Turkish,

Seems like you have all the figures..

All I can say is Jeepers!! :eek:

I would personally say that SSTR without a partner airline is a real gamble, but it definitely suits some people. Too risky for me i'm afraid (or should I say my bank :E). Bonded TR's are the best if peeps can get the interview.

All the best mate. Let me know how things go for you.. :ok:

Ryanair
 

After failing the Ryanair Sim Check, how long do you have to wait before you can apply again?

Nosher
 

I think the time scale is 6 months...but i heard that second hand so dont take that as gospel !!!

:ok:

Interview on 26th October, anyone else going? Tis at EMA.

Horgy

Response
 

Hi MrHorgy,

Can you tell me when you applied to Ryan air, when did you get a response?

Thanks

I went to the open day they held at EMA last month. When I applied I sent my CV to them to get a place and they called me last week.

Horgy

Assessment on 3rd Oct, anyone else going?

I went to the open day on the 1st Sept, I got a call the week after for an assessment on the 27th and got offered a place on a type rating course the next day:)

about open day EMA November 17th
 

hey guys,

How long before does Ryanair calls you before the open day? I have been reffered by Brookfield Aviation for the November 17, i did send my CV and the request as advised (By Brookfield) to Ryanair but I haven't heard anything yet. Does someone has an idea?

they call you, dont worry - it may take them some time (in our case, 1 week or a bit more since we sent them the cv), but they call in that case (referred by brookfield)

we are still waitin for the call post-open day, that IS really taking long...

Interview just done
 

Hi guys, I've just done the interview in EMA (coming from CAE, so no sim checkride). They asked me:
- why 737 mounts swept wings
- why 737 mounts winglets
- than they asked me to decode a significant weather chart
8 minutes in total.
Good luck everybody!

I've just done the interview and sim check too. It was all as expected really.
I went first in the sim, which was really the right choice! No waiting about or anything. It was out of Liverpool, get the departure clearance, setup the aids and then brief it. We had the Liverpool PoleHill 4T SID, very simple SID and nice to fly. FD was used until clean and we were then given an acceleration, climb, descent, another acceleration, some turns etc. However no steep turns or clmibs/descents at set rates. I guess it all depends who you get on the day. We then had an emergency. I had a toilet fire and my PNF had a guy with a heart attack. Both occasions we decided to return to Liverpool. Declared Mayday and were given direct to the beacon. Sim was paused to give us time to setup and brief the approach. This was to be a NDB/DME rw27. We didn't enter the hold but where told to go directly outbound as soon as reaching the beacon. This made it a little tricky as we didn't properly establish on the outbound track of 061 and also had to configure and descend. Things were a little rushed but nothing really bad. Also had to adjust the turn to intercept the final approach track. GD, F15 etc 2miles to go to the FAF and then went down with the profile. PNF calling out the heights etc I was a little high at one point but corrected. became visual pretty early, at least 1000' AAL I think, then just flew to land. Landing was very heavy, just not used to flaring the jet but the examiner didn't mind. It was on the centreline. in the zone and at the right speed which is the main thing.
As for the interview it was very brief, only about 20mins. A quick tell us about yourself, who else have u applied for, who would u work for if they offered u the job etc. Tech questions a little different, asked me about the jet engine, Vmcg and Vmca, also about the departure segments. Also what I would do if I had just departed the airfield and had gotten lost...also asked about why aircraft fly high. Generally a very simple interview, only think I didn't know was the bloody departure segments!!! I was totally honest tho, I just said sorry I don't know, I 'think' its this. The guy helped me thro it to the right answer.

I got a phonecall the next day saying I had passed and offered me a number of start dates....

Hope this is helpful to people. And before anyone says anything yes I know what I'm getting myself into. I'm not expecting ryanair to be a walk in the part. Yes it is expensive to join. But they also have a lot to offer. A lot of hours on a great aircraft type. Thats pretty important at the beginning of your career, especially when your getting more and more un-current due to being unemployed....

Did you practice in a sim before the interview?
 

Did you practice in a sim before the interview?

Thanks

Yes I did, I had a couple of hours in the OAT 737-400. The NG flies similaur to it, plus ryan have the PFD/ND setup in EFIS/MAP mode which is similair to the -400s displays

FR sim & interview
 

I got an FR interview and sim in two weeks. I applied through CAE a few weeks ago.

What SIDS can I expect?

i only got the stars and approaches in the briefing pack.

Pole Hill SID out of LPL Rwy 27.

I practised in an NG sim configured in EFIS Map mode as per the brief...on the day, the Ryanair sim was in PFD/ND mode!!!! :ugh: Just be prepared for either case.

Best of luck!
WTSS

:ok:

Basing in LTN?
 

Anybody know if there's much chance of being based at Luton as a new joiner?

flyingcamel,

It will all come down to where they need bods. I imagine you'll have much more luck at STN as they have circa 40 aircraft there, but only 4 at LTN (according to my handout I got at the open day)

Horgy

Ryanair
 

Does anyone have any idea as to the amount of Ryanair cadets that get through the selection process each week? Ive heard that Ryanair do 3 days of sim interviews and sim
sessions per week with at least 4 people per day.With only 2 Type Rating schools , Im guessing there running all year. Do Ryanair really have jobs for all the people that get through?

Supposedly they need 400 pilots next year...