Re: Flying in the Arabian Gulf
SASless,
Concerning Saudi Aramco, we sent out 13 pilots in 2005 for A-109E training. Of those 13, 1 was a Saudi National and the rest were Expat Aramcoms. You are correct in the fact that we do not have any Consultant pilots flying the A-109E at this time. However, of the 7 Expat Consultants that we currently employ, 3 are 212/412 PIC's and 2 are 206 PIC's.
We have had a couple of consultant pilots leave lately, but that is the nature of the beast.
I have been here for 14 years and we have several pilots who have been here for 19 years. Life is tough here in the desert.