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Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

5th Sep 2017, 12:44

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

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Posted By shaun ryder

Moto Rinzler let me guess, is it the highways...

Moto Rinzler let me guess, is it the highways agency you work for?

Barriers to an over forty year old male being employed as a minimum hours commercial pilot:

1. Your age.
It has to be said,...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

4th Sep 2017, 09:19

Replies: 1,036

Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

Views: 638,240

Posted By shaun ryder

Rouretan, do the CPL if you want to sharpen up...

Rouretan, do the CPL if you want to sharpen up some of your flying skills, I doubt you will get a job in a multi crew environment because of your age. Single pilot AOC ops are out as well, as far as...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

23rd Jan 2016, 16:57

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

Views: 638,240

Posted By shaun ryder

Dr Mike Oxgreen. According to your post you are...

Dr Mike Oxgreen. According to your post you are 43 years old. If you started training tomorrow it would be at least 18 months down the line until you achieve the bare minimum requirements in order to...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

23rd Jan 2016, 10:57

Replies: 1,036

Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

Views: 638,240

Posted By shaun ryder

Go do it and see where fate takes you. There are...

Go do it and see where fate takes you. There are plenty of people out there all with different stories but the hard facts are this game is very competitive. It's hard enough to get a job with a type...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

23rd Jan 2016, 07:52

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

Views: 638,240

Posted By shaun ryder

dboy. I have been there and done it and nothing...

dboy. I have been there and done it and nothing comes close to flying. Would you prefer to be on standby for your biz jet or slogging away at some mundane task in an office? Groundhog day springs to...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

8th Oct 2014, 20:03

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

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Posted By shaun ryder

You will be extremely fortunate to get a job...

You will be extremely fortunate to get a job flying as an airline pilot. Its massively competitive and extremely difficult to get in to. Money can't buy everything, it takes huge amounts of...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

12th May 2013, 13:26

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

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Posted By shaun ryder

If you have a real passion for flying you do not...

If you have a real passion for flying you do not have to pursue the dream of flying an airliner for a living to scratch the itch. I and many others will tell you doing it for a job is far less fun...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

14th Feb 2013, 16:31

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

Views: 638,240

Posted By shaun ryder

How do you know if he will be off every weekend? ...

How do you know if he will be off every weekend?

The rest I agree with. Little to no chance unfortunately. There are no decent contracts, flexi rubbish if you are lucky and you are just a whore to...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

30th Jun 2012, 20:07

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Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

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Posted By shaun ryder

Rarely works these days, right place, right time...

Rarely works these days, right place, right time and damn big chunk of lady luck and you still might not get a commercial position, the lottery is probably a safer bet than hob knobbing down at the...

Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)

12th Jul 2010, 10:36

Replies: 1,036

Sticky The perpetual 'Am I too old?' thread

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Posted By shaun ryder

Laughs out loud, they really are spinning the BS...

Laughs out loud, they really are spinning the BS there nowadays.

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