320 - you obviously missed the smiley face in the header of my post! I didn't take your remarks as being sarcastic and my reply was meant in a light hearted way - I'm far too stupid to take myself seriously
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I'm sorry you don't think you have any advice to offer me, although you are probably correct (in any case I can't ask for any because you don't include your email address) - I never ever got all the way through an airline sponsorship selection and I am now firmly settled on the self-improver route - and enjoying it (xcept for the cash flow problems, FOs pay could come in useful at the moment!).
Before I get accused of being bitter about rejection I'm like my Murphy's - I came frighteningly close with one airline and never really wanted to suffer that sort of disappointment again. I wasn't getting anywhere with the CABAIR tests and BA didn't want to know because, as I said, I'm a thickie! Sponsorship tests were money down the drain for me I'm afraid. Unlike Mr Nelson of Dorset I am doing something about it but would recommend that all Wannabes spend at least a few years trying for a sponsorship scheme.
I never had the opportunity to join a UAS, University didn't have one and I wear glasses anyway so it very much looks as if you have been much luckier than I (as well as being in the OATS 85th percentile thingamy
). Everone I know who did join the UAS agrees with you though and not irelsby and raymond who are probably HND students and thus not eligible to join
!
Good luck with the line training
[This message has been edited by StudentInDebt (edited 17 November 1999).]