Kiwi,
1 I am staying for my benefit 12 more months in the pit i can just about cope with.
2 As a captain with emirates i will never be a "respected captain" pilots are not treated with respect( except captain murray who is treated like a VP)
3 Thank you for the best wishes for the command training i have over 2000 hours airbus command before emirates and quite rightly i have to do the full command course, however a DEC with only 737 time does not have to jump through the same hoops.
4 If you ever make it into emirates( being from nz looking on the middle east forum i assume you are looking) you will see why grown men spit their dummys.
TH