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galaxy
QUOTE(SF3aviatrix @ Jun 29 2008, 06:34 AM) *
Boeingrules, don't forget Frontier has an all Airbus fleet! icon_lol.gif

I have had a very good laugh.
Boeingrules, it's not a reason to change your name once again,don't do it. icon_biggrin.gif

sezpopot
Hi Im new to the forum,

I am going to do my CPL next month, I would like to know what's next after I complete my CPL?
Can I pilot an A319/A320?
Do I have to do additional Type Ratings say A320 for me to be able to pilot an Airbus A320 as a Junior/First Officer? plane.gif
If yes what are the requirements to obtain a Type Rating for A320 or boeing 737, how long will it take and the cost of the Ratings?

Thanks

Regards

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Ranger
You're several years and hundreds of hours ahead of yourself. No, you can't fly anything with jet engines as PIC if you hold just a CPL. Yes, you could fly the right seat. But nobody's going to hire you. Google the type ratings. You could probably do one tomorrow. Then you be typed in a jet and still unemployable.

You need education, experience (in the form of quality flight time) and certificates/ratings to get into a position to fly professionally. Right now it sounds to me like to need at least two of the three.
sezpopot
QUOTE(Ranger @ Jul 5 2008, 06:21 PM) *
You're several years and hundreds of hours ahead of yourself. No, you can't fly anything with jet engines as PIC if you hold just a CPL. Yes, you could fly the right seat. But nobody's going to hire you. Google the type ratings. You could probably do one tomorrow. Then you be typed in a jet and still unemployable.

You need education, experience (in the form of quality flight time) and certificates/ratings to get into a position to fly professionally. Right now it sounds to me like to need at least two of the three.


I kind of knew that, So what are the perequisites for me to take the type ratings required? icon_question.gif
Im not worried about the flying hrs...I will have them eventually!
As for Education I had been working for 4 years as an Analyst Programmer for the government, BSc in Computer science!
Im 26 now...and I am going to do my CPL next month and I would like to do a type rating after that...and then pile up the hours! Is it the right approach, please advise.

Just want to know the amount of time it takes to get a type rating for a boeing 737 or Airbus A320 and the cost.

Thank you for your help.

Ranger
Three words..... no, no, no. You didn't read carefully. Type ratings are absolutely worthless without experience. Yes, you could go out and buy one. Why would you do that other than impatience or to stroke your own ego? You'd spend those dollars and what happens if you run into a medical problem or conditions change and you aren't able to go on with your training? It's not a smart plan. Spend the money where you get the biggest bang for the buck, build some time and then do the type rating if you bent on doing it. In fact, I'd think strongly of doing the type rating at the same time that you do an ATP, 1,500 hours of flight time.

Patience, Grasshoppah, patience.
sezpopot
QUOTE(Ranger @ Jul 6 2008, 04:33 AM) *
Three words..... no, no, no. You didn't read carefully. Type ratings are absolutely worthless without experience. Yes, you could go out and buy one. Why would you do that other than impatience or to stroke your own ego? You'd spend those dollars and what happens if you run into a medical problem or conditions change and you aren't able to go on with your training? It's not a smart plan. Spend the money where you get the biggest bang for the buck, build some time and then do the type rating if you bent on doing it. In fact, I'd think strongly of doing the type rating at the same time that you do an ATP, 1,500 hours of flight time.

Patience, Grasshoppah, patience.


Thank you for the advice, I guess after my CPL I will pile up the hours. For now I will concentrate on getting my CPL, then I will worry about the rest. icon_thumright.gif
eeaton
Hi I am 13 years old but I am so much interested to become a pilot but I don't know the details about the pilot. can you give any suggestion for me.Thanks for your forum. icon_question.gif
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Edward
explorerstar
Hello.....this link might help you find out how to become a commercial pilot http://www.onestoppilot.com/resources/how-...mmercial-pilot/

There is also recommended books in the shop section..Hope this helps you and good luck..
SF3aviatrix
QUOTE(eeaton @ Oct 9 2008, 10:45 PM) *
Hi I am 13 years old but I am so much interested to become a pilot but I don't know the details...


With pilot training and career questions, it is very important to state your location!
mk747
QUOTE(galaxy @ Jun 30 2008, 02:24 PM) *
I have had a very good laugh.
Boeingrules, it's not a reason to change your name once again,don't do it. icon_biggrin.gif

What? Can we change our names? How? I wish to modify mine!
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There's an article in FLYING of MAY 2010, FLYINGMAG.COM.
The title is: Flight School: Does accelerated flight training work? page 36, by Lane Wallace.

Pretty interesting. Here's a short abstract:

""We asked two nationally recognized experts in flight training to weigh in on the effectiveness of "accelerated" flight training -- those weekend, 10-day or short-term immersion courses that offer flight ratings in short periods of time. Their opinions differed somewhat -- John King (co-owner of King Schools, [seen in MSFS 2004]) is a more unabashed fan of accelerated learning than is Michael Phillips (Master Flight Instructor, charter member of the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators - SAFE, Instructor at CP Aviation, Santa Paula, California). But they both agree that accelerated learning can be effective with a reputable company, a well-designed training program and a well-prepared pilot.""
So here they talk about ratings for "confirmed" pilots already, but maybe the same exists for pilot licence, I don't know.
matt_1mcneil, this article is not for you, you are young, so I think you have time to first start by learning to fly around the runway, and step by step you will go up one notch until you one day take us poor travelers that we are in a....A380! why not? to ..... i don't know, this earth is vast enough, we will find one final destination....
Good luck icon_thumright.gif plane.gif
Below are some sites with jobs sections.
http://www.flightglobal.com/home/default.aspx
http://www.air-cosmos.com/site/
http://www.airforcesmonthly.com/
http://www.airinternational.com/
galaxy
QUOTE(MK747 @ Jun 29 2010, 07:35 PM) *
What? Can we change our names? How? I wish to modify mine!

No,you can't do it.
Only a new member has a new name.
galaxy
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Can we change our names?


If you are choosing a name such as SF3aviator for example,because you are flying the Saab SF340,you cannot change your name, when after a while you are flying the B737 . eusa_think.gif icon_rolleyes.gif
mk747
QUOTE(galaxy @ Jul 4 2010, 02:14 PM) *
If you are choosing a name such as SF3aviator for example,because you are flying the Saab SF340,you cannot change your name, when after a while you are flying the B737 . eusa_think.gif icon_rolleyes.gif

I don't want a new name, I just want to modify mine, can we do that? I want lower case letters instead of upper case. MK==>mk. Can we change that? Galaxy, I think we should have put our lines in the Support thread.
cheers! plane.gif
mk747
Gosh!! icon_eek.gif
Becoming a pilot seems like Mission: Impossible.
We ll see!!!
What I need to try now is hang-glider to really experience true flight (of fancy). icon_biggrin.gif
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27driver
Nothing that is worth having is easy to come by...
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