Anybody got a job recently?
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Anybody got a job recently?
Hi all,
Thought I'd pose the question....has anybody with low hours been given a job recently?
Had a fATPL a couple of months and sent the CV out to lots of operators including parachute schools, glider clubs, air taxi outfits, charter businesses, freight carriers, aerial surveyors, aerial photographers and one airline. Not had too many replies but some good feedback about my CV and covering letter. I have a little over 300 hours with all first time passes.
Just wondered if anybody out there has had any success recently?
I am now actioning plan B and have booked my FIC. Looking forward to doing some instructing and flying regularly even if the pay isn't great.
Good Luck to all the guys out there looking for jobs
Thought I'd pose the question....has anybody with low hours been given a job recently?
Had a fATPL a couple of months and sent the CV out to lots of operators including parachute schools, glider clubs, air taxi outfits, charter businesses, freight carriers, aerial surveyors, aerial photographers and one airline. Not had too many replies but some good feedback about my CV and covering letter. I have a little over 300 hours with all first time passes.
Just wondered if anybody out there has had any success recently?
I am now actioning plan B and have booked my FIC. Looking forward to doing some instructing and flying regularly even if the pay isn't great.
Good Luck to all the guys out there looking for jobs
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I am now actioning plan B and have booked my FIC. Looking forward to doing some instructing and flying regularly even if the pay isn't great.
Me too...My flight school wants to pay for the course and bond me for 2years..... Oh!well,I guess desperate times call for desperate measures..
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Well I did have an interview with a certain regional operator last month, but I am not strictly speaking low houred (also have some previous multi crew turbine time). Anyway wasn't sucessful but the same operator was also interviewing 250 hour candidates.
Hitmanishere, there is nothing desperate about the deal you are offered, it is saving you about 6-7000 pounds of your own money, you're chances of getting an airline job in the next two years are slim so I would say you are in an extremely good position. I assume the bond is decreasing (to be legal it has to be) which means even after one year you would only need to pay back half the cost, so you will still have a half price rating.
Witty User Name, Air taxi work is single pilot ops, so you can't be insured with less than 700 hours and that must also include 40 hours p1 ifr multi (there are one or two operators with a concession on this). As for para dropping, or other aerial work you will need to present yourself to the operators in person, sending letters and cvs will is not likely to yield results.
Not many operators that tend to care too much about first time passes, the occasinal on line form asks the question, I remember the Chief Pilot of BMI Baby at the Balpa conference loking at my CV saying first time passes all very impressive but we are more worried about the personality.
Hitmanishere, there is nothing desperate about the deal you are offered, it is saving you about 6-7000 pounds of your own money, you're chances of getting an airline job in the next two years are slim so I would say you are in an extremely good position. I assume the bond is decreasing (to be legal it has to be) which means even after one year you would only need to pay back half the cost, so you will still have a half price rating.
Witty User Name, Air taxi work is single pilot ops, so you can't be insured with less than 700 hours and that must also include 40 hours p1 ifr multi (there are one or two operators with a concession on this). As for para dropping, or other aerial work you will need to present yourself to the operators in person, sending letters and cvs will is not likely to yield results.
Not many operators that tend to care too much about first time passes, the occasinal on line form asks the question, I remember the Chief Pilot of BMI Baby at the Balpa conference loking at my CV saying first time passes all very impressive but we are more worried about the personality.
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I can confirm that the chill wind has arrived in the world of Flying Instructor recruitment. Demand is still OK for IRI's and at the Integrated employers but on at the PPL level supply is definitely outstripping demand now.
You'll be a looong time making back the £5k FI course...
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You'll be a looong time making back the £5k FI course...
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A rare but good story, a friend of mine I tought during his PPL, recently finished his CPL/IR and got an interview (passed) and a start date with a UK based airline on the bus!!
Well done mate!
YYZ
Well done mate!
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is that all there is? cummon with the rate these courses are churning out new FO virgins there must be more of you bummed out looking at this thread on pprune with a thousand applications and c.v's circulating your tabbed browser!
I would expect this thread to be bursting with whingers that this forum is kinda famous for :P ( u know it)
Seriously though it would be interesting to know about the process of looking for job after job and how long since your qualification. And also how does it affect you psychologically after spending so much effort and money on training, and how do you manage or deal with the current situation.
If thats all there is .... then hey its not looking that bad!
I would expect this thread to be bursting with whingers that this forum is kinda famous for :P ( u know it)
Seriously though it would be interesting to know about the process of looking for job after job and how long since your qualification. And also how does it affect you psychologically after spending so much effort and money on training, and how do you manage or deal with the current situation.
If thats all there is .... then hey its not looking that bad!