what airlines want?
If you want be a pilot, how are you going to finance your training?
Most of wannabes think they have just to enter in a bank, ask for a loan, do their training in a FTO and then, pay back when hired by an airline. If it was so easy, everybody would do that. It would be easier to be an airline pilot than to be an engineer considering a flight training takes only 2 years.
When airlines look at your resume, they want see the number of hours, your life experience, and the university you did. Better to have (by example): JAR ATP pilot, 1500h, university degree, 33 years,…
Than: 250h Frozen ATP (the superioooor license) 22.5 hours of mini multi engine, 23 years, no degree, daddy sold his house to pay back my loan! And I want fly for an airline….
Com’on guys, that is not serious, what airline is going to give you a multi million dollars aircraft to fly if you can not even go to an University for 4-5 years. Airlines do not want be responsible for you when they will have to kick you out for economic recession.
The best way to become a pilot is to have a well paid job. The best way to find the money is to work hard and to save a lot. And to have a degree.
If you want be a pilot, give up your dream to have an houses, a girl-friend, and even a dog.
Airlines want flexible pilots. Who can be relocated, ready to fly day or night and even the Sunday (yes, yes, even the SUNDAY!!). It s why for years airlines have hired military pilot, because these guys shut up their mouth, they can support high stress situations...
If you want be a pilot, you have to be ready to change your life style, if you do not want go to Africa or Saudi by example to fly for a small airline, how can I hire you? It’s not because your pay your damn money in a school to “buy” a license that you think you will be hired by an airline. (the license give you the authorization to fly an aircraft, it does not mean airlines have to hire you)
Guys, wake up! welcome in the real world!.
To finish, I would like to say to this Mr. WWW that he is right when he says he doesn’t care about how much money you pay, you are a student pilot and that is all.
If you want get your license, an instructor has to follow some procedures called PTS (practical test standard for the FAA), even if you spend 1 million and you can not reach what the FAA or the JAA want , the instructor can not present you for the final test. If you have some problems to get your solo or to pass your written tests, I suggest you strongly to change job, but please avoid us to deal with people like that.
On my desk, every month I have hundred resumes coming from unqualified pilots, no one is a cfi , no one has a seaplane or a bush license.
Why should I hire a guy like that?
What will happen if I send you away for 6 months in central Africa to fly a line for a X company.
Will you stay or will you leave for a company based at proximity of your girlfriend’s house, (or mommy’ house).
If you can not admit with what I write, I think it’ s time to check with your local Mc Donald if they have some openings for this summer.