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I have no insight, but would expect that they are Kingair pilots who are building lots of hours on turboprops and ready to take a step to jets / larger aircraft.
Aren't most Kingair Pilots working towards the next aircraft?
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Aren't most Kingair Pilots working towards the next aircraft?
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No,these guys have been here for 6 months since the base opened !
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I don't know how many turbine hours they've built over that time, but suspect it is an increase in job options based on that more than indicative of conditions etc.
Has anyone asked them.
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Has anyone asked them.
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Well,yes that would be a stab in the dark at the reason (but wrong unfortunately as I believe !)
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The pilots are revolting
GAMA operation at GLA is a shambles. An object lesson on how not to run a new operation.
See my entry on the other thread "Medevac/Air Ambulance Work"
A frightening and danegerous place to work.
See my entry on the other thread "Medevac/Air Ambulance Work"
A frightening and danegerous place to work.
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It's only one persons definition, and who knows how qualified that persons opinion is to define shambles.
Judging by Rears name he obviously has an axe to grind.
I'm sure the person who cleans my office thinks my desk is a shambles....who cares?
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Judging by Rears name he obviously has an axe to grind.
I'm sure the person who cleans my office thinks my desk is a shambles....who cares?
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I just dont believe for one minute the sort of garbage being spouted on this thread about Gama.
I can only talk from the days that the King Airs flew out of ABZ, the contract back then was tough and demanding and requires a certain type of individual that can react to getting woken up at 01:00 and respond to the mission, in the 2 years that I was involved I dont think I ever heard a grumble as the conditions were tough (they knew what they were getting into) but the rewards were good, as was the time off etc etc. Most of the guys back then seemed to get a buzz out of the fact that they really were naking a contribution to saving lives.
I cant comment on todays operation, but I find it very difficult to believe things have changed that much, the infrastructure at Gama was superb and the management was sound and always aproachable.
I can only talk from the days that the King Airs flew out of ABZ, the contract back then was tough and demanding and requires a certain type of individual that can react to getting woken up at 01:00 and respond to the mission, in the 2 years that I was involved I dont think I ever heard a grumble as the conditions were tough (they knew what they were getting into) but the rewards were good, as was the time off etc etc. Most of the guys back then seemed to get a buzz out of the fact that they really were naking a contribution to saving lives.
I cant comment on todays operation, but I find it very difficult to believe things have changed that much, the infrastructure at Gama was superb and the management was sound and always aproachable.
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Any current Gama Kingair chaps care to comment on this unsubstantiated hogwash.
I'm sure if any real scary dangerous stuff was going on it would have received more factual posts from people on the inside than this bar room tosh.
Sometimes people have to fly in the dark when it's windy....hmmmmmm.
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I'm sure if any real scary dangerous stuff was going on it would have received more factual posts from people on the inside than this bar room tosh.
Sometimes people have to fly in the dark when it's windy....hmmmmmm.
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The only 'frightening and dangerous' thing about this company is management's inept ability to run the operation properly ! Apparently the rostering is a shambles. Talked to several at abz about the gla base and all is definitely not well there.Also the abz base is now bringing into question the antics of the management.
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Without any knowledge of Gama's specific ops, it's an air ambulance contract and by definition incredibly dificult to roster......your perception that it is a shambles is probably best interpreted as it's tricky and sometimes involves some firefighting, like all ad-hoc last minute rostering.
I assume I am talking to someone who has a good knowledge of airline ops management and am not patronising someone unqualified to comment?
I think if you cannot come up with something concrete, and your observations are based on a couple of pilots bar room end of a long day moaning you should be careful about tainting a companies reputation.
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I assume I am talking to someone who has a good knowledge of airline ops management and am not patronising someone unqualified to comment?
I think if you cannot come up with something concrete, and your observations are based on a couple of pilots bar room end of a long day moaning you should be careful about tainting a companies reputation.
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"I think if you cannot come up with something concrete, and your observations are based on a couple of pilots bar room end of a long day moaning you should be careful about tainting a companies reputation."
Hear Hear Phil!!
I think "Leavit" should come clean about his connection with this fable or at least address specifics eh??
Jez.
Hear Hear Phil!!
I think "Leavit" should come clean about his connection with this fable or at least address specifics eh??
Jez.
