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tallyhowhat
9th Apr 2001, 18:52
Wotcha peeps. There's a FNG in town. Just thought I'd get some feedback...
Time has come to leave the Service (ahem, a little early - it's been fantastic but it's just time to do something else) and wanted to know if anyone who has done the same has any regrets, or know any stories of people who have? We've all heard about the guy who knew a bloke whose mate left Airline A to come back in, but I've never met any...
TTFN
PS - Nope, I don't have any doubts. Just seemed a gratuitous way of posting my first subject.
PPS - Greetings, Brown Bottle...
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Nick Mahon
9th Apr 2001, 19:57
I read that the new display pilot for the F3 left, joined the airlines, then came back again.
Roland Pullfrew
9th Apr 2001, 23:11
Thats right, I heard he made it one of the conditions on his return, really pi55ed some off on 56. He is a nice guy though and genuinly felt he haddn't got FJ's out of his system.
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The Brown Bottle
10th Apr 2001, 00:34
Aaaah. Bless. Not enough job offers you jammy git? I've heard its crap in the real world. Too much money, not enough time away from home, treated like adults and not lead by gibbons. You wont like it. Unfortunately my world is much better. Its the voices you see?
tallyhowhat
10th Apr 2001, 02:30
Sure the F3 chap wasn't one of those Reserve type people, or did he come back properly? Some fleets seem to do the Reserve thing and others don't. Might be fun to 'keep in touch' as it were.
Didn't know you had the voices too BB! Glad it's not just me. Hope life is providing the usual jolly japes! Drop us a line sometime.
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Dissi Loo Shunned
10th Apr 2001, 15:27
I heard that the F3 display bloke came back was cos the first time he went above 20,000ft his nose bled and his ears went pop!!
RoboAlbert
11th Apr 2001, 01:17
Or perhaps...
He left, got his gratuity, pension and rejoined on the same pay as he left on.
Plenty of guys doing that now, coming back as full time reservists. What incentive is there to stay in as a regular when the RAF will pay you to leave but gives you peanuts to stay in?
The Brown Bottle
12th Apr 2001, 08:46
Stay. How can u resist?
Roland Pullfrew
13th Apr 2001, 21:28
F-3 display pilot came back as a regular. RAFAUX sounds like a good deal though, pension + gratuity = FJ flying at 100 blats a day!! + civvy wage + expences.
A friend of mine is about to jump ship, and has talked to the CAA about the next step. If anyone is willing to help, would they email me with good tips on which training schools, courses, route to take, to achieve the JAR route to fixed wing frozen ATPL.
Many thanks in advance.
High Volt
27th Apr 2001, 03:32
Brown Bottle
If you left to earn some real money on the outside you wouldn't have to wear that crappy gas station timepiece!
The Brown Bottle
27th Apr 2001, 08:11
Gas station timepiece? It was a bargain guv'nor. What with my massive pay rise how could i leave? I did get one didnt I? I must have, the AOC and Boss told me I would.
p.s. who would have thought I'd miss FEs?
You leaving us and you with all your experience.
The Gorilla
1st May 2001, 01:59
Brown Bottle
I do not miss seeing you first thing in the morning, unshaven (Not yer head anyway) and somewhat the worse for wear!!
We FE's are slowly recovering!! But we do miss you really!! ;)
MightyGem
7th Jan 2002, 08:53
Probably a question for the Computer/Internet forum but...how did this topic, with a last post date of April 2001, get back in the list?
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