A New Moderator - Who Is He?
My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Other Peeps and WWW. And the small child lurking in the corner. You may have noticed a new moniker appear next to WWW's in the top left corner of the Wannabes page. Equally, you may not have. In any case, it's there, and I am he. You'll be delighted to know that WWW has been forced, kicking and screaming, to undergo the rigours of training on the Boeing 737-300 for his new employer, and so is unable to fulfil his duties to you lot. Accordingly, our Lord Danny, or Capt Pprune, has asked me to step in temporarily.
Unlike yer man WWW, I left the Wannabe period of life more than a few years ago, so I'm going to need your help. I want to know what's going on out there in Wannabe land, where you're training (and how you feel about your school), who you've applied to, how you've got on. I want to hear not just from the guys and girls at the PPL to CPL (or frozen ATPL) stage, but also the peeps going from commuters to regionals, regionals to IT, and IT to majors. Not forgetting military to civilian. While we are primarily a UK-based facility, I want to know how it's done in the rest of the world. Give me a clue, so I can pass on the info when I'm asked.
To fill you in on my background, I'm a B747 SFO at Virgin Atlantic. I came there from 22 years in the RAF where I spent most of my time on the C130, in tactical, refuelling and strategic roles. I also spent 5 years as a QFI and CFI on a University Air Squadron, which involved primary interviews for the RAF, so I'm aware of the trials and tribulations of the trainee pilot. Way back, I spent a very short time trying to learn to be a fighter pilot on Hawks and Hunters. Fortunately for me, I saw the light and asked to transfer to heavies - so here I am, still alive and here to (hopefully) help you!
Please keep it coming - it's great to read your contributions. If you have a question you specifically think I may be able to answer - e-mail me. I won't bite!
Lastly, the very best of luck to all of you. Don't forget Wannabes when you've succeeded - come back and tell us how you did it!
Cheers, y'all.
scroggs
[This message has been edited by scroggs (edited 21 January 2001).]