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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 10:47

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Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

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Posted By Planner01

Whitetail and Newly Qualified Pathway are...

Whitetail and Newly Qualified Pathway are basically direct entry but with the A320 type rating bonded and deducted over X years. The academy has a lower salary because you'll be repaying the bond...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 10:37

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

Because they are mainly targeting younger...

Because they are mainly targeting younger candidates with no dependents or mortgage, who can likely live with parents or happily live in a flatshare. £34k is poverty in London but you will be best...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 10:34

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

You will have the same hours as a direct entry FO...

You will have the same hours as a direct entry FO fresh out of an integrated course. Pilot pay doesn't work on experience. It's based on seniority at the company. Spend a few years as a FO in another...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 10:32

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

Doesn't matter. Businesses act like businesses....

Doesn't matter. Businesses act like businesses. It's the same across every airline.

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 10:30

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

The course will get you a CPL with ATPL theory...

The course will get you a CPL with ATPL theory passed, often referred to as a frozen ATPL (CPL fATPL) as in your theory passes are frozen until you have enough hours to apply for an ATPL. An ATPL is...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 10:25

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

Cost. 60 annually means £6 million per year spent...

Cost. 60 annually means £6 million per year spent on cadets which IAG isn't going to give for free.

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

19th Sep 2023, 09:50

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

£34k in London and you'll be struggling. Even...

£34k in London and you'll be struggling.
Even £50k in London is not enough now. It will have you renting a room for £1000 a month in a flatshare. (Yes, that's what a room now costs with bills in...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

18th Sep 2023, 09:18

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

Have you done recent research at all? The flying...

Have you done recent research at all? The flying hours are only one portion of the costs.
£45k would just about cover CPL ME/IR and APS MCC if you can do both in minimum hours.

- Flying hours....

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

5th Sep 2023, 21:18

Replies: 1,452

Speedbird Pilot Academy - Funded

Views: 635,367

Posted By Planner01

Having being involved in the recruitment process...

Having being involved in the recruitment process for cadet schemes this is correct. Most completely underestimate the ATPL syllabus and it is a huge amount of complex theory to understand. We wanted...

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