Hi, thanks for your nice and helpful videos. Would like to ask you if it is true that Irish low cost airline will start recruiting new pilot with low hours only from 3 main full time program companies? I will be eligible to apply at the end of this year so I am bit worry. Thanks for answer Vladimir :)

Thank you! I am working on that.

keep up with what you are doing, it help lots of people!

I wonder if anyone in the executive or other administrative departments of the high end airlines might have had the proactivity iat their own economic l;evel to keep an eye on what is happening on your site? Personally, if I were such a person, I would want it followed, whether I were personally in a position to do it or I needed to have some middle manager do it! Being in Canada, and politically interested in what our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is doing, I am thinking, but in a somewhat different way, about Air Canada. IMHO Air Canada is not in the top luxury class, but industry mentor ship (makes it all sound very close to "Mentour" doesn't it?) is good for all, providing it is not compromised or tainted by less than ethical interests in the background. This kind of tainted learning has been the battle of my life, and known to be an exceptional one. Ironically,, as you are in Spain,one of my slogans is in Spanish, which is my third language. So, as one who loves his public speaking, but independent and non-beholding, I have used this when the chance arises to even a unilingual English audience: ¡ Haber compasión es la hija de had sida sofrie ! Having handed the audience that, I mention that one wouldn't need to understand a word of Spanish to realize that there's a lot more than the words! I then pause to watch the audoience reaction and then translate: "To have compassion is the DAUGHTER of having suffered!" Finally, I might rhetorically ask the audience why do they think I use Spanish to do this, or I might simply and firmly tell them: Everyone knows that Spanish is about as emotive a language as any, so... As a retired electronic technician, when I want to make a point with emotive force, I use the right tool for the job, the same as if it were a hammer or a screwdriver! BTW: Partly because of a small motor physical coordination difficulty, I often compose offline and paste-post. Fortunately your site is open enough to allow this. Not all You Tube videos are as open to comments! also, I make extensive use of Libre Office to deal with many issues, but when paste-posting, if i do that directly from Libre Office, it tends to sump a lot of formatting codes, so I may paste it first into gedit (a basic Linux text editor) then repaste to strip the unwanted codes.

Thank you, I will

Well in that case, I should be good :) Thanks!

Or more like broke 😂

It can definitely benefit you if you're exploring options in foreign countries (if you speak that country's native language), as many countries favor pilots who speak the native language. HOWEVER, you must be able to read, write, speak, AND understand English...international ICAO standard.

When you train for ppl the flight instructor or line captains tests you for a certain aircraft.

Morné Visagie - citizenship could be a problem in my opinion, after all why should they hire a non European citizen when there's thousands to chose from who have the right to work & live in Europe ?? If you have the money I'd advise you go to something like eaglejet and enrol in a pay to fly program where you can be posted anywhere where your nationality won't be an issue. Aviation is all about money and contacts, remember that-good luck😉😎

***** Oh I totally understand that sentiment, my question is about the structure more than the school directly. Basically the first part of the program they charge you tuition to get the necessary certifications (about $50,000 us dollars) which leaves you with about 450 hours total because the FAA gives you a credit on hours due to the fact that you are going to a school. Then you get the rest of your hours- about 1000 more are needed to work in the US- by being a flight instructor at the school while getting paid to do so. Does that sound legit from your point of view? can you think of any downfalls to that kind of program?

***** They guarantee it as a paid internship, $20 an hour while I do it. In the states we have a work study program which pays $8.50 an hour from the government and the school pays the rest. They have a 92%graduation rate so from what I can tell its a good program, im still looking for graduates to ask about it. The training is on cessna 172's, beechcraft duchess' and piper warriors. is it common to get all your training on smaller planes like that or do you think that other schools would be training with bigger planes? Or would I have to get the training for bigger stuff on the job?

***** Awesome, thank you for taking the time to respond! Can't wait to see more videos!

+Kyle Kelliher what school are u going to

+Kyle Kelliher 450 hours seems like way too much? most people finish with around 250-300 in the US, how did you come up with those hours? just curious lol

45 year career as helicopter pilot with airplane ratings as well. Helicopters are not any harder than airplanes to fly. Just different way to manipulate controls. Air sense and all other areas are pretty much the same. Both become like riding a bike after a while. Don't worry about it.

ReHi Mr. Mentour: I would presently say good wee morning here as the local time is 06:21 EDT in Montreal, Wed Sep 28. So glad I could flag an issue for your you & students! Many thanks for your reply! At age 71, (born during the end of WWII) I have had over 1 million Km. on the road. I had a vareid career from assisting with the electronics for neurohysiology research to woorking as a tote operatior on a U.S. racetrack to some 12 years as an industrial electronic tech. That job was very much a job on the road - it;was a bit like being the fire department for the whole of North America. you never really know whewre you're going to end up next, nor what issues might greet you there, as client's service requests can be very lacking in detail and accuracy. Much as I loved droving, during the 80's theyonly once allowed me to drive further than Montreal to, say Quebec City (about 230 miles), Ottawa (about 120 miles) or KIngston ON (about 160 miles). this was because the cost of my time to do the driving would outweigh the cost of an airplane ticket. I have flown, albeit piecemeal, from one ocean to the other. The employer was somewhat of a specialized agency, renting technicians to many industries all over the world. On one job some of my colleagues flew to the job one way and back home around the world the other way. But when the job is on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesai that did make sense! another had an interesting route from a navigational point of view: Montreal QC, Edmonton AB, Nanisivik NT. Each leg was about 5 1/2 hours flying time, likely in a 135 sear jet, yet if you look at the vector from Montreal to Nanisivik, then Montreal to Edmonton, you might think how is such a roughly equilateral triangular route possible? Nanisivik is located just in from the Northwestern side of Baffin Island. That far up in the Arctic meant that the curvature of the earth turned the whole thin into more the shape of a quasi-trangular non-flat orange peel. also, in those conditions, a piloit would have to be well versed in ice and Arctic flying, and the added challenges of the changing differences between Magnetic and true north. also, radio transmission does not behave the same in the artic as it does in temeprate or tropical areas! Normal maps mean little also! "That's nav!" The best jobs for me were "hero jobs". when a job so complicated and downright dangerous came along that everyone else would run, I would pick it up. A ""professional hero" is often not appreciated, but when all the small p politics was out of the way, I could then say now that I'm in control, I'm going to save your bacon! Jobs sometimes oincilved liquid explosives on top of Canada's rockies, or nuclear wast in the"doomsday room" of a U.S. nuclear plant, electrical power up to 12 Kv. etc. Simply, you do it right or you might well not come back alive! But here I am! Not having the normal degree of people skills (due to a combination of bad parenting and an exceptional series of other enigmas, that were far, far from understood at the time, I had the lifetime challenge of "figuring it all aout", then figuring out why even that was not really all.. At this point you can see I've had a very exceptional life, even though learning from"The School of hard Knocks" IS hard knocks, very hard knocks, I can't regret it as I know the true value of " La verdadura " which I have exoriced to posterity and humanity, notwihstanding who might ab about to listen and who not. In the end "The Early birds will get the worms". I do not have the time and resources to run a blog or (so far) upload videos, but in time I hope to have the chance, un-monetized, and staunchly unbeholding and incorruptible! Canadians are sometimes seen as the diplomats of the world, however they can also be on the wimpish side at times and a true diplomat cannot ve a wimp, so let the mettle be strong! (and of anyone is not familiar, that mettle has NOTHING to do with Aluminum or Steel! the word is Shakespearean.) Having hear this part of my history, you might well imagine why I chose that line in Spanish: ¡ Haber compasión es la hija de han sida sofrie ! (As I am writing this, this machine is FTP transferring a small batch of some 176,000 files, filtering on the fly to one of my NAS boxes for later backup and selective archival) Happy coaching and fly long! Bruce M.

+karlefornia Which airline is called "rednose"?

+Arne Christoffersen Norwegian :)

Yevgeni Suhanov - go for it, what have you got to lose? A Qatar captain told me to do so..

Complete your university degree first, and then start flying. You have lots of time on your horizon...

mancubwwa your eyesight can’t be correct to 20/20?

in short no - While I have almost perfect vision in my left eye, my right eye can't be fully corrected at this stage.

Lucrezia Negrini my advice is to pursue a career in North America if you can, its notoriously difficult and expensive to get a job in Europe. Good luck 😉

+Mentour Pilot hello again, tanks for answer me, i think that it will be great, if you want i can speak to the student advisor to prepare or arrange the visit, also we Just started new promotions of PPL two weeks ago and this week the promotion 14 of ATPL (including me), we are at the school every day and some Saturdays. Also of course it will be awesome to have a real airliner captain to talk whit us. Kind regards

+Mentour Pilot is it difficult for American pilots to get positions within Ryanair?

MasterTunaFish That's because Ryanair and other airlines such as EasyJet, Flybe and so on have partnerships with many aviation schools whereby they will take you on once you have finished your training or during your training. I think EasyJet and Flybe do have integrated programs at aviation schools too.

MasterTunaFish is

***** thanks I just want to be better safe then sorry :)

Thank you for your desire to serve your country! Disclaimer: I am not an Aviation Medical Examiner and you should contact your AME with this question. In the USA, any sort of prosthetic is going to require a a Statement of Demonstrated Ability (SODA) -- a special issuance of a medical certificate. More info about this from the FAA: www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/aam/ame/guide/app_process/general/appeals/soda/ However, this does not guarantee that you will be hired. Some airlines may not accept special issuance medical certificates.

Thank you bro :)

I'm female. Girls can fly too.

Mentour Pilot ok cheers !! 👍🏻👍🏻

Too bad they pay Canadian dirt

All of the jobs will leave on the same train as the economy, of course.

Yeah we believe the guy who's online profile picture features a mass murderer.

abbas imam if you have the money & the right to live and work in Europe then yes.

Thanks Petter for the info. The reason I'm asking about the ATPL is dat a friend of mine has been flying for a regional airline without an ATPL for a couple of years and he is now going to do the ATP CTP course before writing the exam. He says its some new regulations from FAA. Could u ask some of the young pilots u fly with about this please? 2. Are you required to do a skill test in the 747-800 simulator every 6 months or so by your airline? Thanks and keep it up with the content

Re: Question 1: Yes, in the USA regulation 14 CFR 61.156 became effective after 31 Jul 2014 and pilots are now required to pass a very expensive ATP-CTP course prior to taking the written exam for the ATP AMEL certificate. Some US regional airlines will pay for this ATP-CTP course for their new hires. The regulation is stated here: www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=4e73b039ef5eb88de0c8bf614a6d300b&mc=true&node=se14.2.61_1156&rgn=div8 and you can find more information about how this new law came to be in my comments to Mentour Pilot's "Is there a pilot shortage?" video.

Hi! Get into the Mentour Aviation app and ask in the Chat. There are loads of helpful people there!

Thank you, sir!

No, you don't have to go to university, but you need to get through your A levels, or highschool, or your IB, or whatever equivalent they have in South Africa

Is everything alright with you? Lots of crazy stuff going down in South Africa.

It is quite technical, Yes.

Thanks a lot! Now I have a faith that I can fly! (I have -1.0 on right and -0.5 on left, I could fly gliders tough)

Nismo RS the CAA allow +5 to -6 for a class 1 medical, however my eyesight is -6 and after a lot of research i think they may still give you a medical but they will refer you to a specialist

+Adam McVeigh not anymore, there are no limits anymore as long as you have the minimum corrected visus with spectacles or lenses. Also pre-operative limits have been removed.

+Marco Nasti u made me happy , thx mate

+Mentour Pilot In Canada it can't be any worse than +/- 3.00...I had to get laser surgery haha

Adrian bachini Nice. That's what I'm trying to get my 4 year degree (computer science ) but I'm going to start my flight school before I get into college so I just can gain more hours. Because if you wanna apply for any airlines the first thing that they care is how much hours and experience you put on your flight. Computer science is actually very useful in everything and also in aviation. Anyway good luck.

Adrian Bash Look into the military, having that degree makes you eligible for officer school and flight school slots. Comp sci will be seen as favorable considering the amount of electronics which go into those planes and when you get out you’ll be a super pilot by comparison since they emphasize highly aggressive flying which you’ll never see in the civilian world (even for those giant transports).

Yo BrO idk where you are from but the most important thing you can do is TRAVEL. Meet people. Meet owners, chief pilots, HR workers. Connections are everything.

Hope you get a lot more for the risk.

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*****​ best channel on KZfaq. You rock man. Youve inspired me even more to be your pilot. Your biggest fan, Matt

Oh yes the other thing I wanted to say was I'm sure pilots see UFO's from time to time.

+Mentour Pilot Lol yes :-) :-)