eyeinthesky said "As for training, what would you rather they did? Go to another airport and do it there? Sounds a bit NIMBYish to me. Not practice at all on the aircraft but do it on the sim? So you wouldn't mind boarding your 737 as a pax knowing that one of the guys up front was about to fly the 737 for real for the first time in his life?? Thought not."
Going somewhere else is the general idea Eyeinthesky-I dont have a problem with airlines training at EMA who operate from the airport and iam sure many local people also dont have a problem with this. Even to a certain extent none operating airlines doing abit of practice but Ryanair take it to the max and buzz around all day without a care in the world. This doesnt affect me as I live far enough away for it not to be an issue.
As for the issue of boarding a 737 knowing one of the guys upfront was about to fly for the first time having been to South America a couple of times myself the pilots might aswell have not flown before.
Anyways now the airports sold out to Dodge City sorry Nottingham I dont give a monkeys chuff as to what the tin pot operation allows flightwise. One things for sure there are many people in both Derbyshire and Leicestershire who are not happy about the name change of the airport.As it's in Leicestershire EMA should hope the planners at the Leicestershire councils dont also bare a grudge.
