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30th Mar 2013, 01:27
Hi guys,
I was looking for a bit of advice regarding my situation...
Some would regard me as extremely fortunate in that, when I finished flight school, through some very helpful contacts that I had, I managed to secure a job flying the Airbus as a cadet abroad. It was complete pot luck and an amazing opportunity for a low hour guy, until, the company recently went bankrupt. Unfortunately this has left me in a really hard place with only 230 hours on type and around 500 total time.
At the moment I am back at home and have taken a job washing aircraft to pay the bills but it's part time and not something I can do for too long as its unreliable. I am trying to work out how best to proceed with what I've got - There is no way I can afford to pay some dodgy company for hours first of all. Some of my peers have done that but I just can't see how it helps in the long run, especially in terms of the standard that the companies train you to. Obviously in an ideal world some magical airbus job will pop up but I don't hold out much hope.
The worst thing is about the situation is that I have skipped the stages that it seems most normal pilots go through - ie, instructing, turboprops etc etc. Actually I had my heart set on instructing before this airbus job came around and would have loved to have done it (Not that I'm not grateful for the opportunity I had!). Is it still a possibility or will most flying clubs not touch me with a barge pole now that I have the airbus rating and hours on type?
Basically what I'm asking is it it better to take a few steps back and start from the bottom again getting an instructors rating or just try and plow on in a normal job until something one day might possibly come up on the airbus..?
At a complete loss as to what to do so any advice would really be appreciated
I was looking for a bit of advice regarding my situation...
Some would regard me as extremely fortunate in that, when I finished flight school, through some very helpful contacts that I had, I managed to secure a job flying the Airbus as a cadet abroad. It was complete pot luck and an amazing opportunity for a low hour guy, until, the company recently went bankrupt. Unfortunately this has left me in a really hard place with only 230 hours on type and around 500 total time.
At the moment I am back at home and have taken a job washing aircraft to pay the bills but it's part time and not something I can do for too long as its unreliable. I am trying to work out how best to proceed with what I've got - There is no way I can afford to pay some dodgy company for hours first of all. Some of my peers have done that but I just can't see how it helps in the long run, especially in terms of the standard that the companies train you to. Obviously in an ideal world some magical airbus job will pop up but I don't hold out much hope.
The worst thing is about the situation is that I have skipped the stages that it seems most normal pilots go through - ie, instructing, turboprops etc etc. Actually I had my heart set on instructing before this airbus job came around and would have loved to have done it (Not that I'm not grateful for the opportunity I had!). Is it still a possibility or will most flying clubs not touch me with a barge pole now that I have the airbus rating and hours on type?
Basically what I'm asking is it it better to take a few steps back and start from the bottom again getting an instructors rating or just try and plow on in a normal job until something one day might possibly come up on the airbus..?
At a complete loss as to what to do so any advice would really be appreciated