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3 days off a minimum?? Crikey, the scheduling agreement must have changed since I left. I had more single days off paired with a company day off than could shake a stick at. Went months without seeing 3 days in a row!
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Anyone know if the "Flight Duty Allowance at £2.09 per hour" is paid by actual work time or just flight time? How many on average hours should a new FO expect?
Also, do they pay hotels and expenses when staying overnight outside your base?
Also, do they pay hotels and expenses when staying overnight outside your base?
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Flight duty pay, which is essentially your total duty minus 30 minutes each day. I'm flying 75 hours a month and as a new joiner taking home approx 2300 per month but have had some extra pay due to working a couple of days off each month to get the training done, expect 2000 net at the beginning.
All of your hotel expenses are paid during training and night-stopping and flight crew get 15 pound a day dinner allowance during initial training, which for me took approx 40 days.
Its great, if you come in with previous experience people will treat you with respect and help you to learn the ropes, if your a fresh ATPL they will take care of you too, so far best decision I have made in my career.
Also people say you can't land the Dash, nonsense it lands just fine just don't expect to grease her on every time or be embarrassed when she clatters to the ground for no reason
All of your hotel expenses are paid during training and night-stopping and flight crew get 15 pound a day dinner allowance during initial training, which for me took approx 40 days.
Its great, if you come in with previous experience people will treat you with respect and help you to learn the ropes, if your a fresh ATPL they will take care of you too, so far best decision I have made in my career.
Also people say you can't land the Dash, nonsense it lands just fine just don't expect to grease her on every time or be embarrassed when she clatters to the ground for no reason
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I have recently applied to Flybe, I am hoping for a positive email back from them.
I am fATPL w/250 hours, it's great that there are opportunities out there for modular students such as this. I hope more airlines follow suit.
Best of luck to you all
I am fATPL w/250 hours, it's great that there are opportunities out there for modular students such as this. I hope more airlines follow suit.
Best of luck to you all
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Hi everyone,
Just received the news that my interview is next month. After finishing my atpl I made the effort keep current on technical knowledge but I was wondering if anyone had any insights on what topics they prefer? For instance, do they focus on Turboprop performance? Or keep a broad selection?
(Recent modular student)
Just received the news that my interview is next month. After finishing my atpl I made the effort keep current on technical knowledge but I was wondering if anyone had any insights on what topics they prefer? For instance, do they focus on Turboprop performance? Or keep a broad selection?
(Recent modular student)
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I too have an interview coming up and would be very appreciative if anyone who has experienced one recently could shine some light on the day, either privately or openly?
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
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I applied the day after it opened in June last year.
I'm a modular student with first time passes in everything, over 90% average in ATPL exams, CPL and IR at same school, JOC...
All the boxes that were asked for, I have ticked, including the 50 hours in the last twelve months.
I've an engineering degree and I'm over thirty.
Just under 400 flying hours.
My training was not done at one of the affiliated modular schools.
To date, I've not heard a thing.
I'm a modular student with first time passes in everything, over 90% average in ATPL exams, CPL and IR at same school, JOC...
All the boxes that were asked for, I have ticked, including the 50 hours in the last twelve months.
I've an engineering degree and I'm over thirty.
Just under 400 flying hours.
My training was not done at one of the affiliated modular schools.
To date, I've not heard a thing.
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There's some good information posted here already on previous pages but the interview is nothing to shock you, there's nothing to catch you out and nothing that should be a surprise. It's a good old fashioned HR type interview with some tech questions thrown in. Rule number 1 is know your stuff about Flybe, if you don't then you will not get the job. The HR type questions are the standard ones you see anywhere: Give me a time when xxx etc. The tech questions are not particularly difficult and you do not need to know your 14 ATPL manuals inside out. I know alot of you can't be bothered, but there really is some good info on previous pages here. If you do the donkey work yourselves you will find some information.
As for the sim check, again there's nothing to catch you out, the philosophy is you have already passed when you walk in, you have to convince them you haven't passed to not get the nod. There's nothing particularly tough about it, a SID, a level off, some general handling, a couple of ILS's and a go around. If you fly the dash like a light aircraft you will not get the nod. The failure rate of candidates who have only flown light aircraft and haven't done a "heavy" JOC course is quite high, this is why they insist on you doing a JOC on a heavy before a sim check, it's nothing to do with the conspiracy that they are paid a retainer for every cadet they push towards simtech etc etc that some will lead you to believe, but everything to do with you not wasting their time.
As for applicants who have heard nothing since applying, that's a bonus right? It means you're still in the system. We need alot of pilots over the next two years so recruitment isn't going to dry up anytime soon. Hang in there, and in the meantime use the time constructively doing your own research, you won't find all the answers on here and I'm sure others like myself won' be prepared to give you all the answers on a plate, you have to do some of the work yourself. Good luck
As for the sim check, again there's nothing to catch you out, the philosophy is you have already passed when you walk in, you have to convince them you haven't passed to not get the nod. There's nothing particularly tough about it, a SID, a level off, some general handling, a couple of ILS's and a go around. If you fly the dash like a light aircraft you will not get the nod. The failure rate of candidates who have only flown light aircraft and haven't done a "heavy" JOC course is quite high, this is why they insist on you doing a JOC on a heavy before a sim check, it's nothing to do with the conspiracy that they are paid a retainer for every cadet they push towards simtech etc etc that some will lead you to believe, but everything to do with you not wasting their time.
As for applicants who have heard nothing since applying, that's a bonus right? It means you're still in the system. We need alot of pilots over the next two years so recruitment isn't going to dry up anytime soon. Hang in there, and in the meantime use the time constructively doing your own research, you won't find all the answers on here and I'm sure others like myself won' be prepared to give you all the answers on a plate, you have to do some of the work yourself. Good luck
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Deano777,
A bit of background...
Back in the day, I noticed that Flybe had very stringent entry requirements and I built my modular training around those, with the logic that I'd satisfy most other operators at the same time.
I went "one stop modular", worked my proverbials off to get a greater than 90% average in my ATPLs and even did a decent JOC (B737-800), too, as part of this... all while working full time.
I always felt that Flybe was the best place for a modular student like myself to enter the profession, as I'd get to cut my teeth doing some hairy man's TP flying. Just my view...
As a result, one can't help but be a little bit disheartened, when you see guys applying several months after you, then being called almost straight away...
Thanks very much for the feedback!
Feeling a bit more positive!
A bit of background...
Back in the day, I noticed that Flybe had very stringent entry requirements and I built my modular training around those, with the logic that I'd satisfy most other operators at the same time.
I went "one stop modular", worked my proverbials off to get a greater than 90% average in my ATPLs and even did a decent JOC (B737-800), too, as part of this... all while working full time.
I always felt that Flybe was the best place for a modular student like myself to enter the profession, as I'd get to cut my teeth doing some hairy man's TP flying. Just my view...
As a result, one can't help but be a little bit disheartened, when you see guys applying several months after you, then being called almost straight away...
Thanks very much for the feedback!
Feeling a bit more positive!
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