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To those of you saying he should have gone to Ryanair;
If he had paid out the 20k, he would then be relying on NOTHING dramatic happening in aviation over then next 9 months or so. He would be on a Brookfields contract and from what I understand that means they can terminate your employment without much notice (if any ??). So, and whilst it is an unlikely scenario, if Ryanar suddenly found that far less people were flying, our friend here would find himself ANOTHER 20k (although if you read the figures it's actually more than 20k) down and having paid for a uniform
that he now wouldn't be able to use!
Congrats on the FI rating... Sounds to me like you made the right choice.
Good luck!
If he had paid out the 20k, he would then be relying on NOTHING dramatic happening in aviation over then next 9 months or so. He would be on a Brookfields contract and from what I understand that means they can terminate your employment without much notice (if any ??). So, and whilst it is an unlikely scenario, if Ryanar suddenly found that far less people were flying, our friend here would find himself ANOTHER 20k (although if you read the figures it's actually more than 20k) down and having paid for a uniform
that he now wouldn't be able to use! Congrats on the FI rating... Sounds to me like you made the right choice.
Good luck!
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Getting out of bed is a gamble.
Wheelie my Boeing that is absolutely correct he would be taking a gamble.
He/she seemed okay with taking the shall I invest 60k in a career that may have a job at the end of it gamble though. You are correct the Brookfield contract is not secure at all but he will gain 89 hours every month on 738 with FR so as long as the market holds out for another 6 months then chances are by Xmas he would have been 500hrs plus on type which would pretty much guarantee him a winter contract with the agencies worst case scenario.
If the whole industry goes down the shebang well we're all in it past our necks aren't we.
VT
He/she seemed okay with taking the shall I invest 60k in a career that may have a job at the end of it gamble though. You are correct the Brookfield contract is not secure at all but he will gain 89 hours every month on 738 with FR so as long as the market holds out for another 6 months then chances are by Xmas he would have been 500hrs plus on type which would pretty much guarantee him a winter contract with the agencies worst case scenario.
If the whole industry goes down the shebang well we're all in it past our necks aren't we.
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look lets face the music ,most jobs require either money up front for a TR or being bonded for god knows how long.Bite the bullit and get a job asap ( as long as you can afford too of course).
I cant stand people comin on here and knocking people who pay for TRs
2 scenarios:
1. You pay for a TR and work hard,you get a nice position
2.You wait around a bit,do an FI course,work for a flight school for a bit and then BANG you send cvs out but no reponses.
People considering doing FI now are staring a long time instructing in the face if we are to believe WWW's predictions.If you are in a position to get a loan or pay for a TR,then in the current climate its a safer bet to a job in a reasonable time frame.
If WWW is right with the economic outlook,then in my eyes your losing a hell of alot more money by going down the FI route=pay for FI,earn buttons,fly crap ,deal with flight school crap,pay living expense,and then the big one= once your getting sick of the flight school mode you send cvs waiting for a job for ages whilst earning f all.That does not make economical sense to me.
bullit and get a job asap ( as long as you can afford too of course).I cant stand people comin on here and knocking people who pay for TRs
2 scenarios:
1. You pay for a TR and work hard,you get a nice position
2.You wait around a bit,do an FI course,work for a flight school for a bit and then BANG you send cvs out but no reponses.
People considering doing FI now are staring a long time instructing in the face if we are to believe WWW's predictions.If you are in a position to get a loan or pay for a TR,then in the current climate its a safer bet to a job in a reasonable time frame.
If WWW is right with the economic outlook,then in my eyes your losing a hell of alot more money by going down the FI route=pay for FI,earn buttons,fly crap ,deal with flight school crap,pay living expense,and then the big one= once your getting sick of the flight school mode you send cvs waiting for a job for ages whilst earning f all.That does not make economical sense to me.
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VORTEX. I done the FIC because of my personal situation, you have to realise that different people want different things, we're not all the same!
For the FR TR I needed around £25k and for the FIC I needed £5200. I don't know your personal situation but from the way you come across it seems very different to mine. The FR training pay wouldn't even cover my monthly out goings and don't forget FR are so tight they don't pay you during the TR.
I understand that I would be getting alot of experience with FR but I'm more than happy instructing part-time and keeping my full-time job to pay the bills.
For the FR TR I needed around £25k and for the FIC I needed £5200. I don't know your personal situation but from the way you come across it seems very different to mine. The FR training pay wouldn't even cover my monthly out goings and don't forget FR are so tight they don't pay you during the TR.
I understand that I would be getting alot of experience with FR but I'm more than happy instructing part-time and keeping my full-time job to pay the bills.
