Unfortunately hunnie i don't!

I'm based down in Lgw at the moment. There's loads of job down here though! Especially with my company!;)

All the best with the rest of your course and if we can be of any help then please don't hesitate to ask 1 of us on here!

Nesboy:)

Ryanair training course - STN
 

Hi

I start my training down at STN in May. Just wondering if anyone here has done the course with St James Managemet. And when you do the swimming test, can you swim free style ie on your back? Also does anyone know which bases need the staff the most, I picked EMA/MAD/NRN. I heard EMA is getting another two aircraft in sept and maybe another 3 in spring 08.

Cheers Lee

I have my initial exam tomorrow its an 85% pass and im so so with confidence. Final thing we learned today was survival techniques hehehe.

I hope to god i pass though i will keep you all informed!!

P.S The swimming you can do whatever stroke you want and its 2 lengths.

hmm
 

Hello guys. It's nice to hear that Ryanair is still doing very well,what a surprise... :P

Anyway i was with St james. I know you guys find it hard,and it will get harder everyday. I did my training nearly 1 year ago. Everybody nearly passed apart from about 10... from 50-60 people. Its hard but its only studying. No matter what study as hard as you can. Lie in bed and ask yourself questions when in bed till you fall asleep ! But i have to say im very unpleased how they still treat people.

I paided 1,4 for my training... it was worth it,but i still slapped myself when i saw other airlines actually paying YOU for attenting the training course.

You know you have to pay your uniform etc..? Anyway no more **** talk about ryanair its still a great airline to start for !!!

GOOD LUCK LADIES AND GENTS !!

Well when I went for my interview with St James down at STN I actually met my ex at random, and my interview flys with my ex often. Does anyone know more about the bases tho? WHich need the staff the most? I really want EMA

Well,as far as i know it would be Bremen,Charleroi,Hahn,Dublin
I can say that CRL is the best base out there ;)
Just to let u know :p

Hey everyone, well heres a suprise i scored 97% on my initial exam!! i am so pleased hahaha!:cool:

I start my conversion training next week anyone have any idea what that is, i know its more in depth but i dunno if its new stuff or going over stuff we've done.

Passed my medical today too.

Phew!!

P.S 2 people have failed and are off the course.

In conversion you will learn the location diagram,where everything is,how to use Halon,first aid kits(For burns,bleedings,factures),PBE etc

Good luck !

Hey Claudinho thanks for the info. Can I ask, is the conversion part easier than the initial part? I heard that it was. Also is the exam difficult?

Cheers :ok:

Hey Commander1. No probs at all. Well i dont want to make you more nervous. But the conversion its not easy. Dont let people fool you. I personally think its BS if people say conversion is easy,most time those people are the ones who had to retake it lol

Well let me tell you its quite hard but u got throught the first part so ull be just fine !

Dont worry !!

Good luck with everything

PS : Anymore questions just contact me !

Regards,
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Hard in what sense?

Cheers

As its not more easyer then the initial

Damn lol. Alot of cabin crew were saying it was easier as its stuff i've already done but going into it in further depth.

Is it more practical stuff like learning how to use equipment or having to learn more drills?

I further understanding would be good to know.

Cheers.

Congratulations on passing your exam :D - from the result you got I think you have nothing to worry about! Try to relax and do your best in class - I am sure you will get through fine. Have your instructors not told you what each part of the course involves?

Thanks :)

Im afraid not she never told us just that it was "more indepth" about stuff we've done.

i've got alot to get through tonight, overhead locker fire drill, ovens/galley and toilets along with fire equipment PDI's and operation.

Its quite alot just for one day, im wondering if it'll get any easier?

Do any of you guys know what else i'll cover in conversions?

Cheers

why are you surprised?
 

Commander1
It seems like you should've done some homework before you decided to quit your job. Most people research the company before they apply.
I'm currently looking for a job, so I'm spending every waken moment looking for information about different airlines to make sure I don't get any nasty surprises.
I apprechiate it's a bit late for morals now so you're just gonna have to stick it. About people being unapproachable, well that's Ryanair for you. Think it's bad now? You haven't seen NOTHING yet! You'd know that if you followed step one. And after a while on line you will understand why. Everyone works their ar*es off here, so there's not much left energy for other people's problems.
Finally, noone gets any meals in ryanair, not even the pilots. Heck, I'd be glad if I got a cup of hot water so I can make myself a coffee!
If that's not your cinda company, then maybe it's not too late to rethink.
Good luck!
(btw, you really shouldn't put your real name on your posts)
/BigL

ps, it's not getting any easier, you'll se when you get online...

Well I hated my job so i wanted to be cabin crew. Im not complaining as such i just want the training to be over.

I really want the job, i want the experiance. I have 2 more days of classroom training left which is evacuation drills landing/ditching i was told its the hardest part of the course. Comments would be appreciated.

P.S I heard stories but i didn't think it would have been that bad but as they say you gotta start somewhere and i have and i am proud of myself i have done very well so far. I just want it over and done with....

And if you had read my previous posts i applied to 3 other airlines in which 2 were full and 1 i wasn't 21 so its a bummer but i'll keep trying i need the experiance.

Commander1

I would recommend that you don't keep asking people for comments on things from your training course. Why? - well if someone comes back and replies with "Oh yes the next bit you are learning is really difficult, 15 people from my course failed and were booted off of the course" you are going to end up panicking more than you are now!

Relax, chill out and concentrate on everything you need to learn over the next few days, then why not come back on here AFTER you have finished your training and give a blow by blow account of the training course (good bits and bad) which any other Ryanair trainees (or prospective applicants) might find useful.

Then, after you have completed your supernumary flights and have been online for a week or so, come back again with an update on how your first week or so went - again so that any other Ryanair trainees and prospective applicants to get some benefit from your experiences :)

Well the whole point of this forum is to ask questions good or bad. My trainer isn't very good at giving out information so thats why i took the initiative to ask on here since people are experiance but I wont ask in future then since everyone keeps making a fuss about it. I have every right to be worried, i am not panicking i just want it over and done with. I am putting 110% commitment into this hence no social life blah blah.

Unlike some people i actually ask questions hence i get somewhere.
Im sorry if i seem arrogant but i feel like I cant ask questions on this forum.

I do not beat around the bush..

And by the way, this is my DREAM this is why it means so much to me.


Commander1.

Commander1

Perhaps if you took the time to actually read what I had said, you would be able to understand that it was intended as a helpful reply and not a rebuke about the amount of questions you have asked.

My post before was because I genuinely felt concern for you, but you obviously are unable to see that! :*

I do hope that when you are online that you won't react in that kind of way with other CC/Pax/Pilots/Ground staff - chucking toys out of your pram when you have misinterpretted something will get you nowhere at all pretty damned fast!

No I never meant it in that way, i am stressed out obviously. I have worked as ground staff for 1 year previously and the rest i was in business. So im pretty good with customer service :) There is no way in hell you can tell someone's emotions online because you cant see their reaction, hear their tone etc. So it was pretty hard for me to tell if you were concerned or just "having a go".

I have thick skin and can deal with alot of things without swinging off the handle, you dont know me. This is only words on a computer.

I appreciate what you said and I will keep everyone updated. I have 2 more days to go, I was told its going to be the hardest of all days - so my instructor says and I believe her. Its evacuation drills (I think theres about 10)

It was fun carrying out the pilot incapacitation drill because my friend weighed a ton. I hope none of the emergency scenarios occur.

Im looking forward to the practical days in East Midlands in the cabin trainer. Was it good/bad for you?

I'll say it again, im not here trying to offend anyone or cause trouble, all i want is advice and to hear other peoples stories.

I was due to start the training course today in Liverpool, but after what ive read and the many things ive heard about Ryanair, ive been totally put off.

I think you gotta try it for yourself there are number 1s from Ryanair that i have met and love the job. If it was so bad and no one worked as cabin crew then there would be no flights going out = company goes bust.

There are NO jobs with any other airlines at present for GLA so i have to settle with FR right now as i am not 21 for globespan.

Right now, its not as bad as everyone makes it out to be and im sure most people who start shouting comments like "Dont work for them they treat people bad!" have probably never worked for them so how on earth can you comment??

Its a gateway to a great career at the end of the day with a notch under your belt, any employer who sees that i've been cabin crew (minus the airline) will surely be impressed. Its a highly demanding and stressful job but worth it, good pay and prospects.

I dont understand some people, my aunt works for BA and hates it shes worked there for 17 years and shes a no1 and told me the amount of pay deductions shes had and the company treat staff like crap on the bottom of their shoe.

Reality check
 

Come on everyone this is getting ridiculous!! You are not the first people to go through FR training courses and you certainly won't be the last. If FR were really as bad as you say, why are people still working there?? I don't see how you don't gain any experience from working for them, if you can work hard at FR you can work anywhere. Other airlines recognise this.

As for the passengers being horrible, that's crap. FR get the exact same type of passengers as Easyjet, Globespan, etc. Ok it can be long hours, but this is reflected in your pay at the end of the month!! Don't listen to a few people's opinions, make up your own mind!!

Well i cant wait to start my training with St James at STN next month. Bit off the topic, but was told about cabin crew night in Bishop on a monday night, anygood? I guess its a good way to meet other people who work for ryanair who have done the same training. :O

I am professional when i need to be but im not going to stand back and let people i dont know be hostile and patronising to me.

I am not freaking out i am fine actually. At the beginning of my course it was extremely stressful and i was panicking but i am up to scratch and my instructor is actually quite nice.

Its Chrissy78 who is putting people off not me i am not painting or trying to paint a bad picture of Ryanair. Besides its Dalmac who carry out the training.

I think you guys ought to take a chill pill too, if i wasn't panicking i wouldn't be giving a toss about what happens. I do care you know.

Got my base visit tomorrow, shall be fun.
And P.S I will be jumping for joy when i complete the course but right now I am very scared because the conversion exam is going to be heavy. I only came on this forum for support not to be laughed at by other people on the course. If i was such a moan etc i would not have been a team leader in my last job for 2 years before i joined Ryanair....

Well it felt like it, i mean this is my first time doing this kinda job obviously im gonna be really scared.

I dont know what to expect in the exam, i wish i could just forget all about it but i cant help but worry. Its in my nature i guess.

Have you completed the course? Where are you based?

I have 2 more classroom days to go then 4 days practical, im actually looking forward to that :)

But its the conversion exam, the killer lol that i am most worried about, have you sat the exam yet?

I think you guys should lay of Commander1 a bit...

As mentioned, he/she is stressing because he/she really wants to pass the course and be Cabin Crew, Commander is obviously very enthusiastic about the prospect of been crew, hence the worrying and all the questions.

If more potential crew were as enthusiastic as Commander1 is, then our job would be so much easier with happy crew resulting in happy passengers...end off...

You keep up the hard work Commander and any more questions.....You just ask away hun :ok:

Thank you my dear :) Its good to know that one person here has common decency , i think its atrocious how people can just be hurtful like that. I would not like to be in the air with crew with attitudes like that.

Hows things with you Pandora's box?


Yeah i know im stressing in all but its only natural, the rest of the guys are the same that are on the course. Im upto date with all my studying anyhow, Monday and Tuesday is evacuation landing/ditching and decompression drills....shall be fun :{

lol

Well after all the hard work and being messed around terribly by Dalmac Aviation, I passed!! How strange, i got 97% on the initial and 97% on the conversion it was damn tough but worth it. I graduate on thursday :cool: :)

nice
 

Nice job Commander1, i was reading the post out of curiosity, i am a FO in RYR and i have been a Cabin Crew for a Major european airline in the past. The training there is longer, so it is less compressed, the thing you had to learn were basically the same, but put on the table in a more decent way.
The company attitude is the cause of the instructor attitude, you will find out during safety recurrent training...i had to seat one 1 month ago that lasted from 3:40am LT to 630pm LT, can you imagine? 5 cabin crews out of 6 were failed and retested at the end of the day and us pilots had to watch them burn as a reminder of what it is to be unprepared.
I think the feeling you had was right and some people should just consider that "if it was that bad nobody would work for them" and i assure you, if there were jobs around that required NO particular degree or schooling, then nobody would want to be airborne for 180 hours a month when the max for europe is 100hours.
That is one of the reasons. And regarding passengers well, RYR is attracting one of the worst kind of pax around, i once or twice carried GYPSIES ...i would never have believe 4 years ago that flying was "for everybody", where is the train gone?
Anyways, keep up for a while, then look for something else, but always try to talk to people and try to show disapproaval for certain practises, we are all doing this, trying to make working for RYR little bit better.
Best Regs,
d

Hey there, thanks for your support. I was really messed around today with PIK security about my ID, i'll get it sorted...hopefully!

How did you manage to become a pilot? That is my next goal for the future, always wanted to do it :)

Have you just flew in Europe? I quite fancy eventually either getting an FAA or JAA license but not sure which countries offer the best quality of life for a pilot.

I've got my supernumery on monday and tuesday, not looking forward to it especially the briefing questions. Im frightened that i'll screw up...

Take care

Ryanair Pay
 

Hi Everyone

Please can anyone give me any advice. I have an interview for Ryanair in June and would like someone to tell me:

The exact pay when working on a Dalmac contract? How much per sector and do you get basic pay?

How long does it normally take before you get a Ryanair contract? Do Juniors and Seniors get FR contracts?

Thanks for your help everyone. I have been crew before but am moving over to Ireland so any info would be a great help.

Thanks........

I am based at PIK. It can take forever to get a Ryanair contract as there are already far too many people working for different agencies.

There is no basic pay, unfortunately its not all that good if your employed by an agency.

You just gotta work your arse off, even then you may not get a contract as I said there are far too many people working for them. I have been on countless SBYs this month because of it = less pay.

Take care.

Different topic guys, sorry.

Does anyone know if it is true that Ryanair is planning on opening a base in Budapest?

Hey
 

Hello Sarah!
So, are you already flying high with Ryanair? :p
How was it so far?
I'm also trying to be a Cabin Crew, and as you should know, I have many questions...
Can you tell me how it is exactly the swimming task? I'm afraid of that... :sad:
KissKiss
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