After several phonecalls and emails I have found out some ****** thought it would be better off for them to paint over a wall which holds years of history. This new pilot (
Stick), who had just started with the company, woke up early one morning whilst the other people were sleeping and painted over all the memorable messages. Who does this guy think he is??
When you arrive on a place like Horn and see the wall with pilots messages who have come done there time and gone,you feel satisfaction that your time there is noticed. Over the next 12months or so you wonder what message to leave behind for the next era of pilots in the hope the message will be there in 12months time.
But when a new guy who just starts with a company finds it in himself not to ring management, or ask the senior base, or even ask any other line pilots how they would feel if the memory wall was painted over. Then you ask yourself, what else will he think is appropriate.
I hope the guys on Horn deal with this
head. If he writes on the wall after he does his time, make sure you let him. And after he leaves the island, feel free to leave inspiring messages next to his name for future pilots to read.
Thanks to the guys up there for passing on the messages and trying your best to recover the wall back to it's state.
Maybe the new pilot can do this to the wall instead
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Better result maybe????