PPRUNE Middle East has morphed into nothing more than a hangout for disgruntled pilots who hide behind the cloak of anonymity. They have no life outside of their job and chose to complain and throw pot-shots at anyone and anything; witness the departure of Typhoon pilot who would provide good factual insight on issues relevant to the group in a non-threatening manner. Ed Davidson personally help a friend out when his kids were visiting from down under and one got sick. Skeds wanted him to go flying for several days and were not understanding; Ed made the change and he was able to stay home and help his son get better. Ed also arranged for an interest free loan from the company for one of our pilots who's child was born with a heart defect. The surgery was successful and the kid now runs around playing normally. I would submit the reason people throw stones is because they are the ones who cannot follow the rules, do their jobs, and get along. Unions protect the weak, and without a union the weak just can't follow the rules or better yet DON'T LIKE RULES; this forum harbors them behind closed doors and allows any and all rants, factual or otherwise. I'm taking Typhoon pilots lead and bidding the psycho-rants goodbye. Asta-la-vista-PPRUNE!
