If you have been wondering what the difference is between integrated and modular flight training then you have come to the right place. I will explain in this post the two routes that you can take that will end up with a Frozen Air Transport Licence (fATPL). Both routes require a serious commitment of both … Read more
After you complete your PPL if you plan to get to the airlines the next step is ATPL ground school. This is where you do the 14 exams that will allow you to then move on to the CPL ME / IR after you have completed your hour building. In the UK there are three … Read more
How many of us have dreamed about learning to fly? Or played Microsoft flight simulator on the PC and thought, wow it would be so cool to learn for real. Then we just dismiss it as a crazy dream and continue living our life. However every time an aircraft flies overhead you can’t help but … Read more
With the cost of finishing your CPL ME /IR here in the UK costing anywhere from £20,000 upwards, many students are looking to see if they can get the same training elsewhere for a lot cheaper. There many really good FTO’s around the world and in some places it is just cheaper to fly, this … Read more
It seems the must have accessory these days when doing any kind of action activity is the very versatile GoPro camera. However with many models available you may ask which GoPro to buy for flying? Well in this post I will let you know which models you should look to get and which ones you … Read more
So today I had PPL Lesson 2: Basic Handling, which was really just getting used to flying an aircraft. After take off the control was handed to me and more time was spent getting used to setting the trim correctly again. As well as this we did some climbs, some descending, and some turns, nothing too … Read more
If you are looking into becoming a pilot then you would have heard of the modular flight training route but may not be sure what exactly it is. The modular flight training route which can also be known as the self improver route is where you do each part of your training in modules and … Read more
One of the new must have devices when flying is the ever popular go pro camera. There are many videos on YouTube with people who have the ATC comms which make them a lot better. You like myself was most likely wondering, how do they do that? Well in this post I will teach you … Read more
I currently have a pretty good job, I work in IT something I have done since leaving university. I earn a good enough salary and would actually most likely be taking a pay cut to become a pilot after all the training is done. Why am I looking to make a career change to pilot? … Read more
Yesterday I tried to get my PPL of to a good start but the weather and poor viability put an end to that. Today I woke up to clear blue skies and so I was very optimistic about managing to get PPL Lesson 1: Basic Handling. As I suspected, we were able to fly so … Read more