Our comprehensive 2 day SKILLS & APTITUDE ASSESSMENT process is the first and most critical step in reducing the risk of financial exposure that could result from failure during airline pilot training. By ensuring that only those who we believe have the necessary skills, aptitude and personality are offered an APPFO place, a considerable element of this risk is removed.
However, no assessment process is perfect and there will always be individuals who pass SKILLS ASSESSMENT but who will, despite their best endeavours, still fail to achieve the exacting skills required of an airline pilot.
It is precisely to cover this potential risk that we offer our SKILLS SECURITY guarantee (terms and conditions apply) for Integrated APPFO student pilots. Under this scheme, we undertake to repay the entire training costs (including remedial training) for any student who fails during the course at any stage up until the CPL Skills Test (PT3) - which concludes the Foundation Flight Training phase at Goodyear.
For self-funded students, the SKILLS SECURITY guarantee removes much of the financial risk from the early stages of professional pilot training. It also effectively opens up professional pilot training opportunities to a much wider range of individuals than was previously possible.
When combined with our SKILLS FUNDING scheme available through our link with HSBC, it means prospective students can now apply for APPFO training almost free of the financial concerns which have always previously existed in the event of training failure.
Whilst the scheme is applicable only to those who fail due to lack of ability as opposed to lack of personal application (and OAA reserves the right to cease the training of any individual who it believes unlikely to make the grade) our Skills Security guarantee provides the student pilot with a large measure of financial security previously considered impossible.
Our SKILLS SECURITY guarantee represents yet another major benefit of our APPFO course.
* SKILLS Security does not cover: APPFO Deposit, Accommodation and food, CAA Test/Exam fees, Airfares , items of uniform and personal equipment (e.g. flight bag etc). Full terms and conditions for SKILLS SECURITY guarantee are available in our terms and conditions booklet.
| WORKED EXAMPLE 1 (for illustration purposes only) |
 |
An APPFO student:
- Completes all ATPL ground training and passes the 14 JAA examinations
- Completes 115 hours of single engine flight training and 20 hours of multi engine flight training (up to PT3)
- Completes 5 Hours of remedial ME training
But:
- Fails to reach the required standard at the CPL Skills Test stage (PT3) despite remedial training
- APPFO training is terminated by OAA for this student
Without OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee - OAA would invoice the student £45,721
With OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee – OAA would invoice the student £8,331
Value of protection offered by OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee = £37,390
|
| WORKED EXAMPLE 2 (for illustration purposes only) |
|
An APPFO student:
- Completes all ATPL ground training and passes the 14 JAA examinations
- Completes 40 hours of single engine flight training (up to PT1)
- Completes 5 Hours of remedial SE training
But:
- Fails to reach the required standard at the PT1 stage despite remedial training
- APPFO training is terminated by OAA for this student
Without OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee - OAA would invoice the student £21,840
With OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee – OAA would invoice the student £7,640
Value of protection offered by OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee = £14,200
|
| WORKED EXAMPLE 3 (for illustration purposes only) |
|
An APPFO student:
- Completes all ATPL ground training and passes the 14 JAA examinations
- Completes 12 hours of single engine flight training (up to First Solo)
- Completes 5 Hours of remedial SE training
But:
- Fails to reach the required standard at the First Solo stage despite remedial training
- APPFO training is terminated by OAA for this student
Without OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee - OAA would invoice the student £15,755
With OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee – OAA would invoice the student £7,640
Value of protection offered by OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee = £8,115
|
| WORKED EXAMPLE 4 (for illustration purposes only) |
|
An APPFO student:
- Compltes all ATPL ground training and fails to pass all 14 JAA examinations
But:
- Fails to reach the required standard despite remedial training
- APPFO training is terminated by OAA for this student
Without OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee - OAA would invoice the student £8,940
With OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee – OAA would invoice the student £4,140
Value of protection offered by OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee = £4,800
|
| WORKED EXAMPLE 5 (for illustration purposes only) |
|
An APPFO student completes:
- Phase 1 of ATPL ground training and fails to pass the 8 JAA examinations
- Fails to reach the required standard despite remedial training
- APPFO training is terminated by OAA for this student
Without OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee - OAA would invoice the student £5,280
With OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee – OAA would invoice the student £3,780
Value of protection offered by OAA SKILLS SECURITY guarantee = £1,500
|
