Pacific Blue NG Rating
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Pacific Blue NG Rating
Heard that Pacific Blue is requiring its new Pilot Recruits to pay for a Full NG Type Rating. Is this true? Id thought that they would atleast cover the Differences course..
Any comments?
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Sheep
Any comments?
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Sheep
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Exactley Capt fathom.
When the low cost recruiting boom is over, no one is interested in becoming a pilot due to no light at the end of the tunnel, and the pilots realize you cant raise a family, set yourself up how you had dreamed, and get your butt worked off with no lifestyle, be interested to see what happens...... maybe another 89"
When the low cost recruiting boom is over, no one is interested in becoming a pilot due to no light at the end of the tunnel, and the pilots realize you cant raise a family, set yourself up how you had dreamed, and get your butt worked off with no lifestyle, be interested to see what happens...... maybe another 89"
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What a shafting these LCC's are.
I heard the other day that Ryan Air is now making guys sort out their own accomodation while line traing. 5 weeks in a hotel room in London, yay! Where do I sign!
Wonder how many 3500 hour pilots in the NZ industry can manage to scrape together 30K for a rating? Not many i suspect, probably still struggling to pay off their intial training.
The airline industry stinks more and more like GA every single day, "Well son if you get yourself a rating on the 206/737NG and do a little time answering the phones cleaning the office etc, if any charter work comes you could be first in line"
What a shafting, bend over chaps.
Anti skid, damm straight.
I heard the other day that Ryan Air is now making guys sort out their own accomodation while line traing. 5 weeks in a hotel room in London, yay! Where do I sign!
Wonder how many 3500 hour pilots in the NZ industry can manage to scrape together 30K for a rating? Not many i suspect, probably still struggling to pay off their intial training.
The airline industry stinks more and more like GA every single day, "Well son if you get yourself a rating on the 206/737NG and do a little time answering the phones cleaning the office etc, if any charter work comes you could be first in line"
What a shafting, bend over chaps.
Anti skid, damm straight.
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preferred trainer
Gday fellow professionals,
I was hoping some of you that may have already secured positions with pacific blue would shed some light on the preferred type rating trainer.Is it Endorsement Training Australia or an overseas outfit.Any info would be much appreciated.
Regards
YR
p.s. keep the blue side up
I was hoping some of you that may have already secured positions with pacific blue would shed some light on the preferred type rating trainer.Is it Endorsement Training Australia or an overseas outfit.Any info would be much appreciated.
Regards
YR
p.s. keep the blue side up
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737NG Type ratings
Guys & Gals,
For those of you thinking of jumping off the Coat hangar with no parachute OR life jacket, just stop and pause for one moment.
Freedom did a similar 'pay for your own rating' etc. BUT I know of one pilot who mortgaged himself up to the eyeballs and then Freedom said at their 'simulator assessment' post completion of said 737 Type Rating, "you do not meet our standards", thus no job AFTER he was given an offer of employment pending gaining a type rating. (We will discuss ethics of certain individuals at another time). If the type rating was issued at a recogonised Type rating establishment. then why is that not good enough for the said company.
In the Aviation industry one must be prepared for ALL options. ie wear a parachute on one's back, carry a fire extinguisher in one hand and a life jacket in the other.
DONT commit your self to any type rating unless the offer of employment is singed. sealed and delivered.
For those of you thinking of jumping off the Coat hangar with no parachute OR life jacket, just stop and pause for one moment.
Freedom did a similar 'pay for your own rating' etc. BUT I know of one pilot who mortgaged himself up to the eyeballs and then Freedom said at their 'simulator assessment' post completion of said 737 Type Rating, "you do not meet our standards", thus no job AFTER he was given an offer of employment pending gaining a type rating. (We will discuss ethics of certain individuals at another time). If the type rating was issued at a recogonised Type rating establishment. then why is that not good enough for the said company.
In the Aviation industry one must be prepared for ALL options. ie wear a parachute on one's back, carry a fire extinguisher in one hand and a life jacket in the other.
DONT commit your self to any type rating unless the offer of employment is singed. sealed and delivered.
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Didn't think any pilots hired for Pacific Blue yet.
FU are you suggesting that just because a pilot mortgages him/herself to the hilt that they should automatically pass the check regardless of standard?
FU are you suggesting that just because a pilot mortgages him/herself to the hilt that they should automatically pass the check regardless of standard?
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How can an operator maintain any sort of recruitment programme and initial training standard when one of the main terms of employment is for pilots to pay for their own training?
