I think I saw it in Seville this morning.

Thanks Moondance. In addition, typically most air traffic units require about 160 knots between about 4-7 miles, 180 knots between 7-10 miles and about 210 knots for a few miles prior to that.

Good, that will help me sleep easier. Goodnight, see you all in a few days time.

but…do let me know if there is anthing I can do to help you. The most important quality you seem to show is tenacity so hang on in there and let’s get the job done.

I truly wish you all the best. I had a lengthy conversation with a very good friend of mine yesterday who is currently one of the main recruiters at easyJet. I tried to get a friend (500 hours ex-one of the big schools) an interview but they said why should they even contemplate him with no experience. If they want a low houred pilot (purely for time to command demographics) they can remove the risk element by going to the ATP academy who take the risk themselves.
The letters you have received make lovely reading but are more PR than reality. Monarch will not consider you for interview until you have at least 2000 hours of which at least 500 must be on aircraft over 20 tonnes. Write back with an ATPL and 200 hours and you’ll find that they now don’t want your interest. Before you had a basic qualification they could send you touchy feely letters knowing you won’t be back for some time (and in most peoples case won’t be back at all). If you want to see the standard letter I can copy it for you word for word! You will find the other airlines will all follow the same pattern. Ryanair maybe but I would still say the odds are long.
Do the license, work hard and succeed but always remember that no matter how hard you think getting the treasured ATPL is, getting a job afterwards is ten times harder.

That’s a nice post to make Mike and one that I agree with fully. The main reason I spend more time on this site than any other (and the main reason I cannot abide PPRuNe any more) is because of the quality of the people who dwell here. The lack of flaming coupled with the most amazing knowledge base from people, many of whom are not employed within the industry is amazing. I frequently learn news about the industry here before I discover it at work, even sometimes about my own company!

Or better still, everyone just posts compressed jpeg images and if they want a link to the full size for thos who want to download in glorious technicolour!