Soggyboxers
I can believe you, it is difficult if not impossible without a track record. I did, because the company pushed for me and spoke to the right people. Twelve years with them helped. An added bonus was that several Chinese pilots in our organisation who were expecting to be put out to grass have been retained because of my situation and very happy they are too.
Look on the bright side. Tanjian isn't too bad but Tanggu is a bloody miserable place. That's when you can see it through the smog. I flew out of there one winter and there was 15 kms of thin pack ice to start off with and then had to fly around a jack up that resembled a Christmas cake until they had chipped the ice off the helideck.
However we are straying off the thread. The point I am trying to make is that there is a system, both in Australia and China that ensures that people can fly safely after attaining the age of sixty five. So why can't there be the same system in other countries.
Last edited by Fareastdriver; 29th August 2007 at 08:00.