Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:28 pm
#1559875
Here goes...
I'm 34 years old, married with 2 young daughters and live in west central Scotland. I like most on here have been obsessed with planes and aviation all my life.
I've had a few trial lying lessons at both Glasgow and Prestwick airports as well as many hours on flight simulator.
I applied to the BA sponsored pilot scheme in 2001 and was successful at the first stage and flown down to Cranebank for testing however 9/11 had just happened and we all know what then happened next in terms of pilot training/recruitment.
Next I applied to Malgus Aviation in 2002 for their sponsored scheme however that turned out to be a bit of a scam. If you know nothing of it just google Malgus.
Unfortunately I was never in a position to pay for flight training and came to the disappointing realisation that my dream job was most likely not going to happen for me however now find that I could realistically afford to fund training to PPL level.
I am also realistic in knowing that making it to airline pilot is beyond me now due to my age however would still like to be able to fly even if just for my own pleasure.
With that in mind I have been looking at training schools. Highland Aviation in Inverness seems the best option in Scotland at about £7k for the PPL however this is a 3+ hour drive from home.
I was also considering taking up gliding at the Scottish Gliding Centre in Kinross. This is about a 90 minute drive from home and would be considerably cheaper to pursue.
I have a stressful job in the emergency services and need to fly to some description to stop me from going insane.
Any thoughts or advice from you good people would be greatly appreciated.
Jazzer.
I'm 34 years old, married with 2 young daughters and live in west central Scotland. I like most on here have been obsessed with planes and aviation all my life.
I've had a few trial lying lessons at both Glasgow and Prestwick airports as well as many hours on flight simulator.
I applied to the BA sponsored pilot scheme in 2001 and was successful at the first stage and flown down to Cranebank for testing however 9/11 had just happened and we all know what then happened next in terms of pilot training/recruitment.
Next I applied to Malgus Aviation in 2002 for their sponsored scheme however that turned out to be a bit of a scam. If you know nothing of it just google Malgus.
Unfortunately I was never in a position to pay for flight training and came to the disappointing realisation that my dream job was most likely not going to happen for me however now find that I could realistically afford to fund training to PPL level.
I am also realistic in knowing that making it to airline pilot is beyond me now due to my age however would still like to be able to fly even if just for my own pleasure.
With that in mind I have been looking at training schools. Highland Aviation in Inverness seems the best option in Scotland at about £7k for the PPL however this is a 3+ hour drive from home.
I was also considering taking up gliding at the Scottish Gliding Centre in Kinross. This is about a 90 minute drive from home and would be considerably cheaper to pursue.
I have a stressful job in the emergency services and need to fly to some description to stop me from going insane.
Any thoughts or advice from you good people would be greatly appreciated.
Jazzer.
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