smudge74 - you will have a lot more hairy sim. rides to pass if they do take you on.you might not even get past the initial.we may have bad management,but be under no illusion the training is extremely tough and not all get through.getting in is just the start.
a contract co-pilot commented to me recently that the standard of pilot wasn't great in ryanair.well coming from a low time guy with a high time attitude,that was no surprise.we have some of the best smudge,but they suffer on the way up.