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Old 27th Sep 2013, 10:31
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cyclic
 
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You probably have not had much response to your post because UK North Sea pilots, and in particular those who work in Aberdeen, have an unshakeable belief that their way is the only way to do things. They also seem to spend their entire working lives in that environment and so have not been exposed to anything else.
So untrue! Most of us recognise there needs to be change but unlike the Norwegians, the pilots on the NS don't have much of a voice. When the state virtually owns the oil industry and you have a very powerful union, it is a lot easier to make change - we have three companies plus multiple customers all fighting amongst themselves. The CAA are starting a review, the operators are reviewing safety, where is the announcement from the oil majors?

A lot of us have done plenty of other things in aviation as well.
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