eagle jet - paying for A320 type rating and 500hrs line experience
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Joined: Jun 2003
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From: the moon
Just a note from me, I have never paid for a type rating and never will reason being is that a couple of my friends paid for a type rating on a jet and still can't get any work on one, what they are doing now is paying a airline lots of money to fly to stay current. What you get is this airline getting flight crews to fly their jets and the crews paying them to work, all that happens is that the crews who are paying to work get further and further into debt and the airline just keeps collecting the money.
Another point is that one of the major uk airlines took on a couple of people who self financed a type rating during this year and they failed to make the grade once they were employed, as a result the chief pilot said they would no longer take on anyone who self financed a type rating.
Just be positive the market is improving all the time and soon you will get there without having to part with more money e.g. Britannia are recruiting along with other airlines and they are paying for the training.
Good luck with what ever you decide.
Another point is that one of the major uk airlines took on a couple of people who self financed a type rating during this year and they failed to make the grade once they were employed, as a result the chief pilot said they would no longer take on anyone who self financed a type rating.
Just be positive the market is improving all the time and soon you will get there without having to part with more money e.g. Britannia are recruiting along with other airlines and they are paying for the training.
Good luck with what ever you decide.
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Near EGCC
This is the way i see it, I have spent around 40K on getting my frozen ATPL and have 240 hours (went modular), therefore say i was to opt and do a type rating around 17-18K (not from a bank loan) that would have cost me a total of 57-58K probably the same amount as going intergrated, AND I have a 73 on my licence.
Now, considering I did not go to uni, did my A Levels and went straight into flying (now 21) I am not really qualified to do anything else other than fly, so i am working at the moment on around 14K + a bit of bonus, soon my loan will be up for re-paying. The way I see it is that if i spend the amount on the rating and it pushes me up in the way of a job, then I will be hopefully on a salary in the region of 28-29K and can afford to get my own property and pay off my loan. So really i don't see that much of an option.
However i am open to suggestions.
Cheers.
Just my 2 penneth!
Now, considering I did not go to uni, did my A Levels and went straight into flying (now 21) I am not really qualified to do anything else other than fly, so i am working at the moment on around 14K + a bit of bonus, soon my loan will be up for re-paying. The way I see it is that if i spend the amount on the rating and it pushes me up in the way of a job, then I will be hopefully on a salary in the region of 28-29K and can afford to get my own property and pay off my loan. So really i don't see that much of an option.
However i am open to suggestions.
Cheers.
Just my 2 penneth!
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From: Duit On Mon Dei
Well,
If you are 21 why don't you go and see the world? There are countries that do take the low hour guys that have a bit of "get up and go" in them. Get some experience, have a laugh and come back to the UK with a few thousand hours under your belt and be employable.
Folks, it's all about finding the market, looking outside the box and creating opportunities.
If you are 21 why don't you go and see the world? There are countries that do take the low hour guys that have a bit of "get up and go" in them. Get some experience, have a laugh and come back to the UK with a few thousand hours under your belt and be employable.
Folks, it's all about finding the market, looking outside the box and creating opportunities.
