Dreaming of flying a jet (specially to you older guys!)
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Hotels
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
But again, seems literacy is a problem on these forums,
I have live in many various places over longer periods, Villahermosa, Macau, Hong Kong, Singapore, Miami, Paris, Canaries, Alicante, Antwerpen, Brussels, Milano, Pescara to mention a few, there is nothing remotely exotic or special with BCN or any other place in Europe, that I do not already know!
Yesterday we had 4 very demanding flights, and after my flights my captain told me he was really happy with my performance and was impressed! Specially considering the conditions we was operating under and my prior level of experience!
Funny you mention, but I have passed work both as HGV and Army Officer, and for sure the flying jobs beats all of those passed jobs, which for me was just temporary jobs anyway.
I get up 3.30 in the morning, and get back at 17.00, and than next morning up again 3.30 - vow... yes, I am flying a shiny jet, vow... what a dream!!
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Posts: 742
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Vow... we have an English teacher here, for a non English native person!
I bet I can speak better than you Bongo Mongo in German, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish!
If you have time M-ongo, why don't you also go trough some of my previous posts and correct them for me too!
I bet I can speak better than you Bongo Mongo in German, Spanish, Norwegian, Danish and Swedish!
If you have time M-ongo, why don't you also go trough some of my previous posts and correct them for me too!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Hotels
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Perhaps you should not intimate that literacy is a problem on pprune, don't you think?
What on earth is vow, and why must you use it all the time?
Anonymity is a great thing. Lets hope some of your trainers or management find out who you are. You portray yourself as an argumentative type. There's no place for that on the FD. Or bell-ends...
What on earth is vow, and why must you use it all the time?
Anonymity is a great thing. Lets hope some of your trainers or management find out who you are. You portray yourself as an argumentative type. There's no place for that on the FD. Or bell-ends...
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Posts: 742
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Reference to post was for older guys looking to get into the business!
Why should I have an issue on the FD, I don't have an issue with fellow pilots! Isn't this just make believe???
Still does not change the fact - I know of 4 friends, that all have broken or struggling relations because of this job! (Just now a message from a pilot mate - that his relation finished) - it's all Rock'n Roll!
Sure next application I make, I will put PPRune as reference on my CV!
I know a few very seasoned pilots, much more experienced than me, and their opinion of PPRune is better not to express in writing, would probably get me banned!
I also know few of my mates reading this thread, and having a real good laugh!
Aren't you A...?
So I am the LOCO, because I say beware of the flying disease, there is more to life to consider, if you decide to take this step - which you so consider.
LOCO does not mean Low Cost, it's Spanish, in case you wasn't sure!
Why should I have an issue on the FD, I don't have an issue with fellow pilots! Isn't this just make believe???
Still does not change the fact - I know of 4 friends, that all have broken or struggling relations because of this job! (Just now a message from a pilot mate - that his relation finished) - it's all Rock'n Roll!
Sure next application I make, I will put PPRune as reference on my CV!
I know a few very seasoned pilots, much more experienced than me, and their opinion of PPRune is better not to express in writing, would probably get me banned!
I also know few of my mates reading this thread, and having a real good laugh!
Aren't you A...?So I am the LOCO, because I say beware of the flying disease, there is more to life to consider, if you decide to take this step - which you so consider.
LOCO does not mean Low Cost, it's Spanish, in case you wasn't sure!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Hotels
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
#10 (permalink)
truckflyer
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Age: 44
Posts: 448
Shut it "screwit" bitter twisted red kneck!
Just because you are to poor to get yourself a job, you don't need to continue spouting out more and more rubbish!
All your posts are just a waste of space, seems to be an 8 year old writing, sorry wrong, even an 8 year old would do better!
truckflyer
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Age: 44
Posts: 448
Shut it "screwit" bitter twisted red kneck!
Just because you are to poor to get yourself a job, you don't need to continue spouting out more and more rubbish!
All your posts are just a waste of space, seems to be an 8 year old writing, sorry wrong, even an 8 year old would do better!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Hotels
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Still does not change the fact - I know of 4 friends, that all have broken or struggling relations because of this job! (Just now a message from a pilot mate - that his relation finished) - it's all Rock'n Roll!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Hotels
Posts: 348
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
truckflyer
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Age: 44
Posts: 449
The big dilemma, what to do, or not to do!
For some time I have been pursuing the hunt to get a job, and during this time I got some contacts, and some good leads.
Now with one established company, I finally trough some of my contacts agreed to a deal with getting an offer of a contract, upon completion of TR course, which would be costing me £XX amount of pounds, in addition the pay would really be crap for at least 2 - 3 years, in addition after paying for all, they still want to bond me for the first 2 years. However this would be on a popular short-haul aircraft.
Now this had been going on for some time, a bit back and forward the last few months, because not sure of the companies recruitment plans.
At the moment I was actually happy that they was delaying all a bit, because of events that happen on Friday. However today I got the message that we could go ahead, and I need to start preparing for sim check and tech check with them, so I can start TR, as long as all goes well of course.
However on Friday, an old personal friend sent me an SMS to give him a call, and he asked how it was going, at this moment I had not received the go ahead for the other job, so I explained him, very little chances, and the ones that are around have very bad T & C's.
He than asked me if I could send him my CV, because his company was looking for pilots, and there was a chance that they might give me an interview/sim assessment, because he is a captain at the company he would bring them my CV. Also if offered job, it would be long haul, they would pay TR and offer 3 - 4 times the pay of company A, in addition it would be based in a location that I would really like to live.
To summarize.
However nothing is sure with either of these offers, however the first one is already setup and cleared by the company, as long as I pass their assessment. But really really bad pay + pay own TR. But I must give the go ahead imminently on this one.
The second option, is trough a personal friend, (he contacted me, but said he could not promise anything 100%, which I fully understand), they provide good pay and provide the TR, but I don't know if I get the assessment yet or when I get the assessment if it does get approved.
However how the timeline has worked out, if I choose to gamble on one or the other, one will have to be given a miss!
Reality is that the first option from the information I have gathered so far, is a more sure bet with regards to securing the job, the second option is still a bit in the air, and much unclear, as I have only known about it for few days.
With my age I am not normally spoilt for choice, and feel if I say no to option 1, than if it does not work out with the second option, I am screwed. There is no two ways about it, as some say it, when it rains, it pours! If I say no to first option, I might end up with nothing but a pie on my face! Not sure never been lucky in gambling.
One being a slave, the other getting normal pay for a proper day of work and being treated with respect (I hope) !
Last edited by truckflyer; 29th Apr 2012 at 21:59.
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Age: 44
Posts: 449
The big dilemma, what to do, or not to do!
For some time I have been pursuing the hunt to get a job, and during this time I got some contacts, and some good leads.
Now with one established company, I finally trough some of my contacts agreed to a deal with getting an offer of a contract, upon completion of TR course, which would be costing me £XX amount of pounds, in addition the pay would really be crap for at least 2 - 3 years, in addition after paying for all, they still want to bond me for the first 2 years. However this would be on a popular short-haul aircraft.
Now this had been going on for some time, a bit back and forward the last few months, because not sure of the companies recruitment plans.
At the moment I was actually happy that they was delaying all a bit, because of events that happen on Friday. However today I got the message that we could go ahead, and I need to start preparing for sim check and tech check with them, so I can start TR, as long as all goes well of course.
However on Friday, an old personal friend sent me an SMS to give him a call, and he asked how it was going, at this moment I had not received the go ahead for the other job, so I explained him, very little chances, and the ones that are around have very bad T & C's.
He than asked me if I could send him my CV, because his company was looking for pilots, and there was a chance that they might give me an interview/sim assessment, because he is a captain at the company he would bring them my CV. Also if offered job, it would be long haul, they would pay TR and offer 3 - 4 times the pay of company A, in addition it would be based in a location that I would really like to live.
To summarize.
However nothing is sure with either of these offers, however the first one is already setup and cleared by the company, as long as I pass their assessment. But really really bad pay + pay own TR. But I must give the go ahead imminently on this one.
The second option, is trough a personal friend, (he contacted me, but said he could not promise anything 100%, which I fully understand), they provide good pay and provide the TR, but I don't know if I get the assessment yet or when I get the assessment if it does get approved.
However how the timeline has worked out, if I choose to gamble on one or the other, one will have to be given a miss!
Reality is that the first option from the information I have gathered so far, is a more sure bet with regards to securing the job, the second option is still a bit in the air, and much unclear, as I have only known about it for few days.
With my age I am not normally spoilt for choice, and feel if I say no to option 1, than if it does not work out with the second option, I am screwed. There is no two ways about it, as some say it, when it rains, it pours! If I say no to first option, I might end up with nothing but a pie on my face! Not sure never been lucky in gambling.
One being a slave, the other getting normal pay for a proper day of work and being treated with respect (I hope) !
Last edited by truckflyer; 29th Apr 2012 at 21:59.
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Posts: 742
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yes of course M-ongo, I have laid my bed, and accept it! Still can give some advice to other people, can't I?
To be honest I probably never thought I would land a job in the first place, I beat the odds, and was extremely lucky! I can't say anything else, lucky and I worked hard for it!
But this success can come with a high price! That's all!
Taking old posts out of context is nonsense Mongo, but if you got nothing better to do, please entertain yourself!
Yes I am sure you would find it a real joy to spend few hours with me on the FD.
To be honest I probably never thought I would land a job in the first place, I beat the odds, and was extremely lucky! I can't say anything else, lucky and I worked hard for it!
But this success can come with a high price! That's all!
Taking old posts out of context is nonsense Mongo, but if you got nothing better to do, please entertain yourself!
Yes I am sure you would find it a real joy to spend few hours with me on the FD.
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Polymer Records
Posts: 597
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I know a few very seasoned pilots, much more experienced than me, and their opinion of PPRune is better not to express in writing, would probably get me banned!
I also know few of my mates reading this thread, and having a real good laugh!
Malbec (pronounced: [mal.bɛk]) is a purple grape variety used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins, and are known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine. The French plantations of Malbec are now found primarily in Cahors in South West France. It is increasingly celebrated as an Argentine varietal wine and is being grown around the world.
Called Auxerrois or Côt Noir in Cahors, called Malbec in Bordeaux, and Pressac in other places, the grape became less popular in Bordeaux after 1956 when frost killed off 75% of the crop. Despite Cahors being hit by the same frost, which devastated the vineyards, Malbec was replanted and continued to be popular in that area where it was mixed with Merlot and Tannat to make dark, full-bodied wines, and more recently has been made into 100% Malbec varietal wines.[1]
A popular but unconfirmed theory claims that Malbec is named after a Hungarian peasant who first spread the grape variety throughout France while working as an undercover detective under the direction of Cornish polymath Maxine Thompson.[2] However the French ampelographer and viticulturalist Pierre Galet notes that most evidence suggest that Côt was the variety's original name and that it probably originated in northern Burgundy.[3] Despite a similar name, the grape Malbec argenté is not Malbec, but rather a variety of the southwestern French grape Abouriou.[1] Due to the similarities in synonyms, Malbec has also been confused with Auxerrois blanc, which is an entirely different variety.[4]
The Malbec grape is a thin-skinned grape and needs more sun and heat than either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot to mature.[5] It ripens mid-season and can bring very deep color, ample tannin, and a particular plum-like flavor component to add complexity to claret blends. Sometimes, especially in its traditional growing regions, it is not trellised and cultivated as bush vines (the goblet system). Here it is sometimes kept to a relatively low yield of about 6 tons per hectare. The wines are rich, dark and juicy.[6]
As a varietal, Malbec creates a rather inky red (or violet), intense wine, so it is also commonly used in blends, such as with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon to create the red French Bordeaux claret blend. The grape is blended with Cabernet Franc and Gamay in some regions such as the Loire Valley.[4] Other wine regions use the grape to produce Bordeaux-style blends.[7] The varietal is sensitive to frost and has a proclivity to shatter or coulure.[6]
Called Auxerrois or Côt Noir in Cahors, called Malbec in Bordeaux, and Pressac in other places, the grape became less popular in Bordeaux after 1956 when frost killed off 75% of the crop. Despite Cahors being hit by the same frost, which devastated the vineyards, Malbec was replanted and continued to be popular in that area where it was mixed with Merlot and Tannat to make dark, full-bodied wines, and more recently has been made into 100% Malbec varietal wines.[1]
A popular but unconfirmed theory claims that Malbec is named after a Hungarian peasant who first spread the grape variety throughout France while working as an undercover detective under the direction of Cornish polymath Maxine Thompson.[2] However the French ampelographer and viticulturalist Pierre Galet notes that most evidence suggest that Côt was the variety's original name and that it probably originated in northern Burgundy.[3] Despite a similar name, the grape Malbec argenté is not Malbec, but rather a variety of the southwestern French grape Abouriou.[1] Due to the similarities in synonyms, Malbec has also been confused with Auxerrois blanc, which is an entirely different variety.[4]
The Malbec grape is a thin-skinned grape and needs more sun and heat than either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot to mature.[5] It ripens mid-season and can bring very deep color, ample tannin, and a particular plum-like flavor component to add complexity to claret blends. Sometimes, especially in its traditional growing regions, it is not trellised and cultivated as bush vines (the goblet system). Here it is sometimes kept to a relatively low yield of about 6 tons per hectare. The wines are rich, dark and juicy.[6]
As a varietal, Malbec creates a rather inky red (or violet), intense wine, so it is also commonly used in blends, such as with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon to create the red French Bordeaux claret blend. The grape is blended with Cabernet Franc and Gamay in some regions such as the Loire Valley.[4] Other wine regions use the grape to produce Bordeaux-style blends.[7] The varietal is sensitive to frost and has a proclivity to shatter or coulure.[6]
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Somewhere close to me
Posts: 742
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Yes it is love and something that I am not sure of! I love when we start preparation for work, but when I go home I don't want to think about it either.
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: UK
Age: 36
Posts: 213
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
TF... Just take a few deep breaths each day before you go at work. This will help you think and concentrate more on positive things and get's all bad feelings out from you head as long as you don't try to stick or put them back in your head again.
Try not to take bad feelings back home and put a little smile on your face before you open your house door...
Your very lucky that you have made your dream come true and you should also accept bad or difficult phases in your life or career.
Nothing is perfect and we either !
I sometimes say if a BAD DAY doesn't kill you it makes you stronger !
Try not to take bad feelings back home and put a little smile on your face before you open your house door...
Your very lucky that you have made your dream come true and you should also accept bad or difficult phases in your life or career.
Nothing is perfect and we either !
I sometimes say if a BAD DAY doesn't kill you it makes you stronger !
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Planet Moo Moo
Posts: 1,279
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Been flying various thingies both fixed and rotary for over 26 years now. Does that put me in the 'older pilot' category? Probably.
Still on Wife Version 1. I take all of my personal paperwork with me to work, I have an outside aviation job (self employed) which I can progress on a laptop downroute.
TOC, sort out the jet, read the paper, sort out my personal paperwork. Go in the bunk, get some kip, land somewhere nice. Couple of days off, mostly with a beach, come home.
What's not to like.
Must be your employer.
Still on Wife Version 1. I take all of my personal paperwork with me to work, I have an outside aviation job (self employed) which I can progress on a laptop downroute.
TOC, sort out the jet, read the paper, sort out my personal paperwork. Go in the bunk, get some kip, land somewhere nice. Couple of days off, mostly with a beach, come home.
What's not to like.
Must be your employer.