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Forum: Private Flying
8th Oct 2020, 15:17
Replies: 8
Views: 1,677
Posted By Poose

Liverpool Flying School are very good at LPL. ...

Liverpool Flying School are very good at LPL.
Aircraft are well maintained in house at Keenair, too.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th May 2018, 21:28
Replies: 2
Views: 4,533
Posted By Poose

What was your experience and hours? I...

What was your experience and hours?

I applied within forty eight hours, 1200 total, 700 turboprop, recommendation from within company.
Yet to hear.

I know of people who have already received...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
14th Oct 2017, 00:13
Replies: 72
Views: 26,306
Posted By Poose

Don’t just assume because they’re a large...

Don’t just assume because they’re a large corporate entity, that everything they do is right or legal.:=

If anything, the larger the operation, the bigger the bully they can be; with their dubious...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Dec 2016, 10:59
Replies: 53
Views: 14,168
Posted By Poose

Portsharbour, I wasn't having a go at you, I...

Portsharbour,

I wasn't having a go at you, I was just showing you the other side of the coin. I understand what you're saying, having a family in tow limits many options.

Anyhow, I think we've...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Nov 2016, 22:57
Replies: 53
Views: 14,168
Posted By Poose

Portsharbour, Some of us still aren't on...

Portsharbour,

Some of us still aren't on the property ladder and have ended up with absolutely nothing, well into our mid thirties - all because of flying.

With all due respect and it's not an...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
29th Nov 2016, 20:26
Replies: 53
Views: 14,168
Posted By Poose

Portsharbourflyer, There's also another way...

Portsharbourflyer,

There's also another way of looking at it.
Some of us have refrained from having their own place, girlfriend, wife, kids, dog, hamster etc... so they can follow this path. ...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
28th Sep 2016, 16:15
Replies: 456
Views: 414,960
Posted By Poose

Downloading, Probably... I'd say CTC are...

Downloading,

Probably... I'd say CTC are playing on the fact that they want to be the go to guys for pilots and are trying to fill up their ATP pool, by getting the guys on these open days to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Sep 2016, 14:24
Replies: 456
Views: 414,960
Posted By Poose

Rejected

Just received a random rejection from Flybe/CTC.
Anyone else had one of these?

So... after diligently applying the day recruitment opened in June 2014, fulfilling all the weird and wonderful...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Aug 2015, 19:56
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,029,186
Posted By Poose

Reminds me of the Typhoon near miss at RIAT in...

Reminds me of the Typhoon near miss at RIAT in 2006...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
2nd Apr 2015, 12:25
Replies: 3
Views: 7,469
Posted By Poose

I had a similar situation, albeit many years...

I had a similar situation, albeit many years ago...


I went for the RAF Flying Scholarship and Sixth Form back in 1997, age 16. I failed the pilot aptitude by a very narrow margin, but had passed...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
4th Mar 2015, 12:37
Replies: 456
Views: 414,960
Posted By Poose

Deano777, A bit of background... Back in...

Deano777,

A bit of background...
Back in the day, I noticed that Flybe had very stringent entry requirements and I built my modular training around those, with the logic that I'd satisfy most...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Feb 2015, 13:32
Replies: 16
Views: 7,218
Posted By Poose

The tattoo check at selection... Is that...

The tattoo check at selection...

Is that to be sure of the quality and the spelling? ;)


I once knew a guy, when I was in the Army who had 'toaster' written up his spine in Chinese...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
27th Feb 2015, 13:23
Replies: 456
Views: 414,960
Posted By Poose

I applied the day after it opened in June last...

I applied the day after it opened in June last year.


I'm a modular student with first time passes in everything, over 90% average in ATPL exams, CPL and IR at same school, JOC...
All the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Jun 2014, 17:48
Replies: 10
Views: 3,062
Posted By Poose

Gazza88, Those people are locked out of the...

Gazza88,

Those people are locked out of the profession, so don't exist or matter now.
Only way in, is via the CTC/OAA integrated monopoly or through Ryanair.
If you can't do that, it doesn't...
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
31st Jan 2013, 11:24
Replies: 1
Views: 1,517
Posted By Poose

Sounds like a fantastic opportunity... I...

Sounds like a fantastic opportunity...

I believe that I was entered for that job about 18 months ago by an agency. I was then rejected by HR for not having an Aeronautical Engineering degree......
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Jan 2013, 23:51
Replies: 13
Views: 3,808
Posted By Poose

Thanks for the thoughts, gentlemen! :D Oh...

Thanks for the thoughts, gentlemen! :D

Oh well!! I tried... :}
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
24th Jan 2013, 11:39
Replies: 13
Views: 3,808
Posted By Poose

This is an interesting one... I have mulled...

This is an interesting one...

I have mulled over this point myself.

BA FPP and history aside, why doesn't BA for example, entertain people with a CPL/IR from schools other than Oxford or...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
23rd Jan 2013, 12:41
Replies: 90
Views: 48,705
Posted By Poose

Shaun Ryder, I'm exactly the same... the...

Shaun Ryder,

I'm exactly the same... the hard part I find, is trying to keep one's chin up when you realise that due to your inability to pay for a Type Rating and, or work for peanuts, that you...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
17th Jan 2013, 12:05
Replies: 90
Views: 48,705
Posted By Poose

The nail has been firmly hit upon the head there,...

The nail has been firmly hit upon the head there, I think! :D:ok:
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
15th Jan 2013, 11:39
Replies: 20
Views: 19,393
Posted By Poose

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D I would agree with Artie...

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

I would agree with Artie entirely... When you spend forty hours a week, doing something fundamentally dull, staring at a PC you can tend to look at the world a bit...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 12:24
Replies: 25
Views: 16,286
Posted By Poose

RAT5, well said!! :D Finally someone else...

RAT5, well said!! :D

Finally someone else has pointed out that disguised employment is illegal and that by default all of the Ryanair contractors could claim permanent employee status and put an...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jan 2013, 12:13
Replies: 91
Views: 29,457
Posted By Poose

I think people may be speaking at crossed...

I think people may be speaking at crossed purposes here or strenuously agreeing. I am surprised by the amount of people on such contracts who don't fully understand where they sit with respect to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Jan 2013, 11:31
Replies: 3,534
Views: 1,682,374
Posted By Poose

Having worked at one of the aforementioned big...

Having worked at one of the aforementioned big three aerospace engineering companies, I can only reinforce the above.
The pay is not good and there are virtually no benefits, other than some...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Jan 2013, 11:06
Replies: 91
Views: 29,457
Posted By Poose

A contractor is the director of their 'own...

A contractor is the director of their 'own company'. Albeit a company that may exist of one employee - them. You are responsible for your own tax arrangements just like any other company.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
8th Jan 2013, 12:32
Replies: 90
Views: 48,705
Posted By Poose

Well said Cowhorse! :D:D:D To echo your...

Well said Cowhorse! :D:D:D

To echo your sentiment, the rationale you have provided is why the majority of military officers are degree educated and why a lot of graduate schemes in the UK just...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Dec 2012, 15:46
Replies: 151
Views: 59,009
Posted By Poose

:D:D:D:D:D Well said, Wageslave! However, is...

:D:D:D:D:D
Well said, Wageslave!
However, is there not a European rule regarding equal remuneration for people in the same role? Might be an avenue for investigation?

If a company is doing well...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Dec 2012, 14:10
Replies: 151
Views: 59,009
Posted By Poose

Most permanent jobs in the UK usually have a...

Most permanent jobs in the UK usually have a probationary period written into the contract. This would usually be of six month duration, in some cases up to twelve.
So... with that in mind... The...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Nov 2012, 12:17
Replies: 4
Views: 1,308
Posted By Poose

You just have to watch out for the 'golden BB' if...

You just have to watch out for the 'golden BB' if you work for them. :8
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Nov 2012, 11:20
Replies: 10
Views: 4,812
Posted By Poose

In a nutshell, half of the Flexicrew guys and...

In a nutshell, half of the Flexicrew guys and most of the Ryanair bods have been forced into a state of 'disguised employment'.

In line with the definition of an employee or self-employed (see...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Nov 2012, 10:56
Replies: 10
Views: 4,812
Posted By Poose

This practice is referred to as 'disguised...

This practice is referred to as 'disguised employment' and is prohibited by the HMRC rule called IR35...
A lapdancer from Stringfellows has just won a landmark case against the club... apparently...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2012, 11:51
Replies: 180
Views: 32,488
Posted By Poose

I shall set the scene... Remembrance Sunday about...

I shall set the scene... Remembrance Sunday about ten years ago... Drunken night out following post parade 'drinks' with the old and bold.
My oppo and I found ourselves in the company of two...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
28th Sep 2012, 11:24
Replies: 4
Views: 1,761
Posted By Poose

Collect the BEng if you don't really feel like...

Collect the BEng if you don't really feel like you want to develop in engineering as a career. The MEng is only worth chasing as previous posters have said if you are after chartered status. A 2:1...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Sep 2012, 12:24
Replies: 5
Views: 1,128
Posted By Poose

Pull the stops out to go to Bristol. Well worth...

Pull the stops out to go to Bristol. Well worth it! :ok:
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
12th Sep 2012, 11:43
Replies: 38
Views: 14,039
Posted By Poose

P2F Expectations...

A sore backside... :ooh:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Sep 2012, 15:31
Replies: 338
Views: 120,055
Posted By Poose

Zordon, You sound like a very nice but...

Zordon,

You sound like a very nice but unfortunately very misguided gentlemen...

Your son took the Integrated full time route to pilot training... as opposed to the Modular route. This is the...
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