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airlines require 500 hours minimum on type, I don't have a problem with a pilot paying the required fee's to obtain 500 hours.
we all paid for our intial training, how is this so drastically different?
An aspiring pilot who is willing to invest in this shows me sheer dedication to the profession and enthusiasm.
Chamchower - eagle jet international based out of miami use to offer line training with Lion air in Jakarta, but they have stopped now due to a new regualtion by the CAA requiring 250 hours on type.
Skies aviation in UAE use to offer line training with Armavia but this has since stopped. also I think they were contracted to hire 6 cadets for a local charter company but these have since been filled, I work at DXB and have chatted to a few of them.
I am fairly sure they were the only 2 serious companys doing it.
don't worry about the negative comments on here, if you mention this site to any professional pilots they will grin and tell you they dont use it, well at least thats my experince
airlines require 500 hours minimum on type, I don't have a problem with a pilot paying the required fee's to obtain 500 hours.
Actually they don't. They don't require any hours on type. Where they stipulate a
minimum level of such experience, they are looking for pilots with previous
relevant experience. An experienced pilot is likely to have significantly more than 500 hours on type, where they have been working for another airline. However there are circumstances where quality background and low hours are not a paradox. For example a cadetship that didn't develop into a full time contract due to restricted opportunities at the previous airline. An airline that went out of business or had to lay off good quality employees due to trading circumstances. Such circumstances are quite distinct from the "vanity publishing" end of the business. Many of these businesses are well known in the industry, and a definite "red flag" to most reputable carriers.
Cadet programmes are very trainer and resource intensive, but those airlines involved in them have a direct input and assured quality level from low houred pilots. There is nothing magical about 500 hours on type, and most certainly nothing magical about 500 hours acquired from certain carriers and certain parts of the globe.
we all paid for our intial training, how is this so drastically different?
Because line training
isn't initial training.
An aspiring pilot who is willing to invest in this shows me sheer dedication to the profession and enthusiasm.
Unfortunetaly it rarely shows in the professional quality or enthusiasm of the airline involved. Quality experience isn't hard to find and poor quality experience isn't hard to detect.
don't worry about the negative comments on here, if you mention this site to any professional pilots they will grin and tell you they dont use it, well at least thats my experince
Clearly, not all!