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Good morning

SA

GOOD TO GO

Hang in there brother. About knowing someone? Kinda true. I knew no one, I am the first ever in my family that even entered a flight school but I'm flying now Bro. Hang in there

Dreamflyin:
To everyone and anyone who wants to be a pilot, take this advice.
I'm a pilot, student pilot I would say. Flying is addictive. Flying is cool.

But it can't pay the bills.
Flight school is damn expensive. If you got nothing less than N20million (dollar is now N300+) forget about it for your own good. Flying on empty pockets will frustrate your life. I've been there and I've seen peeps that got stuck (lots of us still stuck back in SouthAfrica since 2012) cos no more money to fly after already spending millions of family and personal savings.

After the flying comes the job hunting. Are you not checking the papers? Hundreds of Type rated dudes (Nigerians) got no job and you wanna join the statistics?
Had I known, the money I spent on flying in SA would had gotten me a good Engineering degree in that same South Africa and a sound job also there. Then maybe I'll buy my own C150 someday.

Look twice and think twice before you leap, cos once you son enter, you don't enter, cos you already spent a big chunk in training for PPL.

From PPL to hour building to CPL, to another hour building and multi and type rating.
It never ends, and you keep spending to get that first job, and that is if you get it before all your money runs out.
Have a university degree before going off to train.

Lastly is the connection.
If you knows someone that knows someone that knows the Chief pilot of any company, you got a leg into the door.

Aviation is for the tough minded and stupid, cos now I can't imagine spending N15million to fly people around and get paid for the flying.
Igbo boys are making more with that at Alaba and Onitsha Main market.

It's a life mistake that'll haunt me forever.
Be forewarned.
Aviation used to be good when companies trains their own pilots, now its bonkers.
Good luck dreamers, for to dream, is to fly.
I'm DreamFlyin.

Depends on your pace Sir. You can even finish before those that have PPL already. That was my story

naruto02:
In my admission letter in SA it says ill be spending 24 months for the whole thing from 0 to CPL how come some guys are saying 6 months +
Also please who knows how i can go about gathering flight hours after working as a flight instructor. To get FO at emirates you need 3000fh

Bro that Q4 is hell o. I have ATR 42 and 72 with 737. The most expensive rating the mire chance of getting a Job. Did all my type in SA at Comair. Na dash 8 cost pass, about 30 something thousand Euros

cessna150:
That is loud affirmative! CAE 737 na pure water for naija. Like how much is the Dash 8 TR?

Holla me, I got tips for you. I nailed all at first attempt except. MET. EASA syllabus no be beans

SA

I know over 200pilots with a 737 rating looking for a job for about 3 years. You wana fly? Get a Q400 type. You fly as soon as you arrive in naija

petengine:
nice one. where do u intend to do your type rating? if u ever hope to fly in Nigeria make such u type rate with Boeing not Airbus as Nigerian air carriers are mostly Boeing. and very importantly I'll advice you research the airline you'd like to work for to know the types of fleet they have. this will aid u on deciding which aircraft to type rate with.. other oversea airlines will mostly require you to type rate with Airbus A320

Good Luck and welcome to the sky...

Nice one. I have a South African ATPL, you need any help, Holla at me. But OP, the pay use to be good not in naija, ask Arik pilots.

SA

Good morning

Sleem call me.

sleemsinc:
Whats the best bro 1.3?

GODSPEED

SA

Morning

Sure

Boss it's 07 Wen you see how clean it is I bet you won't bid down on the price

SA

Good morning

SA

The exhaust drips water, signs of a good engine

@ sleem. Very nice price but it can't fly. The car is buy and drive, I just serviced it according to schedule. Hence no fault

GODSPEED

NO FAULTS INDEED

750?

Interior

interior

EXCELLENT CONDITION
FACTORY CHILLING AC
MILLEAG 140K
LEATHER SEAT
6 LOADER
KEYLESS ENTRY
AUTOMATIC SLIDE DOOR.
NOTHINGTO FIX, BUYAND DRIVE.
FACTORY TINTED GLASS

Been there, done that. I finished my training as a commercial pilot, took me two years to get a job. I can feel the grieve of these poor guys. Yet whenever I go for a refresher course abroad, I find a thousand more enrolling into the pilot program. When will this end?

1.5

800?