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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
21st Oct 2014, 01:04
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

utter :mad: Blantoon. I was mod and...

utter :mad: Blantoon.


I was mod and never scored less than B+

And these days I don't get graded which I think is a bad thing.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Sep 2014, 08:12
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Well I know of 2 just gone to BMIR modular. ...

Well I know of 2 just gone to BMIR modular.

But the big schools would like you to think that what you have said is true.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
22nd Sep 2014, 19:40
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

not really, plenty of instructor jobs going as...

not really, plenty of instructor jobs going as people have moved on.

Its just modular slip into jobs and nobody hears about them.

They usually get jobs by word of mouth as well and networking....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Aug 2014, 12:11
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

you need to go to the relevant section in the...

you need to go to the relevant section in the CAP.

There are multiple options for each thing depending what you already hold.

You can combine the CPL with a MEP if you like as well.

The...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
28th Aug 2014, 11:17
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

It due to the requirement now to have 200 hours...

It due to the requirement now to have 200 hours built before sitting the CPL skills test.

Before people used to do cpl sit the test do the IR and then apply for the whole lot when they had 200...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Aug 2014, 08:19
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

It doesn't matter which way you trained its a...

It doesn't matter which way you trained its a slog to get a job post qualification unless you are on a mentored cadetship.

Going to one of the big schools to get a name doesn't do anything for...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Oct 2013, 12:51
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Yep he does. And I wouldn't argue with your...

Yep he does.

And I wouldn't argue with your list either.

Its what I have been saying if you only want to fly Jets.

If you happy to come fly with the rest of us in none shiny hardware there...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2013, 10:15
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Pots and kettles to be honest. you are...

Pots and kettles to be honest.

you are picking and choosing statements to suit.

So I make a statement on UK company's hiring predominately modular trained pilots.

Then I make a statement...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
10th Oct 2013, 08:37
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Yes I am happy with my lot. Have loads of...

Yes I am happy with my lot. Have loads of disposable. And yes I could have moved a few times but even on highend cadets rates of intial pay it would be a substantial pay drop. And the deals were...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Oct 2013, 12:20
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

It really depends which job they are going for G....

It really depends which job they are going for G.

Which is the whole crux of this debate.

The high end jobs which bealzebub is on about the recruitment process usually starts just after they...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Oct 2013, 08:17
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

The fact is which you admit yourself the vast...

The fact is which you admit yourself the vast majority of the people who pay for the expensive course are not going to get any benefit from it.

So although not quite in the league of National...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2013, 20:45
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Absolutely no back pedalling I am afraid. You can...

Absolutely no back pedalling I am afraid. You can dream.



Well you wouldn't would you, it those of us that pick and choose through the CV's in the end of the market you obviously have zero clue...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2013, 19:11
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Its only tortured logic because you want it to be...

Its only tortured logic because you want it to be and it goes against your opinion.



Yep the demand for the product is reducing and I am advising the supply to see through the marketing.

...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2013, 11:44
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

That's only for CTC which has already been said...

That's only for CTC which has already been said is different.

Still doesn't solve the problem that the supply of places on these courses is 2-3 times more than the market requires.

And if...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2013, 08:50
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

It will stay.. But with what capacity we...

It will stay..

But with what capacity we shall wait and see.

Ryanair was never really seen in my experience as an option for most modular pilots. The economics of it never really sat well. Pay...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2013, 18:33
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Again we come back to the wings course and we...

Again we come back to the wings course and we have already stated that there is no problems with that and yes you will have access to your big Jet. Or maybe you will get sent off to a heavy TP...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2013, 12:05
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Its not BS. Between me and my mates who are all...

Its not BS. Between me and my mates who are all line trainers that's about the number we have put through this year. I can count on one hand the number of weeks I haven't been line training.

Not...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2013, 10:21
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

No I was talking about first multicrew type...

No I was talking about first multicrew type rating.

Not moving onto jet. Although some must be to release the position.

As you quite rightly say the whole thing is now stitched up for cadets....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Oct 2013, 08:54
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Loganair, Eastern. Which I suspect will happen...

Loganair, Eastern. Which I suspect will happen again this year as a fair few experienced crew are off to biz jets and Jet2. There are other operators who are take 3-4 a year as well some in the UK...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 22:22
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Your still skirting round the fact that all the...

Your still skirting round the fact that all the jet jobs apart from Ryanair which takes modular as well are sown up by cadetships or the wings program.

And if the self financed untagged weren't...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 19:54
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

You won't get the student loan in a lump you get...

You won't get the student loan in a lump you get given it every year just after you matriculate for that year. The hardship loans have to be applied for separately usually about xmas time.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 18:54
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

I actually agree with that contact. Which is...

I actually agree with that contact.

Which is why I do reply so there isn't a you might as well not bother if you can only do modular attitude ever present. Its the presentation of "this is fact" ...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 12:21
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

That was the period that Ezy were giving proper...

That was the period that Ezy were giving proper contracts and also were taking modular. And it was the start of the cadetship method. Whole different game these days with flexi screw. Which is the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 11:08
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Same here, I haven't had a single days...

Same here, I haven't had a single days unemployment which wasn't planned by me. The day my license came through the flying school door was my first paid flight.

The large scale training industry...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 10:40
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Smartguy you can tell me want you like. I will...

Smartguy you can tell me want you like. I will treat it with the same amount credence as anything a wannabie tells me about the airline industry which I work in when they have never sat behind the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 09:41
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Exactly if your not paying through the nose for...

Exactly if your not paying through the nose for the top of the range CTC wings thing which as part of the deal is a placement with a partner airline on a flexi-screw contract. It might not be...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
6th Oct 2013, 08:33
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Unless you are on a Cadetship they are exactly...

Unless you are on a Cadetship they are exactly the same. Ryanair isn't fussy which way you trained.

In fact there are a lot of CP's for the smaller operators who are modular trained and prefer...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
5th Oct 2013, 11:20
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

A pretty worthless degree then. I presume its...

A pretty worthless degree then. I presume its only an ordinary degree then?

And only available to cadets schemes.

So its not going to change anything.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Oct 2013, 12:07
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

The ones I have met the loan is through a bank...

The ones I have met the loan is through a bank and nothing to do with the government. And they have a huge benefit that they don't have to pay tax until the loan is paid off. Thus reducing the real...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Oct 2013, 08:51
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

The reason why the loans are hard if not...

The reason why the loans are hard if not impossible to get is because loaning money for pilot training is an extremely bad risk.

Why is it bad risk?

Because people don't get jobs.

In...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Oct 2013, 11:16
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Look just doing the commercial flying part of the...

Look just doing the commercial flying part of the course will not give you a degree.

The ATPL syllabus is at age 16 exam level. There is no academic content to it.

The degree course will have...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Oct 2013, 19:10
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

They will have to do a lot more than the normal...

They will have to do a lot more than the normal syllabus to get the degree. The syllabus will give you credits within the degree. But not the full lot. There will also be a dissertation to do.
...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
2nd Oct 2013, 13:02
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

Its not as such funding for pilot training. ...

Its not as such funding for pilot training.

Its just they have cobbled together something which gets the under the umbrella of a University and then gives access to national student loans system....
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Aug 2013, 11:50
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

I don't have a problem with that either, and for...

I don't have a problem with that either, and for some who can't self study or aren't mature enough to live and organise themselves through training it may also be the only way they can train...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Mar 2013, 10:18
Replies: 1,091
Views: 720,060
Posted By mad_jock

I suspect the airlines who take low houred...

I suspect the airlines who take low houred modular pilots will continue to do so and the intergrated will continue not to get a look in.

Currently there are sales reps travellng around europe...
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