ONCALL

I know you guys have finished debating this issue. But if I may, I just received an email from a buddy of mine who finished his FAA Commercial with around 250hrs who just been offered a job with Egypt Air. I know Egypt is not in europe, the point I am proving is that everywhere else in the world. Most pilots fly bigger equipment early, pay is better, and QOL and they still receive an ounce of respect. If he does not fly the B737 he will have the choice of flying A320. He told me those who fly the 737-800 get to fly to europe, places like london, paris, Rome, etc. here is the email. please don't jump me, I am merely sharing another perspective to this discussion.

"Re: sup

"Blank" habibiiii
how's it going with u :-)) thx for asking man i'm fine thx god and "blank" is fine too well i have a lot of updates me and "blank" wil begin training with egypt air on sunday we will start the theoritical part and after 3 months there will be an exam.
and it depends on score for determining the type of which u will fly well i want to fly th eB737-800 so it will take a very hard working and studying ..
and that's it for me..
and for the wedding don't worry "blank" you are the first one on the list we are thinking on sept. 2010 actually i hope by this date i will be a first officer:-))"

Stringer

If anyone really cares, I can agree with the stringent medical. It took a whole day and they checked everything (even things i didnt appreciate them checking).

I can also say from experience that the FAA system of written exams is a farce compared with JAA. I'm half way through the ATPL's and it's a lot of work! I've done everything up through ATP written on the FAA side and there is no comparison. I'm sick of working out the convergence between two lat longs over greenland!

As far as I know on the flying side the JAA are a little less detailed. I've been told that JAA and FAA check rides are fairly similar although with FAA it somewhat depends on the examiner.

There is a very different focus and career progression over in JAA land, much more theoretical and less practical experience makes you into a good pilot there. The FAA has somewhat of the opposite theory. Which is best, you decide. In my opinion there should be a happy medium. I'd feel safest flying with a pilot who'd done the theory and also put in the time, building his career, not just thrown with a wet commercial in the right seat of a 737.

HermannGraf

[quote=Stringer;617335]If anyone really cares, I can agree with the stringent medical. It took a whole day and they checked everything (even things i didnt appreciate them checking).

I can also say from experience that the FAA system of written exams is a farce compared with JAA. I'm half way through the ATPL's and it's a lot of work! I've done everything up through ATP written on the FAA side and there is no comparison. I'm sick of working out the convergence between two lat longs over greenland!

As far as I know on the flying side the JAA are a little less detailed. I've been told that JAA and FAA check rides are fairly similar although with FAA it somewhat depends on the examiner.

There is a very different focus and career progression over in JAA land, much more theoretical and less practical experience makes you into a good pilot there. The FAA has somewhat of the opposite theory. Which is best, you decide. In my opinion there should be a happy medium. I'd feel safest flying with a pilot who'd done the theory and also put in the time, building his career, not just thrown with a wet commercial in the right seat of a 737.[/qu

Thank Stringer, I can only agree with everything as that is also my experience.

HermannGraf

stealth114

I like to share my perspective with regionals in the Caribbean. The DASH 8's are so widely used here along side the Twin Otters for shorter inter island hopping. It is still a very well respected profession that is well paid, high quality of life and benefits.

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HermannGraf

Hey Stealth,
Do you know a guy named Neil that flew Dash 8 for Liat? I think his father was from Guayana and the Mother from England, he married a NZ girl and had a boy. He flew for Mustique Airways before going to Liat.

NoStep

Hey, Stealth, just curious who you fly for? In a previous life, I did ALOT of flying in the carribean, and my impression of the flying life there was the exact opposite. Companies like SkyKing, FourStar (DC-3 cargo), Dominicana, etc. had horrible pay, ancient equipment, mechanics...we don't need no steenking mechanics...

Now, I'm not flame-baiting, or arguing with you or anyone who works for these companies. I just don't think the picture you paint for someone looking for employment outside the mainland USA is completely accurate from what I've seen.

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