To all you new cadets at ryan
 

Hello, Got a couple of questions stuck in my head and I hope you can help me sort a few things out..

Soon on my way of finishing IR ME+CPL+MCC and when done, Im thinking about joining ryan.

Anyway,

I've been lucky enough to get by all courses with minimum loans.
In the end I will owe the bank about 15,000EUR.
Ok, lets say I got accepted into ryan.
Now I have to decide if I want to pay 30,000 EUR to get in.
The problem, Since I already got a loan of 15,000 EUR (with help of my parents) The bank probably won't give me another loan.
So, Is there a way that Ryan will help me get in contact with a bank who will lend me money?
How did you guys come up with the money?

How did you survive during the line training? As I see it, Ryan will send you around on different bases to get you checked as quickly as possible.
That means, hotel costs, food, transportation to/from the airport, travel cost between bases etc..
And how is it after line training?
You have to find an apartment, still pay food etc..
So all I wanna know is, How did you guys make it thru the first couple of months?

767 says it all...........you get nothing.......you pay everything......

http://www.dochara.com/ireland/wp-co.../12/famine.jpg
No-it's not Ryanair pilots begging in Baile Atha Cliath.

That's the Famine Memorial in Dublin which commemorates the Great Famine of 1846-1850.
But there is hope. A lot of Protestant charities ran soup kitchens in those days. I don't know why the RCs didn't-probably something to do with transubstantiation.
Anyway, the Prots would give an RC soup and bread if he converted to Prtoestantism. So if you are a Protenstant, tell them at the interview, it might work to your advantage.

Nariman
 

Why don`t you ask your parents to put their house up for sale?, maybe that will cover the cost of becoming a Ryanair pilot?

You can`t seriously expect Ryanair to pay you for playing with a 737 ?
All hobbies cost, you just happened to choose a very expensive one.:rolleyes:

Before this descends into the usual drivel - It is very difficult, short of having saved enough beforehand to manage or borrowing from the bank/relatives if these are options depending on you individual circumstances. Unfortunately I've never heard of Ryanair/CAE or SAA having any involvement in helping any find the funds. The line training usually takes place at one base only after that when you're line checked the estimate is about 80% flying from home base and 20% away (varies from base to base), while away from home base you are payed an extra 20 euro/block hour which usually covers the accommodation/transport and few beers comfortably. Of course you first need to raise the requisite funds for the TR, which other than the above I can't offer much advice other than possible the HSBC Professional Studies loan, not a brilliant deal... but a deal.

Best of luck.

Hm..
Was my thread that unclear?
I didn't think that ryan would pay for anything.

Let me straigthen it out.
I am wondering how you (as in you who got accepted into ryan) made it through the line training, in terms of money.
Did your parents support you? You were rich even after flight traingin?
You lived on the streets while doing the type etc?

Tell me your story plz :}

Nariman
 

Was my thread that unclear?
I didn't think that ryan would pay for anything.

Your thread was not unclear at all, I was beeing ironic, and with the follow up post you made my point exactly.

Use the search function on this site, and you will find a lot of threads and posts by other "Space cadets" willing to pay for the glorius rides in the right seat of a jet.

Ill swap you my Licence with 1500+ Boeing on it for your 80K
You just need to put on some weight I recon and shave your head and you will be all set,, maybe a few goes on Microsoft Flight sim while reading the SOP's and no one will know the difference

then ill take your 80K have a long holiday where the beer is cold and the women warm and come back to do something else.

ZTH

nariman,
¿Don't you have any respect for yourself?

Guys like you have, are and will be screwing the pilot carrier.

Stay away, please.

Nariman,

just one quick idea. Have you any gold? Has your Mum any rings or other items?

If so, try www.cashmygold.com or pop into any Ramsdens on any UK High Street. It must be credible as that 'old bird' Anne Diamond is fronting their adverts in the breaks during 'Jez Kyle!'

'Bobby George' did exactly that and now is flying for Ryan Air. I saw him at Stansted!

BN

Yet another idea from the Big Number stable.

How about catching some 'free money' by enrolling in a few TV Game Shows?

I spotted some 'fat Noddy' bouncing over foam lolly pops into a swimming pool and being cheered on by the 'short axse' that hosts Top Gear. (You know the one that ploughed his car in.)

Seemingly you can win the requisite £30 k, pay your O'Pikey Dowry, and amuse my kids all in a oner! Result.

Why not rent your Mums spare rooms out.

I understand that a "special friend" of Somerset MP David Laws did exactly that to fund his ascent into Ryan Air.

Not only did he gain the required funds but also enjoyed some additional benefits into the bargain!

And finally.....

Sarah Fergurson found a novel way to raise her Ryan Air Type Rating Money by selling introductions to her Ex Husband.

All was going well until she spotted the 'Asda' Labels on the Tea Cloths and News of the World note paper.

Assuming that you too have direct access to upper echelons of the Royal family this might prove a viable option. Although beware the angry Ex Mother in Law!! Corgi's have a nsaty nip in their bite.

If all else fails appear on US Giant 'Oprah' and plead an alcohol fuelled moment of foolishness. Works every time.

Good Night from a Down Route bored BN

Ahaaha.. You guys are so funny!

Out of 14 replies I found one that partly aswered my questions.
Thanks BurnDownTheRumormill!

Why don't you buy some vaseline and bend over it will cover the cost and line training at the same time.:8

:8 Thank you all for the many hilarious comments!

They have made me chuckle while I sit here unable to sleep, feeling cold (10 C in June, here in Helvetia)

and I am so pleased that I am nearing the end of my piloting career, rather than being at the beginning of it!

Carry on

I'm glad you appreciate my scribble; it's far more important to keep the 'Real' Troops amused than answer the pointless questions of some 'noodle' with more money than sense.

I'm supposed to be doin the Jepps but can't be bothered. Bit of a lack of motivation this early.

Oh the Glamour of it all
 

This should feature as the main selling point in - 'So you want to be a pilot?' :ok:

yeah, doing jepp amendments is up there in the thrill factor. :zzz:

Still, a lot better than sorting out the toilet after some spoilt princess took a dump and failed to find the button marked "toilet". That really made my day. :\ I suppose you do have to take the rough with the smooth....

How to raise the money?
2 English 4 letter words.
"work" and "save". ;)