Any PILOTS kindly help?

Yeah… thank you Deano….. this thread and your input has re-ignited the flame on my desire to train as a pilot. IT has shown me.. I have a good chance… and the ability.

Damn wallets not thick enough at the moment though 🙁

I wouldn’t worry about your posts being deleted Deano as this forum really thrives on people like you and Martin giving really good commercial training advice. I’m too far out the training loop to be able to give advice on the current training system. Please keep advising.

Bmused

u must bear in mind this is the modular route, i.e. home study and not doing full time ground school

check Bristol Ground School at http://www.bristol.gs/
and for Bristol Flying Centre http://b-f-c.co.uk

gees I hope this isnt advertising, mate if this gets deleted just PM me and I will email you the info

There are other places cheaper than Bristol for your flying although their IR is very competitive, i would say the best thing to do is to buy a few of the GA magazines and look in the back, there are some excellent prices quoted in there, the best and cheapest way to hour build to get the 150hrs needed to start your commercial flying training is probably take a couple of 2 week trips to the states or buy your own plane or at least a share in one, you can always offload it afterwards.
I will try and find time to compile a portfolio of the cheapest way to obtain the CPL/IR fATPL bearing in mind cheapest is never usually the best, as for the ATPL people rave about Bristol/gs
check the Pprune aviation forum for some excellent hands on comments about FTOs

D.

Excellent thread

I too was toiling over the 60 grand for OAT

Deano, do you have any links to that organisation that does all that for arround 30k?
I may just be able to procure that ammount in the near future.

Wys, need a co-pilot? LOL

There are obviously other schools around other than Oxford, Oxford is deemed to be “one” of the most expensive, you can do your Flight Training at Bristol, Bristol Ground School will get you through your ATPLs for £1900 and Bristol Flying Centre is right next door, they can do your IR for £10,000 which is excellent, you can also choose the modular route which will work out about £30,000 – £35,000 for CPL/IR fATPL which is a substantial saving on Oxford, it just depends on what way you want to go about it, do you want to earn money whilst studying? if so do the modular which takes a while longer but if you can afford full time study then this is better for obvious reasons.

D.

The course at Oxford is £58,500 plus £3,000 for the exam fees. This is the basic cost which includes accomodation in Texas but nothing more than that plus all the books and uniform etc.

I’m currently applying for my loan for my training at OAT and I’ve just had to apply for just over £70,000! It’s not cheap !!!! 😀

Having said that OAT is one of the more expensive schools you can get a JAA ATPL out in America for £30,000.

No – most dangerous part of the job is the drive to/from work. There are minor risks in “becoming” a pilot, as with training in any new skill, but at a reputable training school, with good instructors and equipment, there is no way it could be described as dangerous.

Thanks everyone!
I knew its very costly, but lets give a try!

Just one more question which may sound rather silly, hmmm
isn’t becoming an airline pilot a risky and dangerous job? (Sorry, but heard from many people and they daunt me). HELP!

Sorry guys my mistake.One zero too many there.

Ah, I figured that might have happened. Even though, £60,000 isn’t anything to sneeze at either.

A zero too many I think – last time I checked, the Oxford course was £60,000 (plus £12,000 accommodation), and that was one of the more pricey ones.

Am I reading that right? Over half a million pounds? 😮

Which translates into PKR 4,757,778 – PKR 5,424,101

Mega chump change!!!

No you dont need a degree of any sort.However you do need to complete a 13 month course and pass all the exams.This will cost around £50000 to £570000 depending which college you go to.