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Old 7th Nov 2003, 02:30
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Aviate378
 
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Thumbs down To get things right...

...first of all, if one buys "just" a type rating without any guarantee of the job after successfull completion of the training, this is what's going to happen:

- Fact number 1: You have just spent a huge amount of money that you are hoping to earn back some day, right?

- Fact number 2: There are still hundreds of pilots with both RATING and hundreds of hours LINE EXPERIENCE unemployed, so you will have to compete against them.

- Fact number 3: To be able to compete against those guys, you have to get some initial line experience on your type, right?

Well, do not worry, your "friends" who just took your money to "train" you will make a generous offer to you. You may get some experience on the right seat as long as you bring £ 100,- per sector with you! So, you will end up "having" to spend even more money (and time) to reach your ultimate goal.

You try to impress the airline with your skills, but why should they hire you and spend all that money into your salary because they will be able to get other guys to replace you any time for free? You will end up into this same long line with the guys who have the rating AND some operating experience...

So, as you see, this whole scenario will just make your bank manager happy, but it doesn't really help your situation at all. Please, try to understand that there are NO shortcuts or tricks available. The best thing to do is just wait, build your hours with some less fancy equipment (and keep your money) until times really change better again.

You don't have to believe what I'm saying here, but please, don't come back to this forum and cry that you lost all your money...
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