smartarse
If you knew anything about the pilots concerned maybe you wouldn't be so sarcastic about " highly experienced and skilled 'professional' aviators".
One of them flew with us for a short time when he first came out of the RAF and he is highly experienced, skilled and professional. He moved on and got a command in a very short time with another airline. Maybe someone who's CV includes Squadron Leader, the RAF Jaguar display pilot, and leader of the synchro pair in the Red Arrows doesn't qualify for the description of highly experienced, skilled and professional in your eyes?
I've never met the other one but my ex-RAF colleagues say he
had a distinguished RAF career, flew virtually every type the RAF operated in his career and when he retired a few years ago as Group Captain was still an active pilot despite his high rank.
Maybe he doesn't deserve the description either.
gasax
You've got a chip on your shoulder about military pilots "egos" that you made very clear on another thread so no surprise you agree with smartiepants. So they 'bust the rules' did they? Who says?
And a big difference between what you describe and what happened here is your people warned the pilot, they didn't go running off to the CAA which is what that Moody did.
You've both missed a fewpoints in your rush to criticise. Try reading the thread again from the top.
The two pilots didn't just fly in and do a beat-up. They did a practice at their home airfield when they got back to base and had permission from the PFA controller to do it.
The PFA didn't complain. One man who didn't get his own way kept going until he did.
AND despite what you two seem to think, irresponsible cowboys soon get spotted in professional aviation and they don't achieve half of what those two have achieved in their careers. BTW, I'm not ex-military.
In my book, the result of the investigation is irrelevent. It won't change what Mr Moody did which was childish and despicable. Git!
