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Aussie Indon "expired MECIR (Intending on completing an IRT before the interview), 1 ATPL subject completed, 215TT"
dlx_xlb " hey. I have 230 hours. No MECIR. One ATPL. i really dont know wat their looking for. Real hard to say"
That's so werid. I know two guys that got the call, and they both have atpl and MECIR done. though they have different hours, one i think at 200 and the other at 290 at the moment.
dlx_xlb " hey. I have 230 hours. No MECIR. One ATPL. i really dont know wat their looking for. Real hard to say"
That's so werid. I know two guys that got the call, and they both have atpl and MECIR done. though they have different hours, one i think at 200 and the other at 290 at the moment.
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yeah, who knows really. Maybe your mates did real well in the psych testing. I got told my psych test results were good. I really dont know what QF Cadetships and QL are really looking for in their candidates. I hear people are being given conditional spots. Meaning if you complete ur ATPLS and MECIR, your in..
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1. What does the Trainee Program consist of?
Depending on pilot qualifications the Trainee Program will consist of:
o Instrument flying bridging course - 10 hours
o Crew resource management course - 3 days
o Multi crew course - 30 hours
o Pilot in command flight time - "top up" to provide Trainees with a total of 100hrs in command
o Initial issue Command Multi Engine Instrument Rating, and
o ATPL subjects
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for those that might be doing sim on the q400, start working out your bicep. controls are extremely heavy..
correction... just above
correction... just above
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Anyone been offered a spot on the program and then been "washed out" for not being up to the standard or not completing there MECIR, ATPL etc ?
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Friday the 13th aye?
yes I will be there on the 13th. So everyone has the text books out I assume?? How many do you think they have called? There were about 160 people on the psych test email list. Surely not everyone made it through. According to PATS its 90% failure rate on those. So that leaves 16???
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MECIR and ATPLs
To all those wondering about where QL is up to with candidates by asking if they have MECIR and ATPLs. Prob not a good indication.
GFS has no resources for teaching ATPLs so that is why some candidates (those without ATPLs) are being given conditional entry to the traineeship. They have to get them done before they can start the traineeship. GFS does however, have the capacity to teach instrument flight and therefore supply a rating to those that can reach the standard. The next few courses will have candidates on them without IR simply because GFS will have available resources to train them during this period. Still, I know a guy with all the requirements starting down there in June.
The real question is not about where they are in relation to accepting pilots with or without MECIR and ATPLs but, where are they going to get all the training captains to do the line training? Or how much down time will the newly endorsed pilots have due to a lack of training captains. 14 trainees per course plus some direct entry FOs. 100 hours of line training is the minimum (as per CASA). Do the numbers!
Bort.
GFS has no resources for teaching ATPLs so that is why some candidates (those without ATPLs) are being given conditional entry to the traineeship. They have to get them done before they can start the traineeship. GFS does however, have the capacity to teach instrument flight and therefore supply a rating to those that can reach the standard. The next few courses will have candidates on them without IR simply because GFS will have available resources to train them during this period. Still, I know a guy with all the requirements starting down there in June.
The real question is not about where they are in relation to accepting pilots with or without MECIR and ATPLs but, where are they going to get all the training captains to do the line training? Or how much down time will the newly endorsed pilots have due to a lack of training captains. 14 trainees per course plus some direct entry FOs. 100 hours of line training is the minimum (as per CASA). Do the numbers!
Bort.
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As i'm now 18 and about 2 weeks away from my CPL and 1 month from MECIR, I could see how this <i> could </i> be a perfect opportunity.
But this is stupid.
Do Qantas want to single handedly ruin GA in Australia.
I couldn't imagine the general public being too happy about this either.
Shocking.
But this is stupid.
Do Qantas want to single handedly ruin GA in Australia.
I couldn't imagine the general public being too happy about this either.
Shocking.
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Training Captains...
Out of curiosity, how long does it take at QL to become eligible for training responsibilities (assuming all the correct boxes are ticked) after getting a command?? It would be interesting to know how many potential Training Captains there are in the pipeline, as this could have a significant impact on the traineeship (for which I have an interview soon).