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Whats happening at glasgow these days? I believe all the Paramedics have walked now because of the atmosphere, negativity and most of all the lack of experienced pilots - maybe i was right, it is a dangerous place to work and even the customer (scottish ambulance service) is starting to notice!
Abz base is rapidly becoming a dangerous place to work - even the training captains are standing down from their positions as trainers.......You have to ask yourself - Why?
If GAMA isnt careful the senior members of staff are likely to walk from the ABZ base too as well as the Paramedics.
It cant be long until this operation falls apart!
BB
Abz base is rapidly becoming a dangerous place to work - even the training captains are standing down from their positions as trainers.......You have to ask yourself - Why?
If GAMA isnt careful the senior members of staff are likely to walk from the ABZ base too as well as the Paramedics.
It cant be long until this operation falls apart!
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I believe there was issues with Paramedics in Glasgow but I heard the reason was NHS politics, rather than safety at Gama. I also know a few pilots have left scotland over the past few months but they have not left Gama, they have been moved down to London to work on Hawkers and Challengers.
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Hi folks I must put my tuppence worth in here! I am a paramedic with SAS and do shifts on the Kingair in Glasgow! I can only say good things about the crews that I have worked with they are professional, switched on and very dedicated! Yes there are a few with less experience but we all had to start somewhere and training is carried out on shift but I have never had cause for concern! I am a PPL so I have a slightly better knowledge of whats going on than my colleagues but no concerns have been raised. The troubles with the SAS staff was down to sickness and Maternity issues and not allowing Paramedics from outside the small catchment area to apply, nothing to do with Gama or the Flight crew!
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Maybe, maybe, maybe...I am sure!
Whats happening at glasgow these days? I believe all the Paramedics have walked now because of the atmosphere, negativity and most of all the lack of experienced pilots - maybe i was right, it is a dangerous place to work and even the customer (scottish ambulance service) is starting to notice!
Whats happening at glasgow these days?
I believe all the Paramedics have walked now because of the atmosphere, negativity and most of all the lack of experienced pilots - maybe i was right, it is a dangerous place to work and even the customer (scottish ambulance service) is starting to notice!
Abz base is rapidly becoming a dangerous place to work - even the training captains are standing down from their positions as trainers.......You have to ask yourself - Why?
It cant be long until this operation falls apart!
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Drag King,
Apply!!!
No need to, the word t-shirt springs to mind.
Secondly,
If you can be bothered to read my previous entries on these threads you will see I do not have an axe with GAMA, in fact on occasion, I have been complimentary, except when in comes to the scottish operation!!!
I was just trying to clarify what I had heard through a fourth party, that basically i was CORRECT all along, standards have dropped, core experienced pilots have moved on and nobody wants to work there!!!
I like to see myself as a good ppruner who provides positive, fair & objective input on a wide range of avaition topics!!!!
Apply!!!
No need to, the word t-shirt springs to mind.
Secondly,
If you can be bothered to read my previous entries on these threads you will see I do not have an axe with GAMA, in fact on occasion, I have been complimentary, except when in comes to the scottish operation!!!
I was just trying to clarify what I had heard through a fourth party, that basically i was CORRECT all along, standards have dropped, core experienced pilots have moved on and nobody wants to work there!!!
I like to see myself as a good ppruner who provides positive, fair & objective input on a wide range of avaition topics!!!!
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I am based at GLA with a UK airline and was toying with the idea of applying to Gama last year for some jet work. Obviously being GLA based you do get to hear snips of info & I spoke to several people about the operation.
I must admit, it did sound a little strange, pilots were just up & leaving due to poor training, (apparantly one very experienced trainee captain just abandoned the aircraft altogether, got out of his seat with the aircraft on the apron, engines running & pax on board & just walked, never to be seen again!!).
There were also tales of crews not knowing how to use the glass cockpit aircraft & I was told some crews are trained on different types of avionics! Also I am now led to believe there is only one resident Captain based at Glasgow because everybody else has left?
Now it appears there are no paramedics either for whatever reasons.
I know of several very experienced Kingair captains who would do that job but certainly not for the money that Gama were offering.
I must admit, it did sound a little strange, pilots were just up & leaving due to poor training, (apparantly one very experienced trainee captain just abandoned the aircraft altogether, got out of his seat with the aircraft on the apron, engines running & pax on board & just walked, never to be seen again!!).
There were also tales of crews not knowing how to use the glass cockpit aircraft & I was told some crews are trained on different types of avionics! Also I am now led to believe there is only one resident Captain based at Glasgow because everybody else has left?
Now it appears there are no paramedics either for whatever reasons.
I know of several very experienced Kingair captains who would do that job but certainly not for the money that Gama were offering.
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bilderberger,
We are having a good time, getting on with our jobs and glad to be free of whinging, loudmouthed, prats like you!
What IS your problem? Did you not manage to get another job since you left?
Get a life man, get out more!
Whats happening at glasgow these days?
What IS your problem? Did you not manage to get another job since you left?
Get a life man, get out more!
Where is my post?
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You mean this one?
It's there, two posts up. Above the test post you deleted.
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bilderberger,
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Whats happening at glasgow these days?
We are having a good time, getting on with our jobs and glad to be free of whinging, loudmouthed, prats like you!
What IS your problem? Did you not manage to get another job since you left?
Get a life man, get out more!
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Whats happening at glasgow these days?
We are having a good time, getting on with our jobs and glad to be free of whinging, loudmouthed, prats like you!
What IS your problem? Did you not manage to get another job since you left?
Get a life man, get out more!
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If you can be bothered to read my previous entries on these threads you will see I do not have an axe with GAMA, in fact on occasion, I have been complimentary, except when in comes to the scottish operation!!!
Here:
I was just trying to clarify what I had heard through a fourth party
Are you joking or what? Not even a 3rd, let alone a 2nd...??? C'MON you cannot be serious!
No need to, the word t-shirt springs to mind.
I like to see myself as a good ppruner who provides positive, fair & objective input on a wide range of avaition topics!!!!
Best luck mate and as someone suggested get a job in the industry ASAP.
DK
PS:
I must admit, it did sound a little strange, pilots were just up & leaving due to poor training, (apparantly one very experienced trainee captain just abandoned the aircraft altogether, got out of his seat with the aircraft on the apron, engines running & pax on board & just walked, never to be seen again!!).
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update?
Have things improved over the last year?
The captains job has been listed on their website since the beginning of the year.
I applied back then, have more twin turboprop time than they ask for total hours, and exceed the P.1 requirement by a long way as well. Have yet to get any kind of feedback.
Can anyone in the company shed any light on the current situation?
The captains job has been listed on their website since the beginning of the year.
I applied back then, have more twin turboprop time than they ask for total hours, and exceed the P.1 requirement by a long way as well. Have yet to get any kind of feedback.
Can anyone in the company shed any light on the current situation?
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Hi, vacancies are full now I'm afraid.
If anyone knows anything about how our recruitment website works and how I can remove the job advert without sending everyone an e-mail asking them to interview, please let me know....! Sorry if it's keeping up some false hopes by still being there.
As for feedback, really sorry, but we had over 500 applications for the position - astounded us, but maybe says a lot about the market - to give everyone feedback or even acknowledgement would take so much time we'd need a full time HR admin person which in this climate we can't really justify.
Thanks though, the interest is really appreciated and hopefully there will be opportunities in the near future across the fleet.
<< I worked out how to close it.... >>
If anyone knows anything about how our recruitment website works and how I can remove the job advert without sending everyone an e-mail asking them to interview, please let me know....! Sorry if it's keeping up some false hopes by still being there.
As for feedback, really sorry, but we had over 500 applications for the position - astounded us, but maybe says a lot about the market - to give everyone feedback or even acknowledgement would take so much time we'd need a full time HR admin person which in this climate we can't really justify.
Thanks though, the interest is really appreciated and hopefully there will be opportunities in the near future across the fleet.
<< I worked out how to close it.... >>
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Thanks for that.
I'm guessing the same thing applies to the Moscow F/O vacancies? It did say on that one, if there had been no news by the end of June, we could take that to mean 'better luck next time'.
I'm guessing the same thing applies to the Moscow F/O vacancies? It did say on that one, if there had been no news by the end of June, we could take that to mean 'better luck next time'.
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Daifly, if you're still around (and in the same post) could you update the website again to show which positions are actually open. I'd swear some of those vacancies have been there for over a year(?).
