Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:53 am
#1618252
Hi all,
Grateful for advice.
I've got an NPPL (M) and about 90 hours on a combination of 3-axis microlights and gliders.
I'm 42, and I've been made redundant at work. I rather fancy spending some of the generous redundancy payout on getting a CPL or another professional flying qualification. I have no intention whatsoever of going into the airline world, but I'd be very keen to be able to do a bit of instructing, a bit of scenic flights, a bit of ferrying, perhaps, etc.
The dream job would be to fly that Caravan on floats that lives at Loch Lomond (yes, I know it needs 1000 hours float time - I'm just giving you an idea).
I'm aware that I will almost certainly not be able to make a living out of GA - so it'll probably (unless somebody can convince me otherwise) be just a way to have a "sponsored hobby".
Can you guys please advise me about the best course of action? I **think** (perhaps wrongly) that it wold be:
NPPL (M) - NPPL (SSEA) - LAPL -Class 1 Medical - PPL - hour-building in America or similar - CPL
Does this sound right?
Am I better off doing the PPL onwards here on in America?
Also, am I over-complicating things and I am potentially better off just staying in the microlight world and getting an instructor rating in it?
Thank you so much!
Grateful for advice.
I've got an NPPL (M) and about 90 hours on a combination of 3-axis microlights and gliders.
I'm 42, and I've been made redundant at work. I rather fancy spending some of the generous redundancy payout on getting a CPL or another professional flying qualification. I have no intention whatsoever of going into the airline world, but I'd be very keen to be able to do a bit of instructing, a bit of scenic flights, a bit of ferrying, perhaps, etc.
The dream job would be to fly that Caravan on floats that lives at Loch Lomond (yes, I know it needs 1000 hours float time - I'm just giving you an idea).
I'm aware that I will almost certainly not be able to make a living out of GA - so it'll probably (unless somebody can convince me otherwise) be just a way to have a "sponsored hobby".
Can you guys please advise me about the best course of action? I **think** (perhaps wrongly) that it wold be:
NPPL (M) - NPPL (SSEA) - LAPL -Class 1 Medical - PPL - hour-building in America or similar - CPL
Does this sound right?
Am I better off doing the PPL onwards here on in America?
Also, am I over-complicating things and I am potentially better off just staying in the microlight world and getting an instructor rating in it?
Thank you so much!