Police Job UK
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Premiscare
Premiscare, seem to be a laughing stock, always advertising. Friend of mine has WELL in excess of the requirements but hasn't even been asked in for an interview. Is it because he doesn't have a military (cavalier)background.
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So you registered just to try and bait ex military pilots? Well done. 
P.S. Perhaps they don't get the pilots they need because the salary they offer is how shall we say..." cavalier".
P.P.S. Pr'aps "your mate" has lots of hours but lacks a certain something else?
P.S. Perhaps they don't get the pilots they need because the salary they offer is how shall we say..." cavalier".
P.P.S. Pr'aps "your mate" has lots of hours but lacks a certain something else?
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Friend of mine has WELL in excess of the requirements but hasn't even been asked in for an interview.
Maybe the applicants who got interviews have.
A whole lot of corporate/charter time around the UK aint gonna count as much as experience of more demanding flying.
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They are looking for people. Just sending a resume doesn't give you a job. It's also rather important how the CV is written. There always seem to be a lot of people with all the requirements who can't get a job! Always a friend of a friend. Doesn't really add anything to this thread.
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No matter what your quals, they also want you to be local to the units they support. Unlike other employers, Prem don't appear keen on the concept of travel days for floaters.
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I notice that the Sussex job is offering over £48k, which seems to be a bit above the norm. Is that a reflection of the area and associated cost of living or are ASU salaries slowly on the up?
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Hey Dupspud.dip!!!! whatever your name is............
Exactly which stage of military pilot training did you fail?? (Early doors Im guessing).
Feel free come round to my house and give me your "cavalier" speech to my face, I am sure you can be re educated, hey I might even let you see how a professional pilot works for a day.
My tel no is 07854 350666.
I know many good non ex mil guys and you insult them all with your rantings.
In the mean time, stay off pprune you clown.
To brand hundreds of highly trained mil pilots as cavalier is ridiculous, I have been involved in training and examining for a long time and that attitude is not tolerated I can assure you.
As an aside, I would not employ you with that attitude for sure.
If it was in jest, my apols, maybe I shoudnt bite......
Exactly which stage of military pilot training did you fail?? (Early doors Im guessing).
Feel free come round to my house and give me your "cavalier" speech to my face, I am sure you can be re educated, hey I might even let you see how a professional pilot works for a day.
My tel no is 07854 350666.
I know many good non ex mil guys and you insult them all with your rantings.
In the mean time, stay off pprune you clown.
To brand hundreds of highly trained mil pilots as cavalier is ridiculous, I have been involved in training and examining for a long time and that attitude is not tolerated I can assure you.
As an aside, I would not employ you with that attitude for sure.
If it was in jest, my apols, maybe I shoudnt bite......
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Dupsspud you do us civy pilots no favours with posts like that.
I am an ex PremiAir police pilot.
Never been in the services.
The job not only demands certain skills and experience, but also personality/character. If you/your friend had all of the above, believe me, PremiAir would be knocking on the door.
I've met and flown with some great pilots from both sides and, as in most professions, crossed paths with some real prats too.
I am an ex PremiAir police pilot.
Never been in the services.
The job not only demands certain skills and experience, but also personality/character. If you/your friend had all of the above, believe me, PremiAir would be knocking on the door.
I've met and flown with some great pilots from both sides and, as in most professions, crossed paths with some real prats too.
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I have heard that the Company policy is now that floaters come from the existing workforce as the pay increase is quite large and it is preferred that floaters have previous Police experience.
The Surrey job is filled so unless you have the qualifications for a Chief Pilot job I wouldn't hold your breath for a floater position unless you have Police experience and no one in the Company wants it.
FNW
The Surrey job is filled so unless you have the qualifications for a Chief Pilot job I wouldn't hold your breath for a floater position unless you have Police experience and no one in the Company wants it.
FNW
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Calm down dear it’s a commercial.
No need for the bad language and aggression. I think my use of the word cavalier (courtly gentleman fighting for the Realm) was taken out of context.
I am relatively new to the heli world and I hear on a number of occasions that preferential treatment is given to ex-mil pilots.
Can any operator or individual HONESTLY say that operators don’t give preferential treatment to an ex-mil pilot should that pilot happen to have been in the same regiment?
I am a civilian trained pilot hoping to work for a civilian aviation industry and would like to know whether discrimination exists. In other professions there are laws against it.
To answer an earlier question, my mate has over 3 thou hrs, previous off-shore, utility and charter experience, so I think he has the experience required, granted no police time and probably a good CV?
If I have inadvertently upset anyone then no offence was intended and I apologise unreservedly, please accept my apologies.
Isn’t this forum what it is all about getting answers and discussing aviation related issues, no matter how unpalatable they my be for the proposer or recipient. Hopefully with a little less profanity.
No need for the bad language and aggression. I think my use of the word cavalier (courtly gentleman fighting for the Realm) was taken out of context.
I am relatively new to the heli world and I hear on a number of occasions that preferential treatment is given to ex-mil pilots.
Can any operator or individual HONESTLY say that operators don’t give preferential treatment to an ex-mil pilot should that pilot happen to have been in the same regiment?
I am a civilian trained pilot hoping to work for a civilian aviation industry and would like to know whether discrimination exists. In other professions there are laws against it.
To answer an earlier question, my mate has over 3 thou hrs, previous off-shore, utility and charter experience, so I think he has the experience required, granted no police time and probably a good CV?
If I have inadvertently upset anyone then no offence was intended and I apologise unreservedly, please accept my apologies.
Isn’t this forum what it is all about getting answers and discussing aviation related issues, no matter how unpalatable they my be for the proposer or recipient. Hopefully with a little less profanity.
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...as your friend has offshore experience, his long term intentions for police work were probably questioned (not to mention his sanity)
We hear that UK offshore freelance captains are now commanding up to £1000 per shift.
We hear that UK offshore freelance captains are now commanding up to £1000 per shift.