by dirtybungs » Mon Jan 24, 2011 11:11 pm
To have cables or not, I believe, if you worked hard enough, you will earn your place. The only question is when. Sooner or later, if you're good enough, friendly enough, and well-networked, there will be a place for you at any airline.
It is disheartening to see many people especially cadets/fresh pilots nowadays only assume hard work=study hard.
What they fail to see, since aviation community is really small, is the ability to mingle around experienced people. This ability comes if you guys are really interested in flying and not just focusing on the 'airline dream'.
I would say, 80% of cadets only think about airline. Cant blame you guys, i'm also aspiring airline pilots but the difference is I dont limit my horizon to only life in airline. Most of the guys have a mindset that the industry is owing you guys a job. Come on, get real.
Aviation owes nothing to you and never invited you to be there. It's your choice and your own call, and your money.
They dont give a shit about job in GA, doesnt necessarily flying tourist or instructing, but host of other things too. All they can think is airline airline airline.
In Europe and the US, fresh 200-ish CPL pilots starts from bottom end of GA. Once they are in the upper echelon, they take a dive to the bottom or airline industry. Pay is like shit, you practically do everything from towing the aircraft, driving avgas/avtur bowser, changing the engine oil, helping technician to service aircraft, preparing flying programme, conducting ground school classes and all. It's a dead end job.
That's not the case here. But at current rate of new flying school mushrooming around the country, Malaysian aviation industry is fast evolving and maturing into what Europe and the US experiencing now.
In Asia, we could see the Philippines and India. Malaysia and Thailand is maturing, Indonesia they will be at the same stage as Malaysia in 3 years. Vietnam is a safe bet, but considering GA in Vietnam is non-existant, there's no point to discuss about them.
A good thing, with this kinda saturated environment, is, the experience this aspiring airline pilot wannabes they gonna get. You start from bottom, you understand the industry, you build your connection well and with a little bit luck or money (to pay your type rating) you gonna be there in your big jets cockpit soon enough.
As far as i understand, when the word CABLE is written in this forum, everyone took a shot and make sweeping generalisation.
A cable should not be viewed as cutting corners and undeservedly get yourself a seat in a co pilot program.
INSTEAD, we should think cable is about getting yourself visible, through your efforts and enthusiasm, and your knowledge too. Which will come from experience. Is not a bad thing altogether. It's all about how serious are you to join and stay and make a living in aviation industry.