Hey everyone - check out WWW's response to my earlier posting... Isn't he a bit defensive and immature in his response? Is it just me?
WWW - when you can't provide a rational, well-thought-out response to feedback (and indeed a consensus opinion - read all of the others who concur with me about your lame bed-side manner), you then LASH out like a baby (note your use of "prat" and "idiot" in your response). I now know why you were never accepted by one of the majors - you are too immature and obviously lack any real intelligence - did you fail the logic tests at BA? C'mon, admit it...
I really don't mean to be so confrontational. After all, the original post does NOT concern you - it deals with a very concerned individual with a good question who was later thrashed by jealous jacka$$es (ridiculous in this high-anxiety environment). As far as instructing is concerned, I do know of positions that are available - perhaps not in the UK - but in other locations (US, among others). I know that many instructors are sitting around with nothing to do in the UK - I am aware of the situation. The idea is to get more hours rather than sitting idle - that's the point.
Now, I am sure that your response has surprised many people who perhaps once looked up to you as a sage person. Your lashing out doesn't accomplish much - it just sullies your image - not mine.
As for being an idiot, my degrees from an Ivy League university in the States and a graduate degree from Oxford University (not OATS) are surely equivalent to your educational background. Right?
One positive aspect of this forum is that good advice can be passed on to others. WWW's contribution, and his subsequent diatribe against me and a few other well-wishers, has now stained his reputation and demonstrated that GO does not have high standards when it comes to hiring jacka$$ FOs. What a pity for GO! Not a good endorsement... Do I want my GO flight crew to act impulsively like this when conducting their flying duties? Heck no!
I am sure that we can NOW expect WWW to dish out some more criticism against me and every fortunate BA cadet out there... Or, he can shut his trap and accept the fact that he is NOT always correct and that he should provide good advice in a friendly bedside-manner to super-anxious individuals seeking said advice. Grow up WWW and take your medicine like a man! You're wrong - admit it! This message will likely be axed in 5, 4, 3, 2 ...