pilotspantsdown:
Do you ever read what I actually say? On every post that I have made on this subject I have said that it would be very interesting to investigate why it is that some few 146 pilots suffer while the rest of us have no problems.
Why do you have difficulty with this? I personally know of two or three pilots in 20 years of operating the 146 who have had a problem. One of them had to move to another aircraft (A300) and he has been fine ever since.
I am simply trying to get the problem into perspective whilst you, and some of your mates, are trotting out completely spurious figures (which are rather dubious) to "support" your argument that one third of us is suffering from this problem. You have even suggested that I am suffering from 146 fumes simply because I referred to some of your logic as "b*llocks".
Let us just look at some of your statistics:
"A survey of all known current and past 146 pilots"
When I query this statement and point out that my company have flown 19 146s for 20 years and that none of us were ever asked, you respond with:
"From memory about 300 pilots were contacted. That's a fair sample. I cannot comment on why you or your colleagues were left out".
So, suddenly "every known 146 pilot" becomes invalid. I would think that we alone have gone through that number of pilots over 20 years.
Perhaps you could tell us all exactly which companies were quizzed and which companies responded?
"I concede that my memory might not be entirely acurate".
You have absolutely removed all doubt of that already.
I have no intention of posting again on this subject. I have great sympathy with those who really do have a problem but their cause is not being helped by people such as you who pluck so-called statistics out of the atmosphere which simply do not stand up to inspection.
Last edited by JW411; 26th October 2007 at 18:18.