Everyone,
Pilot Pete is a good friend of mine, and he is probably the most sensible and level headed bloke I have met.
What he says is true. Pete and I have flown 757's for 3 different airlines inside 2 years at the same base, and have a reasonable idea of how it is for new low hour pilots on 757's .
In addition to this, Pete did his Course with CTC , and I was a CTC/ATP scheme graduate.
I can tell you this:
Be as suspicious as you like about CTC and their motives, and you can be as jaundiced as you like too. However, the fact is you have NO CHANCE of being a CTC graduate if you do not apply!
That means you will be at LEAST 5 years behind your peers who do..........if they make the grade.
As Pete says, jmc may not need pilots this week. However, I reckon they will by May, and my bets will be that they will take a handful of low hours CTC guys on.
Fill your boots, or if you prefer you can sit around and just dream about flying a big shiny jet. The choice is yours, but no-one owes you a living. CTC included.