Why do Ryanair want US pilots.
well:
1 you are well trained. (less work for FR)
2 you ave high experience levels. (less work for FR)
3 they have empty left-seats, which you can fill with a minimum of fuss. (less work for FR)
4 the validation is not really an issue if you are only here for a few years... (it appears)
5 while they will be parking aircraft this winter, they will still be flying more than they did last year.
On the subject of flying:
A funny thing most of the yanks say when they come Ryanair: I never knew flying could be that complicated.... The SOP are quite strict... however the day to day flying is just that: day to day flying...
On the subject of Ryanair:
Ryanair will pay you Ryanair-money to fly Ryanair-airplanes the Ryanair way...
do not give them anything, they wont give you anything...
Pay:
They will pay you approx $10.000 after tax-
or what your deal with Brookfield and the tax man works out to...(more in good times and crap in bad times). For that money you and your family can live on the beach in Spain, or you can live in a small room and send home $9000 to the family...
And it appears to me that most of the yanks are very well liked in the company... no bad feelings about you guys coming over here at all.
best of luck...