WD

I “think” its 3 hrs duel and 2hrs solo, which must include a 1hr solo navigational exercise and then 1hr circuits, you must get a sVFR clearance although it is flown IFR, I will try to clarify this later as Im off to work now

Rgds
Dean.

Thanks Moggy, I feel I may need it lol, see what happens, I’ll keep you posted :S

Dean

Hi Tony

Moggy said it all really, but another thing is, do NOT pay for anything up front, alot of schools have gone “t!ts up” taking alot of students money with it, if any school asks for up front payments tell them to shove off.
Once you commence your “flight” training make sure you keep up to speed with the ground exams, dont get behind with the studying and leave everything to the last minute, also it might be worth getting your medical done sooner rather than later, if you are not intending getting your PPL out of the way within a couple of years then Id go for the class 2 to start with, then once you know for sure flying is for you and you are going to start your ATPLs then get the class 1, I have my class 1 tomorrow at Gatwick (me shudders) and it costs alot more than the Class 2, obviously if you are looking for a fast track way to start the ATPLs then its worth going for the Class 1 straight away.

Any questions dont hesitate to ask, there are alot of people here (commercial pilots included) who frequent these forums with alot of knowledge and are only too pleased to help

Rgds

Dean

I doubt very much airlines would see the fact that you have spent £50k on your own training as commitment, end of the day there are hundreds out there, myself included who have/will spend this much, in the current state of affairs its an employers market and they dictate what happens to a certain degree, with so many low hrs fATPL pilots out there to choose from they are not going to care one iota if you have spent £150k, the point is, as long as they dont have to pay for your training then i guess your in the running the same as most of us, it will all come down to the Airline’s preferences when looking at application forms etc as to who to call for an interview, and whether or not your criminal record will count against you? well you wont know if you dont try 🙂

Dean.

Atonov

I assume you have used and read the PPL Confuser? invaluable for the exams, it was a while ago since i did it but it isnt THAT difficult, its just very mundane, i cant really remember many of the questions the exam contained offhand but just make sure you are pretty clued up on things like signals, night flying, what the apron is, who has right of way, medical & licence validations etc and you should be ok, there is nothing in there to catch you out

Good luck, let us know how you went

Dean

to be perfectly honest there are no excuses for not being able to read and understand the NOTAMs correctly and concisely, we all know how ambiguous the ais site is for NOTAMS but on the whole it isnt that difficult, I for one would seek help if I still could not understand how to operate it, end of the day when you are dealing with flight safety and lives are at risk there is absolutely no excuses not to be able to understand something, I personally set myself high standards to which I expect everyone else to do the same, we are all human, but if you dont know just ask 🙂

Deano.

thats his horns, so he can warn others hes in the air

very nice shot tho Moggy and glad you have your bird back in one peice to enjoy 🙂

Dean