Well I guess that makes you a "tossa" too, if you know as much as we do and yet still comment!
Doesn't matter why they did it, it is the rampant disregard for the rights of poor NZ GA pilots that should be noted.
And as for "T
he reason it went to Air Nelson is that they have a full flight simulator, and the aircraft is a glass cockpit similar to the upgrades on the C130 and P3. Plus being a straight wing TP would be similar configuration to what they are going back to!" - what complete bollocks. The Dash is nothing like either the C130 or the P3 in configuration or performance, and the only way the avionics are similar is that they both have an ADI and HSI!
And if they really are recent Wings graduates - well, that is an even worse insult to poor downtrodden NZ GA guys looking for a break! ALPA and the Air Nelson pilots should hang their heads in collective shame!!!
Somebody needs to grow a pair and stand up to this nonsense!
