CTC Aviation Newsletter - July 2015

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CTC AVIATION IS INCREDIBLY PROUD TO SUPPORT AEROBILITY - A CHARITY OFFERING DISABLED PEOPLE, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, THE OPPORTUNITY TO FLY AN AEROPLANE. SOME DECIDE TO CONTINUE THEIR TRAINING - MANY SECURE THEIR PRIVATE PILOT’S LICENCE, OTHERS LIKE SIMON LI AIM EVEN HIGHER.

WHAT A MILESTONE I always wanted to be an airline pilot from a very young age.

Having left school with average grades, I was told that with my dyslexia I could never realise that dream. I didn’t give up.

Simon Li, CTC TAKEOFF

IN MY LIFE.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Aerobility provides ‘experience of a lifetime’ trial flying lessons for as many terminally ill and disabled people as possible every year, also subsidised flying days for other disability charities and at-cost instruction and qualification flight training to disabled people.

Want to fly?

Last year Aerobility gave trial flights to over 350 disabled non-members - people of all ages with every conceivable disabling condition, from spinal injury, amputation and MS, through to learning and sensory disabilities. Come and join them!

In 2007 I still wanted to be a commercial pilot - I found the modular route was best suited for me, as it is very flexible and allowed me to do the training at my own pace.

I started my PPL training in 2010 with Aerobility, and what an exciting time it was! Doing my first solo was the best feeling in the world as I was fully in charge of the aircraft for the first time.

Determination was the key – I’d come this far and I wasn’t going to stop here!

For the final part of the training Aerobility put me in contact with CTC Aviation to complete my Multi-Engine Piston (MEP) rating, Instrument Rating (IR) and Commercial Pilot Licence (CPL) through their CTC TAKEOFF professional pilot course. This was another exciting time for me; learning how to fly a multi-engine aircraft with a glass cockpit.

Visit www.aerobility.com email info@aerobility.com or call 0303 303 1230

The training was intensive with lots of new challenges. But, with lots of hard work and coaching from my instructors, I achieved a first-time pass on my IR. Not long after I took my CPL along with the MEP rating - gaining a first-series pass.

The day I actually hold my Commercial Pilot’s Licence in my hand will be a day I will never forget for the rest of my life; having achieved a milestone to which I have dedicated 110% and have spent the last four years aspiring to.

I have met many friends and mentors along the way who have helped me gain more confidence in myself and my abilities.

Onwards and upwards!

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This month our postcard home is from nt trainee pilot Robert Bean. Robert is curre on the CTC WINGS Integrated ATPL ‘whitetail’ Route and has recently completed his flight training at our next generation Crew Training Centre – Phoenix, having some fantastic adventures along

POSTCARD HOME

the way…

My first solo flight was nerve wracking, yet exhilarating.

It was a predominantly new experience for me as I had near to no flight hours, so to be placed on my own after just 14 lessons is a feat.

Upon completing my CPL skills test we took 2 days out to complete an 800 mile road trip, spanning from Phoenix northbound. To top off the trip we popped across the border into Utah, to see the famous “Forrest Gump Point”, before heading back home to Phoenix.

Without a doubt my favourite part of my training was our night flying. It was a humbling experience for sure after seeing the sheer size of Phoenix - great to view from the backseat!

On the return to Goodyear I was lucky enough to fly the “Bravo Transition”, over the top of Phoenix Sky Harbor’s parallel runways, with airliners landing at the international airport below. I cannot wait to be making that airliner landing myself!

Robert Bean CP119 CTC Aviation Crew Training Centre - Phoenix, AZ Discover more about our CTC WINGS Integrated ATPL airline pilot career programme ctcaviation.com

BA CITYFLYER

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

BA CityFlyer is the latest name to join our growing list of Airline Partners with which we have placed our graduates.

Florence Nottage graduated from CTC Aviation in 2014 and is now a First Officer ‘flying the line’ for BA CityFlyer. She says “CTC Aviation has provided me with a high quality training giving me the technical and non-technical knowledge, skills and professionalism I needed to realise my dream of becoming a professional pilot for BA CityFlyer.”

CTC WINGS Integrated ATPL ‘whitetail’ route is a sponsored airline pilot career programme that will take you from little or no flying experience to an exciting flying career, taking to the skies as a First Officer with one of our Airline Partners.

Our airline pilot employment success rate is unrivalled. Through our dedicated graduate placement service, we secure airline pilot placement with our Airline Partners for 98% of our graduates.

In fact, we have recently secured a record number of First Officer opportunities with airlines such as British Airways, easyJet, Thomas Cook, Flybe, Ryanair and now BA CityFlyer for our CTC WINGS ‘whitetail’ graduate pilots.

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Visit us!

For those seriously considering a career as an airline pilot, research is the key. Our new Customer Experience Centre will enable you to meet with our expert careers advice team, experience our next generation training facilities and get a real feel for the airline culture.

Discover more and be inspired - book your visit to our Customer Experience Centre - Southampton

AIRLINE PILOT CAREER PROGRAMME

Our CTC WINGS (in partnership with Wizz Air) airline pilot career programme is designed to select and train aspiring pilots who currently have little or no flying experience - leading to an exciting flying career with Wizz Air on their A320 series aircraft.

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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Offer of employment

Training Sponsorship

A320 Type included

CTC Aviation works with Wizz Air to find and select the most able aspiring airline pilots who will, if successful, be offered - not only training sponsorship on an approved ab-initio training programme - but also a conditional offer of a contract of employment as a Wizz Air First Officer.

Once you have successfully completed your training, you can look forward to continuing your journey with the airline and taking to the skies as a First Officer on one of Wizz Air’s short haul fleets, based across Europe.

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A career with one of CTC Aviation’s Airline Partners is what makes a real difference to our graduates.

CTC WINGS is our flagship airline pilot career programme.

Characterised by our unique Training Sponsorship and an unrivalled 98% graduate placement record, this is no ordinary journey to becoming an airline pilot.

Richard Williamson First Officer, Flybe

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Chloe Harrison First Officer, British Airways

Harriett Pound Captain, easyJet

DATES FOR THE DIARY

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CTC Aviation Careers Event, Crew Training Centre, Southampton, 25 July 2015 Guest speaker: TBC CTC Aviation hosts a number of CTC Aviation Careers Events in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand to help you fully research your pilot training options and to kick start your airline pilot career. The event will provide an opportunity for aspiring pilots visit our training facilities, meet some of the team and fully research the options available to you in the industry today. Discover more and register today ctcaviation.com

Amy Johnson Memorial Air Show – Herne Bay, 15 August 2015 Visit us on stand with our Airline Partners at this exciting first-of-its kind air show and discover how to become an airline pilot with our world-leading airline pilot career programmes

Bournemouth Air Festival – Bournemouth Sea Front, 20 – 23 August 2015 Once again, the CTC Aviation team will be on stand at ‘officially the best Tourism Event in the country!’ Visit the team and discover how to become an airline pilot with our world-leading airline pilot career programmes

CTC Aviation Drop – In Event, Crew Training Centre, Bournemouth 20 – 23 August 2015 If you’re down for the Bournemouth Air Festival or not, drop in and visit our flight training facility at Bournemouth Airport. Meet the team and discover more about our CTC WINGS and CTC TAKEOFF Ab initio airline pilot training programmes.