FB No.1 I got nailed for failure of motivation. Flying lessons are not the only way to prove to them that you are interested in Av. Books, mags, internet, displays and getting up on the flight deck are all ways you can prove motivation - from horses mouth. I cannot stress to you enough the importance of blagging a ride on the jump seat down to your FB. It demonstrates that you are keen to see how BA pilots work, the working environment and how they communicate (remember the application?), and BA has a big hardon about their pilots being the best trained.
Also is very good Karma to say you have gone through the mill with another airline(s) - even if you haven't. Aer Lingus ran that last year in may so might be an idea to say you were binned from them, but you weren't very impressed with them anyway. Warning, if you do say that you did this, be prepared to invent a reason why you didn't get in. Don't be too scared of blagging in this way because its quite difficult to prove that you are lying. The inital stage was sub contracted out to Parc Av and it was a bloody shambles (take my word) anyway so probably a fairly safe blag.
Don't be too distressed about not flying recently. I went to FB in July and I have't flown for 10 months. Only got 3 lessons in anyway. The unoffical line is that flying experience is grudgingly accepted as a plus, but over 190 hours is a minus as you might have got some bad habbits you need to be trained out of.
If you have any other quiries please mail me at the attached and i'll do mi' damndest
Blamms
