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Old 6th Sep 2004, 20:22
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tractor
 
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I think some obviously are'nt living in the real world! - Eagle has always had good pilot turn over and probably always will.
Eagle seems to employ pilots that are motivated and not carrying a chip on their shoulder, hence they are likely to move on. If you think somebody is going to pay you big bucks when only 19 tickets are providing the income think again! Go get a 1900 - employ some pilots - pay them big money and see how long you can last!

Whats your definition of thashed Plas Teek? - A poor 1900 pilot earning enough to fall in to the high income bracket of most towns they are based, averaging less than 8hrs work a day and home most nights. OR a heavy jet driver away 6 - 10 days at a time, earning more but spending it just to make up for the loss of lifestile, comuting large distances to and from work?
Look - decide what you want out of aviation - face reality - many jet drivers are happy with their lot - good on them - many turbo prop divers are likewise happy! decide what you want and stop bagging those that have.

Pete G
Eagle use staff CV for all pilot applications - it is a lean company, there isn't a dedicated pilot recruitment person/team. Again - hate to say it but the reality is - 19 seats don't pay for extra staff to handle papper applications.
Word is that they have 60 -70 people with over 1000hrsTT and 150hrs multy. But don't dispair most are likely to see an interview this year!

Its a good time to apply - progress through to command is likely to be around 18months, get your ATPLs done and keep updating.
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