http://www.fairplane.org.uk Campaigning for flight training fairness Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:46:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Flight Level 500 who have been busy working away to get some form of student recognition for student pilots have recently told me the following. The members club dedicated to the promotion of the piloting profession and equality for student pilots have just made two groundbreaking announcements! Teaming up with ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/fl500-have-success-with-student-cards I am thrilled to report that Flybe.com have become very involved with the campaign and lend it their full support. I have already met with them to discuss the way forward and these discussions are ongoing. I have also today met again with David Laws MP, Brian Watt ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/flybe-support Why cadets are getting an unfair deal with their training costs. Click here to read 'Taxing Times, an article by Charlotte Ricca-Smith that appears in the June/July issue of The Log (the magazine of BALPA - the Pilots and Flight Engineers trade union). With student debt among pilots at an all-time high, ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/balpla-article-taxing-time-for-student-pilots Just a quick update for you all. The Flyer Exhibition was a great success with Fairplane getting good support and comments from both visitors and other exhibitors alike. Attached is a photo of the Fairplane stand. I would like to take this opportunity to thank both Ollie ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/flyer-exhibition-april-2010 I would just like to clear up a misconception that has been brought to my attention. This campaign came about following my experiences with finding funding to assist my son when he was offered a place at a flight training school. We are not a wealthy family but ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/my-personal-reason-for-starting-this-campaign Following consultation it is looking like if we follow what was originally suggested as a way forward by the Government the amount of money we may be able get them to consider as a student loan is only going to be about £4,000. A mere drop in the ocean ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/update-and-exhibition Just a quick general update following our last meeting in Westminster. The committe that has formed consists of Caroline Evans (BALPA), Jeremy Diack (FTN), David Laws MP, Lembit Opik MP, Charles Henry (Cabair), Paul Cooper (Oxford Aviation), Will Bruton (works for Lembit Opik) and Jane Desforges (Fairplane). We ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/general-update Having spent some time with Lembit Opik MP I am pleased to say he is supporting the campaign and will be present at our next meeting on the 12th January 2010 when we hope to put together something regarding the VAT situation to the Treasury as well as look at ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/support-from-lembit Had a meeting with Lembit Opik MP this week and will give you an update on that shortly. In the meantime I really wanted to put this information on about a young lad called Tim, it is people like Tim that this campaign is about. Here is what Tim has ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/meet-tim Here's an update for you all following our meeting with the Minister for Skills and Innovation, David Lammy. Attending the meeting were myself, David Laws MP, Captain Alan Cooper (BALPA) and Paul Cooper (Oxford Aviation). We were allowed approximately half an hour and following the introductions I set ... http://www.fairplane.org.uk/meeting-1st-december-2009