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19th Jul 2022, 14:04
Replies: 3
Views: 1,421
Posted By magicmick

Thank-you so much for your excellent advice, I...

Thank-you so much for your excellent advice, I will certainly get him to do as you advise, he’s only 20 and no reputable eye hospital will touch him until he is 21 so plenty of time to get advance...
19th Jul 2022, 10:33
Replies: 3
Views: 1,421
Posted By magicmick

Aircrew Officer Selection Medical Query

Hello, I would be extremely grateful if I could pick your collective brains regarding an Aircrew Officer medical question:



My son is 20 years old and for as long as I can recall he has...
22nd Jan 2020, 06:35
Replies: 40
Views: 11,436
Posted By magicmick

Very true, no doubt there will be lots of people...

Very true, no doubt there will be lots of people leaving Flybe leaving vacancies for new hires, trouble with that is if some of those leaving are Line Training Captains who will be well regarded...
21st Jan 2020, 12:17
Replies: 40
Views: 11,436
Posted By magicmick

Hi CA, Many thanks for your input, seven years...

Hi CA, Many thanks for your input, seven years ago our son passed the entrance exam for an expensive public school. At the time my wife and I gave him a choice we would support him through to...
20th Jan 2020, 19:49
Replies: 9
Views: 3,511
Posted By magicmick

Right now the recruitment climate for freshly...

Right now the recruitment climate for freshly qualified low hours pilots is brutal, there is not and never will be a shortage of newly qualified low hours ladies and gents. What you have to ask is...
20th Jan 2020, 19:44
Replies: 40
Views: 11,436
Posted By magicmick

Hi VP, many thanks for the honest appraisal. My...

Hi VP, many thanks for the honest appraisal. My son would love to train but he has problems with astigmatisms and is outside the class 1 limits. After his eyes have stopped developing he could get...
20th Jan 2020, 09:14
Replies: 40
Views: 11,436
Posted By magicmick

Hi Lance, I can only pass on what was told to me,...

Hi Lance, I can only pass on what was told to me, the language used was that he was no longer required. If their GS and or flying skills were poor then I would assume that they would have been...
20th Jan 2020, 06:53
Replies: 40
Views: 11,436
Posted By magicmick

I though that I might chip in a note of caution...

I though that I might chip in a note of caution regarding L3 in particular and MPL courses in general, I should point out that I have never received any training from L3 and I have absolutely no axe...
13th Jan 2020, 06:56
Replies: 40
Views: 11,436
Posted By magicmick

Sadly L3 will not be able to offer you any...

Sadly L3 will not be able to offer you any guarantees, your ATPL written exam results and any flying training that you do in an aircraft can count towards CPL and MEIR qualification if Flybe collapse...
1st Oct 2019, 11:52
Replies: 94
Views: 92,316
Posted By magicmick

Thank-you

Thank-you so much for your kind words. In many ways I have been lucky in that I am healthy, I have a wonderful wife and son, I have a well paid job that isn’t the job that I dreamed of and doesn’t...
1st Oct 2019, 06:41
Replies: 94
Views: 92,316
Posted By magicmick

To add even more fuel to the fire, Adria have now...

To add even more fuel to the fire, Adria have now filed for bankruptcy and XL in France have suspended all flights, I hope that this is the last of it but I’m not convinced. Definitely not a good...
30th Sep 2019, 08:10
Replies: 94
Views: 92,316
Posted By magicmick

Good morning all, happened to look at PPRuNe for...

Good morning all, happened to look at PPRuNe for the first time in a long time and saw this thread and decided that I would contribute my ‘warts and all’ story.

I’ll start by saying that redsnail...
9th Nov 2018, 08:36
Replies: 5
Views: 7,097
Posted By magicmick

Chief Pilot email and tel no listed on their...

Chief Pilot email and tel no listed on their website under senior managers

https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/team/

Interestingly the latest edition of Business Air News:
...
26th Oct 2018, 12:20
Replies: 29
Views: 8,813
Posted By magicmick

Amen to everything that Angus has written, could...

Amen to everything that Angus has written, could have been my words except for the financial career part. At the moment Flybe are recruiting direct entry Captains but not F/Os which indicates that...
23rd Oct 2018, 14:15
Replies: 29
Views: 8,813
Posted By magicmick

I suppose the only ways to maintain that sort of...

I suppose the only ways to maintain that sort of currency are to buy an aircraft, become a member of a syndicate, pay to hire an aircraft, get work as an instructor, para drop pilot, glider tow...
23rd Oct 2018, 08:06
Replies: 29
Views: 8,813
Posted By magicmick

Great advice, thank-you so much. Now that my son...

Great advice, thank-you so much. Now that my son is old enough that I do not have to be around all the time (he'd rather I wasn't) then I can look at further flung places, as I have served in the...
Replies: 7
Views: 2,175
Posted By magicmick

UK Metoffice has an excellent aviation weather...

UK Metoffice has an excellent aviation weather section, free to register and use:

https://register.metoffice.gov.uk/WaveRegistrationClient/public/register.do?service=generalaviation
22nd Oct 2018, 09:38
Replies: 29
Views: 8,813
Posted By magicmick

Hi 2unlimited, I agree that getting some good sim...

Hi 2unlimited, I agree that getting some good sim time is a must before assessment, in my defence the call to the assessment came at short notice, RYR called me late on a Friday afternoon with...
21st Oct 2018, 20:50
Replies: 29
Views: 8,813
Posted By magicmick

Amen Chris, your points make perfect sense and if...

Amen Chris, your points make perfect sense and if you ever get involved in airline recruitment then let me know and I’ll fire my CV at you.

In all seriousness, I know that I will never get into...
20th Oct 2018, 15:08
Replies: 29
Views: 8,813
Posted By magicmick

My situation is similar to yours, older low time...

My situation is similar to yours, older low time pilot who qualified a while ago. I have also had one interview and sim assessment and to be honest I completely messed up the sim and it came as no...
21st Sep 2018, 09:59
Replies: 168
Views: 133,203
Posted By magicmick

Got the 'thanks but no thanks' email earlier this...

Got the 'thanks but no thanks' email earlier this morning. Good luck to anyone still in the running.
Replies: 42
Views: 26,432
Posted By magicmick

Hello Again Spencer, Out of interest, have...

Hello Again Spencer,

Out of interest, have you spoken to the training schools that you are considering regarding your limitation? During PPL training and hours building you will be expected to...
Replies: 42
Views: 26,432
Posted By magicmick

Hi Spencer, have you considered attending Flight...

Hi Spencer, have you considered attending Flight Crew Futures:

https://www.pilotcareernews.com/live/flightcrew/

There will be recruiters there that you can talk to and explain your concerns,...
Replies: 42
Views: 26,432
Posted By magicmick

Sadly I am not involved in the black art that is...

Sadly I am not involved in the black art that is recruitment and recruiters do not share their secrets with me which is why I use the phrase ‘may well’

Every application that I have made for...
Replies: 42
Views: 26,432
Posted By magicmick

Hi CA, I absolutely understand your points,...

Hi CA, I absolutely understand your points, however the schools are churning out low hours freshly qualified candidates at a rate that exceeds demand by some margin so I do not accept that there is a...
Replies: 42
Views: 26,432
Posted By magicmick

At the risk of being the harbinger of doom, if...

At the risk of being the harbinger of doom, if you go on to train and qualify as a low hours pilot you will be competing for jobs with hundreds/ thousands of other low hours pilots. Many of the...
Replies: 12
Views: 2,053
Posted By magicmick

Should be entirely possible, did mine in five...

Should be entirely possible, did mine in five months start to finish with BGS under the old routine of splitting the 14 exams into two study groups of seven subjects per group with a two week...
12th Sep 2018, 15:19
Replies: 7
Views: 2,112
Posted By magicmick

Congratulations on getting not just one offer but...

Congratulations on getting not just one offer but two, nice to have the dilemma of having to make a choice.



Without knowing details of the two arlines are that are offering you positions...
14th Aug 2018, 10:17
Replies: 4
Views: 1,415
Posted By magicmick

Hi rudestuff Sorry, I appear to be showing...

Hi rudestuff

Sorry, I appear to be showing my ignorance, I though that the Swiss were EU members, thanks for the enlightenment. Still seems bizarre that a non EU member recognises licences issued...
14th Aug 2018, 07:43
Replies: 4
Views: 1,415
Posted By magicmick

Brexit Job Prospects

Morning all,

Just saw this from Easyjet Switzerland:

https://www.latestpilotjobs.com/jobs/view/id/8537.html

The line that caught my attention is “We unfortunately can't hire anybody with a...
Replies: 7
Views: 2,075
Posted By magicmick

Absolutely, best wishes to you.

Absolutely, best wishes to you.
Replies: 7
Views: 2,075
Posted By magicmick

Hi Council Van Off topic but I was saddened...

Hi Council Van

Off topic but I was saddened to hear that you have been diagnosed with a serious condition. I have read a lot of the stuff that you have written in the past and it has been no...
13th Jun 2018, 10:16
Replies: 6
Views: 2,646
Posted By magicmick

Before you commit to aviation training there are...

Before you commit to aviation training there are a few questions that you should ask yourself:



Can you afford to lose the five figure sum of money that it would take to train through to...
27th Apr 2018, 19:29
Replies: 535
Views: 401,296
Posted By magicmick

Hi Benish Thank-you so much for the inside...

Hi Benish

Thank-you so much for the inside info, congratulations on getting a place on one of the best schemes around for low hours ladies and gents. Great to hear that there is now some recency...
24th Apr 2018, 09:40
Replies: 535
Views: 401,296
Posted By magicmick

Thank-you very much for clearing up my confusion.

Thank-you very much for clearing up my confusion.
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