Joined: Oct 29, 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Cranbrook BC
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject: hey all brand new
hello everyone! Ive been a long time addict to helicopters and came upon this forum in hopes that i can get help me get into the business of becoming a helicopter pilot! preferably a commercial pilot somewhere here in British Columbia Canada! this will be my first forum ive ever attended so i will apologize in advance if im slow to understand how everything works!
Well thats pretty special. I think we've got a couple of guys who are based in Brit Col who might have some more advice as to where to best start looking!
hey, a fellow Canadian! congrats on finding the forum and making the decision to become a CPL(H). Been to Cranbrook a couple times lately nice little place! where abouts are you thinking of starting you training? a better question to would be when and how much are you planning on spending? be advised it will be alot! Congrats again eh!
Joined: Oct 29, 2008 Posts: 3 Location: Cranbrook BC
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:53 pm Post subject:
thanks Logan, well i still havent decided as to where i want to do my training, theres a place close to town, forget the name of it at the moment. I did some research yesterday and it looks like ill spend around $50,000 in order to get where i want to be. becoming a fixed wing pilot is a bit cheaper but the pay in the end isnt as good as a CPL with lots of hours and the right job. i have family in london, i could always move there and train with all the nice folks that reside on this forum! What would most of you guys and gals suggest i do?
Train here in Cranbrook, or move to the UK, stay with my family there and train amongst the kind folk?
i agree with windswept there guy! although Canada and the UK are family, it might end up costing you a bit more to move everything to London, then pay for your training which (from what i know) looks like it could cost you a bit more then doing so here! Plus Cranbrook sits in the mountains, get your CPL(H) done there with a mountain rating! Ide suggest searching for the different schools in and around Cranbrook. I spent about a week looking and callin up all the schools close to Calgary, even as far as Grand Prairie and Vancouver to look up prices and there reputation! hope that helps!
B235, the head instructor and coordinator at my school is from Cranbrook, ill PM with his name you can email him and ask him what your best move is!
Hope this helps!
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