pilots help needed...
I need the help of a current pilot, preferebly a captian who knows the industry back to front...
i've been trolling around the forum for months.. and im thinking of starting training in august at BCFT, this course takes 12 months doing the modular route full time...
My question is simple, when is the industry likely to bounce back? With 1000's upon 1000's of unemployed proffesional and newly graduate pilots been spat out into the olympic sized swimming pool...
... some say 2012, some say 5 years and some say 10!...
with that many pilots in the pool.. is the likelyhood for employment for a newly qualified - still smelling of the paint from the ground schooling - to be closer to the 5 year mark?
If so, then i'm seriously considering going back to uni to finish my aeronautical engineering course.
Please, dont say to look on the forum, as i said i've looked around endlessly to the point where i my heads about to explode.
I was talking to a pilot from japan airlines who lives in the UK, and he says that in eastern continents its looking better with 2-3 waits...
I was talking to a pilot from Loganair and he says 2 year wait BUT there are jobs out there if you really look ( but most people from OAA and the likes overlook them as they think they are too good for props )...
I was talking to a relative who works for BA and he says it could easily be 2014...
And on looking at some comments on the forum it seems to be the same idea 2012-2015 before anyone is really looking to seriously start hiring ( and you have to consider the pool to be drained first )
so yes please just a simple date/ time period in your honest opinion is what i'm looking for..