BA(Hons) Degree in Air Transport with Integrated Airline Pilot Training

Now taking applications for September 2010 start.

Cabair College of Air Training at Cranfield (CCAT) offer this programme in partnership with with Buckinghamshire New University: It is a BA or BA (Hons) degree combined with JAA ATPL intregrated airline pilot training.

Students enrolling onto the Integrated ATPL with CCAT can at the same time enroll to study for a BA Air Transport degree over the same period that they are following the 62 week integrated course.

For further information see here.

To register for a free Seminar at Cabair Integrated at Cranfield Airport see here and complete the short form.

CCAT’s ATPL online Question Bank will enhance your learning and revision of the 14 ATPL subjects as well as enabling you to practice the JAA exams under simulated exam conditions.

We have named it FlexiBank for reasons that will become very clear when you start to use it.

For each subject you purchase you have complete control over which questions you answer enabling you to match them to your learning or revision requirements. You may choose questions covering a range of topics, or select questions covering just one specific topic.

For further information see here.

INSTRUCTOR AT CABAIR'S OFT RECOGNISED AS MASTER CFI

This year has been a good year for Cabair Instructors winning awards: First Rod Brown of Denham School of Flying becoming AOPA's Instructor of the year, then Ray Watson of Biggin Hill School of Flying was awarded a Master Air Pilot Certificate by The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators. Now it's the turn of our overseas affiliates:

Sven Samson at Orlando Flight Training has been recognised by the FAA training industry and has achieved a distinction only 700 instructors in the whole of the USA have achieved.

The Master Instructor designation is a national accreditation recognized by the FAA.

Candidates must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to excellence, professional growth, and service to the aviation community, and must pass a rigorous evaluation by a peer Board of Review.  The process parallels the continuing education regimen used by other professionals to enhance their knowledge base while increasing their professionalism.

Designees are recognized as outstanding aviation educators for not only their excellence in teaching, but for their engagement in the continuous process of learning - both their own, and their students'.

The designation must be renewed biennially and significantly surpasses the FAA requirements for renewal of the candidate's flight instructor certificate.

Master Instructors LLC takes pride in announcing a significant aviation accomplishment on the part of Sven Samson, Orlando Flight Training's chief flight instructor and a resident of Sanford, Florida.  Recently, Sven's accreditation as a Master CFI (Certificated Flight Instructor) was renewed by the Master Instructors LLC Board of Review, the international accrediting authority for the Master Instructor designation as well as the FAA-approved "Master Instructor Continuing Education Programä."  He first earned this national professional accreditation in 2005 and has held it continuously since then. 

To help put this achievement in its proper perspective, there are approximately 93,000 CFIs in the United States.  Fewer than 700 of them have achieved that distinction thus far.  The last 14 national Flight Instructors of the Year were Master CFIs while Sven is one of only 65 Florida teachers of flight to earn this prestigious "Master" title.  In the words of former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, "The Master Instructor accreditation singles out the best that the right seat has to offer."

Visit OFT's web site here.

NINE MONTHS FREE ACCOMMODATION for January 2010 Course

CCAT offer 9 months free accommodation (value of over £5000) for the Integrated course commencing 4 January 2010 - provided you complete an assessment and (if successful) pay your deposit by 30th November 2009.

Single accommodation will be provided free of charge, at Cranfield during the initial 6 months of ATPL theoretical knowledge training, on a board only basis. Any time required over this period for examination resits, will be at the students own cost.

Having completed the ATPL examinations at the Cranfield Airport Campus, students will relocate to our training facility at Orlando Flight Training, Flordia, and complete approximately 120 hours of single engine flying over a 3 month period. Single accommodation on a board only basis will be provided during this period, FREE OF CHARGE. Again, if the student needs to extend their stay, the additional period of accommodation will be at the students own cost.

This offer is exclusive to the 4 January 2010 course, and to qualify you are required to attend a Pilot Assessment day at Cranfield very soon and if successful, pay your deposit by 30th November 2009.

For further informaytion contact Keren Caird now on 01234 436 070 or email here.

FLYBE SPONSORSHIP SCHEME CLOSED

The annual sponsorship scheme with Flybe has no closed. Selected applicants will benefit from a successful formula developed over the last fourteen years and aimed at providing high quality First Officers.

The Airline will make a substantial contribution towards the cost of a full JAA Integrated Course conducted by Cabair at Cranfield and the USA. More info here.

HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING OPEN DAY AT ELSTREE AERODROME

SATURDAY 30th January 2010

Cabair College of Air Training are holding a Seminar Open Day at Elstree Aerodrome dedicated totally to HELICOPTER PILOT TRAINING.

There will presentations on both Integrated and Modular training, funding, pre-entry requirements, flight school and ground school.

We are hoping to have a special guest to talk about life as a professional pilot - watch this space for details.

A buffet lunch will be served followed by a look over some of our helicopter Fleet - including our FNPT II Simulator.

The Open Day is FREE, and booking can be online here, or by calling 01234 751 243.

For an example itinerary, see here.

We look forward to seeing you at Elstree

British Disabled Flying Association welcomes Cabair as corporate partner

British charity, The British Disabled Flying Association (BDFA) is proud to announce that the Cabair Group of Companies has pledged its support to the charity as a corporate partner. "Like many charities we are only as good as the support we receive and the organisations that support us. We are thrilled to be working with the leading European aviation training organisation, the Cabair Group of Companies.", comments Mike Miller-Smith, BDFA Chief Executive.

Stephen Hinton-Lever, Sales and Marketing Director for Cabair is keen to ensure that the BDFA is supported by the aviation industry despite the economic downturn, and hopes to ensure that Cabair customers are aware of the charity and the work that they do. He comments, "We have watched the BDFA develop and grow, and have witnessed the smiles on faces and seen the difference aviation can make to the disadvantaged. Cabair is pleased to offer its support, and we are developing innovative ways to support the charity".

For further information on the BDFA see here.

WW11 Fighter Pilots Veterans Reunion Day

12 September 09 – Cranfield University

Cranfield University in conjunction with Cabair College of Air Training organised the veterans reunion day at Cranfield. There were around 35 veterans, all of whom had trained in the USA before returning home to join one of the airborne squadrons, as fighter pilots, during the Second World War.

Cabair had secretly arranged for some vintage aircraft from Old Warden, to perform a fly past before landing, and giving the veterans a chance to meet with old friends, the Ryan PT22 and the Harvard.

Read the full story here.

RADIO ONE VISITS CCAT

Scott Mills has the daytime Radio One slot of 4-7pm. He regularly challenges one of his colleagues - Becky - to carry out a difficult task. This time it was to fly a jet plane.

So Cabair College of Air Training - the home of Cabair Integrated - played host to the wannabe jet pilot Becky and let her loose on the Citation Jet Simulator which trainee airline pilots use during their commercial pilot training. The results were impressive...almost!

See the video here.

NEW DEGREE COURSE WITH INTEGRATED ATPL

Cabair College of Air Training at Cranfield (CCAT) are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new course in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University: are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new course in partnership with Buckinghamshire New University: a BA or BA (Hons) degree to accompany their JAA ATPL intregrated programme First Office Direct.

Students enrolling onto the Integrated ATPL with CCAT can at the same time enroll to study for a BA Air Transport degree over the same period that they are following the 62 week integrated course.

If they then decide to upgrade to an honors degree, this can be achieved following a further year of study via distance learning with the university.

This is a totally unique programme and has taken a considerable amount of time and effort by staff at the university to achieve accreditation of this course.

To celebrate the launch of this exciting new course, Charles Henry Chairman of The Cabair Group invited senior staff from BNU to join him for and inspection of the facilities at Cranfield, followed by lunch. 

Dr Alastair Frobes, Dr Jenny Briedenhann and John Furley were collected by helicopter from Wycombe Aerodrome and flown to Cranfield, Bedfordshire, where they were hosted by Charles, Mike Watt Chief Executive of CCAT and Keren Caird Sales and Marketing Manager CCAT.

Picture (right) - from left to right – Dr Jenny Briedenhann, Charles Henry, John Furley, Keren Caird, Mike Watt and Dr Alastair Forbes.

The programme is designed for those students who wish to obtain a recongnised degree in Air Transport with a view to pursuing a career in the airline industry.

BA Students: Students study 60 credits by Flexible and Distributed Learning (FDL), giving a total for the degree of 300 credits , achieved at the conclusion of the flight training and award of the froze ATPL. Completed in 2 years.

BA (Hons) Students: Students study 90 credits by Flexible and Distributed Learning (FDL), then 30 credit Dissertation after conclusion of the flight training and award of the frozen ATPL.

The first course will commence in September 2009. For more info click here.

Contact info:

Buckinghamshire New University
Tel: 0800 0565 660
Email: advice@bucks.ac.uk

Cabair College of Air Training
Tel: 01234 436 070
Email: integrated@cabair.com

CCAT LAP OF SILVERSTONE

On 3rd June, Silverstone Race Track saw a new team on the grid – and it wasn’t Brawn GP! The Sales and Marketing team from Cabair College of Air Training (CCAT) are normally signing up budding airline pilots for their First Officer Direct Integrated ATPL course at Cranfield.

However, on this sunny June evening they were treading the tarmac usually reserved for the likes of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton as they did a sponsored run around the circuit in the ‘Race for Life’.

Keren Caird, Calise Mole and Morgan Perry have now raised £500 for Cancer research and were just three of thousands of women, all wearing pink, who walked, ran or used wheelchairs to conquer the famous British circuit.

For further information about this worthy cause visit the official website by clicking the logo below.

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