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Old 15th October 2004 | 18:58
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Craggenmore
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From: ex-DXB
Can I get some advice please.

You come out of flight school with low hours and want to fly. You dont get a flying role due to being low hours. I want to get an instructor rating (whatever the weather), but this appears harmful to a future within a flying role outside of instruction (having read this thread.)

Everyone was once taught by an instructor. They helped them realise their dream to get to where they are today.

Never forget that.

So why do pilot descision makers (once taught by an instructor) think things like its the same hour 500 times? To be honest, flying a company FMC route from Heathrow to Nice is the same 1.5 hours many many times over during a career, (unless your'e on the lookout because you think that the Captain is likely to put you into a spin when practising stalls on the way down to Nice.)

I have chosed to work in a specialist field and that is what I want to do.

I refuse to work elsewhere and fly the odd hour at the weekend. That is what I used to do...

What should I do as a low hour bod at this cross roads?

Craggs
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