BelArgUSA
8th Nov 2008, 18:23
This is not a "doom and gloom" thread - well to the contrary.
It is a suggestion for the many of you who want to inundate the population of unemployed pilots.
xxx
Many of you are in UK and Europe, so you dream of JAR training.
And getting hired by your airline next door.
Well, quite difficult with a downturn.
Especially if your JAR "fATPL" soon is no longer current at the time things get better.
xxx
My suggestion is as follows. Consider the FAA training.
Do the CPL, IR and ME training.
Option, do the CFIA and CFII, and/or a CE-500 type rating therafter.
All of the above can be done in as little as 12 months, 14 months at worst.
Note that a FAA CPL/IR never expires. Recurrent training takes a couple of days.
CE-500 (a jet rating) does not expire either. You can do a refresher in 2 days.
Same for the CFI/CFII, valid 2 years, can renew with 2 days refresher course.
xxx
JAR fATPL (with type rating) refresher course are extremely expensive.
So, the FAA option seems to be more practical.
You will say "but FAA is not valid here"... true...
But fact is - are you so certain to have an opening in the airline of your dreams...?
You might have to take a job (with your JAR or FAA licence) in another part of the world anyway.
But with the FAA licence and program as described, you will pay a fraction of a JAR fATPL.
xxx
Just my advice as an "old fart".
I did my career with a FAA certificate. Ending up as 747 captain.
Sure, my friends with Sabena laughed at me... FAA... ha, ha, ha...!
Where are they now, these Sabena boys, no better than me...
xxx
Good luck -
:ok:
Happy contrails
It is a suggestion for the many of you who want to inundate the population of unemployed pilots.
xxx
Many of you are in UK and Europe, so you dream of JAR training.
And getting hired by your airline next door.
Well, quite difficult with a downturn.
Especially if your JAR "fATPL" soon is no longer current at the time things get better.
xxx
My suggestion is as follows. Consider the FAA training.
Do the CPL, IR and ME training.
Option, do the CFIA and CFII, and/or a CE-500 type rating therafter.
All of the above can be done in as little as 12 months, 14 months at worst.
Note that a FAA CPL/IR never expires. Recurrent training takes a couple of days.
CE-500 (a jet rating) does not expire either. You can do a refresher in 2 days.
Same for the CFI/CFII, valid 2 years, can renew with 2 days refresher course.
xxx
JAR fATPL (with type rating) refresher course are extremely expensive.
So, the FAA option seems to be more practical.
You will say "but FAA is not valid here"... true...
But fact is - are you so certain to have an opening in the airline of your dreams...?
You might have to take a job (with your JAR or FAA licence) in another part of the world anyway.
But with the FAA licence and program as described, you will pay a fraction of a JAR fATPL.
xxx
Just my advice as an "old fart".
I did my career with a FAA certificate. Ending up as 747 captain.
Sure, my friends with Sabena laughed at me... FAA... ha, ha, ha...!
Where are they now, these Sabena boys, no better than me...
xxx
Good luck -
:ok:
Happy contrails