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Old 7th Mar 2012, 13:31
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Herod

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Good luck to you. I managed many years ago, (Wessex to C130), but there was a ground tour in between. I left with about 1,000 rotary and 1,000 fixed, and managed to find a job, although there weren't many going then. Fell on my feet a couple of years later, and stayed with that company for over 24 years, before it went to the wall. It's true that the airlines change recruiting policy regularly, usually on a Friday afternoon. (phone rings, "can you be on the course Monday?"). My advice would be to accept what you have at the moment and start putting money towards building the hours for the fixed-wing ATPL, perhaps take the rotary as well, and then look again. You'll be better placed, but be prepared for ups and downs. The 24 years job involved six bases and one redundancy/immediate re-appointment before it all ended.
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