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Old 31st October 2005 | 10:53
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Whirlybird

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I think you presumed I was the student on bad weather flights, you were mistaken , I can handle those conditions however unpleasant they may be. (LQ71)

Now that makes me laugh. You have spent 50k on flying. You aren't a high time pilot. You can handle 2k vis, low cloud etc. (KMS)
That level of over-confidence is not uncommon in new CPLs and others with a similar number of hours - been there, done that. I don't want to jump to any conclusions, but if this school is the one I think it might be, they do seem to....shall we just say turn out pilots who are somewhat unaware of their own limitations. Maybe it's part of the whole attitude engendered by some of what LQ71 talked about.

To those who say "name and shame", publish and be damned" etc etc, please remember it's not easy. This school is probably quite well known and well thought of in some circles. LQ71 is a new CPL who's spent shedloads of money and would like to get a job someday. This is a small industry, where people talk. Who are they going to believe - a longstanding school, or a low hours pilot? Especially if the school thought to put it about that he had a grudge, had never been any good, probably shouldn't be flying, or whatever. Sure, none of those things are important in comparison to people's lives, but can any of you who earn your living by flying, truly say, hand on heart, that you wouldn't at least think about them. Whistleblowers are rarely thanked...at least not in their own lifetimes. Can't you understand where LQ is coming from?

OK, I know this may be a wind-up, but I don't think it is, unfortunately. And even if it is, I prefer to take such cases seriously, in case they're for real.
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