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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
5th Dec 2010, 01:57
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,937,524
Posted By James D

Yeah it's great get your money in quick.

Yeah it's great get your money in quick.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Jun 2009, 16:03
Replies: 121
Views: 29,722
Posted By James D

Desk-Pilot; That’s sounds like a very cushy...

Desk-Pilot;

That’s sounds like a very cushy lifestyle; I'd take that over spending 10-12hrs chained to a desk staring at screens each day. I assume in the 3-4 days you have off after your 5-6 on...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Jun 2009, 09:37
Replies: 60
Views: 4,364
Posted By James D

Quant; Oh dear! Appears I hit a bit close...

Quant;

Oh dear! Appears I hit a bit close to home with that last statement.

I only started down this track as I didn't think your first statement was true to the reality I’ve seen, wasn't...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
14th Jun 2009, 00:23
Replies: 60
Views: 4,364
Posted By James D

Thats a bold statement, I've actually worked at...

Thats a bold statement, I've actually worked at two full time and a summer internship at another whilst at uni years ago. Most recent position trading interest rate & volatility derivatives at a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
13th Jun 2009, 19:33
Replies: 60
Views: 4,364
Posted By James D

Quant; Off topic i'm afraid but that...

Quant;



Off topic i'm afraid but that is utter nonsense in my opinion, if the years I did in the city banks are anything to go by.

If anything what you studied and probably more...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th May 2009, 21:21
Replies: 11
Views: 1,247
Posted By James D

Couldn't be more true. May take some time but...

Couldn't be more true. May take some time but anyone can save up for it if they are motivated enough. Getting yourself into unmanageable debt is totally optional.



I'd hardly call them insane,...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Apr 2009, 21:37
Replies: 73
Views: 12,178
Posted By James D

I did my PPL in the states a few years ago, I...

I did my PPL in the states a few years ago, I went solo just shy of 31 hours.

I finished my ME IR in the south of England a couple of months back with a first time pass and in one hour over the...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Apr 2009, 18:40
Replies: 25
Views: 3,791
Posted By James D

Very sad. I've actually met this guy along the...

Very sad. I've actually met this guy along the way, he was turned down by a number of the ab-initio schools at the selction phase. Last i heard he headed off to OFT in Florida as a last resort. I'm...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Apr 2009, 22:48
Replies: 25
Views: 3,791
Posted By James D

http://www.pprune.org/african-aviation/358783-avia...

http://www.pprune.org/african-aviation/358783-aviation-trading.html#post4874651



You have a family connection with these guys??
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
22nd Apr 2009, 20:38
Replies: 13
Views: 3,051
Posted By James D

I wouldn't treat it like that. The selection is a...

I wouldn't treat it like that. The selection is a hoop jumping exercise, its not in your interest to worry what the others are doing, if you make the grade you get on the course.
If you think you...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
13th Apr 2009, 20:55
Replies: 23
Views: 7,008
Posted By James D

Very true. Simply typing it into google throws up...

Very true. Simply typing it into google throws up many a company ready to take your money, why waste your time asking here? Or are you hoping for a job at the end to?
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
13th Apr 2009, 18:57
Replies: 23
Views: 7,008
Posted By James D

Even if this is a wind up, which i hope it is,...

Even if this is a wind up, which i hope it is, starting a new thread to ask this sort of nonsense is beginning to wear very thin.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Apr 2009, 00:38
Replies: 43
Views: 10,901
Posted By James D

Clanger32, Not sure i follow what you are trying...

Clanger32, Not sure i follow what you are trying to prove?

Are you bitter about something?



Well thats quite a selling point, pay an extra 30k so you can "fix" your costs. Out of interest...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
7th Apr 2009, 22:47
Replies: 39
Views: 11,141
Posted By James D

Not sure what all the fuss is about. Its a bit of...

Not sure what all the fuss is about. Its a bit of a lottery with instructors i admit but i never had any problem with OFT for my PPL.
I had a couple of issues, i went to Andrew's office and spoke...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Mar 2009, 10:49
Replies: 4
Views: 1,097
Posted By James D

Why don't you stop wasting everyones time...

Why don't you stop wasting everyones time starting pointless threads?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Mar 2009, 00:17
Replies: 21
Views: 2,175
Posted By James D

Other than it costng more what on earth makes you...

Other than it costng more what on earth makes you think OAA/FTE etc is more "prestigious"?
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Mar 2009, 23:59
Replies: 13
Views: 2,900
Posted By James D

I don't recall having any problem with the...

I don't recall having any problem with the confuser after reading the Pratt books. I suggest the problem may be a bit closer to home, think you'd be best to re read them as it sounds like they may...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
23rd Mar 2009, 23:47
Replies: 15
Views: 1,654
Posted By James D

Based on what you've written it sounds like you...

Based on what you've written it sounds like you need to do some serious research. You'll probably find you won't get to many useful replies when a simple peruse over recent posts and the stickies...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
12th Mar 2009, 21:35
Replies: 108
Views: 13,097
Posted By James D

Sounds pretty conclusive then?!

Sounds pretty conclusive then?!
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
11th Mar 2009, 13:56
Replies: 91
Views: 19,071
Posted By James D

Why doesn't that surprise me! I found CTC to be...

Why doesn't that surprise me! I found CTC to be very selective in what they did and didn't tell you when i went through the selection.



Worth noting that you'll only have a type rating if one...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
11th Mar 2009, 12:12
Replies: 91
Views: 19,071
Posted By James D

RobStob-If you are one of these people then i'm...

RobStob-If you are one of these people then i'm surprised you didn't do a bit more reseasch on BAs recruiting habits before spouting off on this topic.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Mar 2009, 22:13
Replies: 26
Views: 3,105
Posted By James D

Come off it! The current government have...

Come off it!

The current government have made some shocking decisions over the past decade but I don't think even they would be stupid enough to buy into this one.

Pure fantasy.

As for...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
20th Feb 2009, 12:42
Replies: 104
Views: 8,328
Posted By James D

This has got to be one of the funniest threads...

This has got to be one of the funniest threads I've read for some time. Reckon it should be made a sticky.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Feb 2009, 12:25
Replies: 19
Views: 2,139
Posted By James D

I wouldn't get too wound up over Day_Dreamer he...

I wouldn't get too wound up over Day_Dreamer he crops up on most CTC/OAA threads towing this OAA marketing propaganda.

Unless you have some aversion to going over to NZ for an extended...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Feb 2009, 17:27
Replies: 4
Views: 1,169
Posted By James D

I wouldn't risk it myself. It will cause you all...

I wouldn't risk it myself. It will cause you all sorts of hassle if they reject it.

Any half decent photo shop will do you an exact size photo for this purpose if you tell the you need it for a...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
3rd Feb 2009, 21:12
Replies: 37
Views: 6,905
Posted By James D

What about the self sponsored 'cadets' who pay an...

What about the self sponsored 'cadets' who pay an extra 20+ grand to give themselves the edge by going integrated? Would you call them fellow pilots?
Not to mention if you go through CTC you have to...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
3rd Feb 2009, 14:41
Replies: 37
Views: 6,905
Posted By James D

Chilli, As a potential CTC Wings cadet I'd...

Chilli,
As a potential CTC Wings cadet I'd hardly say you're in any position to be criticising anyone on the topic of buying their way in. You might want to look a bit closer to home first.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
3rd Jan 2009, 22:46
Replies: 18
Views: 1,693
Posted By James D

From what I could gather from chatting to those...

From what I could gather from chatting to those that attended my GAPAN tests day was that anyone who didn't pass was still fully intending to train anyway.
Not sure how valuable the tests are if you...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
30th Nov 2008, 18:17
Replies: 10
Views: 1,533
Posted By James D

Hit the advanced search function at the top and...

Hit the advanced search function at the top and search for all posts by
"Wee Weasley Welshman" -read as many as you can.
Invaluable.
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
9th Oct 2008, 13:21
Replies: 75
Views: 6,965
Posted By James D

Maybe so, but as a wannabe I find it very...

Maybe so, but as a wannabe I find it very difficult to take your advice seriously when 90% of your posts read like an OAA marketing pitch.

I find your motivation curious, if I recall it was only...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2008, 23:13
Replies: 75
Views: 6,965
Posted By James D

Members of the Oxford marketing machine seem to...

Members of the Oxford marketing machine seem to pop up in various guises on PPrune, this is one of the more obvious cases though. Just for starters, here you have a guy encouraging wannabes to attend...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
8th Oct 2008, 21:23
Replies: 75
Views: 6,965
Posted By James D

Anyone who is naïve enough to believe the utter...

Anyone who is naïve enough to believe the utter nonsense day dreamer is spouting I suggest you have a peruse of his prior posts and you'll soon see what he's up too....
In particular the ones...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
12th Sep 2008, 02:04
Replies: 3,300
Views: 454,998
Posted By James D

The end of wannabe recruitment for a long time it...

The end of wannabe recruitment for a long time it seems. I seem to recall WWW predicted a major European airline would go under about 6 months ago, he seems to be spot on...yet again.
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
9th Jul 2008, 12:36
Replies: 4,866
Views: 1,937,524
Posted By James D

Hi, Does anyone know whether you can apply for...

Hi,
Does anyone know whether you can apply for both the regular wings selection and the city jet wings programme? I've already got a date for stage 2/3 for the Wings selection, was wondering if the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
18th Jun 2008, 17:01
Replies: 58
Views: 8,676
Posted By James D

Do people actually fail the Oxford aptitude...

Do people actually fail the Oxford aptitude tests? Come off it.

I'm no aptitude wizz but the Oxford tests were a joke compared to the GAPAN/RAF tests or even CTC's for that matter.
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