Maun 2008-2009 season
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Hmmm
Clearly ive expressed myself wrong here.
Of course the reason why someone would head down to Maun (or anywhere else for that matter) is flying. My true passion is flying and it has been since I first set foot in a glider. I was saying I will be a pilot since I was 6 years old and I will keep saying it until I'm converted to ashes
I know that flying airlines get's boring much quicker. But everything has it's charm. Flying a 200 ton monster can be just as exciting as flying 50ft over the elephants in a C210, I think.
I was just wondering what happens when one returns to the first world looking for an airline job. That's all.
Flying is my life, I don't know anything else... And I love Africa, I've been there before.
Just looking the for the best way to start my career in these harsh times.
Of course the reason why someone would head down to Maun (or anywhere else for that matter) is flying. My true passion is flying and it has been since I first set foot in a glider. I was saying I will be a pilot since I was 6 years old and I will keep saying it until I'm converted to ashes
I know that flying airlines get's boring much quicker. But everything has it's charm. Flying a 200 ton monster can be just as exciting as flying 50ft over the elephants in a C210, I think.
I was just wondering what happens when one returns to the first world looking for an airline job. That's all.
Flying is my life, I don't know anything else... And I love Africa, I've been there before.
Just looking the for the best way to start my career in these harsh times.
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heres an easy question: how do you pronounce "Maun"? I always thought it was pronounced just like the Jamacian greeting "mon", but a few weeks ago I read on some travel guide website that its pronounced as a two syllable word. I'm looking all around, but I can't find that site again, nor can I find any other site telling how to pronounce it.
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Twisty Dead bowelage
Well ladies and gentlemen, I sit in hospital. I sit in hospital on this computer. I sit in hospital with a foot of dead intestine missing. I sit in hospital with a bag of my own urine facing me (which is very pleasant. I would even prefer to be serving trout about now - didn't think I'd be saying that two days ago...!).
I have certainly been getting my money's worth out of the NHS quite recently! First appendicitis, then some of my vaccinations, then dead twisty bowel removal (damn you dead twisty bowel!). My stomach is beggining to resemble a union jack of scarage! I never realised my bowel was so patriotic.
So this may throw my plans into some disarray - I'll have to ask the doctors whether this is likely to flare up again. If it is, I can't see myself heading out to Maun this season, as I wouldn't particularly want to get food poisoning, let alone a dead section of twisty bowel out there (as you may have guessed I have forgotten what the scientific name for dead twisty bowel syndrome is...)
At least that means one less person for competition for you guys! Every cloud and all that
. I may yet go though - Ill keep you posted - it has been less than 24 hrs since my surgery and I'm already walking around so things arn't looking too bad. Sadly most websites I want to use to tell people of my horrific condition are blocked on this hospital PC(such as the book of face and even AOL for example - I don't really know what they expect us to go on instead....) - evidentally pprune not as well known outside the aviation community. So I thought I would mosey on down here and write some more drivel - anything to get out of bed.
Bit bloody annoying to be honest....
ANYWAY - back to Maun:
MKA742: Don't worry about it. It's pprune. There are always moany people on pprune; I and many others try and keep it cheerful (sadly I'm not so cheerful in this post - I do hope you will forgive me), but you'll always get some people who try and drag it down. There is a difference between posting factual negative things and just being a general pain in the arse (sorry this is my bowel talking now). As others have said, any time is valuable time, so you don't need to worry on that provision.
Danny Tanner: When are you going back/ when did you go? / who you get a job with (PM me if you'd rather not broadcast it)
dogismycopilot: Your FAA licenses will be fine (or as fine as an FAA license can be
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nbv4: As the other two said it is definately maun as in 'gown' not maun as in 'lawn'. The locals make a bigger deal of the two syllables. Also something too watch out for when you first arrive - the handshake! Took me a little by surprise - starts off western, then you grab one anothers thumbs, then back to western. Or at least I think it was like that. I was never really that sure even when I left...
Hope that helps - better go - there's a drip waiting for me with my name on it! Joy!
I have certainly been getting my money's worth out of the NHS quite recently! First appendicitis, then some of my vaccinations, then dead twisty bowel removal (damn you dead twisty bowel!). My stomach is beggining to resemble a union jack of scarage! I never realised my bowel was so patriotic.
So this may throw my plans into some disarray - I'll have to ask the doctors whether this is likely to flare up again. If it is, I can't see myself heading out to Maun this season, as I wouldn't particularly want to get food poisoning, let alone a dead section of twisty bowel out there (as you may have guessed I have forgotten what the scientific name for dead twisty bowel syndrome is...)
At least that means one less person for competition for you guys! Every cloud and all that
. I may yet go though - Ill keep you posted - it has been less than 24 hrs since my surgery and I'm already walking around so things arn't looking too bad. Sadly most websites I want to use to tell people of my horrific condition are blocked on this hospital PC(such as the book of face and even AOL for example - I don't really know what they expect us to go on instead....) - evidentally pprune not as well known outside the aviation community. So I thought I would mosey on down here and write some more drivel - anything to get out of bed.Bit bloody annoying to be honest....
ANYWAY - back to Maun:
MKA742: Don't worry about it. It's pprune. There are always moany people on pprune; I and many others try and keep it cheerful (sadly I'm not so cheerful in this post - I do hope you will forgive me
), but you'll always get some people who try and drag it down. There is a difference between posting factual negative things and just being a general pain in the arse (sorry this is my bowel talking now). As others have said, any time is valuable time, so you don't need to worry on that provision.Danny Tanner: When are you going back/ when did you go? / who you get a job with (PM me if you'd rather not broadcast it)
dogismycopilot: Your FAA licenses will be fine (or as fine as an FAA license can be
)nbv4: As the other two said it is definately maun as in 'gown' not maun as in 'lawn'. The locals make a bigger deal of the two syllables. Also something too watch out for when you first arrive - the handshake! Took me a little by surprise - starts off western, then you grab one anothers thumbs, then back to western. Or at least I think it was like that. I was never really that sure even when I left...
Hope that helps - better go - there's a drip waiting for me with my name on it! Joy!
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Hope you get well waiter pilot! Stay positive, that works better then medication!
No competition from me as well, I've decided to have a peak in Windhoek and Swakopmund instead.
My girlfriend hates me going there. She wants to stay here in this depressed country for us to live togheter. I also want to live togheter. If only the god d*mn job market wasnt so f*cked up. The big question is how long it will take for the economy to restore itself.
To satisfy myself and not regret my descicion to stay here, I will just go to Namib for a a few weeks and see how the market is, if I like the lifestyle and if they would even want me on the team. If yes, I can still decide I will live in Namib for the coming years and cause my girlfriend a lot of pain, maybe even lead to a breakup, wich would be really hard after being in love for over 1 1/2 years. But if she truly loves me she will understand how big my passion for flying really is.
Anyway, I'm drifting away. I don't know how you guys coop' with it, but this is really hard on me and I have laid awake for many nights and shared many tears with my girlfriend about this.
Goof luck to all of you!
No competition from me as well, I've decided to have a peak in Windhoek and Swakopmund instead.
My girlfriend hates me going there. She wants to stay here in this depressed country for us to live togheter. I also want to live togheter. If only the god d*mn job market wasnt so f*cked up. The big question is how long it will take for the economy to restore itself.
To satisfy myself and not regret my descicion to stay here, I will just go to Namib for a a few weeks and see how the market is, if I like the lifestyle and if they would even want me on the team. If yes, I can still decide I will live in Namib for the coming years and cause my girlfriend a lot of pain, maybe even lead to a breakup, wich would be really hard after being in love for over 1 1/2 years. But if she truly loves me she will understand how big my passion for flying really is.
Anyway, I'm drifting away. I don't know how you guys coop' with it, but this is really hard on me and I have laid awake for many nights and shared many tears with my girlfriend about this.
Goof luck to all of you!
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Guys lets all get behind MKA742!
What I suggest we do is all sit around in a circle and let the boy tell his story of grief and despair. Of how hard life is and what a bad deal he has been given. After all the tears have been let out we'll all go and give him a group hug, have a cry with him(as we'll all be in tears by this stage anyway) and sing songs.
For fcuk sake buddy!!
You're coming to a continent where millions of people deal with far greater hardships and cope with alot more grief on a daily basis than you have(probably) ever seen in your life. Just remember that when you're sleeping SAFELY crying yourself to bed.
cheers
What I suggest we do is all sit around in a circle and let the boy tell his story of grief and despair. Of how hard life is and what a bad deal he has been given. After all the tears have been let out we'll all go and give him a group hug, have a cry with him(as we'll all be in tears by this stage anyway) and sing songs.
For fcuk sake buddy!!
You're coming to a continent where millions of people deal with far greater hardships and cope with alot more grief on a daily basis than you have(probably) ever seen in your life. Just remember that when you're sleeping SAFELY crying yourself to bed.
cheers
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haha, that is good Jean Pant (THX)
but don't be so cruel with him, these guys are only too young and they had the luck to live in a "protected" world thus they still are idealists.
but as the world will unfold before them they'll realize how pity their cries were. it is just a matter of time.
MKA742: don't take this so serious, but first of all learning and flying 'cos this will not wait, gals will trust me (or THAT girl will surely)
but as the world will unfold before them they'll realize how pity their cries were. it is just a matter of time.
MKA742: don't take this so serious, but first of all learning and flying 'cos this will not wait, gals will trust me (or THAT girl will surely)
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Wow Jean. Apparently you never loved someone before or youre daddy used to beat the crap out of you.
What do my troubles have to do with the African peoples troubles? You know you will be flying around fat rich tourists with alot of money right? What's youre link here?
And thx for making fun of it, really helpful!!!
Thx to everyone else, you are right. My life needs to revolve around flying. I just love this girl very much.
Life is a road with sacrifices I guess. This one will be my first big one. If she loves me she will wait.
What do my troubles have to do with the African peoples troubles? You know you will be flying around fat rich tourists with alot of money right? What's youre link here?
And thx for making fun of it, really helpful!!!
Thx to everyone else, you are right. My life needs to revolve around flying. I just love this girl very much.
Life is a road with sacrifices I guess. This one will be my first big one. If she loves me she will wait.
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Further twisty bowelage...
Firstly, can I say thankyou to everyone for their posts and PMs wishing me a nice smooth linear bowel once again, I would also appreciate that Mr intestine! Speaking to the surgeon, it would appear that a three foot section of my small intestine had some mental issues and decided to kill itself on Saturday lunchtime. The ensuing pain being the worst I have ever experienced - morphine was a deckchair thrown off the Titanic that was my pain. How poetic.
Secondly, can I ask why because we are discussing issues on an African forum we can only raise issues that are at least of the same importance as the problems in the entire continent of Africa? If MKA has a problem and he wishes to voice it through the medium of pprune (which I would now imagine he probably regrets) why can't he just get a nice response from people? What is the harm in typing a few extra words into a post?
Why do long threads always have to end up spinning into personal spats...
Let's draw a line under all that.
I will even draw a physical line above which are words of positivity just to reinforce ideas of sheltered existence:
Puppies! Lollies! Sunshine! Smiles! Cake!
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The consultant says I might be able to head down again to Maun come early February - and this is because of the 10 hour flight to Jo'burg than anything else. I'm gonna see how it goes, email a couple of the companies (I hope they will answer me this time if they know me!) and see how the job situation looks. Fingers Crossed!
DDMow: Last time a checked I was definately a human... but with certain horse appendages (ho ho ho!
). Twisty bowelage wasn't from Botswana, it had been waiting to hit me since I was born apparently. All I can say is I'm glad I had to come home early or else this would have happened over there... 
I am going to look into instructing, but from what I hear that market is looking pretty full too (woohoo!)
I love the irony - I only passed my class 1 medical on Thursday!
Secondly, can I ask why because we are discussing issues on an African forum we can only raise issues that are at least of the same importance as the problems in the entire continent of Africa? If MKA has a problem and he wishes to voice it through the medium of pprune (which I would now imagine he probably regrets) why can't he just get a nice response from people? What is the harm in typing a few extra words into a post?
Why do long threads always have to end up spinning into personal spats...
Let's draw a line under all that.
I will even draw a physical line above which are words of positivity just to reinforce ideas of sheltered existence:
Puppies! Lollies! Sunshine! Smiles! Cake!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
The consultant says I might be able to head down again to Maun come early February - and this is because of the 10 hour flight to Jo'burg than anything else. I'm gonna see how it goes, email a couple of the companies (I hope they will answer me this time if they know me!) and see how the job situation looks. Fingers Crossed!
DDMow: Last time a checked I was definately a human... but with certain horse appendages (ho ho ho!
). Twisty bowelage wasn't from Botswana, it had been waiting to hit me since I was born apparently. All I can say is I'm glad I had to come home early or else this would have happened over there... I am going to look into instructing, but from what I hear that market is looking pretty full too (woohoo!)I love the irony - I only passed my class 1 medical on Thursday!
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Atlas shrugged
WP, Let me add sincere concern and a Get-well-soon to the others you've gotten.
Guys and gals, I get pretty distressed too when someone is mean on this thread. Hard as it may be, perhaps it's best to just ignore comments like those and forge ahead, keeping things at least constructive if not always upbeat. After all, these are not entirely upbeat times. But hey -- we're all a little family of sorts by now, right? Even if the rogue siblings can be pretty harsh, I'll bet most of us are sympathetic when someone's having a rough time in any department, whether it be health, love or money.
I don't think there's a person among us who needs to be reminded that his/her problems are minor indeed when weighed against those of the baby dying of AIDS or the man shot for trying to poach a diamond which could feed his family.
But they're still that person's particular burden.
On that note... WP, hopefully you'll be able to go to Maun next season, if not sooner, and by then those of us who've scored jobs can help you out as a gesture of gratitude for starting this crazy thread.
Guys and gals, I get pretty distressed too when someone is mean on this thread. Hard as it may be, perhaps it's best to just ignore comments like those and forge ahead, keeping things at least constructive if not always upbeat. After all, these are not entirely upbeat times. But hey -- we're all a little family of sorts by now, right? Even if the rogue siblings can be pretty harsh, I'll bet most of us are sympathetic when someone's having a rough time in any department, whether it be health, love or money.
I don't think there's a person among us who needs to be reminded that his/her problems are minor indeed when weighed against those of the baby dying of AIDS or the man shot for trying to poach a diamond which could feed his family.
But they're still that person's particular burden.
On that note... WP, hopefully you'll be able to go to Maun next season, if not sooner, and by then those of us who've scored jobs can help you out as a gesture of gratitude for starting this crazy thread.
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Oh come on.....
I wasn't going to add any more to this thread but can't help myself. Non of my input has been useless or mean...it's the most useful, good advice you'll find. As for the original poster? I find coming out here for one week, having to return home suddenly for family issues then an operation a strange sequence of events, possibly unfortunate, but I smell a rat. Especially after having had apendicitis soon before? Not quite sure of the motives, but as no one seems to know or remember who this person was I wonder? They say there's one born everyday, unfortunately a lot of them seem to be on here!!
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MKA742 - the mention earlier of flying 50ft over elephant is really an absolute no go ! This kind of attitude is totally against any ethics promoted by the companies (Wilderness Safaries etc.) that you will be flying for and will get you into serious trouble if your pax report this to their Safari-Operator. I sincerely hope it was a bad joke on your side or you have a lot to learn. Grow up.
The Okavango Delta is one of the most spectacular wildlife areas in the whole world. The same goes for places in Namibia. Treat wildlife with respect and don't become a problem for the environment.
The Okavango Delta is one of the most spectacular wildlife areas in the whole world. The same goes for places in Namibia. Treat wildlife with respect and don't become a problem for the environment.
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Tanzania, Namibia, Bostwana
Hi guysI was thinking a long time where go to find a pilot job, I was calling to Nambia and any need pilot nowdays, Bostwana (Maun) in Spain we say " Ma un as a beer named Mahou je je je (don't mistake with a famous chinese) anyway I want to go but WHERE???
Tanzania no so much SEP but is cheaper place to go by plane (ticket fare)
Namibia no pilot position so there are a lot of Cessna flying
Bostwana I call two company and any is hire pilots so Is a good idea go in Junary to try to find a Job or I'm going to spend money for nothing?
To be or not to be that the question