Type Ratings (yet again)
This subject has been covered before, and before anyway says ¡§do a search¡¨ ¡V I have!
I¡¦m only looking for actual facts (or directions to were I can obtain ACTUAL FACTS) - not all the negatives/positives or abuse/bitching that these posts tend to generate.
Ok now that¡¦s out of the way I hope this will be a useful post for me as well as all the other people asking the same question.
Type Ratings (Again)¡K.
I¡¦m very seriously considering getting a rating in a 737 (if my bank manager is having a good day that is).
Just for info:
I¡¦ve applied to places such as Ryanair (through their schools) but no response as of yet. If you didn¡¦t already know the Application form for CAE/GECAT is very very basic with no real useful info for the school to see if you¡¦re a good pilot or a bad pilot or what. I know that one guy I trained with has a selection day with GECAT, but he struggled with the course and needed extra time and had to redo the ME test IR. I (and many others) had no problems what-so-ever and haven¡¦t been given the chance with Ryanair ¡V So it seems it¡¦s just luck whether or not you get an invite for selection. Correct me if I¡¦m wrong.
Right now for the Questions ¡V and hopefully some answers (or constructive advice).
CAE, Global Aviation Solutions, Astraeus (without selection through GAS). These are 3 I¡¦m thinking about. But that¡¦s only because I can¡¦t find any others. GECAT don¡¦t want my money ¡V busy with the airlines I think, and the rest are in the USA.
Anyone been through these TRTOs? Any job offer¡¦s after you have the words ¡§737 Type Rated¡¨ on your CV?
What pre-study is required or of help (i.e. any good books or websites etc)? I spoke to CAE and they said it¡¦s not needed. But it¡¦s a lot of money and I want to make sure that I do everything to get the most out of it. Don¡¦t want it to be too much of a ¡§crash course¡¨. (Sorry about that)
Would Ryanair have preference for CAE Type Rated pilots rather than Astraeus (with 100hrs on type) ¡V I know that they will obviously take on the selected guys first (when it comes to just the basic rating at CAE or Astraeus ) but if I did fork out yet more cash for 100hrs (or even 2,3,4 or 500 hrs) would that better the chances?
GAS ¡V the assessment, what is involved? Sim check, psychometric, verbal, maths, sewing what..?? Also CAE and Astraeus ¡V what¡¦s there assessment tests like?
Any ideas for preparation? Anyone know any places for cheap time in FNPT2s? (I¡¦m in Reading, near London).
Do you need to have a BASE CHECK before the have an actual rating? What companies do this? For example, could I go to BA and ask if I could borrow a 737 for an hour? (Maybe 2 hours, for a bit of fun ļ )
Anyone reading this already have a Type Rating but with no job? How many hours do you have? Where/when did you get the rating? Etc
Thanks for any help.
Sam