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Old 26th Dec 2005, 16:25
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Police Pilot Salary??

I wonder if anyone out there could give me an indication of the salary paid by the SAPS Airwing??
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 17:02
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Howzit Pirate
I have also wondered, would not mind to turn a couple of laps over pta in a porter. How's the mountains your side?
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 17:09
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I tried to join the Air Wing as a reservist and got told they didn't need pilots. They suggested I spend my time sitting behind a desk in a charge office picking my nose. Don't think you'll be allowed anywhere near their toys, Mattman. The policy appears to be that pale males aren't welcome (So, what else is new? ) no matter what your qualifications.
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 17:15
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Well, after I heard how crime figures dropped during one holiday season in P-town with a single, or was it two Oryx (plural's a bl1ksem here) and a couple of door-sitters with R4's!

Just imagine what a single draadkar and a 20mm can do for you?

Why do you ask, you're planning what?


(No hard feelings, right? I saw your length and I beat you with about 'n halwe duim!)
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 17:16
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So sad yet so true
Oh well just have to terrorize the skies in different part of the world
I was just wondering how they hire and what's there policy on time and experiance, last I heard(a long time ago) they hired a female pilot straight from flight school.
Sad to know all this experiance outside SA is not coming home
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 18:12
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Howzit Matt, we not quite yet at the level of winter you shared here with us, snow in the Bamyan and Faiz areas, with the temps down to about -10, but they predict the 1st snow for thursday and friday, temps dropping down to -18........brrrrrr, again

MF, no hard feelings ever, just looking around for something new to do. I did meet a (PPP) pale police pilot a few weeks ago, however I never ask those questions up front. Sounds like quite a lekker job though.
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 19:16
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They are definitely following the BEE principle with hiring for the airwing. They recruited a few experienced officers and trained them alongside some who hadn't been sworn in yet. They gave the folks at Port Alfred a few grey hairs (he! he!), but now do ab initio elsewhere. Recruitment is similar to airforce with batteries of aptitude tests et al. Hey that Porter flies LOW -rules dont apply - !?
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Old 26th Dec 2005, 19:28
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O, the underminers, no more PA for them either?

I'm working to change all of this...Kamp Doringdraad for the out-of-line instructors is coming along sweetly!

To find a job, even as a policeman, that takes quite a Sherlock....for him to fly aeroplane.....eischhhh, I WON'T BEElieve!

I say, it's a lemon entry....I mean elementary, my dear Watson!
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Old 28th Dec 2005, 09:04
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SAPS Airwing

Sorry guys, I believe SAPS Airwing is a no go. I spoke to one of the senior guys there and he said that they no longer do their own recruiting, it is done by SAPS HR who dont know a pilot from a police dog!!
He told me it is very BEE and that a 12000 hour dual rated pilot with 2000hrs t/wheel and 10000hrs turbine was passed over in favour of a BF with a F/W comm. (the advert was for a dual rated F/W & R/W pilot)
On the bright side the money is not bad with the perks and stipends.
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Old 28th Dec 2005, 12:52
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Ahh....but its now what you know, or what colour you are.....ITS WHO KNOWS YOU!!!!
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Old 28th Dec 2005, 15:42
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Well maybe as you say it is who you know ..

I phoned a high - up friend.

He was seriously looking for pilots (real pilots yah know) - those with rotors man

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Old 28th Dec 2005, 19:22
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Rotors....all their planes have rotors, just not all in the same plane......or size....but a prop's a prop ou perd...APAPOP


except for the Mitsubishi of course......(B400)
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Old 29th Dec 2005, 09:50
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Nee hulle het hom gasoek by die fan wat die pilot koud hou

His words was : "I need anybody ... no racial sh&t ..."

Hours and type rating I would take immediately ?

I saw a P Porter the other day over Blouwberg area ... shame the South Easter was pumping boet ... the poor man must have logged his week's hours to return to DF M
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Old 29th Dec 2005, 10:06
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Now to figure out .... does he want someone or not?? If yes, please PM me, thanks
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Old 17th Jan 2006, 17:03
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Originally Posted by Gunship
Well maybe as you say it is who you know ..
I phoned a high - up friend.
He was seriously looking for pilots (real pilots yah know) - those with rotors man

Well some PPRUNERS listened to old Gunss and one got a job - the other is short listed

Basic Captains start at R128 K plus R80 allowances all depending on previous experience of course.

WELL DONE .. you know who ...
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Well done to the mystery pilot.........
I.R.slinks back to his corner to hide
Takes out his calculator and starts to scare himself with the figures of becoming a REAL pilot.
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Old 17th Jan 2006, 19:29
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They don't call the police dog "Brain on a chain" for nothing...
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Old 17th Jan 2006, 20:41
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Basic Captains start at R128 K plus R80 allowances all depending on previous experience of course.
Thats good, considering the Rotary jobs in Nigeria are going for around R360k/yr, Month on/Month off..... But you get free coffee with a badge.
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Old 17th Jan 2006, 21:03
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But you get to sleep in your own bed most nights and there's less chance of being shot at than a contract pilot...
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Old 18th Jan 2006, 01:12
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Could you conferm that salary again. If it's R128 K per month, then my cv's in the post, if it's per annum then that's blood money unless there's other perks not mentioned.
Next time I speak to anyone from the dog unit I'll pass on the 'brain on a Chain'. I've had cases when the observers on board have told the dog man to stop running as on thermal imaging we can see his dog is now chasing a cat.
IR Pirate, it is a lekker job.
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