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Old 12th Mar 2014, 00:27
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Flyboat North
 
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The training providers have no say in how many get selected - Jetstar tells them

For example July 2013 - four commence , March 2014 11 commence at Oxford.

But be very very careful, it is all a big conspiracy, secret deals ,secret commissions - all very very risky

It's a huge risk pay $120K , then in 18 months only a 95% chance of transitioning directly to an A320 Job earning $100K within two years, permanent job. Tread very very carefully, so many tricks , secret business by the big corporations, all very hush hush

You would be much better off going GA , even doing an AV degree at one of the Unis that typically run these programs ranked at around 600 in the world (Ok UNSW is very much the exception). Get the training for 15% less than cadetship at best , then enter the wonderful world of GA, where you will be exploited and get to know the centrelink office very well. At best you will earn $50 K per year over ten years, then you will have the right to apply to Jetstar with competitive time - you will need 4000 TT.

Then out of the 1000s who have applications in maybe you will be one of the exceptionally lucky ones. 2000 turboprop pilots in Australia maybe 50 direct entry jet jobs this year.

Perhaps at best a 20% chance of pulling it off. At this time your cohorts who did the cadetship will have been Capts for five years and earned at least $1 mill more than you.

Go the GA way , must safer , less risk , have that life experience of periods of unemployment, no security. Then when you decide to walk away from it , realize your Av degree and 3000 TT pretty much qualify you for nothing in big wide world.

Don't go the cadet route , the big bad corporations are just all making "secret commissions" from you. No guarantee of job with cadetship only a 95% probability - GA is a much safer bet
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