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First of all I was told there were one or two trainees on the course (correct me if i'm wrong) and yep the others had turbine experience. Ban lifted??? What are you talking about?
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eatpilot's on the money.
Most of the December course had 3000+ hours. It appears they were hired because of their experience.
Fonz121, psych lasts 2 years.
Most of the December course had 3000+ hours. It appears they were hired because of their experience.
Fonz121, psych lasts 2 years.
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Don't know who started a rumour Q-Link wasn't hiring experienced pilots, but it's laughable
. However, the signs that qlink will be very bottom heavy if the majors take from the link experienced pilots I'd think is worrisome. Most fos I speak to don't have the requirements to activate their atpls and want be able to for a few years. 5 or so experienced pilots on the december course is hardly enough to cover the possible future shortage, as well as the company requirements (this will take about 12-18 months). Eapilot said 'ALL had over 2000tt' I was told that there were 1 or 2 trainees on the decemeber course. My humble apologies to eapilot if I'm wrong.
Bo777 you could be talking about the January course as there are definitely a few of the trainees on that who were delayed from last year who still have under 1000 hours TT.
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Yes could be interesting in the next year or so with vb and pornstar rumoured to be hiring big...but as for commands i doubt the new guys will be looking at commands any sooner than the guys that came in year or 2 ago
due to seniority regardlesd of amount of time....hmmm 2000 hours experience some of whom have spent most of that time in 152 or 1000 copilot hours on comp aircraft but short of command min requirements? I know which one i would prefer as capt....and remember that a lot of the cadets or trainees werent low low time to begin with anyway so many now have a chance for vb and pornstar too. Will be interesting
due to seniority regardlesd of amount of time....hmmm 2000 hours experience some of whom have spent most of that time in 152 or 1000 copilot hours on comp aircraft but short of command min requirements? I know which one i would prefer as capt....and remember that a lot of the cadets or trainees werent low low time to begin with anyway so many now have a chance for vb and pornstar too. Will be interesting
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G'day Bo,
There were definately no trainees on the December ground school. I'd heard rumours that trainees are on the January one, and people here seem to agree.
"Ban Lifted". I was looking through a thread the other day and seen the "Banned... Persona Non Grata" under your name. So, obviously I was either wrong or it was temporary or just that thread. Sorry about that.
btw, I agree with
Cheers
There were definately no trainees on the December ground school. I'd heard rumours that trainees are on the January one, and people here seem to agree.
"Ban Lifted". I was looking through a thread the other day and seen the "Banned... Persona Non Grata" under your name. So, obviously I was either wrong or it was temporary or just that thread. Sorry about that.
btw, I agree with
However, the signs that qlink will be very bottom heavy if the majors take from the link experienced pilots I'd think is worrisome. Most fos I speak to don't have the requirements to activate their atpls and want be able to for a few years. 5 or so experienced pilots on the december course is hardly enough to cover the possible future shortage, as well as the company requirements (this will take about 12-18 months)
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I came to that conclusion from the following:
From what I understand it is definitely not the case.
Im not sure how you were able to come to that conclusion based on previous posts
Seems they arent too interested in hiring experienced drivers.
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but as for commands i doubt the new guys will be looking at commands any sooner than the guys that came in year or 2 ago
due to seniority regardlesd of amount of time....
due to seniority regardlesd of amount of time....
That ICUS program still hasn't kicked off.
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You came to that conclusion based on one statement on pprune. Onya 
I came to that conclusion from the following:
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Seems they arent too interested in hiring experienced drivers.
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Seems they arent too interested in hiring experienced drivers.
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Apologies Bo, it sounded like that was the theme of a couple of threads, I must have misinterpreted them. Should've gone to bed and read em agaim in the morning. Remark withdrawn 
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"For sunstate employees, first year f/o $54821, capt $84261 on the classic series. Q400 drivers $58603 and $90158 for f/o and capt respectively"
Could someone please tell me if this information is still valid? How many days off on average at Qlink per month?
Sorry if Im rehashing this but my search skills are lacking.
Could someone please tell me if this information is still valid? How many days off on average at Qlink per month?
Sorry if Im rehashing this but my search skills are lacking.
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You get 8 days off per 28 day roster period, and that's it. Plenty of those are single days thrown in with the "Lifestyle Rostering" system (TM), too.
Qantaslink is no longer a family or lifestyle friendly company. That's one reason why I left, and many of my former colleagues there are looking to do the same.
That said, you'll love the flying and the people you work with
Just don't look at it as a place to finish your career as you'll be sadly disappointed.
My Training Captain once made a fortuitous statement: "The ability of Qantaslink to succeed is only surpassed by its propensity to disappoint"
Qantaslink is no longer a family or lifestyle friendly company. That's one reason why I left, and many of my former colleagues there are looking to do the same.
That said, you'll love the flying and the people you work with
Just don't look at it as a place to finish your career as you'll be sadly disappointed.My Training Captain once made a fortuitous statement: "The ability of Qantaslink to succeed is only surpassed by its propensity to disappoint"
Sunnies still has an element of 'lifestyle' to the rosters, mainly thanks to the 'requests book'. 8/9 days off, mostly paired up, only usually get single D/O to accommodate requests...
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Qantaslink is no longer a family or lifestyle friendly company.
While I certainly wouldn't argue that we should be getting paid less and don't deserve any more (especially for us poor buggers who have to pay Sydney rent), I can honestly say I've never worked so easy in my life. And outside those 110 odd hours, I barely ever have to think about work at all.
But I suppose the grass is always greener.