Dear VirginSkid
My name is Robert Cassidy and I work at
Manchester Airport as an aircraft refuller.
[email protected]
http://groups.msn.com/LatinFlyersAir.../egcc4284.msnw
I only have 290 hour's PPL and am 3 quarters
the way through my ATPL's.
Hopefully I will have CPL/IR by next March 2005.
Some time ago I read on pprune a post by Pilot Pete
about how he gained his Commercial Licence, and how
he managed to secure his first jet job with JMC
with less than a 1000 total time hours.
His post was very inspirational and for many months
after that would I always read anything that he put
on pprune and I felt as if I knew the guy.
Then September the 11th came along and
things changed for ever.
A couple of months went by, and knowing that a
lot of airlines were cutting back on costs in any
way they could, I sent Pilot Pete a private message
via pprune to see how things were going with
him with regard to his job.
To save time with ref to this point, you can read
this link from 31st January 2002
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...&threadid=5230
We became good friends and go out for a drink
about once a month, plus if he feels adventurous
he will come flying with me!!!!!!!
Some time after September 11th, when he had
been to hell and back with regard to whether he
had a secure job, he started doing his pilot
interview technique courses.
Me being in the job that I am in, and having lots
and lots of pilot friends who already fly for a living
but want to move on up the ladder, I would mention
Pete's course work and advise them to pay him
a visit.
I've also got to know lots of wannabes at my local
flying school, where I have a share in a 150, and
would do the same there, passing Pete's name
onto them for that final touch to their training.
The starting post on this topic by high-flyer give me
an opportunity to mention Pilot Pete's course work,
and yes from time to time I have brought the post
back to the top of the pile by adding to it whilst
bringing it to the attention of others.
At no time whats so ever has Pete asked me to post
anything on pprune with regard to his PIT courses.
Yes I agree that it does look like free advertising but
the only reason I keep bringing the post to the
attention of others is for them to become aware
of his excellent service.
VirginSkid, I would like you to clear up one point for me
You said in your post
"do not know of Pete's course but its all very general ...
but EGCC4284 continous canvassing only tell me something else...."
What is it that my so called canvassing is telling you??
I am concerned that your comment may send the
wrong signals to all other wannabes out there with
regard to Pilot Pete and would appreciate you
elaborating as to what exactly you are hinting at.
As for Penny Austin and the guy's at AOT, I am sure
they are also excellent at what they do.
I cannot comment on them as I have not experienced
their service and do not know of anyone who has,
apart from Pete, who, yes, I believe attended one
of Penny's classes some time ago.
He also rates her as highly as you do.
I do not intend posting on this thread anymore,
apart from replying to you VirginSkid, or anyone
else with regard to your post referring
this to free advertising.
If you are going to get all upset about this, I'm sorry.
Scroggs, Keygrip and Wee Weasley, if you feel that
this is free advertising I apologise.
I thought the whole point of pprune was to help
others to gain useful information and help from
our mentors.
If anyone was to do a search on all the posts
that Pilot Pete had replied to or started on pprune
and took the time to read them, then I'm sure that
everyone would realise that his input to pprune is
an awful lot more constructive and useful than
bickering about somebody else getting publicity
for a service they provide.
I use to be addicted to pprune and read it as often
as possible, but over the last 12-18 months do not
bother as much due to the lack of mature constructive
posts from guy's who genuinely want to pass on their
knowledge and experience.
One last point.
The guy who taught me to fly in 1999 at Welshpool,
and who has ATPL CPL/IR with thousands of hours
and hundreds of twin time, had been trying for the
last 5 years to get his first break. He is 38 years old.
I told him of Pete's course which he attended in April.
He had an interview with a major carrier 2 weeks ago
and was in the sim last Thursday ????????
I wish him luck
And to all that read this or any other post by me.
I already know that my grammar and spelling is
not very good but the one thing I'm best at is
being honest.
Regards Rob
sycamore tree expert, or is it sickamore???