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I also read that the Ryan Air cadets will stop after April 2013. Can anyone give any info on this!!! PLEASE
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Yes it is true, some of TR courses have been already cancelled... don't know what happened to these cadets. Anyway, in your contract for type-rating there is nothing to bond RYR to give you job, it is only TR contract.
FO's are leaving RYR with lower rate than was expected = no need for recruitment.
RYR is actually highly overcrewed (FOs), on some bases pilots have around 40 hours per month + worse Storm contract = very low salary. Every contractor has 1 month off per year unpaid ...
TR + additional costs (uniform, IDs, living costs for 6 months, commuting, etc.) = EUR 40.000 ...so be ready for that and have big financial reserves!!! You will have to pay for your line training (166 sectors) from your salary and salary is being paid when safety pilot is released, after approx. 2 months after License skill test at the end of typerating (depends on base).
Everyone should have Irish CPL licence before the end of the typerating. JAA licence conversion costs EUR 380 and TR endorsement costs EUR 260. Check IAA website.
Most of the smaller, southern and newer bases are on 5/3 roster during summer, so commuting home is sometimes difficult (routes are not operated daily) and during winter, half of the routes is not operated at all (seasonal), so you need to pay for air tickets with different company or go by car.
Be ready to undergo 5 and 10 years criminal and employment/study history check with no unconfirmed gaps. Verified by external company (..and paid by the pilot of course
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Hope it 's helpful..