Bond/OAT "Sponsorship"
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"Well i'm pretty certain bond knew who the people were posting on here! They seemed to know who i was!!!!!
And if anyone who got to the final stage but weren't selected want to know why! Well you never will, it's against their policy to give feedback!!!
Shame, if i'd known then i could've spent the £700 on something else!"
To be fair Snowy, that the interviewers read Pprune was almost a guaranteed certainty
As I recall thats something I pointed out a lot of pages back 
"Shame, if i'd known then i could've spent the £700 on something else!"
Guess you're not intending to apply to Bond ever again then.
Just because you didn't get feedback doesn't mean you learnt nothing or that the experience wasn't useful
Guess it depends on your perspective 
And if anyone who got to the final stage but weren't selected want to know why! Well you never will, it's against their policy to give feedback!!!
Shame, if i'd known then i could've spent the £700 on something else!"
To be fair Snowy, that the interviewers read Pprune was almost a guaranteed certainty
As I recall thats something I pointed out a lot of pages back "Shame, if i'd known then i could've spent the £700 on something else!"
Guess you're not intending to apply to Bond ever again then.
Just because you didn't get feedback doesn't mean you learnt nothing or that the experience wasn't useful
Guess it depends on your perspective
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Guess it depends on your perspective
Just because you didn't get feedback doesn't mean you learnt nothing or that the experience wasn't useful
SO
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To those who didn't get on the sponsorhip scheme, the main thing is to keep plugging away. Out of the 3 offshore companies, there's a reasonably regular requirement for pilots due to new contracts, or people leaving. The experience requirements for the applicants vary quite a bit as well depending on the availability of pilots, so don't be put off if you didn't make it this time.
A lot of it is to do with supply and demand - which means it's down to luck if you happen to apply at a time when there is an urgent need for more pilots.
Anyway, best of luck to everyone who wasn't lucky this time.
Andy
A lot of it is to do with supply and demand - which means it's down to luck if you happen to apply at a time when there is an urgent need for more pilots.
Anyway, best of luck to everyone who wasn't lucky this time.
Andy
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Does anyone know if the cadets come back from the States with an ATPL(H) or CPL(H)?
If a CPL, are Bond going to sponsor them through the ATPL exams once they start working in Aberdeen?
If a CPL, are Bond going to sponsor them through the ATPL exams once they start working in Aberdeen?
Hovering AND talking
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They will come back with a CPL(H) plus ATPL(H) theory credits (as do most people who go to Bristow Academy!!). Then they will train for an IR(H).
An ATPL licence has hours, experience and multi-crew requirements before it is issued - check LASORS for details.
Cheers
Whirls
An ATPL licence has hours, experience and multi-crew requirements before it is issued - check LASORS for details.
Cheers
Whirls
Was over at Bond on sat for a nosey about, jon invited me and a mate up for a look about, thanks again jon.. weather was pretty crap so all their pumas were snug and warm in the hangar..
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They're neat machines! - when i went up for my interview i had some time to kill, so managed to get a look around the hangar and sit in the choppers - very nice!!!
Anyone on here who was selected for bond able to tell us how its going? have you got your start dates yet??
cheers
SO
Anyone on here who was selected for bond able to tell us how its going? have you got your start dates yet??
cheers
SO
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Hi folks,
Does anyone know if Bond are going to be running this scheme again this year?
Did any posters from Rotorheads get selected for the 2008 courses?
Cheers
S
Does anyone know if Bond are going to be running this scheme again this year?
Did any posters from Rotorheads get selected for the 2008 courses?
Cheers
S
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Does anyone know if Bond are going to be running this scheme again this year?
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Didn't the last round of selections state no current pilots.... Words like "no ATPL theory credits"
Meaning that your were over-qualified if you had anything above a PPL?
And im assuming most of us are CPL's on this forum so we're therfore all over-qualified???
MADY
Meaning that your were over-qualified if you had anything above a PPL?
And im assuming most of us are CPL's on this forum so we're therfore all over-qualified???
MADY
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I already have a CPL/IR or ATPL for helicopters. Am I eligible to apply?
No. This is not a Bond job application but a selection process to identify cadets for an ab-initio training programme that must be completed in its entirety. Those who already hold the ratings this course is designed to achieve are not eligible, and this restriction includes those with non-JAA ratings.
I have already completed some or all of the JAA ATPL theory exams. Am I eligible to apply?
You may apply conditionally, but you must complete the course in its entirety, including retaking the ground school and the 13 JAA exams. This will require approval from the aviation authority under which you originally took the JAA exams and it is your responsibility to obtain that approval in writing, preferably before Stage 2, and in all cases before you could be considered for Stage 3 interview.
No. This is not a Bond job application but a selection process to identify cadets for an ab-initio training programme that must be completed in its entirety. Those who already hold the ratings this course is designed to achieve are not eligible, and this restriction includes those with non-JAA ratings.
I have already completed some or all of the JAA ATPL theory exams. Am I eligible to apply?
You may apply conditionally, but you must complete the course in its entirety, including retaking the ground school and the 13 JAA exams. This will require approval from the aviation authority under which you originally took the JAA exams and it is your responsibility to obtain that approval in writing, preferably before Stage 2, and in all cases before you could be considered for Stage 3 interview.
Lets not forget they have 2 new machines joining them this year I think or is it 2009?
EC 225 Arrives
Those who already hold the ratings this course is designed to achieve are not eligible
Is it a minimum of 135 hours for a CPL(H) now? Surely bunging 135 hours of additional training at someone who already has at least 135 can only turn out a better pilot?
Don't get me wrong, no sour grapes, I'm not thinking "why not me" (there are lots of reasons why not me! :-) ) I just have a mild sense that explicitly precluding trained pilots can't be the most cost-effective way of doing things.