So, HOW long have YOU been looking?
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Bristol
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Just want to recount a story.
Guy walked into BFC 6 years ago, without a PPL, worked on the ops desk, got a PPL, got a twin rating, worked his arse off, schmoozed with visiting bizjet pilots, built enough hours to fly commercial flights on PA34, then PA31, blagged a BE20 rating in return for writing huge amounts of ops procedures and taking the post holder position of Ops Manager. Just got his command on a Hawker 800XP for Netjets.
All the above took 6 years.
Now, he is fairly exceptional in his flying ability and work ethic, but it can be done!
Phil
Guy walked into BFC 6 years ago, without a PPL, worked on the ops desk, got a PPL, got a twin rating, worked his arse off, schmoozed with visiting bizjet pilots, built enough hours to fly commercial flights on PA34, then PA31, blagged a BE20 rating in return for writing huge amounts of ops procedures and taking the post holder position of Ops Manager. Just got his command on a Hawker 800XP for Netjets.
All the above took 6 years.
Now, he is fairly exceptional in his flying ability and work ethic, but it can be done!
Phil
Join Date: Oct 2004
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A mate of mine finished his training in 2003.
Started working for a UK airline straight after (ground based). Kept his head down for about 8 months until recruitment came up. Got an internal reccomendation for an interview and will be starting his 'bus' rating soon.
Well chuffed for him! Get yourselves inside the industry if you can - DEFINATELY helps.
Started working for a UK airline straight after (ground based). Kept his head down for about 8 months until recruitment came up. Got an internal reccomendation for an interview and will be starting his 'bus' rating soon.
Well chuffed for him! Get yourselves inside the industry if you can - DEFINATELY helps.
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Patience is a Virtue
Qualified 2002,
Paid for my own TP rating in 2004, job in 2005 (7 month wait).
Came good in the end, but still a very long and painful process. On reflection would rather have met the gimp on a bad night......no only kidding.
Goldfinger (+ seriously put upon partner, No kids that I know of)
Paid for my own TP rating in 2004, job in 2005 (7 month wait).
Came good in the end, but still a very long and painful process. On reflection would rather have met the gimp on a bad night......no only kidding.
Goldfinger (+ seriously put upon partner, No kids that I know of)
Join Date: Feb 2004
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In my case i´m 23, JAR FATPL, MCC, 1000 tt out which 830 on ME. I have a job flying a twin piston, but after sending thousands of applications all over the place, I presume that my chances of finding Turbo prop or jet job are still very slim, so i´ll keep my fingers crossed.
Good luck 2 u all
Good luck 2 u all
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ATPL/IR 1998.
1000 hr TT
FI (part time)
B737 SSTR (1 yr old)
>500 applications
Still looking but no flying job and I now develop property to pay for it all.
All I can say is buyer beware
1000 hr TT
FI (part time)
B737 SSTR (1 yr old)
>500 applications
Still looking but no flying job and I now develop property to pay for it all.
All I can say is buyer beware
