777Efoh:
I'm sorry I can't really help with A320 contracts, I am not a 320 Captain.
Flow control is a pain and can cause serious delays from time to time, but it doesn't change your Salary or your bonus, so you just sit and wait it out. If we have a flow control delay which is probably a near daily event then it is an average of a 30 minute delay but of course can be a lot longer.
There is quite a big expat community close to Beijing capital airport with a number of good affordable compounds and education is a available at international schools, I believe Hainan pays education costs which can be quite high. Domestic help is cheaply available.
My view of China and the Chinese has changed since the initial training, during that period I didn't like it much, I felt too much jeopardy. After checking out though and with time they know you and you know them and you gain an excellent working relationship. I even believe that the QAR monitoring is a good thing, it just has you focused on staying within parameters which you know exist and in effect adds to safety.
I am not management type I'm a line pilot who just wishes to hide in the long grass.
P.S. Healthcare: insurance depends of course on your contract but for example the United Health care group have first class surgeries and Hospitals, better than I've seen in Europe, I believe throughout China but certainly in Beijing.
Last edited by kungfu panda; 27th April 2015 at 05:37.