@ Willows
of course I'm happy to be a jockey but, after a few years you start to realise that your former hobby becomes a profession, in time you build up a family, get children and suddenly you understand that you have to make a living out of your dream.
Here's where the reality differs from imagination. All the young guys who pay a fortune to get a direct line to A320 or A340 or even bigger AC just skip the way called "gaining experience" and the worst thing is, that Airlines support that kind of philosophy just by counting beans. I allways had the oppinion that experience is the capital of a company, especially for Airlines. But we have to change our oppinions: Older guys are not to cheat as easy as the rookies, they are more expensive, more demanding and more direct. So get rid of them, the AC is not asking for your experience.
Until, yes, until in the future there will be a fatal accident and some TSB will find out that the reason is a lack of company internal philosophy of a healthy mixture of senior staff, supporting younger, safety comes from top downwards not the otherway around.
My problem is, that where the jets are there's the money, or at least the better net result, more and more. And "old fashion guys" getting blocked and overtaken by young chaps with a big wallet or a rich daddy. That's what I'm angry about
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Last edited by sidestickhumper; 17th December 2005 at 10:24.