What do other PPruners do?

[Capt Wannabee]

I was wondering what everyone else does during the day, apart from look out of the window at the sky!!
Are there any proffesions that the airlines prefer to recruit from i.e Engineering, I.T.???

[str12]

Hi Capt

IT (contractor).

Makes the job of saving for the cost of training feasible without the need of borrowing money

Cheers

[Perfect PFL]

Don't know which professions the airlines prefer to recruit from, don't think they would really have a preference.

I'm an R&D Scientist in the aviation industry during the day.

What do you do?

[ickle black box]

I do software support. Thing is, the software is so damn good, no one ever trobles me with any problems. I spend all day on the internet. After 5 months, internet got a bit boring, but now I've discovered PPRuNe ..... entertained for years.

ickle

[Capt Wannabee]

I am a telecomms consultant and likewise spend most of my day (when i'm in the office)on the internet, looking at PPrune.
When I have been on selection tests I got the impression most people there were either in the aviation industry or I.T. I was therefore wondering if airlines tended to pick these kind of proffesions over others?

P.S Anyone need a new Network in the office?

[CaptainCrunch]

Army for a bit, now self employed management consultanct - as with the chaps above, I'm usually involved with IT in finance. I should not be at all surprised if many of the forthcoming replies involve IT related occupations - the money is frequently excellent and as a consultant the opportunity for extended time off is ever present (although not always welcome!) So there you have it - if you want to be an airline pilot and your parents aren't swimming in the crisp and folding, get into IT (or management consultancy but at the risk of offending everyone else, it does take years to build up a reputation).

Yours aye,

Cap'n Crunch

[Cron]

Lecturer

[Undercarraige]

About to become a computer programmer when I graduate from IT next month.

[jlms]

An IT student here. Seems to be loads of IT people on PPRUNE.

It would be interesting to find out whether we really have a bigger interest in aviation or whether it's just we're more used to using the net and therefore appear to be a high percentage of PPRUNE users.

jlms

[This message has been edited by jlms (edited 11 April 2001).]

[006]

hi capt,
third thread doing a degree (mature student) and just starting an English teaching training next week, so when im short of money i can work anywhere for funding.

[village flyer]

god-dam IT guys/gals,
over rated, over paid profession
-GET A JOB-
(but it is rather good)

[Capt Wannabee]

A lot of PPruners seem to be involved with I.T and I wonder if that is why so many people at the testing days were from an I.T background, or if we are the only ones with access to the internet during the day!

[RVR800]

Oh and I am in IT as well

[FireDragon]

And me !

[Hap]

Strangely, I'm in IT too! But not for long...

[monument]

During the day i clone genes into (and out of) viruses. We're trying to make GM crops resistant to TYLC virus.

During the night i read PPRUNE. Beats IT anyday. hehe

[006]

perhaps food for thought...could it be possible that there is a correlation between IT guys and aviation..owing to the bigger array of buttons, levers and lights on the dashboard????

[ronchonner]

I fly the Victor airways, set my autopilot and switch my vhf radio to the next controller.
Once you are in a company, the job is always the same.flight plan, weather briefing, preflight,flight,post flight and my money at the end of the month.
I tried the adventure in the USA,and it works!

[The Flying Lamb]

Just to be different.....
Flight Planner!

[Genghis the Engineer]

Aerospace Engineer, part time pilot, and no intention whatsoever of joining the airlines.

Today I was a good boy and got let out to do a post repair airtest.

G