Ryanair Interview and Sim Assessment (merged)
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Pottheblack, they may have all been discussed here however im not prepared to trawl through the 30 pages of ****e that constitutes this thread. As it happens initiative has since been used.
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Ryanair..Assessment details
I know this already has a thread but i think people might start getting bored looking throught 30 odd pages.
I did my assessment at EMA yesterday and wanted to post some details for those who are going in soon.
Firstly you are put at ease right away by the Sim assessment guy...very easy going and freindly. In the Sim brief we were told to forget about the brief we were sent as the settings were going to be slightly different. Firstly we were going to do a Liverpool Pole Hill 4 Tango dept..climb and level off at 4000'. Then steep turn. Then a QDM back to LPL and what kind of entry then fly it. Descent down to 2500' and enter the hold but straight outbound for procedure. Now we were using the NDB plates but were asked to fly the ILS. All raw data...no FD...no auto throttle. We became visual at 500' and then landed. Job done. We did this as both PF and PM.
We actually did the interview before we did the sim as these were very busy. The interview consisted of chat about you...bit of background stuff then tech questions. I had why aircraft have swept wings....whats coffin corner how do you recover from there....what is LSS at sea level with +15 degrees ( which i couldnt remember but gave him the calcualtion to work it out 38.94 X Square route of temp absolute kelvin
)....If u were traveling london-new york then back which would be quicker and why ( explain what a jet stream is ) If in any doubt i cant recommend enough a book call " Ace the Technical Pilot Interview " by G Bristow...this book helped me no end , especially in the last few days when my head started melting with info about Ryanair etc.
A few other questions i heard from other guys...What engine does the 737-800 have...range of a 737-800....pax numbers...errors of an NDB...A few questions about V speeds and contaminated runways.
Thats all for now folks...oh and i got an email saying id passed today so im off out to spend the last money i will have for a while on a few cheap beers....good hunting !!!!!
I did my assessment at EMA yesterday and wanted to post some details for those who are going in soon.
Firstly you are put at ease right away by the Sim assessment guy...very easy going and freindly. In the Sim brief we were told to forget about the brief we were sent as the settings were going to be slightly different. Firstly we were going to do a Liverpool Pole Hill 4 Tango dept..climb and level off at 4000'. Then steep turn. Then a QDM back to LPL and what kind of entry then fly it. Descent down to 2500' and enter the hold but straight outbound for procedure. Now we were using the NDB plates but were asked to fly the ILS. All raw data...no FD...no auto throttle. We became visual at 500' and then landed. Job done. We did this as both PF and PM.
We actually did the interview before we did the sim as these were very busy. The interview consisted of chat about you...bit of background stuff then tech questions. I had why aircraft have swept wings....whats coffin corner how do you recover from there....what is LSS at sea level with +15 degrees ( which i couldnt remember but gave him the calcualtion to work it out 38.94 X Square route of temp absolute kelvin
)....If u were traveling london-new york then back which would be quicker and why ( explain what a jet stream is ) If in any doubt i cant recommend enough a book call " Ace the Technical Pilot Interview " by G Bristow...this book helped me no end , especially in the last few days when my head started melting with info about Ryanair etc.A few other questions i heard from other guys...What engine does the 737-800 have...range of a 737-800....pax numbers...errors of an NDB...A few questions about V speeds and contaminated runways.
Thats all for now folks...oh and i got an email saying id passed today so im off out to spend the last money i will have for a while on a few cheap beers....good hunting !!!!!
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If in any doubt i cant recommend enough a book call " Ace the Technical Pilot Interview " by G Bristow...this book helped me no end , especially in the last few days when my head started melting with info about Ryanair etc.
!!! But yes it did help....ALOT !!!!!
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Be advised that the latest trick of ryanair is pilots now do (unpaid) admin work. So rather than just do standbys when you are not flying, you will be in the base office doing admin work. Thought you would be off after 90o hrs in the year? no more, you'll be doing admin work. Pilots will be on check-in next.
So don't be gullible, if you want to be an admin assistant, save your €40k TR fee, get a job as a secretary and spend the money saved on hour building. You'll probably get paid more as a secretary too.
I realise that many of you would sell granny to be a below minimum wage 2 striper, but is your dream really to be an office boy?
So don't be gullible, if you want to be an admin assistant, save your €40k TR fee, get a job as a secretary and spend the money saved on hour building. You'll probably get paid more as a secretary too.
I realise that many of you would sell granny to be a below minimum wage 2 striper, but is your dream really to be an office boy?
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Sim Assessment
Dont be too nervous about the sim assessment guys. They arent expecting you to be hot shots....just follow the brief and take notes on the plate ur given. Just remember "pitch and power"....and have fun. A steep turn will never feel the same as when performed in a 737 !!!!!! I think some practice at some joins and a few NDB or ILS approaches should see u ok.
Good luck everyone !!
Good luck everyone !!
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Assesment at EMA
I got a call Ryanair yesterday and a conformation of an assesment at EMA on the 5th of Sept. Exciting stuff!
Thanks for the gen so far on the interview. I'm an FO on 737-200's in Africa at the moment and it'll be awesome to start flying something with a new seat in it!
Thanks for the gen so far on the interview. I'm an FO on 737-200's in Africa at the moment and it'll be awesome to start flying something with a new seat in it!
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PILOTS DOING ADMIN WORK?!? This is the first time I hear about it! For me it's quite funny (and scaring as well!) because I worked as an accountant for some years before starting my flight training...
What do you exactly mean when you say "admin work"? Is it even a little bit flight related (like a flight dispatcher) or is it something like being an actual accountant?
AND IF SO... WHY DID I CHANGE MY JOB?!
What do you exactly mean when you say "admin work"? Is it even a little bit flight related (like a flight dispatcher) or is it something like being an actual accountant?
AND IF SO... WHY DID I CHANGE MY JOB?!
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Updating charts, doing amendments, that sort of thing. I hope you didn't give up a high level admin job such as accounting, spend a fortune on training and end up doing low-level admin such as amendments.
Just to recap what you are signing up to in ryanair:
-2 weeks leave per year (the rest is allocated to the 4th day of 5-4)
-900 hours flying per year
-Availability for any duties ryanair sees fit for you to perform (yes, you do sign up for this in your contract).
So lets do the maths. 100hrs per month = 9 months. Subtract 2 weeks leave and you have 2 and half months in which you can't fly and you won't be on leave. You have also agreed that you can be reassigned to other duties. So guess what, you will be doing admin work and, soon, check-in etc.
Oh and don't think you're gonna employ the usual mantra "I'm only here for a while to get hours." There are so many pilots in ryanair now that there won't be jobs to go around for everyone. The fact is most new joins will be here for a very long time. Do you really want to be doing admin work for several years as a ryanair FO.
Live the dream with ryanair.
Just to recap what you are signing up to in ryanair:
-2 weeks leave per year (the rest is allocated to the 4th day of 5-4)
-900 hours flying per year
-Availability for any duties ryanair sees fit for you to perform (yes, you do sign up for this in your contract).
So lets do the maths. 100hrs per month = 9 months. Subtract 2 weeks leave and you have 2 and half months in which you can't fly and you won't be on leave. You have also agreed that you can be reassigned to other duties. So guess what, you will be doing admin work and, soon, check-in etc.
Oh and don't think you're gonna employ the usual mantra "I'm only here for a while to get hours." There are so many pilots in ryanair now that there won't be jobs to go around for everyone. The fact is most new joins will be here for a very long time. Do you really want to be doing admin work for several years as a ryanair FO.
Live the dream with ryanair.
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Well thats that, Ryanair have finally gone too far. Admin work?? **** them, ill definately go and instruct for a few years to get hours rather than be abused by that shower of pricks.
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misunderstanding there canada goose,
im just half way through my atpls at the minute, if whats being said about ryanair making its pilots do jobs other than jobs of a pilot, ie. "admin", then i will not consider joining ryanair when im qualified - whereas i was previously willing to consider self funding the type rating, i now would not be.
O'Leary is a great businessman, but thats going wayyy too far.
im just half way through my atpls at the minute, if whats being said about ryanair making its pilots do jobs other than jobs of a pilot, ie. "admin", then i will not consider joining ryanair when im qualified - whereas i was previously willing to consider self funding the type rating, i now would not be.
O'Leary is a great businessman, but thats going wayyy too far.