PAL av school

[abacada]

Latest PAL Av Grads

Hello!

Any updates on the latest PAL Av school grads (batch 2007)? Have they been absorbed by PAL given that PAL lost some pilots last month? What are they up to nowadays?


What is the pilot to aircraft ratio of airlines?

[ona_jms]

Ab-Initio Training Selection Process Orientation on October 12, 2010

Hello.

I have received an invitation for Ab-Initio Training Selection Process Orientation from PAL Av. this coming October 12, 2010.
Anyone here who has also received the invitation?

thx.

[carlso]

same here bro. good luck to us!

[steniel8]

same here brod..

[Aerocadet]

@ everyone else..

A friend of mine also received an invitation.

Good luck to everyone! Especially to those you will be accepted in the programme.

[toffeebuenafe]

Wow! Is this for 2011 alpha? How were u guys invited?

[ona_jms]

Sir PJ e-mailed us. It's been a year since I had passed all the initial requirements. I thought they will recruit at the end of 2011 because of the freeze hiring, but I think that the recent incidents that happened to regard PAL pilots leaving have changed it.

[amigo69]

Hi everyone,

I've seen this comment somewhere:

"i agree that pal av training is definitely one of the best. but this is only the best if you wanna work for pal. but, no work for most graduates because pal has full pilots anyway. so no use for them. you spend soo much but then no work later. oh my gosh"

How true is this person's claim? Are there any recent PAL avschool grads getting the call from PAL and currently training for the airline? What's up with the flying careers of these newly grads? Any progression in their careers? Could anyone share what's going on inside PAL?

Batch 2007 (Alpha and Bravo) were their latest graduates. Based from the posts above it seems that PAL is recruiting for Batch 2011. But hey, for those who do not know, there are three batches currently training in Clark (about 50+ students). Now how in the world could PAL accommodate its graduates assuming that most if not all are qualified? I suggest you ask this when you attend your orientation.

[TOPSAIR]

aspiring pilot

hi i'm planning to take up PPL course in perpetual sapphire school of aviation this month and after that i'm planning to take my CPL in omni aviation.. but upon reading previous posts from different topics here i became hesitant..and i dont know if i'm doing the right decisions..i'm worried if i would be able to land a job after this..maybe someone here can guide me on what to do?

thanks, God Bless!!!

TOPSAIR

[ban991]

PM

Need info. PM me

[onedelacruz]

PAL Av Orientation

How did the orientation go? Care to share some info / details from those who attended?

[ona_jms]

Tuition fee = 3.3m ; NO MORE STUDENT LOAN.
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Selection Process:

1. impact interview - can be eliminated on-the- spot

2. initial medical exam - can be eliminated on-the- spot

3. psychomotor exam - can be eliminated on-the- spot

4. psychological exam- testing fee of P5,000

5. final medical exam - fee is P6,500

6. ranking of candidates.

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3 batches for 2011. 11 per batch.

no guarantee that you''ll work for them after you graduate.. they admitted it.

[onedelacruz]

thanks ona_jms!

3.3M tuition, no student loan, no guarantee of work

some of those who attended the orientation might have been turned off upon hearing this.. grabe naman..

[onedelacruz]

ona_jms, pls check your PM.

[abacada]

Grabe naman...

WOW!

3.3M tuition fee, no student loan, and no guarantee of employment with PAL?

Grabe naman.

In the first place, all training expenses will be handled by the student. It's not PAL's money but it's their students'. And PAL will not be shelling out a single centavo on their student's training. I think the least that PAL can do is to guarantee employment in their company. Since they'll be the ones who'll gonna train the students, they should at least assure employment at PAL.

And the tuition fee has increased steeply. If I'm not mistaken, the tuition was less than 2.5M or 3M a few years ago. What makes it more difficult to afford is the unavailability of student loan.

Grabe.

[toffeebuenafe]

Do the math.

That's a whopping 109 million pesos for PAL.

Even if u make it to the magic 33 after the final rankings, think again. Very very rigid screening process, no loans, no guaranteed employment. They dont need captains, they need your money. Enough said.

GRABE NGA TALAGA. ;-)

[chairwrecker]

for that kind of money and with no guarantee of a job in the end, what makes PAL AV school worthwhile compared to, say, Omni? the glass cockpits? this sucks big time

[anansi_boy]

Guys, no one is forcing you to apply at PAL av school. Even before no one ever said that if you graduate from pal av school you will be hired by the company. Taking up flying is just like taking up law or medicine, do you think new doctors or lawyers get a job that easily? Of course sometimes it all depends on the school you came from and most of the time it depends of what kind of student you are. So if you haven't even started yet and you're already whining about this and that, maybe you're heart isn't really set for a career in aviation. Find some other job that might provide you with what you're looking for, leave flying to those who enjoy it as it is.

[flight_time]

anansi_boy

anansi_boy

pls check you PM.

thanks!

[carlso]

I strongly agree with ansansi boy. In my opinion, yeah it's quite pricey but i think it's worth every penny you spend. You'll get the best training the country has to offer.