Originally Posted by
scottiedogg
Well i went up today and theres no talk of anyone leaving for definate, theres talk of one engineer leaving possible in a few months time, but thats nothing to do with cabair taking over.
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I think you need to talk to full time staff/instructors.
There is one engineer leaving, don't exactly know when but I understand he has handed in his notice. As far Cabair having nothing to do with the decision I think you will find that Cabair has a lot to do with it.
Yes the engineers are tucked away in the hangar for most of the day - occasionally let out for tea breaks (even the grubby ones!) - but they too are a very important part of WAC. The reputation of a flying school comes partly from the overall standard of the school fleet, and I don't mean having glossy brand new aeroplanes, I'm talking about having an aeroplane that will get you airborne for your lesson/jolly and get you safely back down again without too many dramas in between. Every time I have flown a WAC aircraft I have the utmost confidence in the airworthiness of it, and that goes a long way to keeping members.
Unfortunately, I haven't got the same regard for Cabair maintained aircraft. I hope that no big changes happen in the engineering department at WAC to alter my view of the WAC fleet.
I'm not implying that anyone of the current engineers at WAC would in any way compromise safety, but 'improvements' may be forced upon them....
I think that takes this post full circle and perhaps part of the reason that an engineer is going now...