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Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jan 2024, 22:04
Replies: 1,073
Views: 541,741
Posted By G SXTY

If only . . . HYD & MAA are relatively senior,...

If only . . . HYD & MAA are relatively senior, but don't expect many weekends off if junior under JSS (and that goes for any fleet, not just the 787). Lots of reserve at the bottom of the seniority...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jan 2024, 16:53
Replies: 1,073
Views: 541,741
Posted By G SXTY

It depends on your idea of ‘better’, but...

It depends on your idea of ‘better’, but personally I’d much rather be junior on the 78 than the triple. We’ve got fewer 2 crew East Coast destinations (try 4 or 5 of those on the trot with 2 days...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Oct 2023, 11:47
Replies: 241
Views: 156,787
Posted By G SXTY

I love the ‘holier than thou’ comments from one...

I love the ‘holier than thou’ comments from one or two professional colleagues.

In 8000 hrs of airline flying, the roughest approach I have ever had - anywhere on the planet - was into LBA. We...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
16th Aug 2023, 11:37
Replies: 6
Views: 1,034
Posted By G SXTY

+2 If you have an assessment coming up,...

+2

If you have an assessment coming up, practice in a sim of the same type (or similar, eg FBW Airbus or pitch/power Boeing) would be very useful. However, I sat in a 747 sim next to someone with...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Jul 2023, 10:56
Replies: 94
Views: 47,294
Posted By G SXTY

Not long after passing my I.R., a trainer gave me...

Not long after passing my I.R., a trainer gave me one of the best bits of advice i’ve ever received. “Once you’ve got enough hours and experience, options start to open up. Then it becomes a game to...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
27th Aug 2022, 12:08
Replies: 574
Views: 375,572
Posted By G SXTY

flyingdoctor357 I qualified in 2007 so other...

flyingdoctor357

I qualified in 2007 so other people will have more recent experience of flight training, but I’ll try and answer your points.

(1) The million dollar question. Who knows? Without...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
25th Jul 2022, 11:04
Replies: 29
Views: 3,842
Posted By G SXTY

I’ve been flying it for a while & have been in...

I’ve been flying it for a while & have been in and out of Mexico City many times.

The trickiest bit of the 787 is getting it set up to go flying - once we start moving it all gets a lot easier....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jul 2022, 09:37
Replies: 34
Views: 21,672
Posted By G SXTY

Twosugars - spot on. I was going to post...

Twosugars - spot on. I was going to post something similar but you saved me the trouble.

FWIW I’m part time on a ‘high efficiency’ fleet, whatever that is, so I guess I’m in a better place than...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Jul 2022, 21:43
Replies: 274
Views: 94,252
Posted By G SXTY

Quite simply, the published pay scales are out of...

Quite simply, the published pay scales are out of date. They are dated 1st Jan 2018, which pre-dates the 2019 strike and subsequent settlement, and BA has not bothered to update them since.

On top...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Jul 2022, 07:11
Replies: 274
Views: 94,252
Posted By G SXTY

Just to reinforce the above posts… As things...

Just to reinforce the above posts…

As things stand, anyone joining right now is signing up to years of open-ended and variable pay cuts. Even if you can find our current pay scales (and good luck...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
24th Sep 2021, 16:14
Replies: 14
Views: 3,357
Posted By G SXTY

If you can speak English well enough to be...

If you can speak English well enough to be understood, and meet the required ICAO level of proficiency, that is good enough. I've never heard of anyone losing out on a job because of their accent.
...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
30th Jul 2021, 15:59
Replies: 12
Views: 6,693
Posted By G SXTY

Thanks. :ok: I reckon things are depressing...

Thanks. :ok:

I reckon things are depressing enough already, without mentioning the ‘B’ word… :ugh:
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Jul 2021, 19:26
Replies: 12
Views: 6,693
Posted By G SXTY

Firstly, well done for asking the question,...

Firstly, well done for asking the question, although the answers may depress you…

Considering the UK market specifically, there are two important points to make:
(1) The pilot job market...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jul 2021, 17:45
Replies: 9
Views: 1,550
Posted By G SXTY

It sure did, and was a big factor in my choice of...

It sure did, and was a big factor in my choice of school (who also happened to be on Flybe's 'favoured' list). Lucky timing, but in the space of a month, 5 of us were recommended, all got...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th Jul 2021, 17:36
Replies: 9
Views: 1,550
Posted By G SXTY

It was a Flybe-ism back in the day. 200hr...

It was a Flybe-ism back in the day. 200hr candidates with zero commercial experience were regarded as a significant training risk, and their CVs ended up on a very different pile to people with...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
17th Jul 2021, 16:57
Replies: 9
Views: 1,550
Posted By G SXTY

For my first airline job, their only requirement...

For my first airline job, their only requirement for the CPL/IR was (a) they both had to be done at the same school, and (b) a first series pass was required.

Nobody asked (or cared) why I got a...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Mar 2021, 20:22
Replies: 81
Views: 32,738
Posted By G SXTY

Fair comment. My first airline job was in 2008,...

Fair comment. My first airline job was in 2008, and imho the industry has got worse even in that time.

A small example:

2009: 450 block hrs (full time). Regional, no night flying, few night...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
25th Mar 2021, 17:24
Replies: 81
Views: 32,738
Posted By G SXTY

Jammysticks - I’ve over a decade in a previous...

Jammysticks - I’ve over a decade in a previous career, and the same again flying for airlines. I’ll try and answer your questions.


Short answer, no. Crossing the ITCZ at night doing Mach 0.84 is...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
4th Jan 2021, 13:06
Replies: 4
Views: 2,085
Posted By G SXTY

I did my PPL at Stapleford, as (a) it was close...

I did my PPL at Stapleford, as (a) it was close to my then home, and (b) it had a tarmac strip as well as grass (very useful in winter!)

ATPL theory with Bristol Ground School due to their...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
24th Nov 2020, 10:02
Replies: 81
Views: 32,738
Posted By G SXTY

So much of this game is down to luck - and...

So much of this game is down to luck - and specifically luck with timing - that everyone will have different experiences. Ask 10 pilots and you’ll get 15 opinions.

Me, I’d do it again in a...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
24th Nov 2020, 09:35
Replies: 12
Views: 5,584
Posted By G SXTY

I wouldn’t claim to be an expert, but I am an...

I wouldn’t claim to be an expert, but I am an airline pilot who remembers the last 3 downturns (1990, 2001 & 2008) - none of which were remotely as bad as this one. Every time the industry hits hard...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
20th Sep 2020, 08:35
Replies: 22
Views: 5,905
Posted By G SXTY

7 years from trial flying lesson to CPL/IR/MCC: ...

7 years from trial flying lesson to CPL/IR/MCC:

https://www.pprune.org/interviews-jobs-sponsorship/333092-zero-hours-airline-pilot-my-story.html

First airline job within a few months and still...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Feb 2020, 17:50
Replies: 103
Views: 46,501
Posted By G SXTY

At a Pprune wannabe seminar many years ago, an...

At a Pprune wannabe seminar many years ago, an airline DFO gave a presentation about the job market for low-hours pilots.

He started by drawing a graph of pilots jobs over time, and noted the way...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Dec 2019, 22:21
Replies: 113
Views: 126,361
Posted By G SXTY

In the latter half of 2015, flight crew fatigue...

In the latter half of 2015, flight crew fatigue ASRs at Flydubai were running at around 20 per month. Some of them submitted by me. There were 21 reports in December 2015 alone. I believed then (and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Aug 2019, 15:39
Replies: 575
Views: 713,188
Posted By G SXTY

Does he think BA are barking? :)

Does he think BA are barking? :)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Aug 2019, 14:40
Replies: 575
Views: 713,188
Posted By G SXTY

That’s just what I was thinking Wiggy. ...

That’s just what I was thinking Wiggy.

Frustrating as it is, I’ll accept there are probably very good reasons for suspending the forum for a few days.

BA isn’t exactly a stranger to...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Aug 2019, 16:49
Replies: 21
Views: 15,791
Posted By G SXTY

In an ideal world, they'd pay. However,...

In an ideal world, they'd pay.

However, having flown for three different airlines and worked for three (big) companies in a previous career - including recruitment and management - none of them...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
25th May 2019, 20:29
Replies: 15
Views: 5,547
Posted By G SXTY

I was a career changer, completed a modular...

I was a career changer, completed a modular CPL/IR aged 36, first airline job a few months later, now longhaul BA.

It can be done (and UK employers are not allowed to discriminate on age grounds),...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Dec 2018, 13:18
Replies: 19
Views: 7,335
Posted By G SXTY

North of the wall we get free NHS prescriptions,...

North of the wall we get free NHS prescriptions, free eye tests, a heavily subsidised bus and ferry service, and university fees are a fraction of what’s charged in England or Wales.

I live in a...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Oct 2018, 20:08
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,100,253
Posted By G SXTY

Long haul, around 3 years in, and previous...

Long haul, around 3 years in, and previous experience with Exeter Airlines and the Middle East.

BA is far from perfect, but life so far has been pretty gentlemanly – helped in recent months by...
Forum: Middle East
8th Sep 2018, 18:35
Replies: 8
Views: 5,559
Posted By G SXTY

At little brother across the runway, they simply...

At little brother across the runway, they simply make you sign an employment contract accepting you will fly to war zones.

Problem solved. :D
Forum: Middle East
30th Jul 2018, 16:20
Replies: 4,942
Views: 2,860,212
Posted By G SXTY

Seconded. A good guy to fly with.

Seconded. A good guy to fly with.
Forum: Middle East
30th Jul 2018, 12:51
Replies: 4,942
Views: 2,860,212
Posted By G SXTY

Cool T’was ever so. When I joined, the initial...

T’was ever so. When I joined, the initial interview at CTC was with two ex-cabin crew ladies, asking experience-based piloty type questions - with a grand total of 0 hours flying experience between...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
30th Jul 2018, 12:40
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,100,253
Posted By G SXTY

At the risk of getting lynched by my SH...

At the risk of getting lynched by my SH colleagues, my junior LH roster has around 14 days off, plus or minus a couple. That said, my fleet is having a relatively quiet period due to certain, ahem,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Jun 2018, 12:03
Replies: 231
Views: 196,801
Posted By G SXTY

Having done UK regional flying, the sandpit, and...

Having done UK regional flying, the sandpit, and now BA LH, I – personally – find BA the easiest of the three. That said, it probably helps being on the 787, as everyone else is doing our flying for...
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