Thread's such as this always amaze me. There seems to be no end to Wannabe's posting about how unfair it is that they can't get a job as a low hours commercial pilot.
I am a Wannabe, but I have to say my expectations are entirely different to some that demonstrate their angst.
Having taken 10 years to raise the capital to start flying training, I do not feel that anyone within or any part of the system owes me anything. I could have invested the money elsewhere, but it is my decision to pursue my ambitions, and I am fully aware that I am most certainly not alone. In some respects, I feel quite privileged (spelling?) as there are millions of others who will never have the chance to reach their aspirations.
Furthermore, commercial aviation is one of the most cutthroat businesses around and invariably it is run by accountants and investors. It has no guilt, or emotion, just the eternal drive to survive and compete. The only way to achieve this is to ensure that it is competative, not likely if it is in-efficient. The lure of aviation is that there will always be more pilots or aspiring pilots than jobs. I would hazard a guess that the last thing an airline really wants is hunderds or even thousands of CV's on the doorstep every month, particularly when it is not recruiting. Unfair it may be, but it would occupy too much of a valuable empolyee's time to even read them to be efficient. To put it another way, there are a lot of people out there who dedicated their youth to football and will proudly declare they had trials with X,Y or Z. I have yet to meet one who believes that the clubs "owed" them a living.
I have no expectations concerning employment. My expectations are that I will spend £30k+ in attaining my licences and that at the moment I stand no chance of an airline job. That is why I am looking to instructing in order to fly, gain experience and make contacts. I like the idea of air taxi work, but again I don't expect anyone to give me a job just on the basis of having a licence. There are jobs out there, just in the less glamorous side of aviation and in the current climate the most sought after requisite is experience which these jobs can provide.
Personally I feel that my approach is realistic, whereas I wonder how many people are influenced by the glossy brochures and sales techniques of the major training providers.
Obs cop
