Sounds like a plan Dave. PM me!Originally Posted by Big Dave
I know that you can only get it after 1500hrs but not sure if that's total time or PIC time. I think it's the sort of thing you worry about when you get there.
For whom the bell tolls
Sounds like a plan Dave. PM me!
I know that you can only get it after 1500hrs but not sure if that's total time or PIC time. I think it's the sort of thing you worry about when you get there.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Kiwi back at home!
Cheers Dave.......
So no to rotary then? Or are you ignoring my post Gareth......
Behold Babel's Tower
First off, Harden the feck up!
One thing you need if you're heading towards being a commercial pilot (whether a public servant of in the private world) is thick skin. It's not a road for softies and you need to sell your soul for a bit to get to the juicy stuff.
I've seen good pilots binned from the force and good pilots in civvyville working every hour given them to fly more hours.
End of the day, go and look in the mirror, grab yer nuts and get stuck in any way you can and do look back until you've got yer wings and nailing a trolley dolly in the cabin....(take yer hand off yer nuts now)
Behold Babel's Tower
Oh...and dont get a missus, or a mortgage...it'll feck the lot up (and they get pissed off about the trolley dolly bit)
For whom the bell tolls
The official word is no airforce pilot = no navy pilot. As the prerequisite is that you pass the RNZAF Aircrew Selection AND Navy Officer Selection. In their words 'we do not believe you would be successful on a military flying course'...
I wanted to go for rotary in the Air Force as it was, especially with the new A109's and NH90's... was hoping I'd get to have a rip on the Huey's before they disappeared too as I grew up next to Hobsonville back when it was the home to 3sqn.
I was going to approach the Navy to see what the story is, but the wording of the letter I received pretty much told me I'd just be wasting the recruiters time.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Kiwi back at home!
You passed PERSEL and the monkey box but others were more academically qualified?
Navy has a certain number of spots on wings, speak to a recruiter.
For whom the bell tolls
That was the initial call back in 2004. This time round they said that based on the aptitude tests at PERSEL, not my academics, they didn't believe I would pass wings course, despite the fact that I had passed the tests, as in I qualify for pilot training, they just don't think I'll pass. I'll do what you said in the PM and see where it leads from there, my old man really dislikes the Navy though!
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Loving life in the Bay
If you're truly motivated you'll try again. If not then you were never going to make it anyway.
For whom the bell tolls
You only get two chances to do Personel Selection for Pilot the RNZAF.
KiwiBitcher
where opinion holds more weight than fact.
It's better to not pass and know that you could have than to pass and find out that you can't. Wait for the straight.
Loving life in the Bay
Stink! Missed that bit.
One hell of a ride.
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
Loving life in the Bay
Why stop? The beatings will continue
Motivation is at least as important as marks and aptitude if not more so.
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