Who are we all ???
Joined: Jan 2001
Aviation Qualifications: ATPL
Posts: 64
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From: EU
what am I doing here??
...sitting atpl exams in 23 hours time 
24 yr old, ex-aircraft technician
..I actually pay rent for this hole..
not far to go, if I manage not to bungle anything up, it'll be RH seat 737/a320 in a few months time..
Was suprised to see what falls under the term "wannabe"!
24 yr old, ex-aircraft technician
..I actually pay rent for this hole..
not far to go, if I manage not to bungle anything up, it'll be RH seat 737/a320 in a few months time..
Was suprised to see what falls under the term "wannabe"!
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 3
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From: UK
Well then, here's my little bit for the record:
age 38( today as it happens)
live up in Carlisle, where men are men and the sheep run as fast as they can!
status married to a great girl and have twin daughters in mortgaged house.
occupation work in a textiles printing factory in the area but i'm about to bite the bullet and go away for a wee while to do my ATPL, it's now or never and there's no way i'm lying on my death bed saying ' i wish i'd had a go at that '.
Also play in a band at weekends or whenever really, do a lot of work in the Manchester/Liverpool area.
salary 25k
18 month projection Lets see what today brings first, but it would be nice to have a nice cushy flying job just for the office window view if nothing else.
age 38( today as it happens)
live up in Carlisle, where men are men and the sheep run as fast as they can!
status married to a great girl and have twin daughters in mortgaged house.
occupation work in a textiles printing factory in the area but i'm about to bite the bullet and go away for a wee while to do my ATPL, it's now or never and there's no way i'm lying on my death bed saying ' i wish i'd had a go at that '.
Also play in a band at weekends or whenever really, do a lot of work in the Manchester/Liverpool area.
salary 25k
18 month projection Lets see what today brings first, but it would be nice to have a nice cushy flying job just for the office window view if nothing else.
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 15
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From: Suffolk, UK
This is fun! And very amusing.
Ok here goes:
Name: Melissa
Age: 25 in 3 weeks, where does the time go?
Live: With parents but will act as substitute g/f for nice home, upside is gorgeous black labrador, far more loyal than ex-boyfriend who fell by wayside due to my passion for planes. He chose to stay in California ( I left), 6 fig salary, house on beach, ferrari and another woman, HIS LOSS!
Qualifications: Degree, never used! FAA CFI, CFII. MEI. JAA fATPL and CPL IR, 1100 hrs total time.
Occupation: CSA with Buzz (dirty job but someone's gotta do it)!
Salary: level 1, weep, weep.
In 18 months: Hope to be in RHS of anything with 2 or more engines and living in own house, with holiday home somewhere hot, yeah right! Oh and maybe Tom Cruise will see the light and leave Penelope for me.
Isn't it beautiful being (VFR) on top?!
Name: Melissa
Age: 25 in 3 weeks, where does the time go?
Live: With parents but will act as substitute g/f for nice home, upside is gorgeous black labrador, far more loyal than ex-boyfriend who fell by wayside due to my passion for planes. He chose to stay in California ( I left), 6 fig salary, house on beach, ferrari and another woman, HIS LOSS!
Qualifications: Degree, never used! FAA CFI, CFII. MEI. JAA fATPL and CPL IR, 1100 hrs total time.
Occupation: CSA with Buzz (dirty job but someone's gotta do it)!
Salary: level 1, weep, weep.
In 18 months: Hope to be in RHS of anything with 2 or more engines and living in own house, with holiday home somewhere hot, yeah right! Oh and maybe Tom Cruise will see the light and leave Penelope for me.
Isn't it beautiful being (VFR) on top?!
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 1
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From: london
getting down
I'm 22
i live with my dad (though my g/f stays every night) near Harrow Weald having just graduated Aeronautical Engineering
I've just started work as a Systems Engineer. i have a pitiful 7hrs to my name and I desparately wanna be a pilot and I'm feeling really frustrated because I thought that I would at least have a PPL by now. I've compiled a list of all the local schools and their prices although this is pretty hard as there are so many hidden and extra costs. I almost don't care now I'll virtually pay whatever they tell me to pay and not waste any more time trying to work out the best school for the price - is this the wrong attitude to have?
I just feel I need to be on track now I want the ball rolling, I wanna be a pilot, I wanna be in the air whatever the cost and I can see its affecting my mood. So should I just go with Cabair's FlightPath package deal and do some hours building in the states or what?
please please someone help me. I need some advice
cheers
ewen
i live with my dad (though my g/f stays every night) near Harrow Weald having just graduated Aeronautical Engineering
I've just started work as a Systems Engineer. i have a pitiful 7hrs to my name and I desparately wanna be a pilot and I'm feeling really frustrated because I thought that I would at least have a PPL by now. I've compiled a list of all the local schools and their prices although this is pretty hard as there are so many hidden and extra costs. I almost don't care now I'll virtually pay whatever they tell me to pay and not waste any more time trying to work out the best school for the price - is this the wrong attitude to have?
I just feel I need to be on track now I want the ball rolling, I wanna be a pilot, I wanna be in the air whatever the cost and I can see its affecting my mood. So should I just go with Cabair's FlightPath package deal and do some hours building in the states or what?
please please someone help me. I need some advice
cheers
ewen
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 30
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From: uk
Age: 22
Live: With my Grannie
Job: Trainee officer in Merchant Navy with Shell
Salary scale: 2
Training: No flying yet
18 Months Time: I will have qualified and step up to scale 4 plus it will be tax free and have money for flying training.
Live: With my Grannie
Job: Trainee officer in Merchant Navy with Shell
Salary scale: 2
Training: No flying yet
18 Months Time: I will have qualified and step up to scale 4 plus it will be tax free and have money for flying training.
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 684
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From: Hungary
Hmm...and why not
Hello I have to admit, my plans fit me, and I know I am doing what is best for me. So, do what is best for you and don't compare to other people, because everyone is in a different situation financially and in other ways. We're all unique...
Name: Dan
Age: 18 (as of 30th Oct )
Salary: 12500 p.a
Living: At home
18 Months?: Well, simply, my plan is as follows...
I got my PPL in Canada last year (I am English and live in Surrey by the way), and now, I am working fulltime at a big cinema and theatre complex in woking (The Ambassadors if anyone knows it??), and that gives me good money for what " I " am doing. I shall be working until next July, where I shall be jetting off to Toronto, Canada, to complete, with a company based at Oshawa airport, my CPL, and Mulit-Engine. I have been strongly advised by many Canadians to get float time, so I shall put a float lisense in there too
The the company's Manager of Operations has been in touch with me for some time, and has said upon completion, I will be offered a position, with enough time on multis(50TT), as a trainee FO on the twins. So, I think I am pretty much sorted.
I know I have to emigrate to Canada, but I am a strong believer I was born to fly, and go where my life takes me. That place is Canada, which I love so much. I have had people rain on my parade, but at the end of the day, it is very important to never ever lose focus and be drowned by peoples negativity. I have listened to peoples encouraging thoughts and words of wisdom. It may sound silly, but it gives you a bit more of a kick up the backside to get on and really go for it I find.
I hope my words have been a useful insight and of some interest to at least one person Everyone is capable of doing anything, so please, as fellow PPRuNe Wannabes, dont give up. Make yourself and everyone proud. It must be such an amazing feeling to accomplish this flying business and I intend to find out what that feeling is like!!
Go for it everyone and the best of luck to you all !!!!
Smooth Skies....
Dan
(p.s - anyone going to Gatbash )
I have to admit, my plans fit me, and I know I am doing what is best for me. So, do what is best for you and don't compare to other people, because everyone is in a different situation financially and in other ways. We're all unique...Name: Dan
Age: 18 (as of 30th Oct
)Salary: 12500 p.a
Living: At home
18 Months?: Well, simply, my plan is as follows...
I got my PPL in Canada last year (I am English and live in Surrey by the way), and now, I am working fulltime at a big cinema and theatre complex in woking (The Ambassadors if anyone knows it??), and that gives me good money for what " I " am doing. I shall be working until next July, where I shall be jetting off to Toronto, Canada, to complete, with a company based at Oshawa airport, my CPL, and Mulit-Engine. I have been strongly advised by many Canadians to get float time, so I shall put a float lisense in there too
The the company's Manager of Operations has been in touch with me for some time, and has said upon completion, I will be offered a position, with enough time on multis(50TT), as a trainee FO on the twins. So, I think I am pretty much sorted.I know I have to emigrate to Canada, but I am a strong believer I was born to fly, and go where my life takes me. That place is Canada, which I love so much. I have had people rain on my parade, but at the end of the day, it is very important to never ever lose focus and be drowned by peoples negativity. I have listened to peoples encouraging thoughts and words of wisdom. It may sound silly, but it gives you a bit more of a kick up the backside to get on and really go for it I find.
I hope my words have been a useful insight and of some interest to at least one person
Everyone is capable of doing anything, so please, as fellow PPRuNe Wannabes, dont give up. Make yourself and everyone proud. It must be such an amazing feeling to accomplish this flying business and I intend to find out what that feeling is like!!Go for it everyone and the best of luck to you all !!!!
Smooth Skies....
Dan
(p.s - anyone going to Gatbash
)
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 2
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From: UK/Work Dubai
Age 28
Been working in Dubai for 3 years only recently returned to UK.
Single, been having too much fun to get involved.
I am female there don't seem to be many on here.
Name: Rebekah
Training : Currently working towards my PPL.
Occupation : Personnel Manager
Salary level : 4
4: £25001- £30000
Where I think I'll be in 18 months : Planning on moving abroad to continue my training. Hopefully will be qualified and there will be a job out there with my name on, well have to look on the positive side, don't mind which part of the world.
Been working in Dubai for 3 years only recently returned to UK.
Single, been having too much fun to get involved.
I am female there don't seem to be many on here.
Name: Rebekah
Training : Currently working towards my PPL.
Occupation : Personnel Manager
Salary level : 4
4: £25001- £30000
Where I think I'll be in 18 months : Planning on moving abroad to continue my training. Hopefully will be qualified and there will be a job out there with my name on, well have to look on the positive side, don't mind which part of the world.
Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 70
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From: London, UK
Name: Lawrence
Age: 30
Live: mother dear (London, UK)
Qualifications: Degree
Occupation: web designer.
Salary: 6
In 18 months: In Auckland, New Zealand finishing off CPL/ME IR. After that - who knows?
Just started my PPL, did GAPAN and got my Class 1.
Focused like you wouldn't believe
See you all at the Flight Show or Gatbash seminars
Age: 30
Live: mother dear (London, UK)
Qualifications: Degree
Occupation: web designer.
Salary: 6
In 18 months: In Auckland, New Zealand finishing off CPL/ME IR. After that - who knows?
Just started my PPL, did GAPAN and got my Class 1.
Focused like you wouldn't believe
See you all at the Flight Show or Gatbash seminars
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 72
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From: England
Age: 34 Married two kids house with a mortgage.
Salary: 4
Occupation: Project Manager
To date: 560 Hrs TT all SEP
Recently completed ATPL exams and the CPL, all part-time. Now back Para Dropping at weekend so at least I'm building air time.
Next 18 Months: Still trying to work out where I'm going to find the money for the IR (actually just had the house valued again funny how the value of properties keeps pace with the cost of my flight training). No hopefully will have completed the IR and will have some MEP time to my credit and then look for the switch from what I do now to the RHS on a regional turboprop outfit.
Salary: 4
Occupation: Project Manager
To date: 560 Hrs TT all SEP
Recently completed ATPL exams and the CPL, all part-time. Now back Para Dropping at weekend so at least I'm building air time.
Next 18 Months: Still trying to work out where I'm going to find the money for the IR (actually just had the house valued again
funny how the value of properties keeps pace with the cost of my flight training). No hopefully will have completed the IR and will have some MEP time to my credit and then look for the switch from what I do now to the RHS on a regional turboprop outfit.
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 26
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From: UK
My two pennies worth:
Age: 30
Married.
Training: Sponsored for some, self-funded the rest.
CAA (the original and still the best!) ATPL(A) + ATPL(H)
Hours: 3500
Currently Captain on helicopters.
Salary: 6
18 Months time? Hopefully RHS with scheduled full-frills medium jet, charter, low cost or DHL! or still polling my Yak around the local area!
Age: 30
Married.
Training: Sponsored for some, self-funded the rest.
CAA (the original and still the best!) ATPL(A) + ATPL(H)
Hours: 3500
Currently Captain on helicopters.
Salary: 6
18 Months time? Hopefully RHS with scheduled full-frills medium jet, charter, low cost or DHL! or still polling my Yak around the local area!
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 44
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From: Montreal
Excellent idea Buzz (which appears to be my nickname on another forum)
Name: Mathieu
Age: 27
Live: Toulouse, France with lovely canadian gf
Occupation: Marketing Analyst A320 Family with Airbus (obviously)
Wages: never enough to save but around €35.000 at the moment
Training: trying to complete my PPL started about 2 years ago in Canada!! 50hrs TT
in 18 months: just filling out canadian immigration forms at the moment, will probably be on my way to complete an integrated course. Will then go for FIR or Float ratings which must actually be an excellent experience.
I'll just see how things evolve and take my time to get where we all wish to land someday.
I agree with "Tonic Please" to say that Canada is to place to be (maybe not for a good flying job though
)
Good luck to you all!
Name: Mathieu
Age: 27
Live: Toulouse, France with lovely canadian gf
Occupation: Marketing Analyst A320 Family with Airbus (obviously)
Wages: never enough to save but around €35.000 at the moment
Training: trying to complete my PPL started about 2 years ago in Canada!! 50hrs TT
in 18 months: just filling out canadian immigration forms at the moment, will probably be on my way to complete an integrated course. Will then go for FIR or Float ratings which must actually be an excellent experience.
I'll just see how things evolve and take my time to get where we all wish to land someday.
I agree with "Tonic Please" to say that Canada is to place to be (maybe not for a good flying job though
)Good luck to you all!
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 267
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From: uk
Age: 23
single
Location: South Wales
Job: Avionic Technician with the world's favourite
31 hrs TT
salary: £23000
Plan: house sale to generate £30K in next few weeks, living with students for next 2 -3 years whilst studying distance via oxford and saving the extra ~ £15K
A bit of instructing perhaps and then any airline flying job I can possibly get!
single
Location: South Wales
Job: Avionic Technician with the world's favourite
31 hrs TT
salary: £23000
Plan: house sale to generate £30K in next few weeks, living with students for next 2 -3 years whilst studying distance via oxford and saving the extra ~ £15K
A bit of instructing perhaps and then any airline flying job I can possibly get!
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 292
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From: Ready to Depart
Age: 24 and ticking.
Live: Own home with g/f, near Kidlington, Oxford.
Training: Modular ATPL GS with BGS. Currently just PPL with 200hrs. Hoping to complete exams by Easter, then zoom off to Oz / NZ for a year, completing my CPL flying training somewhere en route.
Occupation: Website Developer.
Salary Level: 4.
Live: Own home with g/f, near Kidlington, Oxford.
Training: Modular ATPL GS with BGS. Currently just PPL with 200hrs. Hoping to complete exams by Easter, then zoom off to Oz / NZ for a year, completing my CPL flying training somewhere en route.
Occupation: Website Developer.
Salary Level: 4.
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 68
Likes: 0
From: good old blighty
this is an interesting read!
Here's me:
Age: 21
Live: with parents and brother - wish I had a boyfriend to escape to once in a while!
Training: Oxford Integrated Graduate (Dec 2001) 300 hrs Fz ATPL, FI (R) hopefully on Dec 11th 2002
Job: Work for large flight training school (not the above mentioned) dealing with Sales and marketing, student liason and general PA work.
Salary: Level 1 (wish it was 6 though! )
18 months: ideally working in the USA or Canada flying with the big boys. sensibly probly still in the Uk maybe instructing working towards FRA, Easy, BMI anyone!!!! (have gone from will fly for food, to will fly for breadcrumbs in the last 12 months!)
Well thats me!
Here's me:
Age: 21
Live: with parents and brother - wish I had a boyfriend to escape to once in a while!
Training: Oxford Integrated Graduate (Dec 2001) 300 hrs Fz ATPL, FI (R) hopefully on Dec 11th 2002
Job: Work for large flight training school (not the above mentioned) dealing with Sales and marketing, student liason and general PA work.
Salary: Level 1 (wish it was 6 though!
)18 months: ideally working in the USA or Canada flying with the big boys. sensibly probly still in the Uk maybe instructing working towards FRA, Easy, BMI anyone!!!! (have gone from will fly for food, to will fly for breadcrumbs in the last 12 months!)
Well thats me!
Joined: Nov 1999
Posts: 768
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From: The Land Downunder
Right then, here goes:
AGE: 25
LIVE: With my wife in Greater London
OCCUPATION: Sponsored Cadet
WAGE: Level 1 (around £13,000)
TRAINING: Already hold, NZ CPL, Aus CPL, JAR ATPL/IR (Frozen) with around 1200 TT.
IN 18 MONTHS: Due to start with airline early next year, then who knows
AGE: 25
LIVE: With my wife in Greater London
OCCUPATION: Sponsored Cadet
WAGE: Level 1 (around £13,000)
TRAINING: Already hold, NZ CPL, Aus CPL, JAR ATPL/IR (Frozen) with around 1200 TT.
IN 18 MONTHS: Due to start with airline early next year, then who knows
Dancing with the devil, going with the flow... it's all a game to me.
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,689
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From: England
AGE: 25
LIVE: Cardboard box.
OCCUPATION: Bum.
WAGE: Hahahahaha!!
TRAINING: FAA PPL 151hrsTT, 1/3rd through ATPL's.
IN 18 MONTHS: Getting paid for flying anything.......even kites if that's possible. In debt.
VFE.
LIVE: Cardboard box.
OCCUPATION: Bum.
WAGE: Hahahahaha!!
TRAINING: FAA PPL 151hrsTT, 1/3rd through ATPL's.
IN 18 MONTHS: Getting paid for flying anything.......even kites if that's possible.
In debt.VFE.
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 41
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From: eire
Living in Seattle, moving to Cork with my wife
2000 TT, 200 multi, currently flight instructing working on the ATPL distance learning.
Salary: very little
In 18 months, hopefully flying some bigger iron, until then???
2000 TT, 200 multi, currently flight instructing working on the ATPL distance learning.
Salary: very little
In 18 months, hopefully flying some bigger iron, until then???
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 5
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From: Canberra
AGE: 23
LIVE: Canberra, Australia
OCCUPATION: Chief Pilot of a charter company
WAGE: A$41000 p/a
QUALS: Australian ATPL(A), approx 1750TT
IN 18 MONTHS: Qantas driver if my grand plan of not botching the sim ride again falls into place
Well thats me. Any jobs going in the northern part of the world?
LIVE: Canberra, Australia
OCCUPATION: Chief Pilot of a charter company
WAGE: A$41000 p/a
QUALS: Australian ATPL(A), approx 1750TT
IN 18 MONTHS: Qantas driver if my grand plan of not botching the sim ride again falls into place
Well thats me. Any jobs going in the northern part of the world?
Not Good Airline Material
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 129
Likes: 0
From: Airstrip One
Sorry for resurrecting this hoary old chestnut, but it gave me such a laugh that I felt overwhelmed with the urge to join in :-
AGE : nearly forty
HOME : only...forty four hrs from Tulsa
TRAINING : the wrong side of forty grand
OCCUPATION : more than the optimal forty hrs a week (unforty-nately)
WAGE : jist enough for ti make the job worth it yi ken
GOALS FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS : To work out the following...
If the answer to the universe is forty two, what's the question?
Gosh...now you know all my secrets!
AGE : nearly forty
HOME : only...forty four hrs from Tulsa
TRAINING : the wrong side of forty grand
OCCUPATION : more than the optimal forty hrs a week (unforty-nately)
WAGE : jist enough for ti make the job worth it yi ken
GOALS FOR THE NEXT 18 MONTHS : To work out the following...
If the answer to the universe is forty two, what's the question?
Gosh...now you know all my secrets!
Last edited by Blackshift; 29th June 2004 at 07:45.