AirAsia, MAS and future Malaysian Pilots - BEWARE: MFA
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Oh no!!
Hi, new here.
From what I have read so far, I felt as though a pail of ice cold water has been poured onto me. I had thought of joining MFA after my PPL but looks like I have to consider LATC now.
Is it really that bad? How about LATC? Anybody current or past LATC available for comment?
From what I have read so far, I felt as though a pail of ice cold water has been poured onto me. I had thought of joining MFA after my PPL but looks like I have to consider LATC now.
Is it really that bad? How about LATC? Anybody current or past LATC available for comment?
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Hey Kwaiyai,
It's you who replied to me again..
Well, does that mean good or bad? Pretty ambiguous...
Were you a student there or currently a student?
Anyone form LATC out there??
It's you who replied to me again..
Well, does that mean good or bad? Pretty ambiguous...
Were you a student there or currently a student?
Anyone form LATC out there??
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Mathematics in Malaysia
Yes, I think that there is a general issue in Malaysia: Mathematics.
A small problem, a school is aiming to train 200 cadets in a year on a syllabus which comprises 200 hours of which 100 h are in dual. So it is a total of 40 000 hours to do in a year (50% in dual). Then the utilisation of a Flight Instructor is 650 hours per year (Exceptionally can be bring to 770 hours by DCA derogation).
Question: how many Flight Instructors I need?
European Mathematics 31 with the 650 h limitation and 26 on the 770 h
Malaysian Mathematics: variable but can be as low as 12
A small problem, a school is aiming to train 200 cadets in a year on a syllabus which comprises 200 hours of which 100 h are in dual. So it is a total of 40 000 hours to do in a year (50% in dual). Then the utilisation of a Flight Instructor is 650 hours per year (Exceptionally can be bring to 770 hours by DCA derogation).
Question: how many Flight Instructors I need?
European Mathematics 31 with the 650 h limitation and 26 on the 770 h
Malaysian Mathematics: variable but can be as low as 12
Interesting stuff indeed. Worthy of note is I know 3 XMFA Cadets who I have had with me on the Flight deck as low hour FO. All good guys and should get Commands once experience level reached. Not to say there are some with an attitude prob as well Lah, Rgrds. Same allover dworld
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A very good note from spoilers armed, MFA is pretty much all that. And while it's true that MFA could do with significant improvements and revamping on a few aspects, all in all, it's a good academy.
Spoilers armed, most of the instructors mentioned in your post have left for greener pastures. However, I certainly do concur that they are indeed remarkable people and hats off to them for a job well done in MFA. And I definitely can see the quality of airmen they're producing; namely one such as yourself. Safe skies.
Spoilers armed, most of the instructors mentioned in your post have left for greener pastures. However, I certainly do concur that they are indeed remarkable people and hats off to them for a job well done in MFA. And I definitely can see the quality of airmen they're producing; namely one such as yourself. Safe skies.
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Your Australian licence means nothing to DCA here. You need to sit 11 exams, Instrument rating (min 35hours seneca) and kiss a lot of ass...
Good luck
Your Australian licence means nothing to DCA here. You need to sit 11 exams, Instrument rating (min 35hours seneca) and kiss a lot of ass...
Good luck
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Just add a further note besides about what LONGlatif said about license conversion....for expat thinking about malay license. Once you kissed enough butt
and money away and you get the sort after license, for expat we lose our malay license, if we lose our work permit etc.
Besides it is not recognised by the JAA. even it is completely the same as JAA (questions).
and money away and you get the sort after license, for expat we lose our malay license, if we lose our work permit etc. Besides it is not recognised by the JAA. even it is completely the same as JAA (questions).
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hey!
hello! Everbody!U c I'm an Indian currently living in the United Arab Emirates.. Now, I have read through this thread about MFA completely,from the start to the end...
Since this thread was started in 2005, I hope most of the stuff said about MFA is quiet old
.... B'coz I have paid the enrollment fee of RM12000 and secured a slot for Frozen ATPL course,on the next private batch starting on jan 07..After reading the the posts about MFA here, I feel I have again commited a mistake by choosing the wrong school.(the first was in India wherein I joined a school that was not approved by the authorities).
Now is there anything that is good about MFA and can anyone please tell me if I should continue with the process and join MFA???
Anybody here who is currently in MFA??please gimme a positive reply.....
And also, I was told by Cpt.khasav that MFA produces one of the finest graduates in the world...
Hey Mate,
I am flying with some XMFA Guys who are now my FO an they are OK. Khashav exaggerates $sure and is not to be trusted. BUT,
The FI,s there are doing the best they can with what they have got,
I should ignore some of the Ignorant Khee Mak Dolay on this thread, You could do worse or better.
Just study hard and read yer books,
I am flying with some XMFA Guys who are now my FO an they are OK. Khashav exaggerates $sure and is not to be trusted. BUT,
The FI,s there are doing the best they can with what they have got,
I should ignore some of the Ignorant Khee Mak Dolay on this thread, You could do worse or better.
Just study hard and read yer books,
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Just add a further note besides about what LONGlatif said about license conversion....for expat thinking about malay license. Once you kissed enough butt and money away and you get the sort after license, for expat we lose our malay license, if we lose our work permit etc.
Besides it is not recognised by the JAA. even it is completely the same as JAA (questions).
and money away and you get the sort after license, for expat we lose our malay license, if we lose our work permit etc. Besides it is not recognised by the JAA. even it is completely the same as JAA (questions).
Hi jetjockey,
I have a few questions regarding to your post.
1.) What is a "malay license" ?
2.) What do you mean by "it is not recognised by the JAA. even it is completely the same as JAA (questions)." ?
Hi all,
Im a Malaysian too, sad to hear the flying schools here are so corrupted at the moment.
Any advice for M'sian aspiring pilots out there ?
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Thanks Kwaiyai and spoilers armed, those were very comforting replies.I had tried to get into Basiair Australia,but my visa got rejected due to lack of a proper attested document. ANd it takes around 3monts too to get the visa in my country.. So australia is not a feasible option for me.
Anyway thanks a million for answering my post.
Godspeed
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You will find it not recognized by the CAA (UK) and not the JAA...
Two different systems
Any advice? Get a real degree and have a normal life...oh let me guess? You always wanted to be a pilot and couldn't think of anything else you would want to work as?
Sad...industry going to swallow you whole
Two different systems
Any advice? Get a real degree and have a normal life...oh let me guess? You always wanted to be a pilot and couldn't think of anything else you would want to work as?
Sad...industry going to swallow you whole