Presentation of TBM Flying Academy
Paperwork is still on-going but as it should be finished shortly, I am authorised to unveil some specific features about TBM FA, (unofficially), before our official marketing campaign starts: FlyLah… you have the very first information (before the Press).
As we are wearing the prestigious name of our chairman, Y.T.M. Tengku Baderul Zaman ibni al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud, we can only be ….excellent. (TBM stands for Tengku Baderul Mahmud)
We are different from other schools in many aspects;
• From day one, we are going to train Fixed Wings and Helicopter cadet pilots
• We are going to be fully “JAR”, because DCA has requested it, but mainly, because it is also our approach toward the excellence in Training.
Fully JAR means “Ground but also Flight Training compliant with JAR”.• Our Flying syllabus is going to be richer than the DCA minimum requirements, because we respect the JAR standards but also because we are preparing the students to be a professional Airline Pilot or Offshore Helicopter Pilot-, - we are not preparing only to a License examination- . More, as the worldwide most advanced schools, we are introducing a training on “Unusual attitudes Recovery”, with the support of an Aerobatic Aircraft: we are choosing the safest aerobatic aircraft, the Extra 300L.
• As option, we are offering 35 hours MCC / ELT training on a FNPT II MCC AIRBUS A320. It is an option as some Airlines would prefer to do by themselves during the initial Type Rating. But the Self Sponsored students targeting to join some Airlines with A320 as entry Airliner will have a definitive plus in their training.
• Our prices will remain in the same range than our competitors for a very different quality of training.
• Our team, Ground and Flying, is exceptional in Malaysia: a team of very experienced professionals, flyers coming from renowned JAR schools. The “Groundies” are currently training on the JAR syllabus, and this, since several years. Legendary instructors are coming back in Malaysia: yes, few years ago, they have already trained hundredth(s) of MAS and Air Asia Cadets (today their former students are Commanders or close to be….). Yes, we are back, with a JAR experience and we are bringing JAR Top Flyers in our luggage. A consistent team: Ground and Flight…..
• For Helicopter Students: after the CPL/IR (H) the Helicopter training is heading to the “Offshore Rating”. We will be the only school to propose such training in this part of the world. We are not going to use the possibility to train on fixed wings before helicopter. From day one, in the Flying school, you will fly helicopter. Our fleet will comprise proven, efficient and safe trainers like the Enstrom 280 Fx, Enstrom 480B or BELL 206. The helicopter flying team comprises very experienced (and famous) Malaysian helicopter Flight instructors.
• We have already gotten the guarantee that some cadets will be sponsored. Too early, to unveil the sponsor as the conditions are not yet inked (this applies to fixed wings and helicopter)…
• We are purchasing a fleet of professional trainers (aircraft 4 seats as per international Standards, at European IFR standard, engines running with fully approved Civil Aviation fuels, with the possibility to be considered as Public transport- requirement of some Civil Aviation Authorities-). We exclude the light airplanes two seaters, with C of G and MOGAS issues, …. At the beginning, our fleet is going to be limited (6 DA40, 2 DA42, 1 Extra 300L, 2 Enstrom 280FX, 2 ENSTROM 480B), (On the simulator side, 4 Simulators: FNPT I-DA40, FNPT II-DA42, FNPTII- ENSTROM 480 , FNPT II MCC- A320).
Consequently for 2009/2010, we are limiting the number of cadets to 12 fixed wings and 4 Helicopter per batch, with one intake every two months.
• The duration of the syllabus should be 70 working weeks (around 74 Calendar weeks) without MCC/ELT training. (To add 6 weeks for the MCC/ELT)
• Taking into account our experienced team, with a CFI already used to manage yearly 250 cadets in a JAR Flying school (and delivering them “ON TIME” to a worldwide first class Airlines): lagging is not on our agenda.
• The training of LAME (licensed Aircraft maintenance Engineer) JAR 66 will be developed in 2010.
• On the maintenance side,…we are supported by “MyCopter Aviation Services” with whom we have special relations as we share… some shareholders….
We expect to launch the campaign of recruitment in July for a selection in August, with hopefully a first intake in the last quarter of 2009.
I cannot answer to individual questions as our team is still very limited and we are very –very-busy by a huge amount of paperwork. However if interested to join us in the last quarter of 2009, you can already send an E-Mail to :
principal@tbmfa.com.myAgain, we are not yet ready to answer personal questions but we will re- contact you when we will be launching the recruitment/selection of cadets.
Yours Sincerely
Terengganu01
principal@tbmfa.com.my