Thomsonfly FTE Scheme
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Good luck to everyone about to start on the Thomsonfly scheme at FTE later this week, especially Mike, Kev and Ian. Hope to see you guys in Jerez in the not too distant future! 
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Hey Guys,
Thanks for the support, i'll pass it on to the other TF guys out here. Well what can i say...having never visited the FTE i was very impressed when we got out here last thursday! It's an awesome setup and the atmosphere is wicked. Everyone is friendly and always eager to offer advice. Finished the first day of groundschool today but it was faily easy as they broke us in. Off to the bar in a min for some 80p pints!! Weather is fantastic out here too, if a little hot in the full uniform. I'f you guys want to PM me your email address' i'll keep you informed of what we're getting up too.
For now though adios amigo's
Ian
Thanks for the support, i'll pass it on to the other TF guys out here. Well what can i say...having never visited the FTE i was very impressed when we got out here last thursday! It's an awesome setup and the atmosphere is wicked. Everyone is friendly and always eager to offer advice. Finished the first day of groundschool today but it was faily easy as they broke us in. Off to the bar in a min for some 80p pints!! Weather is fantastic out here too, if a little hot in the full uniform. I'f you guys want to PM me your email address' i'll keep you informed of what we're getting up too.
For now though adios amigo's
Ian
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I second That Taiguin! Guys, you should see the stuff he gets up to...
Nah, here is good. The instuctors are switched on and there's just an atmosphere here you can't beat. And that's not to say people don't work... by god they do. I hope to see more of you out here, for those excellent 80p pints (or 60p glasses of wine
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Nah, here is good. The instuctors are switched on and there's just an atmosphere here you can't beat. And that's not to say people don't work... by god they do. I hope to see more of you out here, for those excellent 80p pints (or 60p glasses of wine
)
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Hey guys for those of you still interested in coming to FTE you´ll be pleased to know that Thomsonfly are running the scheme again. See http://www.flighttrainingeurope.com/fly.html for more info.
Good luck
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Thomsonfly FTE Scheme
Hi there
I've got to the final round of selection for the 'Approved Cadet Program' which would be done at FTE and have one interview left with Thomsonfly itself.
Has anyone been and done that interview themselves and what kind of Q's do they ask, are they technical, about you as a person, seeing how much you know about the company etc...?
Any help would be appreciated.
I've got to the final round of selection for the 'Approved Cadet Program' which would be done at FTE and have one interview left with Thomsonfly itself.
Has anyone been and done that interview themselves and what kind of Q's do they ask, are they technical, about you as a person, seeing how much you know about the company etc...?
Any help would be appreciated.
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ask26,
I applied for the last TF pilot approved scheme and got through to the last 18 in luton.
I spent three hours driving there, three and a half driving back. A lot of ball-ache for a 15 (fifteen) minute interview.
I didn't make it through, but I had the feeling that they had already made their mind up before we even got there.
Reason being that the interview questions were so general and wish-washy (and so few of them) that there is no way that they could have used the interview as a realistic selection tool.
No hard feelings- if I wasn't up to scratch then fine. It was just a bit disappointing to travel all day to find out.
Rant over.
To answer your question, expect a 15 minute informal chat with very basic questions relating to family background, relaxation methods, hobbies (yes- you have already told them on the application form) career motivation etc.
Absolutely no technical or theory questions.
Questions asked by chief capt or training capt. Notes taken by HR chick.
Everybody is friendly and pleasant. The hot drink machiene takes 20p coins and tastes awful.
They are a bloody good airline to work for.
Best of luck.
EK.
I applied for the last TF pilot approved scheme and got through to the last 18 in luton.
I spent three hours driving there, three and a half driving back. A lot of ball-ache for a 15 (fifteen) minute interview.
I didn't make it through, but I had the feeling that they had already made their mind up before we even got there.
Reason being that the interview questions were so general and wish-washy (and so few of them) that there is no way that they could have used the interview as a realistic selection tool.
No hard feelings- if I wasn't up to scratch then fine. It was just a bit disappointing to travel all day to find out.
Rant over.
To answer your question, expect a 15 minute informal chat with very basic questions relating to family background, relaxation methods, hobbies (yes- you have already told them on the application form) career motivation etc.
Absolutely no technical or theory questions.
Questions asked by chief capt or training capt. Notes taken by HR chick.
Everybody is friendly and pleasant. The hot drink machiene takes 20p coins and tastes awful.
They are a bloody good airline to work for.
Best of luck.
EK.
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Thomson Fly have another mentored scheme starting in November :
http://www.flighttrainingeurope.com/..._name=campaign
Man this is the one i was waiting for and i was told it would not happen this year...
Good luck...
http://www.flighttrainingeurope.com/..._name=campaign
Man this is the one i was waiting for and i was told it would not happen this year...
Good luck...
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Yep this is probably (aside from CTC scheme) one of the best guarantees of a job post-CPL/IR that is possible in this type of mentored thing. TFly aren't going anywhere at the moment, their T&C's are very good and you have a lot of bases to choose from in the UK. I think there are 6 places available in November with 2 future courses also planned for next year. The standard as you'd expect is pretty high, but the timing of the course is great.
November you get to go home at Xmas and collect anything you had forgotten the first time from home. G/S is done in the bad weather so you aren't missing out on flying days and then come the summer you begin the flying, finishing and the end of the next year from that when you started.
Good luck to everyone.
November you get to go home at Xmas and collect anything you had forgotten the first time from home. G/S is done in the bad weather so you aren't missing out on flying days and then come the summer you begin the flying, finishing and the end of the next year from that when you started.
Good luck to everyone.
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I have applied but don't go into this with high hopes. After being rejected after the question stages on Flybe MAPS and seemingly on GB Airways i'm a bit apprehensive. However the initial application was slightly different so fingers crossed, always best to try your hand at everything that's out there if possible!
I don't have a degree and only have 1 hour to log!! However, i do have a levels in physics and maths, but both only at C grade
We'll just see how things go and keep fingers crossed. i too, was hoping tfly would run one, and agree with what has been said about them, and it might do us all some good to have a read up on www.henrybevan.co.uk
i'm up to the type rating now
good luck, fingers crossed
I don't have a degree and only have 1 hour to log!! However, i do have a levels in physics and maths, but both only at C grade
We'll just see how things go and keep fingers crossed. i too, was hoping tfly would run one, and agree with what has been said about them, and it might do us all some good to have a read up on www.henrybevan.co.uk
i'm up to the type rating now
good luck, fingers crossed
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Originally Posted by Superpilot
Anyone know what the starting pay for a TFly "Mentored" Pilot is? Assume it's the FO scale and not the SO scale? £40k vs £20k 
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Well yes, that's standard to the whole industry (JAA, at least) - not just Thomsonfly so goes without saying.
Things must have changed then - Thomsonfly used to require an ATPL for FOs. So what does distinguish between FO and SO W_T_L?
Things must have changed then - Thomsonfly used to require an ATPL for FOs. So what does distinguish between FO and SO W_T_L?
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In terms of entry criteria and what you might be expected to have, here is what the last group on the Thomsonfly course at Jerez I think have roughly:
1 Potential RAF Fastjet who failed final Medical, Degree - 100 Military Hours
1 Military ATC, flying UAS, Degree - 80 Military Hours
1 Civilian ATC, flying UAS, PPL, Degree - 100+ Hours
1 PPL, flying UAS, Degree - 75+ Hours
1 TFly Cabin Crew, Degree - 30 Hours
1 Ground Handler Servicair, No Degree, - 40 Hours + 70 Glider
1 Aeronautical Degree from a Top Uni - 0 Hours
1 Engineering Degree from a Top Uni - 0 Hours
So what can you assume based on that, well that you don't need a degree but in that case some strong evidence of a committment to flying. If you have no flying experience then a strong academic pedigree preferably in aviation. The preferred I think is some flying experience and a degree, as you would probably expect so the airline can minimise risk.
Hope that is of use. It's not to put people off but more as an idea of what a recent course standards were.
1 Potential RAF Fastjet who failed final Medical, Degree - 100 Military Hours
1 Military ATC, flying UAS, Degree - 80 Military Hours
1 Civilian ATC, flying UAS, PPL, Degree - 100+ Hours
1 PPL, flying UAS, Degree - 75+ Hours
1 TFly Cabin Crew, Degree - 30 Hours
1 Ground Handler Servicair, No Degree, - 40 Hours + 70 Glider
1 Aeronautical Degree from a Top Uni - 0 Hours
1 Engineering Degree from a Top Uni - 0 Hours
So what can you assume based on that, well that you don't need a degree but in that case some strong evidence of a committment to flying. If you have no flying experience then a strong academic pedigree preferably in aviation. The preferred I think is some flying experience and a degree, as you would probably expect so the airline can minimise risk.
Hope that is of use. It's not to put people off but more as an idea of what a recent course standards were.
let's just say i'm not in the strongest position, then. 