Ryanair Interview and Sim Assessment (merged)
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Hi everybody, as many of you I am trying to prepare for the sim check. It seems that they often give you the toilet fire or passenger heart attack, what do they expect you to do? I mean just declare an emergency, come back to land, say what would you do in a real airplane...?
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good luck
ps. is it true that they're not doing interviews in Dublin anymore? (I did my mcc there so the sim check would be much easier!)
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good luck
ps. is it true that they're not doing interviews in Dublin anymore? (I did my mcc there so the sim check would be much easier!)
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RyanAir of FIC?
Hi, I spent all last night reading through the post's on this thread, and was left a little disheartend and confused. After spending like alot of you £40,000 on the modular route coming out the end of it with 260TT and not a sniff off a job.
I have been debating the whole RyanAir situation with numerous negative post by camel and a few others, surley this isnt the view of all the longer serving staff, and can it really be that bad, ok you work hard, but you are aware of the pay structure before you start. So you may have to do some admin....... Whats the alternative to not applying? Working a dead end job constant worry of how your going to make the next loan installment, becoming uncurrent, so on, and so on.
You can always go down the flight instructor route and I know this make you a better pilot more employable and knowledgable, but maybe six, twelve months later (constantly stuggle for money, and your not getting any younger) you get that job offer, a low and behold you have to pay for the type rating anyway, so you have forked out 6/7000 for the rFIC, and now you have to pay the £20,000 anyway! Total forked out nearly £30,000 extra, and you no further forward than the next guy sat next to you in the interview room fresh from the OAT Intergrated course with 150hrs under his belt!
So Whizzer and likes of the rest of you 'Here Here' in goes my application, with no high expectaions of the "Glamourus" job it used to be the market has changed, suck it up get your experince if you not happy, theres plenty more fish in the sea.
I have been debating the whole RyanAir situation with numerous negative post by camel and a few others, surley this isnt the view of all the longer serving staff, and can it really be that bad, ok you work hard, but you are aware of the pay structure before you start. So you may have to do some admin....... Whats the alternative to not applying? Working a dead end job constant worry of how your going to make the next loan installment, becoming uncurrent, so on, and so on.
You can always go down the flight instructor route and I know this make you a better pilot more employable and knowledgable, but maybe six, twelve months later (constantly stuggle for money, and your not getting any younger) you get that job offer, a low and behold you have to pay for the type rating anyway, so you have forked out 6/7000 for the rFIC, and now you have to pay the £20,000 anyway! Total forked out nearly £30,000 extra, and you no further forward than the next guy sat next to you in the interview room fresh from the OAT Intergrated course with 150hrs under his belt!
So Whizzer and likes of the rest of you 'Here Here' in goes my application, with no high expectaions of the "Glamourus" job it used to be the market has changed, suck it up get your experince if you not happy, theres plenty more fish in the sea.
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all sim checks at EMA
Any other place apart from OAT for the practice? (not very easy to get there from abroad!)
thanks
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All sims at EMA now on an 800 sim slightly altered to better represent instruments a low houred pilot would recognise, the SIDS are already mentioned on here, there are several so you will not know till the day what it is, however, if you can understand a jeppy plate you will be fine.
Ryanair are now running cadet open days (yes there is a charge) which are worth going to for the insight you are all after.
And yes, if/once you are in, JOIN a union!!!
YYZ
Ryanair are now running cadet open days (yes there is a charge) which are worth going to for the insight you are all after.
And yes, if/once you are in, JOIN a union!!!
YYZ
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Hah,
It really makes me laugh the way all these arrogant morons are so short sighted to believe that cadets are responsible for a decline in T & C's.
Cadets really have very little choice in the matter, as has been said before many times (though im sure those who want to ignore it will anyway), if you have the money to self fund a type rating after training, it is simply a better option for most people than becoming an instructor and having no guarantee of a funded type rating anyway.
Cadets are not the problem, the modern low cost aviation model IS the problem. The only people with any power to make a differance (though not much power at all really lets face it) are the existing experienced pilots. And where were these guys when self funded type ratings were introduced? Did you go on strike? didnt think it would affect you so no need to worry?
Hypocrites.
It really makes me laugh the way all these arrogant morons are so short sighted to believe that cadets are responsible for a decline in T & C's.
Cadets really have very little choice in the matter, as has been said before many times (though im sure those who want to ignore it will anyway), if you have the money to self fund a type rating after training, it is simply a better option for most people than becoming an instructor and having no guarantee of a funded type rating anyway.
Cadets are not the problem, the modern low cost aviation model IS the problem. The only people with any power to make a differance (though not much power at all really lets face it) are the existing experienced pilots. And where were these guys when self funded type ratings were introduced? Did you go on strike? didnt think it would affect you so no need to worry?
Hypocrites.
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But surely pressman, as all new influxes are on the Brookfields contract that negates the possibility of doing anything about their lot? I thought that was the whole point for Ryanair bringing this contract in? Also, it gives them the opportunity to 'nullify' the contract at short notice if you start making waves?
Just wondering what you thought about that, as it doesn't seem quite so easy the way you put it either!
I am in the same position as Captain N and many others, and although I shiver at the thought of helping MOL get any richer it looks like it could be my only immediate 'in'. It's a consideration and I may give it the finger but for now, I am just considering it.
Just wondering what you thought about that, as it doesn't seem quite so easy the way you put it either!
I am in the same position as Captain N and many others, and although I shiver at the thought of helping MOL get any richer it looks like it could be my only immediate 'in'. It's a consideration and I may give it the finger but for now, I am just considering it.
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Just wondered what people got as a 'final report or reference from your Flight Training Organisation' to take with them to the Ryanair Sim/interview?
Any more tips about the interview or sim would be great? Thanks
Know your previous a/c type, stuff on 737, high speed flight/coffin corner/mach/winglets. Why you want to work for them (please don't go on about why we should refuse to pay for a TR. Maybe we should just start a thread entitled 'Ryanair-Gripes'
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Don't get me started on tech2 though!
Any more tips about the interview or sim would be great? Thanks
Know your previous a/c type, stuff on 737, high speed flight/coffin corner/mach/winglets. Why you want to work for them (please don't go on about why we should refuse to pay for a TR. Maybe we should just start a thread entitled 'Ryanair-Gripes'
) Don't get me started on tech2 though!
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Cae Application!
Hi guys/Girls I have just put my App into CAE for RYR I have just passed all my skills tests, MCC and still waiting for the issue of my licence i just put down all my past dates and ppl ref no. Has anyone else done the same or have I jumped the gun, and I am going to end up pissing them off?
Would really appreciate a sensible response. Thanks!
Would really appreciate a sensible response. Thanks!
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wheresryan2,
I submitted an application and had the interview pretty soon after my MCC and before licence issue. I mentioned that to them and they seemed ok with it. Best bet would be to get in touch with Ryanair or go to a Cadet day and ask yourself. For only a tenner i'd thoroughly recommend it!
Horgy
I submitted an application and had the interview pretty soon after my MCC and before licence issue. I mentioned that to them and they seemed ok with it. Best bet would be to get in touch with Ryanair or go to a Cadet day and ask yourself. For only a tenner i'd thoroughly recommend it!
Horgy
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Guys there is lots of truth to the rumour that RYR are short of candidates. I know of a guy who applied 2.5 months ago. He starts Line Training next week - hows that for a turn around? I also know someone who applied 2 week ago, his interview is booked already! Have a think about this for a moment.