Gentlemen
Lately, I've been checking this thread pretty much every day. Some of the postings are hilarious and amusing. Others give reason for serious consern about safety and work environment.
Quite a few pilots seem to stick around Nigeria, even when all the pro's and con's have been discussed to pieces. To me, the following alternatives give reasons why:
1. Some of you exaggerate wildly about how bad it is, because you are having a string of grumpy, bad days.
2. You are stuck because you are unable to get a position in Europe. In the North Sea, we are short of pilots both in the UK and Norway. We keep on hiring, but still have a long way to go. Perhaps you do not have work permits for the EU region? Perhaps you do not like offshore flying in the North Sea?
3. You like it in Nigeria, despite the bad stuff.
One thing seems fairly certain: The only way to gently start down the road towards improvement of terms and conditions is to establish a proper pilots union.
Regards from Norway