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Old 9th Mar 2008, 09:18
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pimpsqueak
 
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I am based at GLA with a UK airline and was toying with the idea of applying to Gama last year for some jet work. Obviously being GLA based you do get to hear snips of info & I spoke to several people about the operation.
I must admit, it did sound a little strange, pilots were just up & leaving due to poor training, (apparantly one very experienced trainee captain just abandoned the aircraft altogether, got out of his seat with the aircraft on the apron, engines running & pax on board & just walked, never to be seen again!!).
There were also tales of crews not knowing how to use the glass cockpit aircraft & I was told some crews are trained on different types of avionics! Also I am now led to believe there is only one resident Captain based at Glasgow because everybody else has left?
Now it appears there are no paramedics either for whatever reasons.

I know of several very experienced Kingair captains who would do that job but certainly not for the money that Gama were offering.
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