Yes OhForSure .... I apologise for the tone of my last post. It was rather unprofessional.
Here is the problem I have with the blanket "no exams" policy. You say pilots like me need to meet the "same" standard as Australian pilots yet by your measure of standards a 22 year old flight instructor with 1500 hours and a Oz ATPL is of somehow of a higher standard than someone with thousands of hours of airline and bizjet time from all over the world.
Two Qantas group companies and two Virgin group companies (not to mention all the regionals etc) do not require these exams. Don’t you think if they were concerned about the standard of pilots they would change their hiring policies to that of DJ and QF mainline?
Who remembers even a fraction of the garbage in the ATPL exams! No one. Don't pretend these exams make better pilots, they don't.
I asked Chimbu Chuckles if he would feel cheated if someone with a 'converted' ATPL with essentially the same experience got a job ahead of him.(No answer yet) I would ask you the same question.
We should all have to play by the local rules.
I have "played by the local rules". I did the IREX, comm law, ATPL law and an instrument check ride to get my Oz ATPL yet it's
your belief that its
unfair that I got a job back here because I
should have to pass the same 7 exams in the same way as all the others have.
It is clear that your reasons are based on what you perceive as
fair and nothing to do with
standards or
playing by the local rules. In fact I would suggest that most people that agree with this policy would
feel the same way.
Level with me OFS.... this policy does tilt the playing field in your favour just a bit doesn't it. I would much rather you come out and say that its better for you as it cuts out some of your more experienced competition. I can respect that position more than making up some unsubstantiated argument like "rules", "fair" and "standards".
Enough band width on this has been taken up on this subject.... I won't be revisiting it, my opinion on this is clear. You're welcome to have the last word though.
Brinda.