Pilot training in Ireland.

Do the medicals first. If you pass them then look at it. Also check out http://www.pprune.org forums. Tons of info over there.

KdjaCL wrote:

Go to Italy....


only costs €5000 there


EDIT/ i was told that a while ago and put it in the most useless hings i need to know bin.... there ayh go not so useless..

kdjac

if true that would be the perfect example of rip-off ireland.
i didnt think that a pilot course cost that much money:eek:

It is an extremely expensive form of education. A friend of mine has his license and is now trying to get commerical training. The amount of money he has invested in learning to fly is enormous.

I thought aer lingus had some sort of trainee school but google says thats a distant memory. But it did turn up this http://www.skoool.ie/skoool/parents.asp?id=3719

Should answer some questions!

Although personally before you leap into something like that I think you should start off smaller and get your private pilots license first! I already have one hour of flight time although winter is currently hindering further progress. :mad:

thats a joke isnt it? on of the forums said it would cost the guts of 100g no matter what your qualifications are!

Whene you add all incidental expenses up, including an aircraft type rating, it costs about €100-120,000 for a frozen ATPL via the integrated method. You then have to be, borrow, or steal line time on your rated aircraft while earning a measly €20k as a junior FO (if you can even find a job - more piilots than jobs in Europe right now). You could elect to do your ATPL on a modular basis whiich at least allows you to work while paying for part time training.

Whole thing could be done in 24-30 months part time, and probably for about €40,000 if you chose the right FTO.

South Africa and Florida (to the best of my knowledge) are the places where you'll get best value for money to learn to fly for your commercial licence. My advice would be to book yourself an introductory flying lesson for after christmas and take the opportunity to talk to the instructor about how they went about learning to fly. It's good to talk to someone in the business to get an idea as to what ratings and licences you will need to fly commercially in this country (presuming you want to make a career out of it). They'll have a better idea as to how much it should cost and where are the best (or worst) places to go.

All the best

I know two people who have become commercial pilots in the past few years. One guy financed his own training (expensive) and then spent a couple of years searching for a job. He eventually got in with some short haul carrier flying 50 seater TurboProps.
The other guy trained with Aer Lingus, but after September 11, they told the trainees that, although they felt obliged to complete their training, that no jobs would be available on qualification. He ended up flying short haul BA 146's and the like around the far east, with a Vietnamese airline.
Even though the guy who paid for his own training eventually found a job, the guy who went to Aer Lingus was told that during the application and interview process, it was best not to mention the dozen or so hours he spent in Cessnas and Pipers. Apparently, alot of airlines prefer a candidate fresh to flying, with no preconceptions, bad habits or big notions.
Try it out, but if you go the airline route, keep quiet about it.