Work in Denmark - please help!
 

Harj guys n gals,
Just writing to enquire about work in Denmark. In particular Sun-Air and Cimber. I am currently working in Australia and would love to move to Denmark which is my second home. I have a Frozen Australian ATPL but not JAA. Can anyone out there please give me some advice on good places to study the JAA ATPL or how much it will cost me to convert my CPL and CIR. I am 22 with 800 hours and i must get to Aalborg!
Please help!
Jet*

Sounds like one of them there danish women got the "claws" in you?!

Best of luck!

picked me like a dirty nose! :E

Hi Jetstar_Virgin,

I took my ATPL theory HERE Just 100 m from Sun Air....

Bst rgds

Gday,
the Danish CAA is your best point of first contact. Their website is www.slv.dk The JAR ATPL sylabus is a bit more in depth than the aussie one, nonetheless good reading though!
Flying up here is unbeatable, I did the move from Perth to Northern Norway earlier this year and absolutely love it up here!

Best of luck!!!



:ok:

S.71, you really like isolated places, don't you?

Jetstar_Virgin, I don't know if you have a basic understanding of Swedish and is allowed to take advantage of the "welfare system" but if you do you can study the ATPL's for free in Sweden on a distance learning course offered by the university. You have to take the CPL practical test and medical in Sweden as well but any rating can normally be added from any JAR country. You will probably spend some hours on the IR stuff though. Go for a search on "Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)" and you will find lots of information on how to convert to a JAR-certificate.

thanks guys. i appreciate it. if i try and sit the JAR theory in scandinavia will it be lectured in english? could be a slight problem if it isn't! also, does anyone know the approximate cost involved for converting the CPL and IR? I know i am asking a lot of questions but most of th websites mentioned above are in danish and i'm not quite up to that standard of reading, i'm still on the kids books!
Jet*

Your not wrong Martin1234!!!

Jet* I am doing my theory in Norway in english, although mine was the first at this school to not have it in a Scandinavian Language. Nonetheless, when you move up here, you'll pick the language up quite quickly. Every scandinavian I have ever come across is more than happy to help you out if your willing to learn! The cost of flying up here is significantly higher than down under so you should expect to pay a fair bit for the conversion. Just as a rule of thumb for Norway it costs roughly $700 an hr dual time in Norway for Seneca hire.Norway is a bit more expensive than Sweden and Denmark in most things though I am unsure of aircraft hire. Don't forget to shop yourself a new logbook, the log requirements under JAR sylabus is slightly different to oz. If you want to invest in some theory manuals, we are using the Oxford Aviation ones and they are really great! You can find them online at http://www.oxfordaviation.net

ps. a must before moving to denmark is www.dafl.dk

$700?! Strewth! So what is involved in the conversions? As in... How much flying will I have to do before i am eligable for the actual tests etc...
Basically i need a number on how much it is going to cost me for all the flying, medicals, exams etc... a round figure.
Thanks 71

You can do your JAR medical in Oz goto http://www.casa.gov.au/avreg/avmed/index.htm for details, that'll save you quite a few dollars without doubt. For info on licence conversion in Denmark goto http://www.slv.dk/Dokumenter/dscgi/d...Collection-100
and a small list of danish flying schools aswell;
http://www.bestaviation.net/flight_schools_denmark.asp
finally a vfr flight guide for flying in Norway is to be found here;
http://www.avimedia.no/vfrguide.pdf
Hope all this helps out mate!

Thanksto all you guys for the info, really appreciate it. Just gotta get some funding now and i'll be set! If you hear an aussie larakin on the radio waves in the next few years say g'day!
thanks again
jet*

Aalborg you say ?? anybody mention North Flying yet ?

http://www.northflying.com/english/index.html

I dont think they need any pilots right now... GA here in Denmark is in a root :(

You are sure that it is your girlfriend who is draggin you to Aalborg ?? or has she told you about "Gaden" ? ( the barstreet in Aalborg) :p

looking forward to hear your aussie accent on the airways :ok:

( yes... I like to use smileys )

I think Jomfruanegaden (I think that's close to the spelling?) Is the spiritual home to any aussie who is lucky enough to visit aalborg and i'd be lying if i said i didn't spend half of my time there! Friday nights are unbelievable but i think all the managers have to get together and decide specifically which bars are going to offer a free beer on entry! i don't think i spent 20Kr that night. :\ it's hard with the scandinavian women everywhere though cause you do end up with a bloody sore neck after all the head turning you do!
A root?! flying a twin in australia is about as easy to get on to as the space shuttle, at least over there most guys with my experience can get on a PA31 or B200. lets hope there is a few jobs springing up over there soon, especially next july!

cheers boys, thanks for your help again.

http://www.jomfruanegade.dk/ :p

i love em too chuck.

Martin1234:
Any more info on converting via Sweden? I have FAA certificates and would like to convert, but am reluctant to pay for the conversion as there is no job gaurantee afterwards, although I am aware that I have to do the flying no matter what. Any state financial help is appreciated. I speak Danish fluently so that shouldn't be a problem. I tried to find some more information but no luck.

Jetstar:
Your best bet at a job in Denmark is to start networking. I have friends with lots of jet time and can't get a job with either of those carriers. Jomfruannegade in Aalborg isn't a bad place to start, spent 2 years there.

http://www.vasteras.se/hasslogymn/trafikf_påbygg.htm

They have told me that approximately 50 percent of those applicants who are qualified do get admitted to the course.

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http://www.tfhs.lu.se/

It's very hard competition to the integrated course. They do however have an ATPL distance learning course as well. Last time everyone that showed up at the introductory lesson was admitted to the course.

Thanks a lot for the links. I just glanced it over and it seems like a well structured place, although I didnt find any info about the distance learning though. Nothing a phone call or two cant clear up, I hope. As I live in Copenhagen this is perfect.

Jetstar:
Just thought of another issue that might be of concern. Do you have the right to work in Denmark? You know the Danes, they are kind of restrictive in that regard. The way it stands, even if you marry this girl that does not gaurantee a work permit. No point in starting a long training process if you cant even use it.

I think that it will be rather easy to get a work permit to DK as a foreigner (in comparation of other countries). Flexjet was employing few Americans in Denmark and they got all necessary permits plus validations of FAA licenses.
Nikolai

As you very well know Kopeloi, that has been covered in lenght before when a certain "Pakistani" decided to be funny.

See here.

I remember. I wonder in which company he fly there in Denmark.
You should be proud of your open policy against foreigners. Too many countries make it almost impossible for foreign pilots to work legally.
Nikolai

Of course you remember.

Keep it up funny man. :rolleyes:

Techman,
Maybe you can tell me why there is so many unemployed pilots in Denmark. Is that because they don´t have "work permit",
or is it generally just a bad attitude against working for living? Seem to be completely different story elsewhere in Scandinavia.
Nikolai

Another feeble attempt at a windup.

Now, be a good boy and run along back to your pals.
I'm sure you haven't finished bonding over stories of barking canines. :rolleyes:

Tech,
Lad nu boernene lege, du ender med at faa en prop. Tag en kop kaffe og glem ikke at hernede (paa jorden) er det os der bestemmer.
Hygge
M/Doc

The fact is that several large Danish operators closed down during past few years. Companies like Flexjet, Execujet and few others just slowly disappeared from the picture. My question was what was the reason for such cutbacks? I see some of the ex Danish airplanes still flying in Europe but not with Danish crews. Italian German and you name it but only Danish is the registration of the plane.
Wonder if such move was caused by Danish pilot unions or what was the reason.
Nikolai
PS. Techman, I am not trying to be provocative only curious.:hmm:

Of course you are only curious.
Unfortunately your approach is as sophisticated as a russian tractor, so forgive me for not wishing to partake in what you are obviously so interested in .

As you wish. I keep driving around with my Harley...
Nikolai:cool: