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This is the diary of me following my dream and spreading my wings in Doha, Qatar. I won't be updating it too often as I'm (hopefully) here for quite a while.

I flew out on 20th June, and start a seven week intensive training course on Monday, 22nd June 2009. Training covers customer service, emergency training, water ditching, evacuations and first aid. If that all goes well, Ill be flying a mix of short and longhaul flights for Qatar Airways by mid-August.

Thank you to everyone for your support and helping me on my quest. Hope to see you all up in the air at some point!!

That's all for now and the first entry will be in a few weeks time once I'm underway with the training.

Take care, Rob

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By RJF777
October 31st 2009

Cruising at Flight Level 390 Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur

From the 'office' in Vienna

I’m definitely getting into the swing of the airline lifestyle now. Nearly every pen I have has got some obscure hotel logo on it, and my notice board consists of many memos, reminders, phone numbers, etc scrawled on napkins from the galleys. My watch is always on the wrong time zone, my suitcase is never unpacked, my thighs are bruised from passenger’s elbows and I swear I have more currencies in my wallet than destinations we serve. I’m already at the stage of referring to the cities by their 3 letter codes and have almost forgotten my room number and which [View Full Entry]

By RJF777
September 19th 2009

Qatari 302 cleared for take off runway 34 Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Ready to fly

Hello all and first of all, apologies for the lengthy delay in uploading this entry. I’ve succumbed to the realities of international flying: Free time to do this kind of stuff is a rare luxury now. Sleep, eat, fly and layovers are the four main elements of life nowadays. So where to begin? I suppose Istanbul would be the logical place. This was my second observer flight and was on the A320. The fight went well and I didn’t feel as lost as I did on my Dubai flight. The small little touch that will stick with me from this flight [View Full Entry]

By RJF777
August 16th 2009

The last part of training Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Irish Bar

The last few days of July were rather kind to us namely in the form of a few much easier days of training and our first pay day. We had two days of training at the Qatar Aeronautical College where we studied Security and Dangerous goods. The two instructors were ex-British army/RAF and it was a welcome change to hear some Brits! I was also able to get a few contacts there as it’s at the Aeronautical College where I might be able to finish the pilot training next year if Qatar Airways approve me for it. Fingers crossed it will [View Full Entry]

By RJF777
July 30th 2009

The middle bit of training... Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Fire fighting training

30 July 2009 Morning/afternoon/evening everyone! Having finished Cabin Services the previous day, we went straight into the Safety and Emergency Procedures (SEP). We learnt how to handle ourselves, the passengers and the aircraft in a variety of emergency situations including ditching on water, lavatory fires and ground evacuations. We also learned how to deal with situations such as an incapacitated pilot, unruly passengers and the legalities surrounding the carriage of special passengers. Did you know that a maximum of 6 Falcons are allowed on board?? No, I didn’t either... On [View Full Entry]

By RJF777
July 10th 2009

The first few weeks... Middle East » Qatar » Doha

Touch down in Doha

10 July 2009 After two months worth of medicals and waiting, I finally arrived in Doha on 20th June. I was met at the airport by a housing officer who took me to my apartment. It is in the Bin Mahmoud district which is a twenty minute drive from the airport. The apartment is very large and is brand new, so I am amongst the first batch of people to live in it. We all received a welcome hamper with so essential foods such as bread, milk and water as well as all the cutlery and crockery for the kitchen. Later [View Full Entry]

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