Good point fugitive. Until recently it was not uncommon for the farmer fleet captain of a major airline there, to insist that it was ok to hold at night till the weather cleared at a very remote small island in a Dash8. "you can hold for two hours, you've got the fuel, it'll clear." Despite a legal requirement for an alternate.
When major companies like this are seen to behave this way, what chance does a poor little GA bloke like Patrick have to stand up against his shonky little company? Particularly when pilots cannot get support from their follow workers. I guess we know the answer now......
Thanks for having the moxie to do what others wouldn't Sid.
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And just remember fella's, "the tractor doesn't know you're sick!"