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Old 17th Dec 2011, 15:57
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bettigio
 
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I worked for 2 years in Turkey as a First Officer "Yabangi"
I've seen both good and bad...and for my sake most of them were good.
The only CRM problems I had was with an old ex-military cpt.
They are a very proud people. As long as I wasn't hurting their pride I was fine
The big problem I noticed there was the lack of SOP's. Each cpt has his own way of conducting a flight and how to operate. I was the one responsible of keeping everything in the loop and safe.
For me it was a very good and maturing experience: I increased my diplomatic skills with those bad CRM cpt's and I learned better how to manage stressfull situations in cockpit
For the rest I think Turkey is a beautiful country, I keep going there for vacation, good weather, good food, beautiful beaches...
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