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Forum: Fragrant Harbour

1st Sep 2016, 23:12

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Posted By raven11

STP What does my continuing to train have to...

STP

What does my continuing to train have to do with my belief in the premise that hiring experienced pilots is better than hiring candidates with no experience?
In light of my disagreeing with...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

1st Sep 2016, 09:20

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

STP Sighhhhhhhhh...... It is also...

STP
Sighhhhhhhhh......

It is also important to understand how critical it is to have a crew of TWO fully qualified pilots in every airline cockpit, not a captain and an apprentice. Every safety...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

31st Aug 2016, 23:29

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Thank you Kitsune.....And thank you Captain C.B....

Thank you Kitsune.....And thank you Captain C.B. Sully Sullenberger.

Like most of us, I simply cannot believe what is going on in the airline industry today. The industry and the pilot profession...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

29th Aug 2016, 20:16

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

STP, I agree with most of what you say in...

STP,

I agree with most of what you say in your second last para:

"Agreed to some extent but that's a different argument, industrial versus professional, although I do concede that they are...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

26th Aug 2016, 09:07

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Broadband, I completely agree that you will...

Broadband,
I completely agree that you will find bad trainers in every organization. I can tell you that a few years ago a certain training manager took a broom to these characters on the fleet that...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

26th Aug 2016, 08:53

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Steve, Okay, thank you for "listening". ...

Steve,
Okay, thank you for "listening".

When I say that "after a few years of training under their belt, our guys are great" I am referring to the combination of time spent as both a second...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

25th Aug 2016, 20:24

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Pogie It wasn't Steve that said that it was me....

Pogie
It wasn't Steve that said that it was me. I've been a trainer for a while, both civil and military. In my post military career I have seen some pretty shoddy civil operators. Cathay's training...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

25th Aug 2016, 19:36

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Steve You say you are not deliberately trying...

Steve
You say you are not deliberately trying to be obtuse, but then you continue with your same line of argument, ignoring what 99% of us are saying. For you to argue that there is no link between...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

22nd Aug 2016, 08:10

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

JY, Geez....don't misunderstand me. After a...

JY,

Geez....don't misunderstand me. After a few years of training under their belts our guys are great! Our training system is one of the best and our young pilots develop quite nicely. Hats off...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

21st Aug 2016, 07:12

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

STP I agree to disagree with you. The...

STP

I agree to disagree with you.

The definition of high quality flight time? Once again, it should be obvious. Must I really state it for you?

You and I both know what it is....as does...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

19th Aug 2016, 08:08

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Sam Ting Wong "How big this risk actually is...

Sam Ting Wong
"How big this risk actually is remains debatable."

No..it's not debatable. We've dignified this lunatic argument long enough. The largest aviation governing body on the planet has...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

17th Aug 2016, 23:48

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

To argue that there is an inverse relationship...

To argue that there is an inverse relationship between experience and competence is nuts....

As I said earlier, do members of any other profession make such a ludicrous claim? Do people seek the...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

16th Aug 2016, 22:00

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Trigger warning: Sarcasm..... ...

Trigger warning: Sarcasm.....

Oval....but....but....but.....with those under slung engines if he/she had added thrust they would have lost control!!! It's an unusual attitude....or is it a...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

15th Aug 2016, 13:17

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

STP Please stop! It's no wonder our management...

STP
Please stop! It's no wonder our management can constantly get the better of us.

Why is it that only members of the pilot profession will willingly cheerlead low time/no time replacements?
...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

14th Aug 2016, 23:23

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Personally, I'll take high hours over low hours...

Personally, I'll take high hours over low hours when screening new pilots. However, I also think that hiring high quality candidates with little experience can be managed effectively as long as the...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

14th Aug 2016, 10:47

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Terrain Terrain My comments are not meant to...

Terrain Terrain

My comments are not meant to be personal; as I said in my post, the cost cutting practice of placing no-time/low-time "pilots" in the right seat of a commercial airliner is...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

14th Aug 2016, 04:45

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

JY9024 Are you serious? Let's advance your...

JY9024

Are you serious? Let's advance your logic shall we? If the simulator is better than the real airplane/real stick time, then why not give a trainee even less real stick time, and more video...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

13th Aug 2016, 20:55

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Only an accountant would argue that it is safe to...

Only an accountant would argue that it is safe to permit someone with 100 hours to occupy the right seat of a 320/330. Any pilot manager in a position of authority that sanctions this should have his...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

4th Aug 2016, 13:46

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Curtain Not all roses at Dragon for a new...

Curtain
Not all roses at Dragon for a new pilot.
Just spoke to a Dragon mate who told me that only two pilots have passed the command training so far this year (two per month going through...).
...

Forum: Fragrant Harbour

4th Aug 2016, 13:35

Replies: 430

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Posted By raven11

Did anyone notice this advertised benefit? ...

Did anyone notice this advertised benefit?

-Discretionary share in the Company’s annual profit

How do they do these things with a sraight face?

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