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And incase you want to start whining over the bad salary or something, I'm not interested in the pay once you finish the course.
Don't sell yourself short... Or the rest of us that ARE interested in the salary.
Don't sell yourself short... Or the rest of us that ARE interested in the salary.
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I've known about a dozen people who've done the Jetstar Cadetship in the past few years.
They were all generally positive about it, although a couple said they thought the Virgin Cadetship was better.
My understanding is that out of the last Jetstar course, nine started, one transferred to Virgin and seven went to London to do their A320 TR.
That's a pretty good pass rate, and while there is a lot of work to do in 18 months it's a relatively fast and reliable path to the airlines.
If I was a young person going thru today I'd do an integrated University-based course on HECS/HELP.
They were all generally positive about it, although a couple said they thought the Virgin Cadetship was better.
My understanding is that out of the last Jetstar course, nine started, one transferred to Virgin and seven went to London to do their A320 TR.
That's a pretty good pass rate, and while there is a lot of work to do in 18 months it's a relatively fast and reliable path to the airlines.
If I was a young person going thru today I'd do an integrated University-based course on HECS/HELP.
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And incase you want to start whining over the bad salary or something, I'm not interested in the pay once you finish the course.
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The known risk of doing a JQ cadetship are:
1. Qantas have excess pilots
2. There is an MOU for the exchange of career opportunities
3. If redundancies occur at Qantas & Jetstar are recruiting, Qantas pilots may fill those slots.
4. Alan Joyce states everything is on the table. JQ may or may not be sold. So the entity you thought you were getting into may not be the same entity you actually work for.
5. Why on earth are JQ running a cadetship when points 1, 2 & 3 above exist.
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1. Qantas have excess pilots
2. There is an MOU for the exchange of career opportunities
3. If redundancies occur at Qantas & Jetstar are recruiting, Qantas pilots may fill those slots.
4. Alan Joyce states everything is on the table. JQ may or may not be sold. So the entity you thought you were getting into may not be the same entity you actually work for.
5. Why on earth are JQ running a cadetship when points 1, 2 & 3 above exist.
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FFS use your brain lad. Simply putting the key words "pprune jetstar cadetship" into google comes up with 5 existing threads full of info.
You'll care about the salary as soon as you stop living off your parents.
Do a bit of your own research and look up Shiny Jet Syndrome. You have a severe case.
You'll care about the salary as soon as you stop living off your parents.
Do a bit of your own research and look up Shiny Jet Syndrome. You have a severe case.
I think all you respondents thus far have missed the key word/s here from the OP, ......."in a few years after I leave school"............The kid is 15 & assuming he stays 'till 18 & then those few years in say 6 years time the whole mess we have now in the aviation game could be a lot different. Advice given now may well be useless.
'SammK' best advice I think is stay informed over the next few years, gather info along the way & not just from the few bitter & twisted that find their way here amongst these pages.
Read everything you can on aviation across the globe for we are not insulated won under in fact we are more exposed than ever these days to global changes where aviation is concerned.
Good luck try a bit of Pvt flying when you can along the way to see if it really is for you
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'SammK' best advice I think is stay informed over the next few years, gather info along the way & not just from the few bitter & twisted that find their way here amongst these pages.
Read everything you can on aviation across the globe for we are not insulated won under in fact we are more exposed than ever these days to global changes where aviation is concerned.
Good luck try a bit of Pvt flying when you can along the way to see if it really is for you
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Just as I thought this thread is going nowhere like all the others.
I'm not interested in discussing the GA path, all I wanted is if anyone could tell me if the Cadetship is an alright way to go because it sounds pretty good.
I should've put this in my original post:
I have researched going through GA, Universities and all the rest. I have about 10 possible ways for me to achieve my dream so far,
but only just came across the J* cadetship when I was talking to a FO on a trip to Melbourne.
But thanks peterc005 and Mstr Caution for the input
I'm not interested in discussing the GA path, all I wanted is if anyone could tell me if the Cadetship is an alright way to go because it sounds pretty good.
I should've put this in my original post:
I have researched going through GA, Universities and all the rest. I have about 10 possible ways for me to achieve my dream so far,
but only just came across the J* cadetship when I was talking to a FO on a trip to Melbourne.
But thanks peterc005 and Mstr Caution for the input
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Thanks Wally,
I realise that everything could change in <10 years, but seeing that this cadetship has been going on for a while, I thought it might hold in for a few years, but after looking at 'Mstr cautions' info, maybe not.
But I plan to keep looking for different ways for the next 3 years, until I leave school.
As for the time being, I'm working on an RA-Aus licence in an A22ls, absolutely loving it.
Thanks
I realise that everything could change in <10 years, but seeing that this cadetship has been going on for a while, I thought it might hold in for a few years, but after looking at 'Mstr cautions' info, maybe not.
But I plan to keep looking for different ways for the next 3 years, until I leave school.
As for the time being, I'm working on an RA-Aus licence in an A22ls, absolutely loving it.
Thanks
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For someone who supposedly only joined Pprune yesterday, as a 15 yo, you have an amazing grasp of what goes on! 
because every other thread on this topic turns into a brawl between the GA and the Jet people.
And incase you want to start whining over the bad salary or something, I'm not interested in the pay once you finish the course.
Sorry... Make that join date today !!
because every other thread on this topic turns into a brawl between the GA and the Jet people.
And incase you want to start whining over the bad salary or something, I'm not interested in the pay once you finish the course.
Sorry... Make that join date today !!
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My advice is concentrate on NOW mate, do well at school, try do some flying when you are free, gliding etc etc...because when I was 15 I was doing the same thing. Concentrate on your academics and just try suck in as much life experience (such as social skills) as you can because when you finish high-school there will be 1000 others who are older and smarter than you.
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I think so Krusty.
But if not, Post # 161 = Post # 1!
But if not, Post # 161 = Post # 1!
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I don't necessarily think it's a bad way to go. If you don't have a great deal of interest in flying GA and experiencing variety of different flying, it's probably your best bet.
I chose to do the GA path but I have a friend who's done the Jetstar cadetship and it seems to be working out well for him. Salary wise, although I'm not entirely sure of the exact figures in the cadetship you start off on say 55k a year and after 18 months - 2 years you're on the same wage as a direct entry FO; 90K a year?? Compare this to myself having been in GA for 4 years now I'm still on less than the cadetship starting wage. However, I don't have any debts from flight training.
The other plus I see to it is you're employed to fly and that's all you do. There's a lot of jobs in GA that while you might do some flying, involve a great deal of "sh*t kicking" (character building
) which probably wasn't what you had in mind when you decided to become a pilot.
I chose to do the GA path but I have a friend who's done the Jetstar cadetship and it seems to be working out well for him. Salary wise, although I'm not entirely sure of the exact figures in the cadetship you start off on say 55k a year and after 18 months - 2 years you're on the same wage as a direct entry FO; 90K a year?? Compare this to myself having been in GA for 4 years now I'm still on less than the cadetship starting wage. However, I don't have any debts from flight training.
The other plus I see to it is you're employed to fly and that's all you do. There's a lot of jobs in GA that while you might do some flying, involve a great deal of "sh*t kicking" (character building
) which probably wasn't what you had in mind when you decided to become a pilot.
My advice to anyone considering a career in aviation. Throw in an application to any airline cadetship you can. It will give you a massive head start in your career. You will be significantly advantaged over pilots that came through GA. Your seniority number in the company will be the key here. Also, the more jet time you have under your belt the better and more abundant the opportunities are for you when looking for work elsewhere. You might not have the "real" flying experience or have much of a character in the cockpit but who cares you've just saved yourself up to 10 years of your life getting to where you are now! I've been in the game for 7 years now with over 1000 hours in command of turboprop RPT and I can't even get a sniff from an airline like Jetstar. I only wish these cadetships existed when I was training! It's a golden opportunity so I say go for it or you'll forever be at the end of the queue...
You might not have the "real" flying experience or have much of a character in the cockpit but who cares
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You know these cadeships are looking more attractive after every day I spend in GA.
Not only do you get more money and better lifestyle but you won't have to deal with all this bullcrap in GA.
Look at it his way. You do your 18 months and then you are on the same wage that direct entry gets. You get to live in a major city and enjoy the lifestyle.
There is an ad on AFAP for a C208 pilot. You need 2000 hours, 500 IFR and 200 on type! Two thousand hours to fly a god damn single engine aircraft but wait there is a possibility that you might get a chance to fly their clapped out piston twins. But that's only for the right candidate. Bet the pricks won't pay a cent above award either and you have to live in some backwater sh*thole after spending 3-4 years trying to get 2000 hours.
Living the dream.
Not only do you get more money and better lifestyle but you won't have to deal with all this bullcrap in GA.
Look at it his way. You do your 18 months and then you are on the same wage that direct entry gets. You get to live in a major city and enjoy the lifestyle.
There is an ad on AFAP for a C208 pilot. You need 2000 hours, 500 IFR and 200 on type! Two thousand hours to fly a god damn single engine aircraft but wait there is a possibility that you might get a chance to fly their clapped out piston twins. But that's only for the right candidate. Bet the pricks won't pay a cent above award either and you have to live in some backwater sh*thole after spending 3-4 years trying to get 2000 hours.
Living the dream.
Salary wise, although I'm not entirely sure of the exact figures in the cadetship you start off on say 55k a year and after 18 months - 2 years you're on the same wage as a direct entry FO
Unless this is black and white in the contract then do it, otherwise I would be very wary. Don't simply believe what you have been told by flying schools or interview prep companies.