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Sorry if I offended but a requirement to be a Virgin is to have a sense of humour... oh, and before I forget, a thick skin! 
Toodles from the Apple Store at the Florida Mall... yes the new one... it's like dying and going to heaven.
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Thanks for the replies guys....It more or less confirmed what I allready knew.
So there is nothing more left for me to do but sit an wait.
Regarding the " cheap pilots" part, written by Scroggs. Well, I am coming from about 40min flying across the channel so I do not think that should be posing any problems now is it? And no, I do not have a french accent....
As far as I know the relations between "my" CAA and the UK CAA are almost perfect so I can not immagine a conversion would be too difficult. I was just worried about the circle hiring --> req UK ATPL -->req residence or employment in UK --> etc
But Scroggs seems to be almost sure that this would not be " a fail" item and that employment would be offered on a conditional bases of converting the licence when needed. Not a problem for me there.
Whether or not VAA thinks I am a suitable candidate? I do not know. All I know is that I totally fit in the profile and that they have never spoken to me before, so my maybe defunct personality is yet to be discovered
Sometimes I wisched they would just tell us: Mr XXX, you are unsuitable for our kind of ops for this and this reason...Then at least we would know and we would be able to move on.
As I said, thanks for the replies and I will keep my fingers crossed. Maybe, just maybe, one day I will be sitting with you guys in the flightdeck saying: remember studebaker on PPrune, thanks for the help"
Keep it safe up there
S978
So there is nothing more left for me to do but sit an wait.
Regarding the " cheap pilots" part, written by Scroggs. Well, I am coming from about 40min flying across the channel so I do not think that should be posing any problems now is it? And no, I do not have a french accent....
As far as I know the relations between "my" CAA and the UK CAA are almost perfect so I can not immagine a conversion would be too difficult. I was just worried about the circle hiring --> req UK ATPL -->req residence or employment in UK --> etc
But Scroggs seems to be almost sure that this would not be " a fail" item and that employment would be offered on a conditional bases of converting the licence when needed. Not a problem for me there.
Whether or not VAA thinks I am a suitable candidate? I do not know. All I know is that I totally fit in the profile and that they have never spoken to me before, so my maybe defunct personality is yet to be discovered
Sometimes I wisched they would just tell us: Mr XXX, you are unsuitable for our kind of ops for this and this reason...Then at least we would know and we would be able to move on.
As I said, thanks for the replies and I will keep my fingers crossed. Maybe, just maybe, one day I will be sitting with you guys in the flightdeck saying: remember studebaker on PPrune, thanks for the help"
Keep it safe up there
S978
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Mr XXX, you are unsuitable for our kind of ops for this and this reason...Then at least we would know and we would be able to move on.
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Perhaps I should rephrase that... they rejected my 'application' as I didn't have the necessary hours or relevant jet experience at the time.
Moral of the story is, don't ever give up. Any rejection is only the situation on the day they wrote to you.
Moral of the story is, don't ever give up. Any rejection is only the situation on the day they wrote to you.
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I have had an application in now for well over 3 years, meet all the minimum requirements.
Just over 8000 hrs total, nearly 5000 hrs medium jet.
But I don't have a Bus or Boeing on my license.
So I must assume that I'm too old ?(46)
Or require one of the above on my license to stand a chance?
Just wish that they would put me out of my misery, if I'm not suitable/too old, then tell me so.
I've been updating my CV with Janine every 3 months is that enough or should I send it in every month?
Feed back from a collegue of mine who is a few years older, was told that he wasn't suitable for the Airbus.( not Bus or Boeing rated either)
Shame as he is an excellent Trainer, TRE IRE. Or was that the problem, being over qualified?
Just over 8000 hrs total, nearly 5000 hrs medium jet.
But I don't have a Bus or Boeing on my license.
So I must assume that I'm too old ?(46)
Or require one of the above on my license to stand a chance?
Just wish that they would put me out of my misery, if I'm not suitable/too old, then tell me so.
I've been updating my CV with Janine every 3 months is that enough or should I send it in every month?
Feed back from a collegue of mine who is a few years older, was told that he wasn't suitable for the Airbus.( not Bus or Boeing rated either)
Shame as he is an excellent Trainer, TRE IRE. Or was that the problem, being over qualified?
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It's not possible for us to know why any individual was unsuccessful at interview, or is not picked up from the huge pile of CVs on Janine's desk. I'm afraid we're not actually in the recruiting department, so we don't have that information. As you can imagine, though, with the huge numbers of applicants we have, luck will play a large part in the process.
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So, do I send a CV in every week then if this is a numbers game?
At least it should appear at somwhere near to the top of the pile every week and still show my enthusiasm?
Or is this exactly what you dont want?
At least it should appear at somwhere near to the top of the pile every week and still show my enthusiasm?
Or is this exactly what you dont want?
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Age
Best not be over 50.....all the ratings, hours and good references from bmi and the like counted for naught I'm afraid. I applied at 50, in their time of need (for A340 F/O's). Just 1 e-mail acknowledgement from Beardies Brigade.
Now 52 years of age, 1300 more A330 hours, and nothing further from VS.
Yet Janine was very pleasant, but non-commital, and no personal abuse/or incorrect verbiage involved.
But hey, this is aviation, and my experience can be quite typical, so no major-league whinge from my quarter, just disappointment. The time has passed, and on with my career elsewhere.
Now 52 years of age, 1300 more A330 hours, and nothing further from VS.
Yet Janine was very pleasant, but non-commital, and no personal abuse/or incorrect verbiage involved.
But hey, this is aviation, and my experience can be quite typical, so no major-league whinge from my quarter, just disappointment. The time has passed, and on with my career elsewhere.
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@ Scroggs:
Sorry to annoy you with this (?), however:
Could you manage to find out about the need of an UK-issued Licence for prospective applicants-- or is an JAA-ATPL just fine initially?
BRGDS
Sorry to annoy you with this (?), however:
Could you manage to find out about the need of an UK-issued Licence for prospective applicants-- or is an JAA-ATPL just fine initially?
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I'm not sure I can add anything to what was said on the first page of this topic. To summarise:
You need a UK-issued JAA orCAA licence prior to taking up employment with Virgin.
It would seem to be acceptable to apply with a JAA licence issued by another country, but you must get it changed to a UK-issued licence prior to starting employment. (See AERO-DYNAMIK's posts earlier).
Scroggs
You need a UK-issued JAA orCAA licence prior to taking up employment with Virgin.
It would seem to be acceptable to apply with a JAA licence issued by another country, but you must get it changed to a UK-issued licence prior to starting employment. (See AERO-DYNAMIK's posts earlier).
Scroggs
