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Madape Certificates/Ratings/Crew Stations: 10. "RE: The best way to get an ATPL?" 08-17-02, 11:33z  >You needn't worry about training for specific large >airplanes; flying one isn't realistic for perhaps the >first ten years of your career. You need to concentrate >on just getting the pilot certificate. Once you are >commercially certificated, you can begin doing entry level >work. This may include traffic watch, fish spotting, >ferrying parts, following powerlines, towing banners, etc. Thinking about it, starting off in smaller aircraft would probably be more 'fun' as well, due to your not relying on a FMC, and probably only have a very simplified Auto Pilot >If you obtain your flight instructor certificate (highly >recommended), then you will likely spend a year or two >doing dedicated flight instruction for other pilots. Yes! That does interest me too, I think it would be v.rewarding to teach wannabe pilots like myself to fly >As you move up from job to job into bigger and more >complex equipment, it's the responsibility of your >employer to train you in that equipment. Many schools try >to lure students by offering time in a B-737 simulator or >some other ridiculous proposition. However, this is a >farce; it isn't realistic, and no student is going to >retain something so out of their depth. Hehehe, I would personally prefere an Airbus A320, but yeah it seems v.unrealistic for trainee pilots to be learning such a complex machine >You don't need to worry about the airline you hope to work >for...that's something you compete for many years down the >line once you've gained all the proper qualifications and >experience. Don't try to train for an airplane that they >fly, either. Just concentrate on learning the basics >right now; learn how to fly. Then you can gradually build >a career. Thanks for you help, advice, and providing a very realstic overview of what hopefully will be my future career >Good luck!! Thanks again... I'll need it, now time to plan that bank raid to fund that training! Sam Harvey sam@crew.flightadventures.com Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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Subject      Author      Message Date     ID      The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-06-02              RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-14-02       1            RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Ben_Chiu       08-14-02       2                 RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-14-02       3                      RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Ben_Chiu       08-14-02       4                           RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-14-02       5                                RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    avbug       08-15-02       6                                     RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-16-02       7                                          RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    avbug       08-17-02       9                                               RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-17-02       10                                RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    vgbaron       08-17-02       8                                     RE: The best way to get an ATPL?    Madape       08-17-02       11

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