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Old 31st Jul 2013, 08:30
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Trim Stab
 
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What a ridiculous, unfounded load of nonsense.
I speak from experience - I used to fly as an FO for such a company. Pilots were all freelance, and had no work contracts. The captains used to take ridiculous risks because if they had to divert, or abort a flight, they would not get called back. One captain once did a "visual" approach in IMC conditions because he did not have enough fuel on board to do the lengthy IFR approach. Another refused de-icing because it would cause the flight to operate at a loss. We were on permanent 24/7 standby, so inevitably sometimes would turn out to fly having had virtually no sleep. Luckily I found another job, but the company are still operating under exactly the same conditions.

I stand by what I said - if buying a business jet ride make sure that the broker only uses operators who employ full-time pilots on duty rostas. It will cost more - but safety costs money.
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