Just thought I’d pop across from the Commercial forum to see how all you GA guys and gals are doing, by gum it’s exciting here!
On a serious note though, for those of you who don’t know me I’m a trainee airline pilot at Oxford Aviation. Have to say if Mr Weaver intends on joining us ‘bigger boys’ in the world of professional training then he’d better work on his CRM. First rule of the commerical flight deck, stay calm, second rule, never lie, except to the self loading cargo! It would seem that both these qualities have been overlooked by Mr Weaver.
If you are indeed real, good luck in the States, but an FAA ATPL is a total waste of time and money, you’ll never get a job over there and converting it to a JAR license will mean having to take all 14 of the fun ground school exams we’re forced to sit here at a massive added cost. Plus no sane European airline will accept someone who has taken the FAA conversion route without any previous line training or experience.
Incidentally, I’ve got an IFR training excercise into Coventry next week, I’d be only too happy to acknowledge your exsistance….
Oh one last thing, if you do insist on training in the States, please for your own sake go somewhere better than Ormond Beach, it’s a terrible institution.
Didn’t realise FAA and JAR ATPLs were so different! Had heard that FAA was the easy option so I guess it makes sense that European airlines would be reluctant to take someone who had converted when there are so many JAR guys out there who are unemployed!
Come back and visit again soon!
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