A mate did it a few years ago. His was £80k. Based out of MK for the classroom modules then over to NZ for the flying. Jacked it in after about 2 months. His parents remortgaged their house for him. They were really happy.
How long does it take to train to be
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Jon Dough
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I think I factored in living costs and everything mate,it was also for one of my kids,he chose a different path in the end,got to do what you got to do for your kids,whats your mate doing now?
A friends daughter is in USA at the mo doing it.
She has he private pilot license already but she’s ( or her dads paying) 100k.
There’s sponsorship available through ba iirc if you are a lass but it’s still 70k or something but that’s just something he said in passing. She’s not doing through ba so I’m guessing it wasn’t an attractive deal.
His thinking is that a university degree is 60-70 all in so why not pay the rest on another qualification?
She has he private pilot license already but she’s ( or her dads paying) 100k.
There’s sponsorship available through ba iirc if you are a lass but it’s still 70k or something but that’s just something he said in passing. She’s not doing through ba so I’m guessing it wasn’t an attractive deal.
His thinking is that a university degree is 60-70 all in so why not pay the rest on another qualification?
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Have you ever seen a grown man naked?
150k should see you through.
You need minimal qualifications
Mates son became one. Did his alevels and then went to flight school for 18 months.
Already had his private pilots license and did his first solo flight at 16.
Started at 18 and flying with easyJet doing a320s before be was 20...
You can take out a specialist pilot type mortgage to pay for it.
Think total course costs were about 110k and that included living expenses plust 6 months out in the states where you get lots of flying hours up
You need minimal qualifications
Mates son became one. Did his alevels and then went to flight school for 18 months.
Already had his private pilots license and did his first solo flight at 16.
Started at 18 and flying with easyJet doing a320s before be was 20...
You can take out a specialist pilot type mortgage to pay for it.
Think total course costs were about 110k and that included living expenses plust 6 months out in the states where you get lots of flying hours up
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So fly for 20 hours a week and after a year you are a top pilot?
Not if you take university out of the equation and go straight to it.
Starting salary for easyJet as a junior pilot about 40k
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Yes, with 1040 hours flight time on your CV any good airline would employ you.
Depends what your flight time.is on...
Have 5000 hours flying little planes but you still need to do the commercial training
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I was going to specify commercial but as its in the OP didn't think I'd bother. I don't think flying a kite will look very good on your CV now would it..
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A fortneet.
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That's only 336 hours if you fly non stop for 2 weeks, I'd say 4 weeks and you'd be a top pilot.
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2 fortneets.
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I notice Ryanair will no longer be training British Pilots, only "individuals who hold an EU/EEA Passport with the unrestricted right to live and work in Europe."
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