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I found the ones we wore which were full sized military life preservers were fine for mobility. Tad uncomfortable at times, but not as uncomfortable as not having one upon ditching. Definitely agree with not having ones that auto inflate when in contact with water. Ideally the only auto...

Perhaps I shouldn't be posting here as I'm not qualified in any capacity on any civillian type atm, but with the RAF, every time we flew, we flew with 'chutes and, if traversing water (even Loch Lomond) we'd wear our life preservers. Granted, these are great big bulky ancient things however...

I was officially enlisted with the Royal Air Force while an Officer Cadet but as I've said I know longer wish to pursue a career in military aviation and as weird as it sounds, I'd be loyal only to the RAF, not the British Army (though my friend has gone off to join them as an Apache pilot -...

Thank you so much for all your advice. I must stress, flying in the UK for myself isn't an issue. Yes, one day, I would love to do it, especially something like VIP transport and the like, however, I'd imagine that by the time I was experienced enough to do anything like that, acquiring the...

As I said, I'm not motivated by money, my degree is purely out of interest and as a backup should something go majorly wrong aviation wise. I'm not bothered about returning to the UK, I'll pick up and go anywhere I can get work. I think the USA also holds the appeal in living/working there for a...

Hello, My name is Graeme, I'm a 20 year old Astrophysics student, living in Glasgow in (a currently rainy) Scotland. I've been considering for about a year now whether to pursue my training in aviation in the UK or to move to the USA and pursue it there. The USA appears, generally, to be...