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Old 25th Nov 2008, 11:39
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Swamp Rat
 
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Flying in the Delta is differant, a lot of the companies put a lot of pressure on young pilots whom are trying as fast as possible to build time, and the delta being one of the places where it can be done, so the more you fly the faster you get your time, refuse and twenty guys are waiting behind you for your job, conditions vary in the Swamps but a lot of young pilots are bullied into flying into conditios that they arent ready for, I have seen it time and time again, disagree and someone else will happily go. Some pilots have got the ability but others dont, and being forced in to a position of I have to do it or I lose my Job is where the problem begins, In my time I have seen a few accidents for these very same reasons, this particular airstrip I know very well, lucky people were injured and not dead
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