Comments on: How to get an FAA CPL http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/ The free online magazine and airport guide for pilots Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:33:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aly Gaml http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-3614 Aly Gaml Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:57:50 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-3614 i want to have a test ATPL FAA tell me how much it will cost me how i can do that ... thanks for your time. i want to have a test ATPL FAA tell me how much it will cost me how i can do that … thanks for your time.

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-3213 Matthew Stibbe Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:13:04 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-3213 Couldn't agree more. I do not recommend OFT but I have heard good things about Sunstate and, of course, Janeen is a pearl amongst pilots. Matthew Couldn’t agree more. I do not recommend OFT but I have heard good things about Sunstate and, of course, Janeen is a pearl amongst pilots. Matthew

]]> By: Dragos http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-3210 Dragos Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:29:03 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-3210 Having gotten my JAA PPL at OFT I would have to agree with Matthew in saying: AVOID OFT AT ALL COSTS! I recently went there for a BFR and was treated like garbage. But I did get my FAA PPL and IR across the field at Sunstate Aviation and what a difference that was. Great instructors, great atmosphere, great airplanes, and a great examiner (Janeen Kochan). And my personal advice when it comes to flight training. THE BEST WAY TO SAVE MONEY is to do lots of studying before you get to the school. The better prepared you are for the written and oral the shorter the time you will spend away from home. Having gotten my JAA PPL at OFT I would have to agree with Matthew in saying: AVOID OFT AT ALL COSTS! I recently went there for a BFR and was treated like garbage.

But I did get my FAA PPL and IR across the field at Sunstate Aviation and what a difference that was. Great instructors, great atmosphere, great airplanes, and a great examiner (Janeen Kochan).

And my personal advice when it comes to flight training. THE BEST WAY TO SAVE MONEY is to do lots of studying before you get to the school. The better prepared you are for the written and oral the shorter the time you will spend away from home.

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-2971 Matthew Stibbe Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:44:17 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-2971 I don't do any aerial work. My job is in marketing and I did the CPL to learn how to fly better and test myself against a higher standard. I believe it is possible to do the whole FAA CPL in the UK and take the check ride here. There are a couple of FAA examiners for Europe now (I believe Janeen comes over here regularly too) and you can find FAA instructors and retractable gear aircraft. It takes a bit of putting together and, I guess, it can be more expensive than going to America but if I was doing it today, I would definitely try to avoid Florida. It's pretty dull, my flying school was awful and the extra stress of the return flight doesn't help. I don’t do any aerial work. My job is in marketing and I did the CPL to learn how to fly better and test myself against a higher standard. I believe it is possible to do the whole FAA CPL in the UK and take the check ride here. There are a couple of FAA examiners for Europe now (I believe Janeen comes over here regularly too) and you can find FAA instructors and retractable gear aircraft. It takes a bit of putting together and, I guess, it can be more expensive than going to America but if I was doing it today, I would definitely try to avoid Florida. It’s pretty dull, my flying school was awful and the extra stress of the return flight doesn’t help.

]]> By: Mike Moulai http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-2969 Mike Moulai Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:37:52 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-2969 Matthew, this has been a great read and informative, I have a UK CAA microlight licence and own a microlight training school where I am CFI, I also have a JAA PPL (A). I Found the post from Kenneth Caruana interesting as this could be of interest to me, do you have any more details on this. Is there still a route to doing the FAA CPL in the UK?. Have you found much work in the UK on the FAA CPL? Regards Mike Matthew, this has been a great read and informative, I have a UK CAA microlight licence and own a microlight training school where I am CFI, I also have a JAA PPL (A).
I Found the post from Kenneth Caruana interesting as this could be of interest to me, do you have any more details on this.
Is there still a route to doing the FAA CPL in the UK?.
Have you found much work in the UK on the FAA CPL?

Regards
Mike

]]> By: Tim http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 Tim Mon, 17 Jan 2011 01:10:33 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-2933 A lovely naritive. I aim to follow you to CPL level in Florida all going well Thanks kindly Tim A lovely naritive. I aim to follow you to CPL level in Florida all going well
Thanks kindly

Tim

]]> By: Alfred http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Alfred Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:05:58 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-2096 Matthew, this is a really useful post you have here. I was planning to get an FAA license and this post has a lot of info. Learnt a lot of things I hadn't thought of before. I was planning to go to Wisconsin for my conversion, so I would have to get a examiner from that state, right ? Matthew, this is a really useful post you have here. I was planning to get an FAA license and this post has a lot of info. Learnt a lot of things I hadn’t thought of before.

I was planning to go to Wisconsin for my conversion, so I would have to get a examiner from that state, right ?

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Matthew Stibbe Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:08:56 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-1184 Kenneth = that's a good tip. I had heard that was possible but it's really good to hear that someone actually did it! :) Kenneth = that’s a good tip. I had heard that was possible but it’s really good to hear that someone actually did it! :)

]]> By: Kenneth Caruana http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-1182 Kenneth Caruana Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:41:28 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-1182 I am from Malta.I managed to convert my UK PPL to FAA PPL in France at Flight Safety charles de gaulle airport. I am from Malta.I managed to convert my UK PPL to FAA PPL in France at Flight Safety charles de gaulle airport.

]]> By: trenklin http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 trenklin Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:12:53 +0000 http://www.golfhotelwhiskey.com/how-to-get-an-faa-cpl/#comment-1180 okay thanks for the heads up! and for this blog its really helpful and mind opening! what are the chances to get a job on any airline with the CPL ME?? or what other licence do I need? okay thanks for the heads up! and for this blog its really helpful and mind opening! what are the chances to get a job on any airline with the CPL ME?? or what other licence do I need?

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