Mega Merged: REX Recruitment/Cadetship and Working for REX
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From: Sydney Australia
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"One thinks they would be better off doing a multi/CIR in their own time, goin bush for the 500 multi command, then jumping in the direct entry route, REX or otherwise........"
There you go likes2fly. You've just answered your own question!
"One thinks they would be better off doing a multi/CIR in their own time, goin bush for the 500 multi command, then jumping in the direct entry route, REX or otherwise........"
There you go likes2fly. You've just answered your own question!
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From: Cab of a Freight Train
G'day chaps...First post, so go easy on the new bloke, alright?
Looking back through this thread, it's obvious that the Rex Cadetship isn't the best way to an airline career. Having said that, it is a start that people will take, perhaps myself included if the KRviatrix comes around.
After 6 years in Defence aviation, another 3 driving trains for a company that will put QLink to shame for employer/employee relations I'm after a change and looking at heading back into the industry I love. The more so as I can now afford my CPL and all the rest.
The Rex website shows they are still taking applications for their Traineeship positions. Is this actually still the case, or is it more of a slack-asre webmaster not updating the website?
No great loss if they aren't, as I'll do what everyone here has been suggesting and get my CPL and MECIR over the next 12 months while still taking pineapples on the railway then head North, but it is still an option that is worthy of consideration.
Looking back through this thread, it's obvious that the Rex Cadetship isn't the best way to an airline career. Having said that, it is a start that people will take, perhaps myself included if the KRviatrix comes around.
After 6 years in Defence aviation, another 3 driving trains for a company that will put QLink to shame for employer/employee relations I'm after a change and looking at heading back into the industry I love. The more so as I can now afford my CPL and all the rest.
The Rex website shows they are still taking applications for their Traineeship positions. Is this actually still the case, or is it more of a slack-asre webmaster not updating the website?
No great loss if they aren't, as I'll do what everyone here has been suggesting and get my CPL and MECIR over the next 12 months while still taking pineapples on the railway then head North, but it is still an option that is worthy of consideration.
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From: Aus
Late reply
Hey bit of a late comment but the HECs scheme has changed and you can now put your flying on HECs and pay back HECS in the future like normal... some of my mates are doing there MECIR in the kingair C90 and multi crew training all paid for by HECS... lucky buggers though i dont know how much the interest is...
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From: Melbourne
camgreaves,
This only applies to the Swinburne Bachelor courses. The loan doesn't accrue any interest but is payable once their salary reaches a certain threshold.
Wish they offered that when I first started uni!
This only applies to the Swinburne Bachelor courses. The loan doesn't accrue any interest but is payable once their salary reaches a certain threshold.
Wish they offered that when I first started uni!
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From: A house
Although the HECS loan doesn't accrue "interest" per-se it is still "indexed" with CPI so in a way the amount repayable still grows the longer it goes unpaid. Over the past few years with fairly healthy CPI this has seen HECS debts grow between 3-4% Not insignificant if you decide to go out and do your CIR on a C90 of all things! 
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From: Australia
camgreaves, I am 99.999% sure that only the theory sections of Uni degrees can be covered by HECS, otherwise there would be a rather large stampede through the doors of those institutions offering flying hours to be covered by HECS.
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I would be one of them.
Could you possibly find out more on this and report back? I think you would have many keen listeners!
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I would be one of them.
Could you possibly find out more on this and report back? I think you would have many keen listeners!
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From: Australia
Hecs,yes!
wish2beflying...
Camgreaves has his info correct. You can infact do your training funded by HECS. Only by certain approved flying schools though.
It is a very good idea. I just hope the approval process for the schools isnt too lengthy and that schools wont inflate prices too much when students do use the facility.
This will allow alot of the good potential pilots into the industry who simply have no other means of raising the finance (which I have seen all too many).
This is what the industry needs, not cadet systems.
Camgreaves has his info correct. You can infact do your training funded by HECS. Only by certain approved flying schools though.
It is a very good idea. I just hope the approval process for the schools isnt too lengthy and that schools wont inflate prices too much when students do use the facility.
This will allow alot of the good potential pilots into the industry who simply have no other means of raising the finance (which I have seen all too many).
This is what the industry needs, not cadet systems.
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From: A house
It is possible, but its not as simple as just tacking it on to a uni degree. Only some institutions are offering it as part of a Diploma. I haven't researched into it much myself, but have a few mates are doing their CIR's as part of the arrangement.
Not sure if I will get in trouble for posting a link but this is the only program I can find with a short search-
University of South Australia - Program LGCV, Graduate Diploma in Aviation (2009)
Not sure if I will get in trouble for posting a link but this is the only program I can find with a short search-
University of South Australia - Program LGCV, Graduate Diploma in Aviation (2009)
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From: Far Far South!
A friend of mine who completed an aviation degree informed me that you can infact put the flying fees on HECS however there is a maximum that you can be leant in terms of HECS and generally university flying schools flying prices are quite high so posssibly the HECS may not cover all the flying and associated university fees! CPL perhaps?
Also i heard that the most recent batch of Qantas cadets where not offered any line positions or Qantaslink for that matter, just wondering if there is any truth to this?
Also i heard that the most recent batch of Qantas cadets where not offered any line positions or Qantaslink for that matter, just wondering if there is any truth to this?
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From: Dununda
Also i heard that the most recent batch of Qantas cadets where not offered any line positions or Qantaslink for that matter, just wondering if there is any truth to this?
How did this thread degenerate into talk about the Q cadetship anyway...?
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From: Australia
Okay ... I'm staggered. It looks like Griffith is doing this as well ...
Griffith University | Defer your flying costs < Why study at Griffith? < Aviation < Science
Ooops, thread drift ... although I will put in something REX related and say that I sent them my CV in 2007 for the cadetship and haven't heard back from them. I guess 150+ hours FW flight training isn't what they're looking for.
Griffith University | Defer your flying costs < Why study at Griffith? < Aviation < Science
Ooops, thread drift ... although I will put in something REX related and say that I sent them my CV in 2007 for the cadetship and haven't heard back from them. I guess 150+ hours FW flight training isn't what they're looking for.
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From: Australia
Batch of QF cadets hiring aircraft from us last year to finish off command requirements told me the exact same thing - they'd been advised by Qantas that they now had to seek appropriate employment for themselves in GA and wait to hear back from them!
w2f - I doubt you will hear back from them. I applied in late 2007 with similar flying experience - and while I eventually did get a call from their HR dept around the start of 2008 - they arrogantly pointed out to me that they didnt give two hoots about my previous flying experience and any further advancement in the recruitment process was going to be on the basis that i'd never flown an aircraft before.. I decided at that point I was not interested in taking it any further.
w2f - I doubt you will hear back from them. I applied in late 2007 with similar flying experience - and while I eventually did get a call from their HR dept around the start of 2008 - they arrogantly pointed out to me that they didnt give two hoots about my previous flying experience and any further advancement in the recruitment process was going to be on the basis that i'd never flown an aircraft before.. I decided at that point I was not interested in taking it any further.
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From: Sydney Australia
Unfortunately, that's what the Cadetship is primarily about. The idea is to get em' before they have been trained by somebody else. That's probably why they treat bare CPL or similar applicants like lepers! It works well enough on paper, but the Cadetship in the first place has to be seriously well evolved, well funded, and with a suitable endgame result for all parties. IMHO, the REX Cadetship falls flat on all three.
Ironically, the first 6 Cadets to roll off the production line all had some previous experience! Most had at least PPL's, and by all acounts are progressing well. Mind you it still took a year to get them into SAAB groundschool. Just a tad longer than JD's boast of 8 months. As for the rest (most having zero previous experience), the jury is still out.
Stay tuned!
Ironically, the first 6 Cadets to roll off the production line all had some previous experience! Most had at least PPL's, and by all acounts are progressing well. Mind you it still took a year to get them into SAAB groundschool. Just a tad longer than JD's boast of 8 months. As for the rest (most having zero previous experience), the jury is still out.
Stay tuned!
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From: Far Far South!
Low Capacity AOC
Just going back a few threads ago in regard to Regional Express having a low capacity aoc. Just wondering where it states that to upgrade to a command position you must have 500 hours multi ifr command ie no icus?
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From: NT
This happens to be fact, good sir. I friend of mine, and all others that studied alongside him during the cadetship, was offered no place at Qlink, or anywhere else for that matter. Tough times ahead for anyone who decides to go with the cadetship.
I have met some of the rex cadets and they seem to be a nice bunch of guys/girls