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Hello everybody,
I will correct a little bit what is written above as there's a lot of questions and misunderstanding/fake news here...
First of all, I am currently working for them via a recruitement agency. I am not responsible for what you understand or what you want to understand...
About the assessment :
As written on their website : 35k€ or 33.5k€ if you bring a friend.
It's ground school + SIM (Barcelona for me) + Base Training (Riga for me). It's done with their ATO.
It's straight forward from ground school to end of BT. You have to sign 4 agreements, one for each phase : booking / ground school / SIM / BT.
Duration for our group : 2 months from ground school to end of BT.
Amarob is right, you need to pay for de-icing during BT, it's not included as per agreement which you are to sign if you want to start with them, no suprise.
It is to share with other guys which who you'll be flying during BT.
After TR :
If you are successful during the TR and ONLY AFTER THE END OF THE TR, you may be offered a contract with a crewing agency which makes you work for SL. Meaning that you are not employed by SL itself, it's true and therefore you don't get a salary but what they call : compensation. After that, you need to undergo training for emergency drills (slides, doors...), OCC and the first OPC which are done together.
Then you are ready for your Line Training (LT). Mine is planned so flying in the winter is possible and will happen : you may fly in the winter but as he said it's not 100% sure. Again, it's in the contract that your are not forced to sign. No surprise. Amarob is also right here : as for now, during training (any ground training or LT) = 40€ per day. After that, it depends. But you are able to
What is not true :
I will correct a little bit what is written above as there's a lot of questions and misunderstanding/fake news here...
First of all, I am currently working for them via a recruitement agency. I am not responsible for what you understand or what you want to understand...
About the assessment :
- An online ATPL knowledge test (30 minutes, contains 30 questions on ATPL theory).
- An online psychometric assessment (approximately 3-3.5 hours).
- An interview meaning technical AND classical questions. As for any jobs, they want to know your knowledge about aviation (yes ATPL is a part of aviation) and you. So be prepared = stop spending too much time here and start reading your documents and EASA website. Stop asking what questions or what, just get to work. It's like any other interview for any jobs.
As written on their website : 35k€ or 33.5k€ if you bring a friend.
It's ground school + SIM (Barcelona for me) + Base Training (Riga for me). It's done with their ATO.
It's straight forward from ground school to end of BT. You have to sign 4 agreements, one for each phase : booking / ground school / SIM / BT.
Duration for our group : 2 months from ground school to end of BT.
Amarob is right, you need to pay for de-icing during BT, it's not included as per agreement which you are to sign if you want to start with them, no suprise.
It is to share with other guys which who you'll be flying during BT.
After TR :
If you are successful during the TR and ONLY AFTER THE END OF THE TR, you may be offered a contract with a crewing agency which makes you work for SL. Meaning that you are not employed by SL itself, it's true and therefore you don't get a salary but what they call : compensation. After that, you need to undergo training for emergency drills (slides, doors...), OCC and the first OPC which are done together.
Then you are ready for your Line Training (LT). Mine is planned so flying in the winter is possible and will happen : you may fly in the winter but as he said it's not 100% sure. Again, it's in the contract that your are not forced to sign. No surprise. Amarob is also right here : as for now, during training (any ground training or LT) = 40€ per day. After that, it depends. But you are able to
What is not true :
- First of all it's a one year contract from 1st of January to 31st of December so those who say that you have to stay 3 years invented it or it may have been true before, don't know, don't care.
- You don't need to pay 10k€ for whatever reason BUT and as for any other job including a training, there is a repayment clause for employee training costs which is logical. There is a fee of 4k€ IF you leave within the 4 months after the last OPC/LPC check.
No base salary at all? €40 a day in training, even in LT? I wouldn't be very surprised if they ask you to pay for accomodation.
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Hey when you say there is a repayment clause for training. Do they make you pay for extra training or recurrence training? Or is it only to be paid if you leave in said 4 month period after the training? Also while on duty is accommodation, crew meals and uniforms paid by the company?
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miserable they were rated the worst airline to work for by ECA https://www.eurocockpit.be/sites/def...rating_ECA.pdf
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Hey when you say there is a repayment clause for training. Do they make you pay for extra training or recurrence training? Or is it only to be paid if you leave in said 4 month period after the training? Also while on duty is accommodation, crew meals and uniforms paid by the company?
After line check and up to 500 hours from line check you got paid 80 Euros a day which you can make maximum 2400 euro a month before income tax and social security contributions. You may end up earning 0 Euros. Remember no guaranteed fee until you pass 500 hours after line check. So we are talking about absolutely maximum in case all goes well. And you can count 1-1,5 year to reach 500 hours limit in the company.
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I will update what is said here :
Type rating : 35k€ and not 39k€ as written. It's on their website.
There is NO bond. Nothing to pay unless you leave within 4 months after the last OPC/LPC and only if they are able to make you fly within the 15 days.
Type rating : 35k€ and not 39k€ as written. It's on their website.
There is NO bond. Nothing to pay unless you leave within 4 months after the last OPC/LPC and only if they are able to make you fly within the 15 days.
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I will update what is said here :
Type rating : 35k€ and not 39k€ as written. It's on their website. Stop inventing...
There is NO bond, stop saying bull****. Nothing to pay unless you leave within 4 months after the last OPC/LPC and only if they are able to make you fly within the 15 days.
Stop spreading **** here.
Type rating : 35k€ and not 39k€ as written. It's on their website. Stop inventing...
There is NO bond, stop saying bull****. Nothing to pay unless you leave within 4 months after the last OPC/LPC and only if they are able to make you fly within the 15 days.
Stop spreading **** here.
But make sure using proper language to the people you dont even know. I would expect more from SLX pilot. Better to look at the **** SLX spreading around.
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You did a great job! Thanks for updating, I correct the type rating fee it is my bad. I wasn't talking about bond but contractual penalty. About that i am not sure, i will investigate. I see you are new in company and you are trying to justify your choice to joining them as cadet, just relax make sure you are polite not need to get aggresive.
But make sure using proper language to the people you dont even know. I would expect more from SLX pilot. Better to look at the **** SLX spreading around.
But make sure using proper language to the people you dont even know. I would expect more from SLX pilot. Better to look at the **** SLX spreading around.
You're right about being polite.
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- 10,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1
if leaving within 1st year from the date of initial
line check;
- 7,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1 if
leaving within 2nd year from the date of initial
line check;
- 5,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1 if
leaving within 3rd year from the date of initial
line check;
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I am just reading official contract. Please see copy paste below in italic. There is penalty in case you leave if you join as scale 1. You claim there is not, but here you are.
- 10,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1
if leaving within 1st year from the date of initial
line check;
- 7,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1 if
leaving within 2nd year from the date of initial
line check;
- 5,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1 if
leaving within 3rd year from the date of initial
line check;
- 10,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1
if leaving within 1st year from the date of initial
line check;
- 7,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1 if
leaving within 2nd year from the date of initial
line check;
- 5,000 EUR for First officers joined at scale 1 if
leaving within 3rd year from the date of initial
line check;
I don't have this in mine then I understand I am not a cadet. I did the TR with their ATO but not my entire training.
None of us is having this in our contract.
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went to their booth in pilotexpo berlin on the 24-25.2.2023 and literally one of their representative pilots told me that they were looking for another job , they were waiting an answer from eurowings or something and that they have flown 0bh since winter and that they came to the expo just to get a chance to talk to the management to schedule them to fly 😂 tells you alot about the company 
ladies and gentelmen, these are the words of the slx representative at pilot expo berlin. cant make this up...
ladies and gentelmen, these are the words of the slx representative at pilot expo berlin. cant make this up...
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went to their booth in pilotexpo berlin on the 24-25.2.2023 and literally one of their representative pilots told me that they were looking for another job , they were waiting an answer from eurowings or something and that they have flown 0bh since winter and that they came to the expo just to get a chance to talk to the management to schedule them to fly 😂 tells you alot about the company
ladies and gentelmen, these are the words of the slx representative at pilot expo berlin. cant make this up
ladies and gentelmen, these are the words of the slx representative at pilot expo berlin. cant make this up
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They did few adjustment and so called improvement however not much changed. Comparing to pre-covid you end up still less money at home and also considering inflation in the EU it is even worser.