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Old 26th Mar 2020, 16:04
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Jetscream 32
 
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I have been made aware of 2 young and previously healthy pilots now down with Covid 19 and suffering badly - one who was on rig duty wearing PPE and another on air ambulance. This really isn't something you want to catch if you can avoid it.

Meanwhile some employers are trying to insist on continuing flying training claiming the social distancing at work guidance is somehow discretionary!!!! How can 2 hours in a small cockpit comply with any Govt guidance?
They would be better off in the classroom or sim if they are that desperate - I don't think its currently appropriate to continue flying training because if you have an incident or accident and end up in a field with or without damage - as soon as someone reports an a/c has 'crash-landed' near my house - the whole world and his wife in resources respond... Not helpful at all at times like this where we need every available asset for C-19 work.
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