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Passed the sim check! Starting day of the course is the 6th Feb, and I thoroughly enjoyed handing in my notice today!! 
... I will miss where I've been working for the last 4 years (not airline related), and will keep some good memories, but overall I'm glad to be moving on in the right direction.
I know of 2 others so far who have also passed and have been offered courses. Now I'm just waiting for the course materials through the mail. Can't wait to get stuck in after 11 years of chasing this career!
Graeme
Edit: Corrected Month duuur!
... I will miss where I've been working for the last 4 years (not airline related), and will keep some good memories, but overall I'm glad to be moving on in the right direction.I know of 2 others so far who have also passed and have been offered courses. Now I'm just waiting for the course materials through the mail. Can't wait to get stuck in after 11 years of chasing this career!
Graeme
Edit: Corrected Month duuur!
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I honestly don't know whether I'd be on Cityflyer or Flybe. I know it's the Embraer 145 and the training is in Manx, but it depends on the base. I honestly have no preference whatsoever they're both switched-on airlines and I'm not picky.
And Jan was a typo . I meant Feb and corrected the post a couple of hours ago.
Graeme
And Jan was a typo
. I meant Feb and corrected the post a couple of hours ago.Graeme
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Happy to say that I got a phonecall from BA Connect last week as well! Starting type @ Manchester next week, can't wait to get going
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
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Madly happy to have more prospect of an aviation career than I did a month ago! 
However if you have a particular argument to state why we shouldn't go for this I for one would be very interested to hear it.
Graeme
However if you have a particular argument to state why we shouldn't go for this I for one would be very interested to hear it.
Graeme
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Well done Graeme
You can't win on this forum, there are hundreds of threads saying don't pay for a type rating and you have landed a jet job as a low houred guy with type rating payed for and you still get a negative post. I say well done and go for it!!
You can't win on this forum, there are hundreds of threads saying don't pay for a type rating and you have landed a jet job as a low houred guy with type rating payed for and you still get a negative post. I say well done and go for it!!
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Thank you!! Defintely low hours for power flying. I'm on 169 hours power flying and 208 gliding. Can't remember sim time but 60-ish.
Can't wait to get started. They're going to bond us for the type rating, which isn't a great surprise to be honest. Last day of my current job is tomorrow woohoo!
Graeme
Can't wait to get started. They're going to bond us for the type rating, which isn't a great surprise to be honest. Last day of my current job is tomorrow woohoo!
Graeme
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Congrats guys - it's great when you land that first job.
Welcome also to the 145, the "are you mad?" is fair comment from anybody currently at Connect with the can of worms that is the Flybe take over.
For your info, your employer will be BA Connect, but in the near future BA Connect will be owned by Flybe and eventually it will become Flybe - as to when that will actually happen, nobody is too sure in the information vacuum we are experiencing.
Aside from those gripes, well done on the first job!! The 145 is fun to fly
Welcome also to the 145, the "are you mad?" is fair comment from anybody currently at Connect with the can of worms that is the Flybe take over.
For your info, your employer will be BA Connect, but in the near future BA Connect will be owned by Flybe and eventually it will become Flybe - as to when that will actually happen, nobody is too sure in the information vacuum we are experiencing.
Aside from those gripes, well done on the first job!! The 145 is fun to fly
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Thanks again! I'm sure I speak for all of us when I say we're looking forwards to starting with FlyBAcon etc!
Yes I've heard the 145 is fun to fly. Coming from a glass-fibre glider background and plastic power planes (DA-40 Deathstar), it'll be interesting to see what a 'slippery' jet flies like.
I was in discussion with a few TRO's with regards to doing a type rating, but I honestly could not have afforded it with the money I owe already.
Graeme
Yes I've heard the 145 is fun to fly. Coming from a glass-fibre glider background and plastic power planes (DA-40 Deathstar), it'll be interesting to see what a 'slippery' jet flies like.
I was in discussion with a few TRO's with regards to doing a type rating, but I honestly could not have afforded it with the money I owe already.
Graeme
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BACon to Flybe
Hi there,
Has anyone had any contact from Flybe as regarding official notification of our migration to the Flybe Pool. Everyone formally of BACon operations have no contact details for anyone at Flybe and don't seem interested in helping. The only contact details i've been able to find is an email on the Flybe website which as yet i've had no response from. Anyone got a phone number as all this uncertainty is not good for my continued sanity.
Is a little information to much to ask for? Getting very tired by all this swimming, think i'm not far off drowning.
regards,
Han.
Has anyone had any contact from Flybe as regarding official notification of our migration to the Flybe Pool. Everyone formally of BACon operations have no contact details for anyone at Flybe and don't seem interested in helping. The only contact details i've been able to find is an email on the Flybe website which as yet i've had no response from. Anyone got a phone number as all this uncertainty is not good for my continued sanity.
Is a little information to much to ask for? Getting very tired by all this swimming, think i'm not far off drowning.
regards,
Han.