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Old 27th Feb 2010, 08:50
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jimmygill
 
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everyday days I meet guys like you doing their cpl and thinking they will get a job on a big jet, if not on a small jet. these guys make me laugh knowing the worldwide crisis.
as I know there will be no job for 250hours pilot for maybe 5-6 years.
Of course you know nothing about aviation in India.

(if i was you and living in India, I would keep my money and I would open a little business...a 7/11 by example)
And absolutely nothing about doing business in India.



Nearly 40% of pilots with scheduled Indian operators flying transport aircrafts, 737, A320, 777, A340, ATR42/72
had less than 300 hrs total flight time before flying those aircrafts.

This 40% doesn't include pilots who joined from other Indian carriers. Actual number of pilot with less than 300 hrs at the beginning of airline experience will be around 80%.

In next 5-6 years airlines in India will absorb around 2000-2500 first officers with 200-300 hrs flight time..
If they get lucky they can recover the investment in 3-4 years during early career or a single year of late career.

Which business can give you 30% return on all investment with as
little time/effort/talent as a pilot has to put in.
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