Originally Posted by
Pops Away Ginger
Who do you think is in the chain of events that get you airborne, every trade has a part to play however small, you wouldn't get very far without food, fuel and imagine, god forbid, you didn't get paid so don't get on to me about being a 'blunty'
So far I have seen no reasonable argument for this practice apart from 'we are owed it', isn't everyone owed the same financial equivalent then?
So you don't do any civilian recognised accounting qualifications or a supply and logisitics degree or an MDA etc etc?
Are these civilians insured and authorized to fly in military aircraft and who actually auths it?
yes and yes and the auth. In the case I am aware of it was the sqn cdr.
Do you really think that if it wasn't aircrew then this would actually be allowed?
Of course not. You need to be qualified to use any kit, even JPA, so just because you are a wiz at PPL does not entitle you to get your hands on Betty's toybox.