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Good question. Since I am 787 rated, it was rumoured that they were in need of rated guys and could potentially overlook the recency part. I guess that rumour remained a rumour. As a matter of fact, it's 0 hours in the last 30 months in my case...
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Sorry to hear that. Did you get an email from Zenon?
Have you tried Norse? A few mates (787 rated) have started there recently and also hadn’t flown since March 2020. Good luck!
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I believe the 200 hour limit is based on virgin doing an OCC course for rated pilots. To do so I think you need to be rather current so it’s only a few sims and an LPC rather than a full course. Correct me if I’m wrong…
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Yes I did, plus I followed up with a phone call, which they happily answered, and explained that it was because of my recency (the e-mail simply mentioned 'eligibility requirements').
Looking for some clarification; on the job description it says "You must have a minimum experience of 1,500 hours of total flying time on the above with at least 500 hours current on type (hours spent solely as a cruise pilot are not included)."
Does this mean that it's a minimum of 1,500 hours on Airbus/Boeing or 1,500 total flying time?
Does this mean that it's a minimum of 1,500 hours on Airbus/Boeing or 1,500 total flying time?
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Looking for some clarification; on the job description it says "You must have a minimum experience of 1,500 hours of total flying time on the above with at least 500 hours current on type (hours spent solely as a cruise pilot are not included)."
Does this mean that it's a minimum of 1,500 hours on Airbus/Boeing or 1,500 total flying time?
Does this mean that it's a minimum of 1,500 hours on Airbus/Boeing or 1,500 total flying time?
i agree it isn’t written very clearly. Assuming the real requirement here is the ability to act as a cruise pilot/Captain whilst the skipper is resting in the bunk, the following requirements for an ATPL issue (from U.K. CAA website) are:
Flight time
You must have completed a minimum of 1500 hours of flight time in aeroplanes, including at least:1. 500 hours in multi-pilot operations on aeroplanes
2. 500 hours as Pilot in command under supervision (PICUS) or
250 hours as Pilot in Command (PIC)
or
250 hours to include a minimum of 70 hours as PIC and the remainder as PICUS.
3. 200 hours of cross-country flight time, of which at least 100 hours should be as PIC or as PIC under supervision
4. 75 hours of instrument time, of which not more than 30 hours can be instrument ground time
5. 100 hours of night flight as PIC or co-pilot.
Of the 1500 hours of total flight time required, up to 100 hours can be completed in a suitable simulator (FFS or FNPT - but only a maximum of 25 hours may be completed in an FNPT).
Therefore I’d suggest it’s 1500 hours total flight time, with 500 hours on one of the Airbus/Boeing aircraft mentioned. This, in order to save time and money, giving the ability to do a shorter conversion course rather than full type rating.
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I spoke to Zenon last week, apparently the SFO payscale isn’t an option, regardless of hours everyone will start on circa. £65k (this includes flight pay).
Has anyone heard anything different? Anyone from the inside able to confirm this please?
Thanks
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Has anyone heard anything different? Anyone from the inside able to confirm this please?
Thanks
Feel free to PM.
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I hope Zenon have incorrect info but I don’t know who else to ask as they are the contact for recruitment.
It’s a deal breaker for me hence why I’ve asked the question on here.
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I was told by Zenon that for this current recruitment campaign the SFO rate wasn’t on offer. Was your friend in the hold pool from a previous round?
I hope Zenon have incorrect info but I don’t know who else to ask as they are the contact for recruitment.
It’s a deal breaker for me hence why I’ve asked the question on here.
I hope Zenon have incorrect info but I don’t know who else to ask as they are the contact for recruitment.
It’s a deal breaker for me hence why I’ve asked the question on here.
a current colleague got the offer from VA last week and he said it’s definitely SFO Y1. We’ll see when the contract comes through I guess!
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Someone I know that was half through the process with Zenon before Covid hit and recently just picked up where he/she left off. That person has hours for SFO and was offered SFO recently. So this person was not in a hold pool (Just a couple of stages ahead). Why would they get offered SFO and someone beginning process with required hours would not?
