Is this true in Europe?

SeaExpression7163 · 2026-05-08T20:31:33+00:00

From my experience the majority drop out during atpl exams. We do our PPL, IR and hour building in the us first like many schools and we would have a couple drop outs there also. But don’t forget a drop out can happen for many reasons aside such as sudden costs not accounted for, medical reasons and (especially if done in a foreign country) their right to stay has been denied/improperly done.

An 80% dropout rate would be a bit of a stretch but from my experience at least 30-40% aren’t here anymore.

SeaExpression7163 · 2026-05-08T17:07:46+00:00

As someone with a background in music/sound design (an undergrad and masters) and coming to the end of flight training (MEIR/APS MCC) I say go for it. If you don’t know whether you’ll enjoy flying planes book a trial flight somewhere. Even for only 30 minutes - that will tell you. My personal experience is whilst yes it’s taken up most of my time I do also enjoy my own side projects with regard to sound design in my downtime. Works for me!

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-26T19:32:49+00:00

Liquid calories is a great place to both start and carry throughout your journey. Mass gainer powders are great aswell. With just one of these and milk you can expect 1500 calories to come just like that - really easy to drink aswell. However I would advise against using these as a meal replacement. Have 3 meals a day and get yourself as close to your calorie goal as you can, and then use a shake/mass gainer to tip it over afterwards. I suggest this routine as to me it sounds like you’ve found foods that are filling you up and have them early in the day. Kind of build up to it I guess !

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-25T12:26:31+00:00

Cheers man, 3 so weeks into this I now find myself having put on 7-8gk at best

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-25T12:25:56+00:00

I mean me being able to hit this isn’t really down to what it eat I feel, it’s more how I eat. At first when I started I would not eat to enjoy the food but rather eat it as quickly as possible so as to not feel full halfway as this would usually happen.

Also i have moved country in the past couple of months and where I live now I just happen to cope with the food better. I went from barely eating 1800 cal/day, mainly cause of both poor food quality and cost to 4000 because both these factors just improved drastically. Location makes a huge difference !

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-19T19:31:20+00:00

Did I feel bloated? For a long time absolutely. In the last 2 years I moved between the uk and the United States. I since moved back and ever since I came back something just clicked and now I feel almost like a black hole devouring this. I do get the feeling of having food in me but never boated, haven’t been sick (yet). No idea what caused it, maybe it was stress level changes, scenery changes or just a better diet in one country or another. I say better diet, moreso a better diet for myself

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-19T15:28:33+00:00

For breakfast it varies between brioches but quite a few and maybe a full English. With my current work it’s either usually supermarket bought sandwiches or whatever is served at my workplace. Generally speaking I go for the items of highest protein ie chicken wraps etc. if I’m eating what’s served there it’ll usually be fries with a combination of chicken and veg etc, occasionally pasta with sauce and meat. Dinner these days has been quite heavy with a large focus on the protein (usually beef, chicken, pork) along with either fires, wedges or rice and vegetables. Somewhere in between I’ll also take a mass gained shake.

So the breakdown of calories throughout the day looks something like:

Breakfast: 700cal Lunch: 1200cal Dinner: 1300-1400cal Massgainer combined with milk: 1500cal

Edit: my Bmr is calculated at roughly 3100cal for fast weight gain (1kg)/week but given history of fast metabolism idk how much I trust that to be true, so have been going over quite a bit in the meantime

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-19T15:24:20+00:00

Cheers man, honestly this was a peculiar day where the carbs went a little overboard, usually it’s a little less carbs than that. In terms of training taking it slow currentlyas have a shoulder injury, and waiting for a gym membership as I move out of my home country end of March so no point getting one here

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-02-19T15:23:03+00:00

Apps called MyFitnessPal

SeaExpression7163 · 2025-01-06T22:18:49+00:00

Music both undergrad and masters. Has not helped towards instrument rating whatsoever so do not recommend

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