I haven’t posted much on pPrune lately, mainly because I left the “industry” at the end of July,
and I no longer have much to contribute, other than “old” news,
so I’m hanging up my pPrune hat, and bidding you all farewell.
During the past (almost) 13 years, I am proud to have been :
- A Police Air Observer,
- A Tactical Flight Officer,
- An Observer Training Officer,
- A Quality Auditor,
- A Deputy UEO,
- A UEO, and ( albeit only for only a very short time ..... )
- A Pilot
( I think I also found time to make the tea - at least twice ;-)
During my time, I have been enthralled to oversee a brand new aircraft into service, and develop its use
then later been saddened and sickened when it was destroyed in an arson attack
I hope that over the years I have provided a few thought provoking comments,
and even a little humour at times, and that I haven’t seriously offended anyone,
( except maybe Chopjock
).
Within the forums I managed to “out” a bogus Charity
( Remember the “Starving Children of the World / Around the World Record breaking attempt ? ),
and even correctly predicted that the Founder would end up killing himself !
( Not my proudest achievement, but factual none the less
).
I leave having no experience of working under the auspices of NPAS, so cannot comment further
on how NPAS are performing, and as the majority of Forum members who have joined NPAS
now seem to have been silenced, I can only wish all of those now involved, the very best for the future
I really do hope it all works out for you all - but that’s NOT a prediction I’m going to commit to
I may pop back now and then for a little look into how things are going,
but will probably keep my opinions, which are becoming more outdated each day, to myself,
other than maybe firing off the odd F.O.I. request to my former Police Force -
to find out just how much EXTRA they are really spending ( and NOT Saving ) on Air Support from NPAS,
and what facts they are going to publish to demonstrate a “more effective service”.
Bon voyage !
