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Happy New Year
Happy 2011 to all! 
a bit late i know...but i have been busy flying 
I cannot reveal much but all i can say is that we MPLs at the Middle East are having a great time. Line training is tough but also very enjoyable (did i forget to mention tiring at times
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The variety in the sectors is very good for the training. One day we fly to Kenya crossing the Equator and the next day to India. Had a great beginning for 2011...flew to Almaty (Kazakhstan) for a white snowy new year's flight.
To my fellow cadets in Cebu and Zest...great to know that most of you are released...
Happy flying and safe landings.
ILS button pushers?Yes and No! My first ever PF flt...i got an NDB approach at the high alt Destination at night. Yes we have to push buttons for an ILS approach...but just button pushing will not help! The other night we were held at FL310 till 45 nm from the Destination. We also had a 105 kts tail wind. Had a bunch of traffic below us getting in and out of DXB. The descent was fun...well atleast for all of us in the flight deck! A little bit of helpful wide vectoring and hand flying the aircraft all the way down with full speed brakes till flaps 2 did the trick. Bottom line is all of us are having fun flying and learning new things every day.
All of this would not have been possible if our foundation was not strong enough! For that i extend my gratitude to all my instructors back at Clark AV...and i am not forgetting my core flying days FIs as well. If not for you we would not be here on the shiny jets! If not for the school we would not have landed this gig in the middle east! So Shukran, Dhanyawad, Salamat Po, Muchos Gracias, Merci Beaucoup...THANK YOU to all involved in getting us where we are today!
a bit late i know...but i have been busy flying I cannot reveal much but all i can say is that we MPLs at the Middle East are having a great time. Line training is tough but also very enjoyable (did i forget to mention tiring at times
)The variety in the sectors is very good for the training. One day we fly to Kenya crossing the Equator and the next day to India. Had a great beginning for 2011...flew to Almaty (Kazakhstan) for a white snowy new year's flight.
To my fellow cadets in Cebu and Zest...great to know that most of you are released...
Happy flying and safe landings.ILS button pushers?Yes and No! My first ever PF flt...i got an NDB approach at the high alt Destination at night. Yes we have to push buttons for an ILS approach...but just button pushing will not help! The other night we were held at FL310 till 45 nm from the Destination. We also had a 105 kts tail wind. Had a bunch of traffic below us getting in and out of DXB. The descent was fun...well atleast for all of us in the flight deck! A little bit of helpful wide vectoring and hand flying the aircraft all the way down with full speed brakes till flaps 2 did the trick. Bottom line is all of us are having fun flying and learning new things every day.
All of this would not have been possible if our foundation was not strong enough! For that i extend my gratitude to all my instructors back at Clark AV...and i am not forgetting my core flying days FIs as well. If not for you we would not be here on the shiny jets! If not for the school we would not have landed this gig in the middle east! So Shukran, Dhanyawad, Salamat Po, Muchos Gracias, Merci Beaucoup...THANK YOU to all involved in getting us where we are today!
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after all that's been said about CA's MPL program, i wonder why no one's ever talked about those fresh graduate SIA cadets being rated to fly, take-off, and land B744's? those guys have just as much single engine aircraft hours as PAL Av's Ab-Initio cadets and they have been doing it even before the MPL existed. i think that's an even bigger jump than whatever CA MPL's do with the A320. is it because they're Singaporean and we're just Filipinos?
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nice to know we all went somewhere despite the chaos we've all been through
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nice to know we all went somewhere despite the chaos we've all been through
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these stories of success are very nice to hear. really very happy for them.
what i'm actually concerned now are those who didn't make it. heard before about those who didn't finish the MPL training in Clark. recently i just heard from the grapevine that one female MPLer in 5J got sacked without completing IOE. is it true?
what i'm actually concerned now are those who didn't make it. heard before about those who didn't finish the MPL training in Clark. recently i just heard from the grapevine that one female MPLer in 5J got sacked without completing IOE. is it true?
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Glad that this thread has come alive again.
Are all the "veteran" (non-sponsored) cadets done or busy with the IOE or are there some that are still waiting?
By what Fernandez says, it seems that he is quite happy with the experience.
Are all the "veteran" (non-sponsored) cadets done or busy with the IOE or are there some that are still waiting?
By what Fernandez says, it seems that he is quite happy with the experience.
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Number of PPL and CPL/IR
toffeebuenafe
There are 6 CPL/IR, 2 PPL and 1 CPL students at Clark Aviation now.
Almost all of the non-sponsored cadets are done with their training.
5 are with Air Philippines
7 with Air Arabia
over 10 with Zest Airways
2 awaiting invitation from local airlines
1 Jordanian, 1 Portugese and 1 Malaysian awaiting processing with Air Arabia ?
1 cadet awaiting partner for Base Training at Cyprus
The ones who have been waiting more than a year for Base Training are 9 0f Cebu Pacific sponsored cadets.
4 Filipino FOT graduates are awaiting processing with Air Philippines
3 Egyptians - 2 are now with Air Memphis in Egypt and no info on the 3rd one.
NOTE: gathered this info thru casual conversations with people around CA. Will update you again after 6 months. Fly Safely Everyone!
There are 6 CPL/IR, 2 PPL and 1 CPL students at Clark Aviation now.
Almost all of the non-sponsored cadets are done with their training.
5 are with Air Philippines
7 with Air Arabia
over 10 with Zest Airways
2 awaiting invitation from local airlines
1 Jordanian, 1 Portugese and 1 Malaysian awaiting processing with Air Arabia ?
1 cadet awaiting partner for Base Training at Cyprus
The ones who have been waiting more than a year for Base Training are 9 0f Cebu Pacific sponsored cadets.
4 Filipino FOT graduates are awaiting processing with Air Philippines
3 Egyptians - 2 are now with Air Memphis in Egypt and no info on the 3rd one.
NOTE: gathered this info thru casual conversations with people around CA. Will update you again after 6 months. Fly Safely Everyone!
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You are most welcome!
I believe FOT means First Officer Training - for pilots with CPL/IR who would like to become First Officer on the A320.
4 Filipinos and 3 Egyptians have graduated (as per the people at CA)
You are most welcome!
I believe FOT means First Officer Training - for pilots with CPL/IR who would like to become First Officer on the A320.
4 Filipinos and 3 Egyptians have graduated (as per the people at CA)
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It seems that quite a lot of MPLrs have managed to find an employment niche in the Philippines. Good for them and for those that are already doing the IOE with Air Arabia.
But there a still a few (all foreigners) that seem to be in limbo (waiting, waiting....) and not knowing when finally things will happen. What is CIA doing about these guys? After all, it is CIA's responsibilty to resolve the issue.
With so many opportunities coming up in the Philippines, is it so difficult for CIA to get them a RH seat position in the local operators? Why can't they be employed locally? Is there a law that impedes foreigners being employed as pilots in the Philippines?
If that is the case, it is a shame coming from a country that has millions of emigrants making a living (many as pilots) around the whole world.
CIA will not manage to clean its slate until ALL the MPL pioneers are placed in the commercial aviation.
Those poor guys don't deserve such treatment from a company that was very quick to take their money!!!!
Thanks, Thunderbolt, for being one of the few that don't try to brush the dirt under the carpet.
It seems that quite a lot of MPLrs have managed to find an employment niche in the Philippines. Good for them and for those that are already doing the IOE with Air Arabia.
But there a still a few (all foreigners) that seem to be in limbo (waiting, waiting....) and not knowing when finally things will happen. What is CIA doing about these guys? After all, it is CIA's responsibilty to resolve the issue.
With so many opportunities coming up in the Philippines, is it so difficult for CIA to get them a RH seat position in the local operators? Why can't they be employed locally? Is there a law that impedes foreigners being employed as pilots in the Philippines?
If that is the case, it is a shame coming from a country that has millions of emigrants making a living (many as pilots) around the whole world.
CIA will not manage to clean its slate until ALL the MPL pioneers are placed in the commercial aviation.
Those poor guys don't deserve such treatment from a company that was very quick to take their money!!!!
Thanks, Thunderbolt, for being one of the few that don't try to brush the dirt under the carpet.
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hmm
chair.. its an overshoot ( according to the janitor who knows the janitor in PPS )
the Nose Landing Gear did not collapse, but some of the people I know are there now to replace the whole Nose Landing Gear assembly..
Although whats funny is I can't seem to find any news regarding that incident anywhere. ( maybe my googling skills aint that good ) or 5J is really that good in covering things up.
Heard also that the PIC is one of the best in 5J's ranch.. I wonder what happened for this incident to happen..
Hmmm...
you wanna name names ?? I wouldnt LOL..
Oh. I was wondering what is happening also to 5J's AMO (maintenance organization) . heard that they also have an aircraft grounded in Incheon yesterday due to the engine not starting..
Guess its true that most of their so-called elite mechanics transferred to Airphil Express, along with some Captains and F/Os.
BTW, Lufthansa is also taking over Aircraft Maintenance of their ATR's. I was wondering if they will also be taking over the Airbuses within this year.
the Nose Landing Gear did not collapse, but some of the people I know are there now to replace the whole Nose Landing Gear assembly..
Although whats funny is I can't seem to find any news regarding that incident anywhere. ( maybe my googling skills aint that good ) or 5J is really that good in covering things up.
Heard also that the PIC is one of the best in 5J's ranch.. I wonder what happened for this incident to happen..
Hmmm...
you wanna name names ?? I wouldnt LOL..
Oh. I was wondering what is happening also to 5J's AMO (maintenance organization) . heard that they also have an aircraft grounded in Incheon yesterday due to the engine not starting..
Guess its true that most of their so-called elite mechanics transferred to Airphil Express, along with some Captains and F/Os.
BTW, Lufthansa is also taking over Aircraft Maintenance of their ATR's. I was wondering if they will also be taking over the Airbuses within this year.