Well, that went fast. I have already completed my 1st year on the 737! First things first, I would like to apologise to everyone who has sent emails over the last year or so. I have completely dropped the ball on this front, and I must admit that I was not checking them. I guess … Read more
You might have seen my last post, recruitment is the best I have ever seen? Things have changed again for me this year as I have completed my 3rd type rating in 4 years and I now have a New type rating – Boeing 737. My previous aircraft, the ATR 72-600 was a good aircraft … Read more
They say that recruitment is cyclic, well we are currently on the upside of this as recruitment is the best I have ever seen. While I can only talk about this from a UK licence holder point of view, as that is the licence I hold and the market I spend most of my time … Read more
Another year and another post on why integrated flight training is not worth it. Over the past 2 months, two of the more prominent integrated schools have fallen into administration. Tayside Aviation and just this week FTA Global have both gone into administration taking their former student’s money with them. There are reports of people … Read more
For me it was an ATR rating for you it might be something totally different, but the process is pretty much the same no matter what aircraft you are flying. At this point you have done the hard work, you have completed all your training, managed to get an airline to offer you a job … Read more
What has happened in the last 2 years? Firstly, I am surprised that so many people have read my ramblings over the last few years. The one good thing that has changed since I started this blog is that modular training is now rightfully seen as what it is, equal if not superior to integrated … Read more
Update for anyone reading this post as of Summer 2022. This post was written two years ago, and that was a bad time for aviation. The good news is that we seem to be at the other side of this now, airlines are recruiting and demand from passengers is huge. There is no need to … Read more
So out of nowhere, COVID-19 has come and hit aviation like a Steamroller, which leaves trainee pilots to make some serious decisions in regards to flight training with COVID-19. We are in an unprecedented time where most airline fleets are grounded, staff are furloughed and unfortunately, airlines are going into administration. So where does this … Read more
From the 20th December 2019, Advanced UPRT training became mandatory for all pilots starting their first type rating. This training course needs to be done on an aircraft with a suitable instructor. Luckily CRM Aviation, where I did my MCC/JOC are one of the few schools in Europe to offer this training. So this is … Read more