Welcome to Pilot Training Mentoring

Mentor Steph Burn has been mentoring and helping young people succeed in high flying careers since 2009. Together with some brilliant professional pilots from all all over the aviation industry and with a wealth of experience the Pilot Training Mentoring group aims to help student pilots on a budget navigate the world of flight training. Whether you only have the modular option due to lack of loan security, need to rely on the support of a scholarship, or have the funds to start an integrated course but not sure which one to choose or when is the right time to start, this group is for you.

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Which type of trainee pilot is this community for?

The Pilot Training Mentoring group was created to inspire (especially) young people to make the most of every opportunity and life experience, whilst giving more mature students with a lot of experience already, the nudge to make their dreams a reality. It’s a pit stop for your stuck days, bad flights, bad weather months, exam failures, milestone celebrations and everything in between! This group has been setup as a way to provide interested aviators of any age an unbiased source of information regardless of wealth or background.

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How much does it cost to join Pilot Training Mentoring?

The group is free and all sessions and courses will always be provided free of charge. Steph was a glider pilot since 14 year old armed with £2 per week, she pursued modular flight training from the age of 16, working two, sometimes three jobs back to back to fund as much of pilot training career as possible until eventually being sponsored by a cargo airline and charities The Ogden Trust, Newcastle Royal Grammar School, the University of Leeds, and additionally by her two commercial airline (former and current) employer as part of bonded type ratings. Today Steph, with experience in Operations and Crewing (both cargo and air med), as Cabin Crew for a charter airline, as a Flying School Receptionist, a STEMNET volunteer coordinator and with over 3,000 flying hours operates the Airbus family of aircraft. Anyone of any experience level is welcome to join regardless of age/ sexuality/ wealth/ gender/ skin colour/ religion. It is a free resource and especially a modular pilot community for anyone going through pilot training.

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