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Old 24th Nov 2006, 13:58
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Flingingwings
 
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Takes rose tinted glasses off

FBR,
Excuse the brevity and directness of my response.

Particularly for the UK as a newly qualified CPL(H) with minimal hours I'm afraid your licence is basically worthless. Chances of finding any work with a basic CPL - almost zero. Chances of finding enough work to survive financially, zero less a thousand

You'll have two options once you have the CPL both cost roughly the same (about £40K).

1) Build additional hours and then get an FI ticket. No guarantee of a job.Lots of dubious companies. If you are lucky enough to find a job expect to work long hours, be poorly treated and very poorly paid (Think in many cases glorified slave labour with scraps of flying). Long term - little prospect of any real progress.

2) Multi engine Instrument rating. Very high risk. Only real option is to look towards the North Sea 'big three' and hope they are recruiting and your face fits. UK onshore with minimal hours and a 'wet inked' IR you stand no chance.

Sorry for the reality check. Search the archived 'Training and Job prospects thread' and you'll read similar. The archived thread is the best place to start, and will explain the limited responses made to your post.

There is no easy way to break into this industry. The biggest factor is LUCK.

To answer your last comment - You've yet to fill the pond, let alone dip your toe in it

FW
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