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Rattled your cage did I
I stopped being a government employee about 20yrs ago and I hate plums - was that a racial remark by the way
By hard work and going head to head with the companies we have managed to increase the pay of helicopter pilots in the UK - which is why there are so many people trying to get in and whinging when some hurdles are put in their way. There is no ban on "aliens" (to use the American term) as we have many different nationalities in my company. It just needs hard work to get the better rewards.
What we don't want is, as Autosync said, is an influx of pilots who don't meet our stringent requirements who will dilute the market and give the companies the upper hand in any future pay negotiations.
The CAA is doing us all a favour by keeping the standards high and long may it continue
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