I’m delighted, overjoyed and ecstatic to tell you that yesterday I become the youngest ever successful applicant to train for my ATPL at Oxford Aviation Training!!!
At the age of 17 years and 4 months exactly I was informed that I had been accepted to train as a first officer, the previous youngest successful applicant was 19 for the course that I will be taking.
I’ll start my training in July next year and will graduate in September 2005.
I’d just like to say a HUGE thank you to everyone on this forum for all your support over the past weeks and months, each and everyone of you has helped me to achieve my life long dream. I’ve learnt so much from all of you and I hope to see some of you onboard some of my flights, or even on the flight deck with me 🙂
Thanks guys!
A truly elated Martin Halstead!
By: wysiwyg - 22nd September 2003 at 20:15
Sorry to be so late replying but I have just come back from holiday.
Well done Martin. I have to say I’m not surprised as you have shown you have the right qualities all the way through the preparation for each stage. I’ll talk more in a PM.
Regards
wys
By: adamdowley - 21st September 2003 at 13:33
well done, quite an achievement!!!
By: starjet - 21st September 2003 at 12:42
Congrats
By: Future Pilot - 21st September 2003 at 12:36
Thats FANTASTIC:D 😀 🙂 🙂 😀 😀 news Martin.
Well done you, good luck!!!!!:D 🙂
By: EGNM - 21st September 2003 at 04:08
Congrats mate – well done, but theres still a hell of a long way to go yet!
Best of luck with it all,
By: Woundsinger - 21st September 2003 at 01:25
Congratulations and very well done Martin….
By: Ren Frew - 21st September 2003 at 01:08
I’d just like to add my congratulations as well, naturally you couldn’t have done it without us (lol) ! 😀
By: martin_EGTK - 20th September 2003 at 22:16
Thanks so much guys! My training is entirely self-sponsored, sponsorship is few and fair between these days sadly. But I couldn’t have selected a better place to train, they probably offer the best training in Europe 😀
As an aviation lover for my entire life I’m sure you can all imagine this is a dream come true, it has been my main focus for the past 11 years of my 17 on this earth.
Thanks for all your support, it has really helped in so many different ways. I’ll keep you all updated on my path to the right hand seat!
By: T5 - 20th September 2003 at 20:40
Very well done to you and best of luck for the future. 🙂
By: LBARULES - 20th September 2003 at 20:15
Fantastic News mate Well Done!!!! 🙂
By: kev35 - 20th September 2003 at 20:01
Martin.
Didn’t feel too comfortable wishing you luck (superstitious) so CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! Not only are you through but you broke the age record as well. Fantastic.
All best wishes for your future career,
kev35
By: paul the wall - 20th September 2003 at 19:48
you the man
Well done old chap.
By: Whiskey Delta - 20th September 2003 at 18:14
Congradulations!
By: EAL_KING - 20th September 2003 at 17:23
well done
By: Dutchy - 20th September 2003 at 17:19
Yes all of the above, well done and good luck.
By: KabirT - 20th September 2003 at 17:05
Very best of luck Martin…….well done!:)
By: Selsport69 - 19th September 2003 at 17:57
Well done mate. Remember once you get your 1st airline job we all want a shot in the jump seat 😀
By: up and out - 19th September 2003 at 17:51
Well done, Are you being part sponsored by an airline or paying for it yrself?
By: Hand87_5 - 19th September 2003 at 17:36
Well done mate.
All the very best to you for the next ccouple of years.
By: wannabe pilot - 19th September 2003 at 16:52
That’s absolutely fantastic Martin!:D 😀 😀 😀
I bet you can’t wait now until you start the course, and didn’t you mention VFR training in texas aswell, that will be great. Best of luck
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