Interesting article high lighting the fact that the PVR rate for multi-engine pilots now stands at 24 for the year, 7 sqn commanders have PVRd and a couple of Stn Commanders and 87% of sqn Ldr pilots are leaving at their 38/16 point.
Sounds about right - unsustantiated storied from the AFPRB lot that came to out neck of the woods, lots of multi-drivers are looking at PVRing this year.
Also claims over stretched bad leadership crap procurement contracts lack of helicopters
The last bit especially - but then again, X hundreds of millions on 6 new Merlins is better headlines than X millions on spares for the existing fleet to get them working properly.
"Fighting the crocodile nearest the canoe". Agree - but with little money you can only address one problem at a time. Furthermore, some of the problems we are encountering don't have instant solutions, such as procurement programmes, manning and recruitment.
Yes they do - shoot the accountants. They are the crocodiles!]
When Loader visited recently his pep talk to troops in Basra was that being in RAF these days was like being on the train to glasgow. Its a bit rough and if they dont like it they can just get off the train!
Very little to do with the destinatioan, just don't think much of the driver's agricultural handling.
Of course, given the recent rule changes, I couldn't really comment. Only being a mate of someone currently serving of course.
