Flybe hold pool
Bring your lifejacket....the ship is sinking!
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When the ship is sinking, and everybody leaving, Flybe should buy a Q400 simulator for itself....
Hopefully there aren't the same problems like last year, with the simslots.
Good luck with waiting everyone.
Cheers
Hopefully there aren't the same problems like last year, with the simslots.
Good luck with waiting everyone.
Cheers
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I asked a Dash TRI/E the other day about his roster wrt sim training, he said that there was no initial training courses for the Dash until Feb/Mar next year. The sims are currently fully booked for recurrency training.
Keep swimming though, he said that there are going to be 4 (yes four) initial training courses per month for a while after that.
Keep swimming though, he said that there are going to be 4 (yes four) initial training courses per month for a while after that.
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Good to read something positive or...not negative at least! Back to my question can anyone tell me how did they get in touch with you? As I said I emailed my CV to mr.Darby but not confirmation or sort of. how does it work with they HR dep.?
Take care & good luck
PZ
Take care & good luck
PZ
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Dear PZ.
About your cv to Mr darby. Mr darby isn't the person you should have for flight crew applications. Since a while it is Mr Cheese now. This is what i was reading at ppjn.com
I still think that writing a letter with CV, and calling every week (only when you don't receive a letter back) is still better than sending an email and hoping that mr darby will pick out your email insteda of the 1000 others.
Make sure you are that special one they are looking for and not just to being a number in the Flybe files.
Good luck, and keep pushing.
Cheers
About your cv to Mr darby. Mr darby isn't the person you should have for flight crew applications. Since a while it is Mr Cheese now. This is what i was reading at ppjn.com
I still think that writing a letter with CV, and calling every week (only when you don't receive a letter back) is still better than sending an email and hoping that mr darby will pick out your email insteda of the 1000 others.
Make sure you are that special one they are looking for and not just to being a number in the Flybe files.
Good luck, and keep pushing.
Cheers
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Hi guys, any up-to-date info on the size of the flybe pool? I've just been told I'm in it, but interestingly the letter said that pilots would be taken out of the pool in order of suitability - anyone any idea exactly what that means? I'd always been under the impression it would be on a first in first out basis, but it would appear that its not.....
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PW
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Holding Pool
Hi All,
For info:
I've been in the holding pool since late summer and was told by JS last week that, if all goes to plan, it would be Apr/May for a course. This date has slipped everytime I have talked to Flybe.
Something that concerns me is the length of time between interview and entering training - I will have been interviewed more than a year before than the training starts, yet they stipulate that any IR should be current and renewed if necessary on an aircraft only; this will cost around £1000-1500and all because they are slow at recruiting.
Is there anyone else in a similar boat, floating around on their holding pool?
Trotts
For info:
I've been in the holding pool since late summer and was told by JS last week that, if all goes to plan, it would be Apr/May for a course. This date has slipped everytime I have talked to Flybe.
Something that concerns me is the length of time between interview and entering training - I will have been interviewed more than a year before than the training starts, yet they stipulate that any IR should be current and renewed if necessary on an aircraft only; this will cost around £1000-1500and all because they are slow at recruiting.
Is there anyone else in a similar boat, floating around on their holding pool?
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The company are busy planning for next years new recruits, as they had problems just keeping existing pilots current due to lack of sim slots for OPC/LPC's.
The UK CAA have only recently approved the use of a Seattle simulator, with the intention being to use the Stockholm sim for LPC's and send new recruits to either Seattle or Toronto.
Also recruitment was scaled down as due to essential mods by the engine manufacturer, the flybe fleet is down several dashes over the winter, so a lot of people who left in the autumn have still to be replaced.
So watch this space, the doors will swing open in the new year.
The UK CAA have only recently approved the use of a Seattle simulator, with the intention being to use the Stockholm sim for LPC's and send new recruits to either Seattle or Toronto.
Also recruitment was scaled down as due to essential mods by the engine manufacturer, the flybe fleet is down several dashes over the winter, so a lot of people who left in the autumn have still to be replaced.
So watch this space, the doors will swing open in the new year.
I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE HERE
When you have successfully completed the interview and check ride with your prospective employer you are added to the list of people they have waiting to take up employment with them. Hold pools more often apply to candidates who are not type rated. As the airline runs type rating courses pilots are drawn from the hold pool.
BTW most of the posts on this thread are quite old.
sr
BTW most of the posts on this thread are quite old.
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Yes...... I had about a 2 month wait. I was told it would be 5,6,7 months but 2 weeks later was called to start immediatley.
They have had several TRE's quit (5 from 13 I think!!!) and there is also a global shortage of sim slots. So be patient....
Not sure how they decide who comes out first but Captains seem to be top of the list as they are in short supply.
Hope I was of some help.....know how you feel waiting sucks!!
They have had several TRE's quit (5 from 13 I think!!!) and there is also a global shortage of sim slots. So be patient....
Not sure how they decide who comes out first but Captains seem to be top of the list as they are in short supply.
Hope I was of some help.....know how you feel waiting sucks!!