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I'm reliably informed that John Bell has been on holiday for the last few weeks and returns on Monday.
Also, I believe they have only been interviewing for DE Captains, and haven't started on F/O's yet.
Also, I believe they have only been interviewing for DE Captains, and haven't started on F/O's yet.
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Okay then.......
Okay all, you are so stupid the set of you, my question was still not answered, it was " CAN YOU GET IN TO BMI REGIONAL WITH LESS THAN 500 HRS????!!!!!!!"
YES/ NO - Simple choice.
But instead of answer you chose to criticise my opinion, one that is actually more founded than you all think.
But hey some of you on here have a life long reputation of being all quite thick.. so I aint gonna lose any sleep over it.
WB
YES/ NO - Simple choice.
But instead of answer you chose to criticise my opinion, one that is actually more founded than you all think.
But hey some of you on here have a life long reputation of being all quite thick.. so I aint gonna lose any sleep over it.
WB
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Some Oxford Cadets were taken on with about 180 hours
Inkjet's post is full of some great advice for any low hours pilot and ways to make the most out of any flying you do do. You expressed an opinion that you would not learn anything from 230 hours flying others, pretty understandably, have a different opinion. Deal with it or don't post.
Your angry response suggests that, while you may have nothing else to learn about flying, you certainly have an awful lot to learn about making a mature and well balanced argument.
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Yes we have all paid enough already - but thems the apples being offered, its up to you if you want to take them; you can always try and find an air taxi job on a light twin and not have any rating issues.
How many months will one have to remain unemployed before that type rating has paid for itself?
(also I sincerely doubt if £12000 pays more much more than half of the rating - and since it comes out of your salary before you get it you haven't paid tax on it. You would have had to earn over £25,000 to pay for a type rating which costs $20,000 up front - more if you were lucky enough to venture into the 40% bracket in your previous life)
How many months will one have to remain unemployed before that type rating has paid for itself?
(also I sincerely doubt if £12000 pays more much more than half of the rating - and since it comes out of your salary before you get it you haven't paid tax on it. You would have had to earn over £25,000 to pay for a type rating which costs $20,000 up front - more if you were lucky enough to venture into the 40% bracket in your previous life)
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IMHO paying for your type rating in the way BMI regional does it, is very acceptable. you earn about 200 quid a month less, and that's it. apart from the 2000 you pay up front...A 'little' difference with the 20k you have to pay up front with some companies...
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please don't end this in one of those endless discussions of which there are already enough on this website.
i am much more interested if there are already people who heared anything again since captain bell is back from his holiday.
i am much more interested if there are already people who heared anything again since captain bell is back from his holiday.
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Addy - one of the 'payment up front' bonds of which I'm sure you speak is the Jet2 bond. At Jet2, although you do pay a considerable amount up front, you are repaid the full amount in monthly instalments, so a loan agreement could be used to cover the necessary amount without huge financial penalty to the pilot. In the case of bmi Regional, the entire cost comes out of your pocket, you pay £2k up front, and then your monthly salary is reduced by an amount sufficient to repay the 10k balance.
Don't get me wrong, I think both methods suck, but the bmi Regional bond costs far more to you than the Jet2 bond.
Don't get me wrong, I think both methods suck, but the bmi Regional bond costs far more to you than the Jet2 bond.
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The advantage of old fashioned bonding is that should the operator cease trading, the bond repayment arrangement is likely to end.
With the monthly bank repayment scheme, the loan is with the pilot, and needs to be repaid whether or not the company ceases operations.
I doubt whether a separate "bank trust account" or some similar arrangement would be set up by the company.
They never think that going bust will happen ??!!
With the monthly bank repayment scheme, the loan is with the pilot, and needs to be repaid whether or not the company ceases operations.
I doubt whether a separate "bank trust account" or some similar arrangement would be set up by the company.
They never think that going bust will happen ??!!
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don't want to talk too much about the matter to stay on topic, but for me, and I bet for a lot of other guys around, the following is the case: I do not have any more money left to pay up front. at all. plus I already have a BIG loan (not like 15k or so since I did not have any money when I started since I came straight out of school) so I'm unable to loan any more. So the way BMI does it works the best for me, and a lot of other guys I think. I don't care if I make 200 quid a month less, I mean it's like do you have a good salary, or do you have a good salary but 200 quid a month less? doesn't hurt me at all. pay 15k up front does hurt though, even though you get it paid back. by the time you have the money back you already make a lot of money anyway so you don't really care too much IMHO.
that really was longer than I wanted and I am not going to spend any time on it anymore.
about BMI itself: sent in the application form, but I heard Captain Bell was on a holiday until last monday, surely he has loads of paperwork to go through, plus he flies the line too, so everybody's just got to be patient I'd say..Probably people will hear something next week I suppose..
that really was longer than I wanted and I am not going to spend any time on it anymore.
about BMI itself: sent in the application form, but I heard Captain Bell was on a holiday until last monday, surely he has loads of paperwork to go through, plus he flies the line too, so everybody's just got to be patient I'd say..Probably people will hear something next week I suppose..
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bmi have an on going requirment for new starts through out 2005, in the last 12 months they have lost 37 pilots from a head count of under 125, 12 of these are transfers to baby.
mainline have asked for transfers but regional can not allow any more to go at present (which in a funny way will encourage some to leave anway!?) so don't worry i reckon they will be running a course every other month.
They are now up to 14 aircraft with a dry lease PH aircraft in for 6months.
Keep chipping away, bear in mind that JB is a very busy boy and has more hats than boy george.
Cheers
Burt
mainline have asked for transfers but regional can not allow any more to go at present (which in a funny way will encourage some to leave anway!?) so don't worry i reckon they will be running a course every other month.
They are now up to 14 aircraft with a dry lease PH aircraft in for 6months.
Keep chipping away, bear in mind that JB is a very busy boy and has more hats than boy george.
Cheers
Burt
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hhmmhh, just wondering if there is anybody here who's heard anything yet after sending in the application form? And yes I know the man's a busy man, I was just wondering if... 
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You will now need a JAR licence (required by the Dutch to allow bmi to "dry lease XA") so another bob or two if you don't already have one.............life's a bitch
Cheers
Burt
Cheers
Burt
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Got your Pm
bmi regional have a major summer C check program and have agreed to `dry lease` a former excel airways 145 to cover this period, without which they would be one aircraft down as they do not operate a service back up.
The aircraft is on Dutch plates so because it would be operated by some pilots who hold CAA rather than JAR licences the Dutch required bmi pilots to carry out an LPC check in Holland which would cost at least £4k per sim pair plus positionng and hotel cost, at present bmi pilots are flying their socks off and 3 days out for a sim for all CAA licence holders would ground the airline so all (CAA Licences) holders within bmi are having their licences changed to JAR licences.
The net result is that any new starts will have to have a valid JAR licence (bmi are having to pay to convert its CAA licenced pilots to JAR) although they have re pay the company when their CAA licence would have expired, never the less some will lose out unless BALPA kicks some butts in ABZ.
Cheers
Burt
the point is make sure you have a JAR licence and update bmi to that effect!!
bmi regional have a major summer C check program and have agreed to `dry lease` a former excel airways 145 to cover this period, without which they would be one aircraft down as they do not operate a service back up.
The aircraft is on Dutch plates so because it would be operated by some pilots who hold CAA rather than JAR licences the Dutch required bmi pilots to carry out an LPC check in Holland which would cost at least £4k per sim pair plus positionng and hotel cost, at present bmi pilots are flying their socks off and 3 days out for a sim for all CAA licence holders would ground the airline so all (CAA Licences) holders within bmi are having their licences changed to JAR licences.
The net result is that any new starts will have to have a valid JAR licence (bmi are having to pay to convert its CAA licenced pilots to JAR) although they have re pay the company when their CAA licence would have expired, never the less some will lose out unless BALPA kicks some butts in ABZ.
Cheers
Burt
the point is make sure you have a JAR licence and update bmi to that effect!!
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hhmmkay thanks for the info! I suppose with CAA licenses you mean the national license rather than the license you get since JAR has gone through? in other words, if you've only just finished last year you already are in posession of a JAR license, isn't that right?
Addy
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