Petition to class UK pilots-in-training as students?
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At present, potential pilots in the UK have 2 options to secure funding for professional pilot training: Come up with the money themselves, or take out a loan (provided the bank will lend them just shy of £100000). I am more specifically referring to the integrated courses out there. The courses are full time, and last a year with no firm guarantee of a job afterwards i.e. you could end up with £85000 debt and no job. For all university students, and those in full time higher education, the government classes you as a 'student' and lists you as eligible for tuition loans and student finance to aid maintenance etc. Integrated route pilots-in-training are doing full time courses, and so I believe that they should also be classed as students and have this funding offered to them. Please can you sign the government petition to consider this change, and star the question so that as many people as possible see and sign, so that careers in aviation become more readily accessible to those from less well off backgrounds in the future. Thanks a lot. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/1990
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Answer:
Joe, have signed it - as a graduate pilot from a very reputable flying school I understand your woes. Do your best to ignore all the jaded responses below, all the best and happy landings.
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Sorry but I'm not able to sign that. There are other ways to get a licence that don't cost that amount. There are loads of other jobs that do not get training support and right now we can't afford that - you are wasting your time anyway as it will get you nowhere even if you did get enough signatures which you won't.
Timbo is here
Your wasting your time
Mercury
While my signature carries no value since I am an American Citizen, your efforts will be futile. Careers in aviation are far and few between due to a severe shortage of openings. As to the cost of education, it would be cheaper to live in the USA and get your flight hours and schooling. OR Forget about aviation as a career. Get a degree in a field that pays extremely well (for half the costs of your pilot training program) and then learn to fly. Or learn how to trade on the markets and get rich.
Max Cruise
WHAT ABOUT LEARNING TO DRIVE PROFESSIONALLY - DOES THAT MAKE YOU A STUDENT ALSO?
Trevor h
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