Researching the best pilot school can be very daunting. You know you want to be a pilot but is it best to study part-time or full time? Where will you find the funds and what school has the best reputation, student satisfaction and success record?
The top questions to ask your future flight school
Alexandra O'Loughlin09 Apr 2020
Posted in: pilot training, finance,, aircraft, diamond fleet
How and why we de-ice aircraft before flying
Charlotte Berrystone07 Feb 2019
With the winter weather hitting hard over the last few weeks, sub-zero temperatures and ice mean that our aircraft have to de-iced before flying. De-icing is the process of removing ice from the aircraft. In order to take off safely, the whole aircraft must remain clear of ice or any other contaminants.
Posted in: flying, flight instructor, aircraft, diamond fleet, weather conditions, winter
Dan explains how a chance encounter re-determined his career path
Alexandra O'Loughlin21 Nov 2018
Dan’s interest in flight training started in an unusual place – a car boot sale. There he stumbled across a copy of ‘flight sim’ a computer game which focuses on aircraft simulation, and he became hooked. Just as well, because before that chance encounter, he’d always wanted to become a virologist…
Posted in: atpl, atpl training, flight instructor, cost of pilot training, why be a pilot, flight instructor rating, aircraft, diamond fleet, interview, Cadet Story, commercialpilottraining, fatpl
Our Training Fleet
Charlotte Berrystone27 Jun 2018
Here at FTA, we operate one of the largest and most modern fleets of training aircraft in the UK. One of our most asked question’s is what aircraft do our cadets learn to fly in? Here we give a closer insight into our fleet...
Posted in: pilot, flying, cadet, aircraft, diamond fleet
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