Do I seriously need to worry.....
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Scroggs and EGBK right. In my first month of light charter I had a remarkable number of stories, and from the start have absolutely loved it!
Problem is some operators won't take integrated graduates, and you need 700 hours.
Problem is some operators won't take integrated graduates, and you need 700 hours.
About time someone positively discriminated in favour of us untouchable modulars!!!
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A pilot, himself being a captain and author of a well-known book on aviation in the UK, has recently told me of all of the pilots he had met over the years, who had gotten there at the end because they had sticked to their dreams and kept current ... including himself! It's only a matter of how you go about your goal. Do not make the mistake and focus merely on the big boys, rather look into the jobs where only little experience is required. The key is to get a foot into the door and build yourself the network. If you are good at what you do and bring along the personality you will land that one job, sooner or later. Everyone who wants to succeed in this business has to be willing to start off low in order to get to the -- literally -- very top! Don't give up and best of luck to you! 
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I know it might sound petty and obvious but..
when flying as a passenger, I'd rather be in the hands of someone who's been flying for 10 years on all sorts of planes, than someone who's been doing it for 12 months in a simulator !
Also true is that you got to start somewhere and it can't be a simulator forever !
I know that it's not all about the quantity of experience, but much depends on the quality of it, but I guess the same old story of not putting a newly licensed driver in a racing car will apply to a certain extent to the flying machines too !
Q : if instead of 737NG's and A320s we were still hopping on 707s and DC8's, do you think airlines would put freshly graduated cadets on the right hand seats, or they would first send them to clock a few hours on Twin Otters delivering newspapers to the Shetland population ? :-)
with regards
when flying as a passenger, I'd rather be in the hands of someone who's been flying for 10 years on all sorts of planes, than someone who's been doing it for 12 months in a simulator !
Also true is that you got to start somewhere and it can't be a simulator forever !
I know that it's not all about the quantity of experience, but much depends on the quality of it, but I guess the same old story of not putting a newly licensed driver in a racing car will apply to a certain extent to the flying machines too !
Q : if instead of 737NG's and A320s we were still hopping on 707s and DC8's, do you think airlines would put freshly graduated cadets on the right hand seats, or they would first send them to clock a few hours on Twin Otters delivering newspapers to the Shetland population ? :-)
with regards
I likethe way you think scroggs Flying the lighter stuff is lots of fun (especialy were I am) and the experiance you gain from doing it far outweighs the 3-4 years you missed out on Flying the big stuff.
Flying the lighter stuff is lots of fun (especialy were I am) and the experiance you gain from doing it far outweighs the 3-4 years you missed out on Flying the big stuff.
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If you don't mind me asking, for those who have spent months without work, but had a loan, how did you manage the repayments on the loan, without work? I've heard of monthly payments towards the loan being around the £800 mark, and i can't imagine it being easy to find a job bringing that much in every month.
