Ryanair Interview and Sim Assessment (merged)

[alcockandbrown]

Originally Posted by Banana Joe

Why should it?

A recent Ryanair Type Rating cadet said on here that after paying the €10,000 for the Ryanair TR and signed the Bond, everything was hunky dory until all of a sudden they were told you are now going to Poland to set up as Self Employed and a company called Warsaw Aviation will hire you to Ryanair and also you need to cough up the €25,000 you owe Ryanair Sun/Buzz for 737 course.
A real shock I heard.
CAE site says €10,000 but the deal seems to be gone back to €35,000 cash up front now.
Can anyone confirm? Thanks

[Banana Joe]

Originally Posted by alcockandbrown

A recent Ryanair Type Rating cadet said on here that after paying the €10,000 for the Ryanair TR and signed the Bond, everything was hunky dory until all of a sudden they were told you are now going to Poland to set up as Self Employed and a company called Warsaw Aviation will hire you to Ryanair and also you need to cough up the €25,000 you owe Ryanair Sun/Buzz for 737 course.
A real shock I heard.
CAE site says €10,000 but the deal seems to be gone back to €35,000 cash up front now.
Can anyone confirm? Thanks

As far as I know, the bond is still in place for those that were transferred to Buzz.

[alcockandbrown]

That's good news so. Thanks

[MaverickPrime]

The bond was never €35k in the past. It used to be €29k, then it went down to €5k and since the start of the year it’s been €10k. So if it’s now up to €35k, that’s the most it’s ever been.

[CT2160]

Originally Posted by alcockandbrown

A recent Ryanair Type Rating cadet said on here that after paying the €10,000 for the Ryanair TR and signed the Bond, everything was hunky dory until all of a sudden they were told you are now going to Poland to set up as Self Employed and a company called Warsaw Aviation will hire you to Ryanair and also you need to cough up the €25,000 you owe Ryanair Sun/Buzz for 737 course.
A real shock I heard.
CAE site says €10,000 but the deal seems to be gone back to €35,000 cash up front now.
Can anyone confirm? Thanks

It’s €10,000. The maths on €35,000 doesn’t even add up, given you pay the 10k and the remainder is 20k in the reducing bond...

[MaverickPrime]

I agree. A type rating doesn't even cost 20k, so if they want that much they obviously want you to contribute towards the line training as well.

[alcockandbrown]

Do Ryanair help you get a loan to cover the €10,000? as I and others are up to eyeballs in debt already from CPL IR!
Is it a case of not getting in if you don't have the cash?

[Banana Joe]

No, that's not their problem. If you can't afford it, there will always be somebody else that can and will take your spot.

[OldDreamer]

Has anyone got an assessment date recently? If so, when did you apply?

[JoePilot0]

Interview Questions

Hi guys,
I have a interview coming up at the end of this month for RYANAIR PILOT MENTORED PROGRAMME at AFTA, Cork.
It would be really useful if I could get some details in some of the technical and non-technical interview questions that are likely to come up in these interviews.
It says on the website that:"You will be tested on your technical and non-technical skills.

Non- technical skills include areas such as communication, leadership and decision making. Technical skills would include, basic knowledge of aircraft systems, principles of flight. There will also be some mental math’s questions included here."
Any tips would be helpful.

[Jamesflyer1]

• Seems like they’re only hiring people who went through mentored programme or with Uprt , as far as I have seen

[Francesco Boraso]

FR1925

Those who are in the FR1925 join the Facebook group called: " FR1925 TR EMA "

[PPRuNeUser0156]

That's not the case, they're working through the hold pool they already have. a few from Simtech and other APS providers have also had offers. UPRT is required before the type rating and is confirmed in a previous post

[Jamesflyer1]

That's what I felt on LinkedIn and via a friend at AFTA who told me this, so is there anyone who applied lately and got the online assessment ?

[alcockandbrown]

Base Choices

Best Ryanair base for a new FO who wants max hours and cheapest living? Thanks in advance for input.

Alicante
Athens
Barcelona
Bari
Belfast
Bergamo
Berlin Schönefeld
Berlin Tegel
Birmingham
Bologna
Bordeaux
Bournemouth
Bratislava
Brindisi
Bristol
Brussels
Bucharest
Budapest
Cagliari
Catania
Chania
Charleroi
Cologne Bonn
Corfu
Cork
Dublin (Headquarters)
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Faro
Fes
Frankfurt
Girona
Glasgow Prestwick
Gothenburg Landvetter
Hahn
Hamburg
Ibiza
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Kaunas
Lamezia Terme
Leeds/Bradford
Lisbon
Liverpool
London–Luton
London–Southend
London–Stansted (Largest base)
Madrid
Málaga
Malta
Manchester
Marrakesh
Marseille
Memmingen
Milan Malpensa
Naples
Palermo
Palma de Mallorca
Paphos
Pisa
Pescara
Ponta Delgada
Porto
Rome Ciampino
Rome-Fiumicino
Seville
Santiago de Compostela
Shannon
Thessaloniki
Valencia
Vilnius
Weeze
Zadar

List of Ryanair Bases April 2020.

[Banana Joe]

Big, busy bases are most of the time safe bets. These seem to be Dublin, Stansted, Bergamo and Charleroi from what I've seen.

[alcockandbrown]

Thanks for those base tips.
Dublin & Stansted are very expensive to live and rent in for a new FO.
My mate got Dublin last year. He only did 480 hours in his first year with Ryanair.
My other mate got Stansted 4 years ago and got 900 hours very easy each year.
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[Mrpeewee]

How much Is he earning?

[alcockandbrown]

€65 euros an hour in Dublin.

[Halfway]

Hello everyone, is anyone having the ryanair assessment on the 25th of February ?