7 July 2023
“Pay as you go,” is the advice being given to would-be commercial pilots going through ground and flight training..
It’s come from Tom Dunn, chairman of Aeros, one of the UK’s biggest modular flight training businesses. It follows the closure of several large and well-known Approved Training Organisations leaving student pilots out of pocket.
“Pay as you go is the simple but effective answer,” said Mr Dunn in a statement sent to FLYER.
“Aeros currently has a £12m forward order book and every single pound is safely held in our customers own personal bank accounts not in ours.
“We DO require our new students to pay an enrolment fee for uniforms, iPads, software, study materials, headsets, etc but nothing for flight training.
“All flight training is invoiced after the service has been delivered to the students’ complete satisfaction.
“All prospective students should demand this from every training provider, if they refuse, take your business elsewhere. Pay as you go would solve this long standing issue overnight.
“[Most] flight training schools out there are honest and well managed. They have delivered thousands of qualified young professional pilots, who have gone on to enjoy a lifetime in one of the very best careers ever.”
