Why non-Air NZ pilots would want to contribute to this thread I have no idea.
You put it on a public forum and you're fair game, pal.
Why would non-Air NZ folk want to contribute? Possibly because, to some non-Air NZ pilots, the sight of the poor, deprived, oh-so-precious prima donnas whining about having to do a little study at home seems somewhat trivial as they climb into their clapped-out old piston twins and fly through the ice and turbulence, hoping like hell that an engine doesn't cough at an inopportune moment.
But then, it's always been that way. And ALPA has always been essentially an Air NZ mutual adoration society.
I guess I'm just lucky, the airlines I have worked for always paid us to study at home. Different culture entirely...
