BPM er82
Didnt mean to upset guys , i suffered years of bull at flybe myself . When i said there was a different world out there i meant there is a world where you are paid properly and treated as a proffessional and allowed to operate the aircraft in the way the manufacturer's intended . A world where you dont get some a**e of a jet fleet manager phoning you up and threatening the sack you if you dont fly an aircraft for technical reasons.
Training standards . Its a fact and you may not like it , smaller companies in general have different training standards from the majors . There are people flying in the left hand seat in regional airline's on turbo props who would never meet the standard required for medium /heavy jet command in a major airline. ( there are also some fantastic people who choose to be there)Out of the many hundreds of people i have flown with in both seats at this airline i have never come across anyone about whos ability i had any doubt at all . IN flybe We all know of guys who were promoted purely on the basis they had the hours and the seniority.
I spent many years on the 146 and flew it to some of the most interesting places in europe INN , LCY et all the head of training when i was there was true gent' and a great trainer . The recurrent checks though were at a different level to my current employer.
Sorry if it comes across as arrogant , the fact is many of us have worked dam hard to get out of flybe and in to something else. There is a different world out there , please come and join the party ; but dont forget youwill have to sell yourself pretty hard along the way.
Good luck to you all.