Haha!! No London Base, just seems to always work out that way. Checked my Logbook program and never seem to go above 70 hours apart from the odd month where it goes up to 80.
Maybe I am sh@gging the right people
papyjo I dont think you will get answers to all those questions here, they are questions really that can only be answered at interview and to a very select few that have done all you ask..! good luck though.
Not a Captain myself but believe the take home is somewhere between 4100-4500 after tax in the UK. French pilots get tax relief, again no idea on the specifics.
DEC requirements are drying up apparently, I should imagine they will be looking for more Airbus command time than you have. All the guys that have come in DEC Airbus have 6-7 years airbus command.
Big wait for Orly Transfer for command and as F/O apparently, but getting a new A/C soon. I should imagine you wont be an SFO for more than 6 months if you did join Direct entry FO