Bond/OAT "Sponsorship"
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Look lads, no one has been picked yet! Trust me.
Best of luck to everyone.
I look foward to meeting the people who get through selection.
Ive opted not to go any further with the bond scheme and have taking out a loan and am starting in bristow academy in a few months to do FAA PPL/IR/CPL/CFI/CFII and JAA ATPL theroy,JAA CPL,JAA CFI(H269/R22) and external load course
Cant wait to start
Best of luck to everyone.
I look foward to meeting the people who get through selection.
Ive opted not to go any further with the bond scheme and have taking out a loan and am starting in bristow academy in a few months to do FAA PPL/IR/CPL/CFI/CFII and JAA ATPL theroy,JAA CPL,JAA CFI(H269/R22) and external load course
Cant wait to start
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Good luck to everyone for tomorrow, i may see a few of you there as my interview is in the morning!
Passed my 1st class medical today so hopefully its the start of a successful two days!!!
SO
Passed my 1st class medical today so hopefully its the start of a successful two days!!!
SO
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Hi,
did you have your interview on tuesday? I haven't heard anything yet, hoping we'll all hear by the end of the week.
It'll be nice to hear about it sooner rather than later!
SO
did you have your interview on tuesday? I haven't heard anything yet, hoping we'll all hear by the end of the week.
It'll be nice to hear about it sooner rather than later!
SO
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From the local paper, Press & Journal.
What are the chances of cadets going straight onto Jigsaw?
BOND SEEING BENEFITS OF PROJECT JIGSAW
08:50 - 15 November 2007
Bond Offshore Helicopters said in its latest annual report, just released by Companies House, that its third year of trading was a period of consolidation following the successful start of search-and-rescue services for BP in early 2006.
The company, which has its principal operating base in Aberdeen, with headquarters in Gloucestershire, won a 10-year contract - thought to be worth £100million - to provide two helicopters under BP's Project Jigsaw scheme.
The Bond directors said the number of hours its aircraft flew in the year to March 31 rose by 17% year-on-year, mainly because of the first full year of the BP contract.
They also said the firm's staffing increased to 150, from 114 at March 31, 2006, with new pilots and engineering apprentices coming on board.
The directors also say they are planning to start a pilot training scheme to bring new pilots into the industry.
The accounts show the company returned to profit after start-up costs relating to the search-and-rescue contract saw it fall into losses.
Bond Offshore made pre-tax profits of £2.05million in the year to March 31, against losses of £691,000 the previous year. It paid dividends of £250,000 compared with nil a year earlier. Turnover for the year was £37.95million, up from £28.34million the year before.
08:50 - 15 November 2007
Bond Offshore Helicopters said in its latest annual report, just released by Companies House, that its third year of trading was a period of consolidation following the successful start of search-and-rescue services for BP in early 2006.
The company, which has its principal operating base in Aberdeen, with headquarters in Gloucestershire, won a 10-year contract - thought to be worth £100million - to provide two helicopters under BP's Project Jigsaw scheme.
The Bond directors said the number of hours its aircraft flew in the year to March 31 rose by 17% year-on-year, mainly because of the first full year of the BP contract.
They also said the firm's staffing increased to 150, from 114 at March 31, 2006, with new pilots and engineering apprentices coming on board.
The directors also say they are planning to start a pilot training scheme to bring new pilots into the industry.
The accounts show the company returned to profit after start-up costs relating to the search-and-rescue contract saw it fall into losses.
Bond Offshore made pre-tax profits of £2.05million in the year to March 31, against losses of £691,000 the previous year. It paid dividends of £250,000 compared with nil a year earlier. Turnover for the year was £37.95million, up from £28.34million the year before.
What are the chances of cadets going straight onto Jigsaw?
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I would suggest the chances of the new cadets going straight into Jigsaw would be pretty slim but it's possible I guess?
Is SAR the best place to put a newly qualified pilot? Views from current SAR guys welcome...
PR
I would suggest the chances of the new cadets going straight into Jigsaw would be pretty slim but it's possible I guess?
Is SAR the best place to put a newly qualified pilot? Views from current SAR guys welcome...
PR
Bond offered me a command position with only 200 hours TT
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Yeah, i believe that the last 11 people had their interview on tuesday, and of course 10 people had it a while back!
i'm not going by the OAT timeline lol!
good luck with your results of the process!
SO
i'm not going by the OAT timeline lol!
good luck with your results of the process!
SO
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Yeah i got my letter too!! - - 
not good news unfortunately!!
but on the other hand, if it took them almost three weeks to get a paragraph long letter out, then it makes you wonder what they'll be like sorting out the scheme fully
not good news unfortunately!! but on the other hand, if it took them almost three weeks to get a paragraph long letter out, then it makes you wonder what they'll be like sorting out the scheme fully
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Snowy, bad luck mate, I'm honestly gutted for you - I've had my fair share of letters like that and they are always a real kick somewhere painful.
However, you've kept this thread alive for a long time now, there're a lot of (quiet) people (me clearly included) who've followed it with interest as a result of your openness and it took guts for you to take that to conclusion by posting the bad news. I wish you the absolute best of luck for future schemes.
Happy birthday by the way
BM
However, you've kept this thread alive for a long time now, there're a lot of (quiet) people (me clearly included) who've followed it with interest as a result of your openness and it took guts for you to take that to conclusion by posting the bad news. I wish you the absolute best of luck for future schemes.
Happy birthday by the way
BM
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