Pilots!!!!
 

Let try.. i bet eneryone of us is even a little interested of how many "others" are out there looking for a job...?

Write down your licence (incl. ratings etc.), hours and how many months looking for it.

ill be the first one! so Be brave and list your details! in weeks we should have nice little list to look at... THANKS! :D

*Frozen ATPL, ME-IR,SEP, MCC, 215h 4months :(*

Frozen ATPL, ME-IR, SEP, MCC 245 HRS 4 MONTHS :suspect:

fATPL(CPL/MEIR/MCC), all ratings current. 350 hours, nearly 12 months of applying.

Ouch... 12 months?

FATPL, CPL m/IR, MCC 315hours. 4 months. FI in progress.

fATPL - CPL ME/IR MCC 235 Hours. All current and been looking since June 07

Yep...Ouch!! IR and ME renewals due in a few weeks as well, lots of expense!

There's maybe a glint of light at the end of the tunnell now though, things perhaps starting to happen. Nothing set in stone but ceratinly looking a bit rosier than before xmas. Theres a couple of jobs that might happen but its only thanks to good contacts. Cold calling with cv's has just been a waste of time.

GUYS
 

Hi there all ,
Lets encourage all u future Air-Taxi-Drivers...

Myself was doin FAA JAA Conversion ...then was willing to accept any job offered,AND THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE !
GUYS U NEED TO Qualify by earning your Wings .

I did Air taxi on Senecas in the Bahamas,then flew a Trislander around the Channel Islands ,followed by Cargo OPS on a Dornier 228.

Now im in a Fighter (LJ60) enjoying the good life and Executive Floors.

It will come ,look into other jobs then "LINEFLYING a 737" ....
Believe me at the end u fly a Cockpit ,its the lifestyle surrounding your Job which makes the difference .....
Cheers ya all and keep on hunting


Adios

Don't sit around doing nothing, get working on building more hours as soon as you can, weather this is by instructing, aerial photography or any other kind of GA work. By the way single pilot op requirements means air taxi work is generally a non starter for low timers.

Had my first interview with 300 hours a couple years back, then not a thing until I reached over 700 hours then in the space of three months invited to six interviews (my previous posts say 5 well had one further phonecall since).

Assesments attended were Club 328, Cityjet(aptitude tests), Third company will remain nameless as this is the job I accepted,

Further invitaions to interview from IOS Skybus, DHL, Cityjet (interview invitation as a result of aptitude tests) and another charter outfit South of London, but had to decline as I already accepted an offer from the third interview.

Mid way through the rating at the moment. I built my hours from about a year and half of part time instructing and one season full time instructing. So in all it was three and a half years from qualifiying to getting the first job offer; however if I had taken the plunge with full time instructing I think the a job would have arisen sooner. So don't waste time hoping something will turn up go out and find any flying position. People talk about networking well if you are flying full time in any capacity you will meet the right people by default, you won't need to make an effort to network.

Alpha Male I cant stand your attitude on here.

I think you have to give yourself a timeline. For me, I said 12 months and if nothing turns up then bite the bullet and do the FI rating. Networking is absolutely the key to success and I have been fortunate that a number of very kind people have helped steer my cv towards the right desk. As a result im confident something might happen soon so i'll hold off on the FI for now. In the meantime, im keeping current - glider towing, right seating a King Air and flying at my local club. Air taxi would be great but sadly I dont have the hours. All good advice from the previous couple of posts, you've got to be proactive ladies and gents!

hi
 

well dunno why not ...
its fact that most of the Rookies ,want to get out of school and sit in a 777.
All i can say poor Supervison Capt ,he has a lot to do ,since its different flying a PA28 around or a Jet Aircraft.

well sometimes that happens (mostly in India or other Countries down there).
Here in Europe ,well i still think u need a lot of luck or u are sponsored by an airline .

Whats soo wrong with getin experience...believe me i look back flying a Seneca ..soo much fun ...but then lifestyle is grab...

just my 50 cents ...

Care to explain? PM me if your shy.

It's a simple question. Pilots are saying they are not employed after 4 months and 12 month etc. Are they hell bent on landing a 737/A320 job or are they sending their CV's out to all aircraft operators?

If I had just blown £40k - £80k on getting a fATPL I'd open my horizons to a bit more than just the 737/320's.

Looking forward to your PM. :ok:

I cant speak for the other posters but I have an Excel spreadsheat with all the times/dates/contacts off applications i've sent. 72 cv's and applications i've sent in the last 12 months. Most to operators the average ppruner wouldnt have even heard off. Theres perhaps only a small handful that are 'jet' jobs.

Mike - NOI with my post.

I'll probably be in your position in less than 2 years time and I'll be looking to apply to Jet, TP and Air Taxi operators as soon as the CPL/IR is complete. If I fail to get a job with any of the three I'll be looking to do a FIC and see where that takes me, then re-apply on a regular basis to the operators while my hours and building.

If there are no air taxi jobs around then I'll be re-jigging my plans. :bored:

Thanks for the tips guys.
I totally agree with what you're saying and like alot of other people here my passion is flying and I look forward to teaching for a year or two full time before going for the airlines/corporate.
This is why signed up to an FI course shortly after completing the CPL mIR.

I think the thread may have lost it's direction though in that it not being a gripe as to why we dont have a job yet, more finding out who here is looking and what they have done so far?

It's very true though you need to be proactive about getting there and not just think short term (ie knowing what you want and routes to get there).

PPL, f-ATPL, ME, IR, CPL, 200h+ been looking for three days now and no offers. I give up!
No seriously, to fly air taxi in a Seneca would be a huge step up for me compared to my current job...
So to all you airline head huntes out there looking for new talents on PPRUNE, I am available!
D.

Take a ticket and get in line degothia ;)

AlphaMale, the problem with air taxi is that insurance companies who insure air taxi operators stipulate minimum hours for pilots. They are usually considerably more than the 200-250 odd which you will be leaving flight training with. I daresay there are far more 250 hour pilots employed by airlines than by air taxi operators in the UK.

A CV onto someones desk via a friend/contact is worth ten in the post. Chin up folks.

sr

fATPL(CPL/MEIR/MCC), all ratings current. 320 hours - 2 weeks looking

Had a sniff of two jobs today. Not airline but twin ops though.
Been invited for interview for both of them.
They came about via contacts.
Fingers crossed.