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Originally Posted by s1659399
OOPS- Sorry to cause offence by potentially screwing up the market for others!! yes i have payments to make to, but i am sure you can appreciate how getting a few hours potentially opens up the doors with many companies. Child abuse and slavery have been abolished (supposedly) but i sense a new breed of pilot-whores emerging. I am not going to encourage this - instead i will go and find a job (timber desk related), preferable near an airport, get paid bugger all and watch and drool all over my paperwork every time a plane goes by!!
I will take back my words of 'working for experience'. I didn't realise that this was such a delicate topic (even though it is a reality), and i do apologise for mentioning it.
I will take back my words of 'working for experience'. I didn't realise that this was such a delicate topic (even though it is a reality), and i do apologise for mentioning it.
As a word of encouragement...hang in there and dont let go of your dreams!! You WILL get your break!!
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Some interesting points being raised - and certainly diverting from the original post, nonetheless all worth reading!!
anyway about the whole low time instructor issue. In my training I predominantely had 2 instructors, one with over 25 000hrs instructing, and the other with less than 1000hrs. One thing that will certainly stick in my mind is that the senoir instructor once said - "as an ab-initio pilot it doesn't matter what instuctor you have, you can always learn valuable lessons from them." that's the whole purpose of their rating - yes?? I do agree that you should choose carefully though, as there are those that don't really care, but this then becomes an organisational issue too, as it is in their best interest to employ instructors that are keen and willing to demonstrate the privileges of their license.
but at the end of the day its just a big vicious cycle, with money!! those who can afford fancy ratings - good for you as you probably deserve it. and those who can't - don't sit around and slag them off!!
all i am trying to do is get my foot in the door, without having to do an instructor rating! and if it means 3 - 6 months of "so called work experience" just like in any other profession then that's what I...........
on that note i think i better get my coat and leave!!
but just before i go...
as far as west africa is concerned I haven't looked into it that much, but i shall do. however, the rate that tourism and the aviation industry is growing in sub-sahara (IATA, ICAO, World Travel Org stats etc) I certainly believe that there is a lot of potential, and probably enough opportunities to keep me happy for many years to come!
anyway about the whole low time instructor issue. In my training I predominantely had 2 instructors, one with over 25 000hrs instructing, and the other with less than 1000hrs. One thing that will certainly stick in my mind is that the senoir instructor once said - "as an ab-initio pilot it doesn't matter what instuctor you have, you can always learn valuable lessons from them." that's the whole purpose of their rating - yes?? I do agree that you should choose carefully though, as there are those that don't really care, but this then becomes an organisational issue too, as it is in their best interest to employ instructors that are keen and willing to demonstrate the privileges of their license.
but at the end of the day its just a big vicious cycle, with money!! those who can afford fancy ratings - good for you as you probably deserve it. and those who can't - don't sit around and slag them off!!
all i am trying to do is get my foot in the door, without having to do an instructor rating! and if it means 3 - 6 months of "so called work experience" just like in any other profession then that's what I...........
on that note i think i better get my coat and leave!!
but just before i go...
as far as west africa is concerned I haven't looked into it that much, but i shall do. however, the rate that tourism and the aviation industry is growing in sub-sahara (IATA, ICAO, World Travel Org stats etc) I certainly believe that there is a lot of potential, and probably enough opportunities to keep me happy for many years to come!
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DHL.
There is always the DHL route. The operation has just been upgraded from the C208 to b1900.
Solenta are looking for crews to be based in Harare.
However you would be expected to pay for your training.........(at a cost)
cant hurt give it a go!!!!!
Solenta are looking for crews to be based in Harare.
However you would be expected to pay for your training.........(at a cost)
cant hurt give it a go!!!!!
