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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

1st May 2020, 15:08

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

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Posted By Flying Clog

Why on earth is the in the 'wannabes' forum? ...

Why on earth is the in the 'wannabes' forum?

I'm pretty sure nearly every one of us is a current pilot posting here. Except for the odd train driver, who we all envy now.

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

1st May 2020, 15:07

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

That's a good one tommybuk, I'm sure many of us...

That's a good one tommybuk, I'm sure many of us would jump at that opportunity!

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Apr 2020, 15:14

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Well there you have it, it sounds like training...

Well there you have it, it sounds like training to be a train driver would be the way to go under normal circumstances. But obviously with social distancing and limited travel the next few years,...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

25th Apr 2020, 15:22

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Well said NoelEvans. Get any job you can,...

Well said NoelEvans.

Get any job you can, and don't stick your head in the sand and/or get depressed. Preferably get a job that's mentally stimulating and perhaps learn some skills in a trade...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

25th Apr 2020, 14:15

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Citationcj2 - I'm the OP. I'm not having a...

Citationcj2 - I'm the OP. I'm not having a nightmare. I'm just trying to help. Personally I'm one of the lucky ones, been flying 747 freighters for many years, and we're busier than ever now. But...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

21st Apr 2020, 10:59

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

OK BusDriver01, you just keep burying your head...

OK BusDriver01, you just keep burying your head in the sand. I'm sure everything will be back to normal in 3 months and aviation will be back to 2019 levels in no time. Absolutely no point on working...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

20th Apr 2020, 23:19

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

I know what I'd be doing right now - buying up...

I know what I'd be doing right now - buying up all the hairdressing/cutting equipment I can possibly get my grubby hands on. Setting up a business plan to strike as soon as the social distancing...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

19th Apr 2020, 11:56

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Very well put PilotLZ.

Very well put PilotLZ.

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 20:43

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Yes, I was going to say Accountancy as well, but...

Yes, I was going to say Accountancy as well, but 25 years in aviation makes my stomach crawl when it comes to bean counters. But you're not wrong. And most of us 40 year olds are too old to retrain...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 20:29

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the...

It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Chinese are laying on flights to make FR24 look a bit lively, and boost the economy with some empty flights knocking about, but who cares?

The point I'm...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 20:15

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

I would say IT or an Engineering degree.

I would say IT or an Engineering degree.

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 20:06

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

I've been chatting to my mates from back in the...

I've been chatting to my mates from back in the UK days, now that I've got so much time on my hands, who are a having a right old knees up on the Wirral, up in the Dales, in the Alps, and on the...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 19:47

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Fantastic fastidious bob, I hope you're right....

Fantastic fastidious bob, I hope you're right. But we ALL need to be working on plan B right now. And not hoping that things will be just fine in 3-6 months.

I'm currently doing an online course,...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 18:07

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Just please take our advice, from the relatively...

Just please take our advice, from the relatively old hands who've been flying since the 90s - we've seen SARS, 9/11, the GFC etc, and this is about 10 times worse than all those pesky ones rolled...

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 17:55

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Excellent, I hope you're right! Probably not...

Excellent, I hope you're right!

Probably not though. Plan accordingly.

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 17:54

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

I'd sooner spend my money on some sort of online...

I'd sooner spend my money on some sort of online course, while I'm on unpaid airline leave, than the lotto thanks.

Thanks for the sarky response though.

Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship

27th Mar 2020, 17:47

Replies: 208

Career advice for Pilots..

Views: 154,342

Posted By Flying Clog

Career advice for Pilots..

To anyone who has entered into a flying career since 2010, or any pilot that has less than 5 years on a loco seniority list or 10-15 years on a legacy seniority list;

I think it's time to wake up....

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