Ecuador beware of scams pilot schools and crew that in the úrecent months have proliferated in an uncontrolled manner, even offering, licenses, without even being centers certified by the Directorateón General of Aviationón Civil – DGAC.
a few days agoías, the aeron authorityáutica DGAC, startó a fieldña diffusionón about the 10 pilot schools that in Ecuador isán certified by this organization to provide courses for the training of new pilots and current pilots seeking to grow in their professional careers..
Regrettably, this fieldñthe start, although it is not the first time that certified schools have been mentioned, for a series of scams that have taken place every dayía más common in the país.
Some companies or individuals have created training or training centers.ón, where they even offer licenses, since this is illegal, Since the úThe only way to do it is if they were official centers certified by the DGAC.
If you follow my posts periodicallyótip, I'm sure there will already beás theído that the úThe only way to obtain a license is from certified centers or through airline training.ígood and bad, hereí I explain it:
¿Cóhow to get a pilot's license?
The úonly way to get a pilot license, from private to commercial and all relevant certifications, is taking the course in a school legally constituted and certified by the Directorateón General of Aviationón Civilian of Ecuador – DGAC.
The list of these schools can be found hereí, where además, couldán trust the informationóDetailed information about each one and its planes: www.nlarenas.com/2017/07/escuelas-de-pilotos-en-ecuador/.
¿Cóhow to obtain a cabin crew license?
The úThe only way to obtain a cabin crew license is to take the course at an airline.ínea. For a person to obtain, by the DGAC, crew license, dutyá sí o sí be part of a call and course from a company/aerolíline legally established and certified by the Directorateón General of Aviationón Civilian of Ecuador – DGAC.
If you want to know cómo is the complete process to become a cabin crew, you must read this guíto complete: www.nlarenas.com/2018/03/guia-para-ser-tripulante-de-cabina-de-pasajeros/
¿CóI detected a scam in aviationón?
pilots
- If you want to be a pilot and you approach a company that tells you that you can start your dreamñor with them, The first thing you should do is review the list of companies certified by the DGAC to do that activity and see if it isá ahí.
- If no isá in the list, píGive them the documents and certificates from the DGAC, que por regulationón, They must always be visible at the school entrance.
¿Does not meet any of these options? I couldíunless it is a company that represents a school from another countryís, for it, píGive them the documents that prove they are legal and sales representatives in Ecuador, opposite case, is a gotcha.
Finally, a recommendationóadditional n, It's worth finding out if your simulator training can be logged in bitácora, since if the classes are not in an FTD (Flight Training Device ) whatever you do in a simulator cannot be validated in your bitáheart as training.
Crew
- The úThe only way to be a cabin crew member is on an airline.ínea, so detecting a scam for crew members is más fácil.
- If an institute, school or training centerón tells you and assures that he will be ableás have a crew member's license and immediate work in aerolínea, píGive them the documents and certificates from the DGAC to be able to do this activity, which will not haveán for reasons explained above.
¿Does not meet these points? Is a gotcha.
It should be noted that there are centers that offer preparationón and training báphysical to have basic knowledge about the functions of a cabin crew, but you have to be careful that they only offer you this and not, a license, which only the DGAC, after a course in an airlineínea can give you.
free tickets
There are many others, such as prizes and gifts of tickets., but just like in job offers, always doubt gift tickets from social profiles, páweb pages or emails that are not officially sent and generated by the airlinesídenies.
Calls offering free tickets on behalf of any airlineíEcuadorian nea and that you have to go to a hotel for lunch or dinner, It is a scam and I will surely ask youán your personal data such as your credit cardésaid during that meetingón with the objective of achieving additional charges for «free or no-cost tickets».
Dónde report a scam
To report a scam or possible scam, It is recommended to save all possible evidence that validates this activity., like víthe gods, Photos, emails, etc.
La informationóI can'tán send the DGAC authorities to the emails: [email protected] and [email protected].
Other types of aviation scamón from Ecuador
Spaghettién, in the úIn recent months, other types of scams have emerged that we must always be careful to report., but above all, do not spread them.
They are the work ones, fake ads on OLX or social networks announcing opening of vacancies in airports and airlinesílines have appeared, but all false.
They are false and scams since they ask the interested party, that he deposit money in a certain account to be able to start the selection process.ón.
Any company, aerolínea or airport requestá jamás money to start a hiring processón, pero máIt's important toún, Job advertisements are always found on official channels of these companies, not on OLX or fake profiles.
You can find the márecent verified job offers and real hereí, on my blog: www.nlarenas.com/2017/10/ofertas-de-empleo-en-aviacion-ecuador/.
¡Compábreak it so it doesn't fallás people!
