I’m planing on moving to north Italy during September for University and would like to know if there are any English schools in Europe near Italy where you can get a PPL or go from zero to a frozen ATPL? I saw one in Slovenia called Aviation Career Center where the lessons are located near Maribor, Slovenia and am unsure if paying 65,000 euros for the zero to ATPL is a good price or not. According to the website it says they include an iPad, apple pen, keyboard, pilot uniform, flight bag, personal headset, accesories, theoretical training materials and courseware, exam flights, landing fees, the medical exam, and the CAA fees. If anyone can tell me if that’s a decent price it would be great to know. https://acctraining.eu/premium-ab-initio/
To be employed with a EASA fATPL you will also need to be a EU citizen. €65k for an integrated course is quite good value. I don’t know this outfit, but assume it is a full time course which will take 24 months (all schools overrun the time it takes to complete training). If you are at university on a separate course you are not on an integrated programme. Arguably the MCC should include an APS certificate, but this might be implied. Also schools offer some guarantees on the up front deposits, and skill insurance for partial refunds, in case you fail to complete.
Not sure how far north you will be based.
In Innbruck, you have https://www.fly-west.at
Unfortunately, the website is in German only.
They do everything incl ATPL.
In Trento, you have http://www.italfly.com/en
Also doing commercial licences.
You may contact @boscomantico as he was living in the area before.
Thank you. I have a EU citizenship from Italy which is why I’m going there for school. Since they offer part time courses for those studying or working would it take longer to finish the ATPL course, and would it still be a good option? I plan on probably starting near my third year of university after I have got enough money to pay it.
Steff wrote:
would it still be a good option
Did you check with the University in question whether they have an academic flying group? Quite some do have opportunities to get in the air via internal aviation groups and that may be one of the cheapest ways. I got up to CPL on our academic flying group and it was only a fraction of cost of a commercial school.
MichaLSA wrote:
academic flying group
What exactly is an academic flying group? Is it with people that are studying for school, or…?
To be employed with a EASA fATPL you will also need to be a EU citizen
How old is the above rule?
It takes generally about 5 years unless you use the high net worth individual route, but if you have that money you probably wouldn’t want to be an airline pilot 
Maybe Bulgaria? Georgia, if they got in, would do it for 50 quid.
Anybody can get a EASA fATPL, but to be employed you need citizenship. The work permit only allows work in one country, hence useless for airline jobs.
ch.ess wrote:
Innbruck
Is the school there only taught in German? I was looking over their website and I wasn’t sure if they teach in English. I know little German which is why I’m wondering.
