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Carbonfibre
Davies really is unbelievable, although I am not at all surprised that you received that letter. As we are clearly into the territory of letters this is what you get when you are working for them full time, like I was supposed to be:
Gentlemen,
For the avoidance of any doubt, the airline MD is Mark Davies
THe decision to allow a charter of the aircraft when and where is HIS and HIS alone.
As a Pilot, you have clear duties and the main reason that you can choose NOT to fly is on safety grounds. NO OTHER.
As a company, we will not allow any employee to dictate terms of flying nor attempting to challenge the authority of the Management.
If this is not clear, or if you wish to join a company run by committee, then your resignation wil be accepted with immediate effect.
Mark Sedgley
Mark Sedgely was the chap who claimed at the time to represent the investor. Davies subsequently sent me a threatening text message (which of course I kept for posterity) telling me I was playing with the big boys and they would destroy me. Apparently Sedgely and Co must be big boys.
I should add that we were sent this letter after we questioned the legality of the flight, the currency of the charts (they were far from current, but Davies wanted us to fly on them anyway) and other things like insurance of the aircraft etc.
Maybe we should just go to the CAA, this is obviously very poor show, think what happens if someone does have an accident, the PIC has the responsibility to fly with current maps etc and to check legality of insurance, hmm remember hale and pace "by order of the Management"
I'd be very surprised indeed if the CAA are not looking very closely at the organisation already, but I would think your evidence would be extremely interesting to their Enforcement Section. Get in touch if you want the details of the chap I spoke to at the CAA when I was worried about the operation.
If it's names you want, other names Davies dropped were Frank Harding and even Alan Sugar. I didn't believe the last one, and I have never heard of the first, not, at least until he mentioned it.
Re: hi
Who the **** are you to question me, I cant be bothered to waste my time, I will have the last laugh, he that laughs last laughs longest, just remember that 1, I guess you saw the airscript link guess you worked out our aoc is costing 100k guess no1 really knows whtas going on apart from some jumped up **** that knows nothing.
So anyway, think that a get together should still be arranged ex employees,people who have been stiffed over and the ones who never were and stiffed over seems a few drinks are in order
All I would ever say is that if he has investors and they are serious I would dis associate myself from this man and the company name.
Hello144
Nice post, very eloquent, Mark, almost down to the standard of your text messages.
Nobody believes a word you say any more mate. Not even you believe it really do you? I mean really?
Ps the Airscript link was from 2006, when you and others thought you were on to something. By the way last you spoke of the AOC it was £50k. Is it think of a number time again?!!
Poor little Bu%&er must be worried as the only person stupid enough to sign up as a Director. Do you think he is just a patsy for the "real" money? Obviously if any wrongful trading or trading whilst insolvent could be demonstrated it would be totally his responsibility and would negate any protection he has through limited liabilities therefore making him personally liable for and creditors claims.
Seriously, anyone who wanted to put real money into an aviation venture would, one assumes, choose someone with a bit more of a proven track record than Mark.
I don't understand, how can there be any money if all the flights were just to give poor low houred pilots a helping hand and to save lives of orphans by delivering much needed offal?
Guys, seeing as it's now on the open forum, I'm more than happy to supply the contact details for the guy I spoke to at the CAA's compliance unit. They already have names linked (in some cases innocently) to MD, Unique, Sedgley, Baltic Group, Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all.
They're not the only ones taking an interest, believe me (feel free to PM me for details).
I have a part time job flying and for me thats positive, I am relutant to use his name against any flying experience, however as MD has pointed out I never worked for him, slave labour i think is the correct term
So if anyone wants there aircraft transferred for maintenance, ferrying etc there are a few of us oldies out here would love to do it, and theres a lot of us just on this thread
Any of you guys ever used the faa.gov airman search registar? you can look up everyone how has a FAA license and what type ratings they have! it even shows up 777 ratings! did a search for a guy mentioned on this forum and guess what! no rating! lol,, in fact i think i remember he only got his FAA CPL in about febuary/march 2005, supprised a 777 captain does not have one already, would be hard to fly without.
my user name makes is obvious who i am and i am not getting involved further in this for legal reasons. but i can confirm that a certain individual is compleatly full of it because i lived and trained at the same flight school for over 2years and now it for sure.
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