Eastern Airways TR's and cost?
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I have several colleagues that I completed CPL/IR training with that went to Ryanair, and I feel that they are now years ahead of me in their flying careers.
It is interesting to note but I can always tell the difference between those F/Os that have come straight onto a jet and those who have done prop and/or instructional flying!
Never mind relocating to Aberdeen since if you were with Ryanair then you could have found yourself based on the continent and a lot farther away than Aberdeen is!
You may regret your choices that you have made to date and when I was on a prop and others that trained with me went straight onto jets then it often provoked some thought. However after a few years on now I do not regret it in the slightest!
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PHF, mister geezer is quite right. That same friend of mine at RYR, some week hes in the middle of Poland, then gets sent to Frankfurt-Hahn then sme next place. At least at Eastern we get payed for hotels and stuff when we get sent away. Poor guys have to pay outa their pocket!
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Dihaz, Mister Geezer, thank you for the replies and I guess to an extent I am just frustrated by my current situation, this time last year I was invited to six interviews (two I didn't attend due to already securing previous offers), had the choice of two jobs and nine months later find myself out of aviation employment with little immediate hope of getting another flying job.
However the silver lining is returning to contract work in my previous career now means in six to nine months I will hopefully clear all my debts from training. This does mean I am quite uncertain as to what to do next, I can't decide between working towards my MEI and IRI in six months time, or wait another 12 months and put the money towards a rating (ie: through Ryanair or Storm). Hence Dihaz, Mister Geezer, I would be keen to hear your advice on this. Bringing the thread back on context of Eastern, if you join Eastern is there any opportunity to opt for a specific base, or is it a case that everyone ends up at Aberdeen initially?
However the silver lining is returning to contract work in my previous career now means in six to nine months I will hopefully clear all my debts from training. This does mean I am quite uncertain as to what to do next, I can't decide between working towards my MEI and IRI in six months time, or wait another 12 months and put the money towards a rating (ie: through Ryanair or Storm). Hence Dihaz, Mister Geezer, I would be keen to hear your advice on this. Bringing the thread back on context of Eastern, if you join Eastern is there any opportunity to opt for a specific base, or is it a case that everyone ends up at Aberdeen initially?
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Well PHF, ABZ isnt actually that bad but anyhow I do remember you writing about iminent divorce if you did move to ABZ, that rules that out.
Once you gain some seneority and should a place become vacant you shouldnt have much problem in asking to change base. Most of the guys end up at ABZ simply because its their largest base.
Best of Luck..
Once you gain some seneority and should a place become vacant you shouldnt have much problem in asking to change base. Most of the guys end up at ABZ simply because its their largest base.
Best of Luck..
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Most people at Eastern eventually get a base of their choosing. Some people get it straight away but others may have to do a stint somewhere else to start off with. The process for base changes was rather 'fluid' when I was at Eastern (4 or so years now) and perhaps things are a bit more structured now. The flying at Eastern is reasonably good if your starting out in this game.
Ryanair might appeal since you would be accruing jet time but if you are married then I would urge you to exercise a degree of caution. The majority of people who probably pay for jet type ratings are young and unattached and will probably happily go to Afghanistan or the Congo if they were offered a job there! Unless your other half is willing to uproot and move then since you can't move and go to where the work is, then you will be selling yourself short to those people who can move abroad.
However, we are in times when many people are out of a job and I am in the same boat as you at the moment. The best policy is to take the first flying job that you can get that will pay the bills. When things pick up again then we will all be able to be a bit more choosy!
Ryanair might appeal since you would be accruing jet time but if you are married then I would urge you to exercise a degree of caution. The majority of people who probably pay for jet type ratings are young and unattached and will probably happily go to Afghanistan or the Congo if they were offered a job there!
Unless your other half is willing to uproot and move then since you can't move and go to where the work is, then you will be selling yourself short to those people who can move abroad.However, we are in times when many people are out of a job and I am in the same boat as you at the moment. The best policy is to take the first flying job that you can get that will pay the bills. When things pick up again then we will all be able to be a bit more choosy!
