Okay some common sense here then, Astraeus, no longer offer an hour buliding program.
Eagle Jet do offer line training programs, funny that, as the 737 course has a 100% job sucess rate, ask the pilots themselves. They are said American Company. Right or wrong does not come in to it, people will do what is right for them.
By doing a Type Rating, you are learning how to fly a jet, thats all, there is nothing else.
Generic, ie Boeing, SOP's are not that much different than any other airline SOP's. Also how hard is it to learn new SOP's, I mean on Engine Fire, Severe damage and seperation, the Boeing and Airline SOP's are going to be very similar, if not the same. I have converted my SOP's (B737) more than three times now for different companies, god that was not too hard, in the space of a few years. So that argument does not stand up, period.
The Ryanair offer is, on paper at least, very good. However assuming you pass the interview etc, if you fail anything on the type rating, they can ask and do, i know somone who just got binned very recently, to leave. They keep all your money, so bye bye. He is now £20K worse off, no type rating and no job.
Wow thats a great idea, if he had paid for his own type rating, he would at least have it, which has to be better than being £20K out of pocket with nothing to show for it.
Last edited by ford cortina; 27th April 2008 at 11:04.