courses: CPL, PPL etc.
Also, the OBA prices have definitely come DOWN...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jan 2009, 17:44
Replies: 0
Views: 232
Posted By civil aviation

Jaa Ppl Prices

Been researching Florida for son of a friend.
In the interests of fairness/to look for yourself sites are;
flyoba.com , flyoft.com, flyeft.com

OBA seem much cheaper at $5995 with the others...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
26th Nov 2008, 21:46
Replies: 1
Views: 182
Posted By civil aviation

Still Going On !

Latest OFT/PPRuNe advert quotes JAA PPL £4595 when the real price is $8595At current rate of $1.50 (which you'd be lucky to get) the true cost is £5730!

OK, OFT are paying PPRuNe for publicity...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Nov 2008, 23:54
Replies: 23
Views: 3,270
Posted By civil aviation

_ U _ K E D

Greed, minimal turnover and pound decline are all factors in the latest moan but a bit less is only minor good news which won't affect the basic fact that GA in UK is utter and total .... , most...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Nov 2008, 17:03
Replies: 13
Views: 3,976
Posted By civil aviation

Go To Gatwick

I'm with mcgoo
Unless you have more money than sense or suffer from homesickness, best place in London area is Gatwick and check in for Orlando -International or Sanford. There are, also, plenty of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Nov 2008, 21:25
Replies: 72
Views: 11,052
Posted By civil aviation

The two recent positive posts from genuine...

The two recent positive posts from genuine students from Ireland seem to contrast almost totally with the negative stories from London. They're so different someone must be lying.

Unless it's...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Oct 2008, 21:47
Replies: 1
Views: 182
Posted By civil aviation

OFT PPRuNe MASSIVE MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE

I've been researching JAA PPL course prices for a friend and found an advert banner on here in which OFT/PPRuNe offer JAA PPL for £4036 but click on and read that the actual price you have to pay is...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2008, 23:36
Replies: 12
Views: 1,779
Posted By civil aviation

Confused

Rossco- you report that Ormond Beach Aviation is 'cheap and good fun' so why do you claim that OBA makes BFC guys cringe?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Oct 2008, 10:13
Replies: 72
Views: 11,052
Posted By civil aviation

OBA is great place with many thousands of...

OBA is great place with many thousands of satisfied customers.

Like anywhere successful, OBA has attracted a little gang of haters and nutters, who pose as victims, so this advice will probably...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Sep 2008, 17:47
Replies: 72
Views: 11,052
Posted By civil aviation

I think you'll find that Fisher is (like Paul...

I think you'll find that Fisher is (like Paul Thompson -no relation of Adrian) simply a Florida-based CAA examiner for professional stuff and not involved, financially, in OBA in any way.
Their...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Sep 2008, 22:51
Replies: 72
Views: 11,052
Posted By civil aviation

I've heard that with favourable conditions and...

I've heard that with favourable conditions and commitment, under 2 weeks has been achieved by some.
In UK, they say it takes months because of weather, lack of aircraft etc. but, on pay-as-you-go,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Sep 2008, 22:35
Replies: 57
Views: 8,492
Posted By civil aviation

Still not legal

It is simply unbelievable that Sunrise is half the price of OBA, if comparing like with like. When I was there, Sunrise fuel was way over the price charged by OBA, although OBA is a 24 hour ...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
18th Sep 2008, 11:29
Replies: 72
Views: 11,052
Posted By civil aviation

Watch This Space

Who knows, or cares, what you've heard?
Like you, the OBA/USA haters have been predicting the demise of CAA/JAA training there for 20 years but, in fact, it's only got bigger with others joining the...
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