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Ronand.
For your second question,
If you presently have a job, I would not consider coming here.
There are ongoing random casualties here at AJX.
As of lately they executed a copilot during SIM training, and also a JCAB rated Captain with several Type ratings and many years experience in Japan for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Presently we have a group of executioners, sorry I meant to say Japanese instructors that seem to enjoy locking on to cadets and either making their life miserable while in training or as what seems to be the latest trend, discontinue training and face termination.
This is not a happy place to work even if it looks good on paper, but a job is a job.
Cheers Mate
For your second question,
If you presently have a job, I would not consider coming here.
There are ongoing random casualties here at AJX.
As of lately they executed a copilot during SIM training, and also a JCAB rated Captain with several Type ratings and many years experience in Japan for absolutely no reason whatsoever. Presently we have a group of executioners, sorry I meant to say Japanese instructors that seem to enjoy locking on to cadets and either making their life miserable while in training or as what seems to be the latest trend, discontinue training and face termination.
This is not a happy place to work even if it looks good on paper, but a job is a job.
Cheers Mate
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Armani neglected to mention, if you fail a SIM online, they stop your salary until such time as you pass. This is new, AJX/V was never like that.
This draconian approach is not lifting flying standards, we just had an aircraft try to take off with flaps 1 set and were only stopped by the config warning.
This draconian approach is not lifting flying standards, we just had an aircraft try to take off with flaps 1 set and were only stopped by the config warning.
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Armani, you must be new here. We have many happy pilots, some over 15 years here, many on their third or fourth contract.
AJX(V) have always had some training failures, and 99% of them are because of Attitude. Saying that some-one was fired for no reason is naïve. There is always a good reason a pilot, to whose training company has invested a lot of time and money, gets fired.
It does not matter how many type ratings or licenses or hours you have, if you are not a right fit for this job, they will get rid of you. This contract is not for everyone.
Kraus, if you fail a re-currency check and go non current, the pay will stop until you are current. This is nothing new, has happened before, just ask around.
Lately we have had some failures in the sim- and line-checks because of a combination of silly mistakes (ie "I F....messed UP" -
can happen to any-one) and poor preparation. No-one has been fired for these (except one last year, but he had a very bad attitude about it. A special case).
If you prepare properly and actually study and show a good attitude, you will not have a problem. If you fail, you get put to a training program and will be back to line very fast and training will continue until they thing that you no longer need it.
If you boys are not happy, I suggest you find a new gig because based of your comments I do not want to sit next to you for 6 to 8 hours while you bitch about your miserable job.
Happy cockpit is a safe cockpit.
AJX(V) have always had some training failures, and 99% of them are because of Attitude. Saying that some-one was fired for no reason is naïve. There is always a good reason a pilot, to whose training company has invested a lot of time and money, gets fired.
It does not matter how many type ratings or licenses or hours you have, if you are not a right fit for this job, they will get rid of you. This contract is not for everyone.
Kraus, if you fail a re-currency check and go non current, the pay will stop until you are current. This is nothing new, has happened before, just ask around.
Lately we have had some failures in the sim- and line-checks because of a combination of silly mistakes (ie "I F....messed UP" -
can happen to any-one) and poor preparation. No-one has been fired for these (except one last year, but he had a very bad attitude about it. A special case). If you prepare properly and actually study and show a good attitude, you will not have a problem. If you fail, you get put to a training program and will be back to line very fast and training will continue until they thing that you no longer need it.
If you boys are not happy, I suggest you find a new gig because based of your comments I do not want to sit next to you for 6 to 8 hours while you bitch about your miserable job.
Happy cockpit is a safe cockpit.
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KRAUS
It's been a while, but i seem to remember regularly departing in hot temps in a B767-300 with flap 1 set...under "improved climb" in the performance tables
Hence to say, flap 1 take offs should not trigger the T/O config warning.
It's been a while, but i seem to remember regularly departing in hot temps in a B767-300 with flap 1 set...under "improved climb" in the performance tables
Hence to say, flap 1 take offs should not trigger the T/O config warning.
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No Mate, I am by no means new to this outfit.
I disagree that most of the crowd is happy at AJX. In my opinion (not yours) this is not a Happy place to work, and there is random damage during training, and thereafter. Attitude is important in Japan, granted. But in this company there is unfair treatment and terminations going on, and I think the Blokes that are considering working here should know before they leave their present job and set out for this Circus as they might find themselves out of a job all of a sudden. The contract only looks good on paper.
FYI. The Captain that had his training discontinued 6 days before his JCAB line check had a good attitude, many years experience as a Captain in Japan, studied, and knew his environment as well as anyone online here. Naive you say? Not likely.
No need for you to tell me, or others to find another gig if our opinions differ from yours, we all have the right to our opinions, and come from different aspects of life so don't be so fast to judge.
Cheers.
No Mate, I am by no means new to this outfit.
I disagree that most of the crowd is happy at AJX. In my opinion (not yours) this is not a Happy place to work, and there is random damage during training, and thereafter. Attitude is important in Japan, granted. But in this company there is unfair treatment and terminations going on, and I think the Blokes that are considering working here should know before they leave their present job and set out for this Circus as they might find themselves out of a job all of a sudden. The contract only looks good on paper.
FYI. The Captain that had his training discontinued 6 days before his JCAB line check had a good attitude, many years experience as a Captain in Japan, studied, and knew his environment as well as anyone online here. Naive you say? Not likely.
No need for you to tell me, or others to find another gig if our opinions differ from yours, we all have the right to our opinions, and come from different aspects of life so don't be so fast to judge.
Cheers.
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Just like you've said Armani, I'm entitled to my own opinion, however, I have to pull a major b.s. flag on your statement that most are unhappy here. Sure you can't make everyone happy, but "most" ? I haven't been here that long, but for the most part the guys and a gal have been out standing to fly with, (of course there is that special 10% "moron" category but unfortunately that can be found at any airline).
Oh and just because you get hired by AJX or any other airline for that fact, doesn't guarantee you a 100% training pass rate. If you're a wash out, you're a wash out plain and simple. This is not an easy program. 8 month of non-stop "brain f@cking" will do it to most. You claim you've been here for a while, perhaps you remember a few years back the pass rate here was more like 20-40%, as compared to today ratio of 90-100%. I think that is a significant improvement and yes, again, not everyone will pass.
Oh and just because you get hired by AJX or any other airline for that fact, doesn't guarantee you a 100% training pass rate. If you're a wash out, you're a wash out plain and simple. This is not an easy program. 8 month of non-stop "brain f@cking" will do it to most. You claim you've been here for a while, perhaps you remember a few years back the pass rate here was more like 20-40%, as compared to today ratio of 90-100%. I think that is a significant improvement and yes, again, not everyone will pass.
Hey Devine
Now that you are mentioning specific names, go all the way and identify the western instructor, there are only 2 of us with that background. Even better, grow some balls and do this personally.
Now that you are mentioning specific names, go all the way and identify the western instructor, there are only 2 of us with that background. Even better, grow some balls and do this personally.
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What I want to know is in what job in the expat pilot market there isn't a 10-20% average washout rate?
Where is training NOT riddled with politics and cultural implications?
We do have some angry characters here that bitch and moan to anyone that would care to listen but they don't do anything about it, attrition levels are pretty much negligible although there are a lot of options out there right now, the opposite is the case we have had several guys going somewhere else just to come back here after a few years...., Why? Most jobs you have to pay for a training bond or pay for your own rating, you will get a reduced salary during training and the so called "commuting options" are 6 weeks on and 2 weeks off..! Most jobs out there work their pilots like dogs..., guys are flying 900+ hours per year and in most jobs you are lucky if you get more than 8 consecutive days off a month, most of the commuting options will have guys doing two or even three sectors where there is a direct flight available because every time the company will get the cheapest ticket they can find, they don't care if you take 20 hours to get home in a commute that is normally 8 hours. Guys being pulled into the chief pilot's office because they did a "Go Around" or because they requested more fuel, people smoking in the flight deck and countless other ridiculous nonsense that we don't deal with here at all.
Newsflash boys and girls..., there are no greener pastures, there are only different shades of brown!
Where is training NOT riddled with politics and cultural implications?
We do have some angry characters here that bitch and moan to anyone that would care to listen but they don't do anything about it, attrition levels are pretty much negligible although there are a lot of options out there right now, the opposite is the case we have had several guys going somewhere else just to come back here after a few years...., Why? Most jobs you have to pay for a training bond or pay for your own rating, you will get a reduced salary during training and the so called "commuting options" are 6 weeks on and 2 weeks off..! Most jobs out there work their pilots like dogs..., guys are flying 900+ hours per year and in most jobs you are lucky if you get more than 8 consecutive days off a month, most of the commuting options will have guys doing two or even three sectors where there is a direct flight available because every time the company will get the cheapest ticket they can find, they don't care if you take 20 hours to get home in a commute that is normally 8 hours. Guys being pulled into the chief pilot's office because they did a "Go Around" or because they requested more fuel, people smoking in the flight deck and countless other ridiculous nonsense that we don't deal with here at all.
Newsflash boys and girls..., there are no greener pastures, there are only different shades of brown!
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Atlanticjet:
Please read my post again more carefully Mate, I did not write "most people are unhappy here".
For you second statement, of course we all know there are no guarantees, but that's besides the point of what is still going on here isn't it?
Cheers
Please read my post again more carefully Mate, I did not write "most people are unhappy here".
For you second statement, of course we all know there are no guarantees, but that's besides the point of what is still going on here isn't it?
Cheers
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Devine,
Of the pilots you mention you couldn't be more off the mark. If these guys are your definition of "having no honor" it makes me question how long you've been in this business.
Armani,
What is going on here? It's the same thing that's been going on since the beginning. It's a cadet program. Period. If you need the "make me feel good/stroke my ego" program this isn't your airline. It really is that simple.
Of the pilots you mention you couldn't be more off the mark. If these guys are your definition of "having no honor" it makes me question how long you've been in this business.
Armani,
What is going on here? It's the same thing that's been going on since the beginning. It's a cadet program. Period. If you need the "make me feel good/stroke my ego" program this isn't your airline. It really is that simple.
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BoxFly:
I never said that what is going on here is something new Mate.
But please do not provide only positive feedback about this company, because this isn't the Rolls Royce of contracts. People should know and have the right to know what's waiting for them here in the land of Kabuki. I have no problem that you disagree with my opinions. Respect however that people may have other opinions than your own. Lets leave it like that and we can agree to disagree.
Cheers.
I never said that what is going on here is something new Mate.
But please do not provide only positive feedback about this company, because this isn't the Rolls Royce of contracts. People should know and have the right to know what's waiting for them here in the land of Kabuki. I have no problem that you disagree with my opinions. Respect however that people may have other opinions than your own. Lets leave it like that and we can agree to disagree.
Cheers.
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But please do not provide only positive feedback about this company, because this isn't the Rolls Royce of contracts.t
You claim to have been here for a while but you sure as hell have not been following this thread, the challenges of training, washout rates (including when they go up) and all negative aspects have been explained here over and over again...! Just go back to the time of the merger and follow along from there.
One thing you cannot accuse any of the regular contributors here is of pumping sunshine.....!
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The Dominican:
I have only been referring to recent events
And Yes, we all know how to scroll back to look up old information Mate.
Lay off the Kool Aid.
Cheers.
I have only been referring to recent events
And Yes, we all know how to scroll back to look up old information Mate.
Lay off the Kool Aid.
Cheers.
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Hi Fratemate, I've just applied for AJX could you confirm me that it's not possible to become resident in tokio and move the family there with this kind of contract.
Best Regards
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Hi Ymdemar,
The job is clearly a commuting contract and AJX will not assist in any way in obtaining residential visas. During initial training you will be provided with a Visitors Visa (or Alien Registration Card) but once training is complete you will hand that back and the come and go from Japan just as any other international pilots would do on a Shore Pass, which is valid for 7 days.
There are a few guys here who are married to Japanese girls and obviously they can reside in Japan and their kids can go to the schools etc. There are also one or two pilots who split their days off into smaller blocks (i.e. less than the 7 day limit of the Shore Pass) and have these days off in Japan. Effectively they are living in Japan but they are not residents, if that makes sense. However, the ones I'm thinking of have no kids in the country and obviously do not use the Japanese infrastructure of schools, government departments etc.
So, in short, you cannot get a Residents' Visa through AJX to live in Japan and move your family there. It may be possible to arrange your situation to stay there during your time off but I would imagine you'd then have to pay fairly large fees for schools etc. I don't know this for sure but no doubt someone else will correct me if I've got it wrong.
If it helps at all, we have 3 (?) Italian pilots who commute back and forth to Italy and I have not heard of them having any problems with the commuting side of things.
The job is clearly a commuting contract and AJX will not assist in any way in obtaining residential visas. During initial training you will be provided with a Visitors Visa (or Alien Registration Card) but once training is complete you will hand that back and the come and go from Japan just as any other international pilots would do on a Shore Pass, which is valid for 7 days.
There are a few guys here who are married to Japanese girls and obviously they can reside in Japan and their kids can go to the schools etc. There are also one or two pilots who split their days off into smaller blocks (i.e. less than the 7 day limit of the Shore Pass) and have these days off in Japan. Effectively they are living in Japan but they are not residents, if that makes sense. However, the ones I'm thinking of have no kids in the country and obviously do not use the Japanese infrastructure of schools, government departments etc.
So, in short, you cannot get a Residents' Visa through AJX to live in Japan and move your family there. It may be possible to arrange your situation to stay there during your time off but I would imagine you'd then have to pay fairly large fees for schools etc. I don't know this for sure but no doubt someone else will correct me if I've got it wrong.
If it helps at all, we have 3 (?) Italian pilots who commute back and forth to Italy and I have not heard of them having any problems with the commuting side of things.