Thanks Uncle,
I thought that there might be something else to the story...but what of the other 3? I still believe the gist of my original post is still 'on the glideslope' as surely crab central/Insworth would have liked to have retained these aircrew if possible? I ask in all innocence and niaviety as a Pongo and not having a 'purple pop'....but from my side of the fence many of us are playing 'catch up' (infact most of us are nearly there!) with our licences and as soon as things start looking I know that quite a few will be looking to join the airline industry (yep...I know....right at the back of the queue flying rubber dog $h1te out of Hong Kong! <img src="smile.gif" border="0"> )....but it must be better than what we are enduring now and after speaking to some US AH drivers (all suffering from AIDS=Apache Induced Divorce Syndrome!)that the AH AAC retention puller isn't looking that rosey either! Limited hours, all night with the majority simulator.....it's got me thinking to be honest! <img src="confused.gif" border="0">