Having just read a post by Rob in the Oxford App V Oxford Modular thread, it has got me thinking (a rarity I know).
We have all heard of the downsides of the job market, pilots made redundant, difficulty getting so much as an interview, with an ever growing pile of PFO letters. All this is for the experienced ones which leaves us wannabe / newly qualifieds well and truly at the bottom of the pile.
But what happens when there is a decent upturn in the market ?
Would Rob or others who have been through it care to share their experiences with us ? I don't want to turn this into a "Remove your rose tinted specs because it aint gonna happen" thread, but I would be interested in how the market and the demand changes in such an upturn.
For instance, does the demand for pilots increase quite quickly, and are airlines often "camped" outside FTO's waiting for anyone with a licence to walk out to snap them up ? Do the high requirements they currently set fall rapidly when they can't get enough guys with all the criteria they stipulate ?
Hopefully you get the idea.
Ok it can only be a "what has happened in the past" exercise and doesn't mean it will happen in the same way again, but for those of us who weren't around at that time to experience it, a little insight would be useful.
Regards
NH
