You're going to have to excuse me but this subject touches on my pet hate.. .I flew the North Sea for two years for one reason only, hours. Flying the North Sea provides hours.. .The work is dull. Once you have got to grips with the paperwork, the challenge ends.. .North Sea pilots have managed, very successfully, to create a myth about what they do. I found the flying the majority of the time to be easy, they would have you believe it is the most difficult job in a Helo. Wrong. Flying single pilot Emergency Services Helos is far more taxing. On the North Sea you fly tram lines in & out. The only thought process being stops, pay load & fuel. More important was ordering food & ciggys.. .I applaud the training departments. I found the training provided second to none. I'm also not attacking their professionalism. But I believe that it has become a world of the 'older' pilot who feels the world owes him something.. .They have just had a massive pay rise & yet still they moan. IFR flying apparently justifies this salary. IFR flying on published routes, using published procedures is not difficult. Landing on a rig in bad weather can raise the pulse, I accept that, it also takes skill. But does it make the North Sea Pilot the awesome creature they would have you believe? No.. .I applaud the fact that they have acheived this myth & the fact that they have managed to aquire such a large pay out. But I am truly fed up of hearing them moan. . .For the record I have an IR, I left as a Captain. I'm glad I did. The older pilot up there in Aberdeen needs to have a look around realise how lucky he is & shut up.. .. .Money for old rope springs to mind.. .. .If you want to see pilots who work for a living look elsewhere.