Originally Posted by
dook
laureibe,
My work in Saudi Arabia did not involve the Jaguar.
I was a BAe contract flying instructor at the King Faisal Air Academy. Strikemasters.
The Oman job would have been far more fun and a better lifestyle, but the salary was no contest.
I arrived at the end of 1985 and the BAe senior manager (a retired brigadier) said:
"In the calendar here it's 1406, and it won't take you long to realise that's just about right".
Dook,
Thanks for the reply.
I worked for the same company at the Technical Studies Institute, KAAB Dhahran from Jan 89 to Aug 99. Like yourself, the salary was the main attraction. There had also been the opportunity to work for Grumman in Riyadh but opted for BAe.
Several of your Strikies ended up at the TSI as GI airframes just before I left.