Hi,
No moaning but just my two pence worth....
It is true that nobody owes you a flying job, etc....We have heard that one too often....but why let people go through the expense of training to a high standard if you are not going to use them? Poor way to manage people's talents and resources!
The thing is, flying schools, regulated by the CAA, are well happy to advertise and promise you wonders, jobs in shiny jets, but once you are qualified, nothing happens. No organisation to help you find a job, etc.... You are on your own! One must not forget that these flying schools are businesses, all they are interested in is your money, so that they can survive.
If you look at teachers for example, once you qualify, at least, you can get supply work no bother, which helps you pay the bills and your student loan. In some parts of the UK, you even have a job guaranteed for a year!!! However, it has to be said that the government regulates the number of people who train every year and there is not an excess of newly qualified teachers so that you are always going to find work. In what industry or sector do you see people unemployed after they have graduated? and for that amount of time?
So the advice is..... unless you have the money or you are sure you are going to get a job at the end of it (the 1 billion dollar question), do not borrow this huge sum you need for a F ATPL ! If you do not have the money, do not do it! I know that most of us need to borrow and that flying would then only be open to rich people, but at the end of the day, you have NO guarantees to get a job at the end, above all with 250 hours. Is it worth investing 30-60K for a job you might never get? Don't bother!
