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Old 28th Nov 2006, 07:59
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Another strange and ill-informed post by BAI.

With so many 'Ex Mill' pilots using their 'Gorm' and leaving the MOD? or whatever, this is filling up the low cost Airlines requirements.
What on earth is a 'gorm'? As an ex-RAF pilot, I have never heard this expression. As for filling the low-cost airlines' requirements, easyJet require 450 pilots next year. Ryanair probably slightly more. That's the best part of 1000 pilots for those two airlines alone. The RAF has a total of less than 3000 pilots, including many who are no longer active in flying; the RN and Army have rather fewer. The total outflow of Qualified Service Pilots (QSPs) is around 150-200 annually. Many leave flying altogether, many more do not join the airline rat-race. The remainder do not currently make a significant dent in the number of airline jobs available.

Much of the rest of your post shows a similarly loose grip on reality, so I can only advise wannabes to ignore you.

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