hoggie
if we look at demographics I can paint a very distorted picture.
Looking at the left seat, the majority are poms, aussies, canucks, kiwis and yarpies. Looking at the right seat, I would say aussies, poms, kiwis, canucks, locals, yanks and euros. What does this prove? It proves that from 25-10years ago they recruited more poms, less aussies/kiwis/canucks/yarpies and no yanks or euros. So what!
You seem to imply that people that have done significantly less than 10 years that try to do a command end up failing because they are yanks?
The command failure rate for the freighter is much higher than for pax fleet I believe. Why? Reasons suggested to me by friends on that fleet are the lack of currency, lack of exposure to our so special 'culture' here are probably the main culprits. I think the american culture is perceived to be very laid back when it comes to aviation. It must be a culture shock to go from 2 or 3 years in the right seat of a very relaxed fleet, flying the same destinations mostly ULR(?) to suddenly be thrown into the british sourced command course. I suggest it isn't a racial issue so much as a cultural issue.
I know, I can hear you saying po tay toes, po tar toes etc. I think it just takes more than a couple of years for the guys to get used to the culture here. And like I said, I have known plenty of people to have come off pax fleet who have been here 4-7years fail their freighter command...and they are aussies, poms etc
I have heard that some guys are thinking of sueing for antidiscrimination. I hope they do...then maybe we can find out for sure. But I have to say that apart from the infamous swire bottler (with his penchant hatred of polite hockey players) I haven't ever heard any racial discrimination.
If any group is to feel aggrieved it is the local pilots. But again, cultural differences...they just take, outspoken yanks/aussies etc kick up a storm.