As to why so many Tristar captains are PVRing, could it be because they have been told that they are highly likely to get a ground tour following the imminent folding of their fleet?
When all 'manning' can find is
possibly a King Air QFI slot and you're viewed as a professionally attractive proposition by a major airline, the decision is largely made for you. Either go now or wait 5 years to leave with 5 years less potential airline seniority.
I'm amazed that it's taken the RAF so long to realise this.... Well no, actually I'm not
.
The Apr 2012 start of EASA part-FCL certainly doesn't help - and is currently causing what was recently described to me as a 'mad dash' for licence accreditation....
