42 is the answer
 

I put it to the forum

That A320 rider is actually Colonel Mustard
He did it in the dinning room with the candlestick.

There you go problem solved.
Jim Rockford (its on the tv in the background) eat your heart out.
CMO

I find it mildly amusing that some of you are demanding that A320 rider reveals his qualifications. How many of you who denounce his posts are current employed pilots? If not, how do you know what he says is 100% incorrect?

His posts are amusing and they do reflect what is often the reality of the industry. Flying is great, it's the industry that sucks is a common description.

Personally I find it incredulous that many of you would rather listen to folks who've never worked in a multi crew environment or specialist aviation areas than those who have.

Caveat Emptor.

You dared to contradict scroggs! That's enough.

"$200 a day plus expenses". Got to keep the old Pontiac Firebird fuelled up!

Guys,

I'm quite amazed that grown men are acting like school children!! I can't say I agree totally with what A320rider says all the time, but thats the idea of a democracy. Plus, it's not fair that somebody should be treated like this on a forum. If you don't like what he says don't respond!! Also, whoever commented (took the micky) on him being a tyre fitter- out of order, very snobby opinion and very patronising. Not everyone is as lucky as most of us here, having the opportunity to pursue a wonderful career.

Lets all grow up and get on with life!!

Ali1

PS Scroggs dont think it was very nice to start a thread to slag somebody off.

Mum,

Get off the computer!!!!

Sorry to everyone else on the thread but Ali 1, who must be my Mother, leapt on the computer when my back was turned.

I for one am totally chastised now and will never ever ever post anything remotely close to being critical about anyone ever ever again.

There goes my pocket money this week.:(


or B...................:E

Reddo

Not only am I a currently employed pilot, but I also worked for a school so know a lot of people who have got jobs in the last year or two. I can tell you that what A320 says is not true about the aviation industry in general. It might be true wherever he is, and it might be true about certain organisations, but he does not tell us that - he tries to make out that it is the general case. I can also tell you that his words need to be challenged for the benefit of those that want some genuine information here, and that he has refused to address my challenges, just ignored them and continued to make his gross generalisations.

Scroggs criticises people who attack A320, and implies criticism of people diverting threads for that purpose. I would respectfully disagree with Scroggs here. I believe that people like A320 can misinform others who are making serious life choices, and can do real damage to sectors of the industry where I have worked. It is A320 who diverts threads by forcing people to challenge what he says, and by refusing to address those challenge but simply ranting on with his obsessions.

If A320 made reference to real incidents or made specific note of the location, or even if he discussed the problems he has had as an example of bad practice that does occur in the industry, with reference to how he has gone about finding work then he would have a useful contribution to make. As it is he simply posts generalized whinges about issues which are often not universal. He has repeated so many times complaints that other people have already proved to be wrong that we cannot trust anything he says to be true. Therefore nothing he says can be useful to those who read this site for information on jobs in the aviation industry - which is after all the purpoise of this forum. They can only give a false impression.

Send clowns.... Well said!!!!!! couldnt agree more matey.

Oh dear.

Everybody take a step back and read the title of this place. Rumour network, right? Which implies that not all that is posted here is factual.

This is the internet, a place occupied not solely by the sensible and honest but also by those who may be delusional, mischevious, malicious and sometimes just plain wrong. While PPRuNe may be one of several sites to visit and obtain information it is not the only one and certainly anyone who makes "serious life choices" solely on the basis of some pixels is gullible in the extreme. In fact, I doubt they exist.

Whatever A320's motives may be they serve to make people consider that all may not be as perfect as training organisations would have them believe. If that causes them to pause and make further enquiries then it's a good thing.





(A320Rider. I still believe you to be a troll and judging by the responses you evoke you seem to be a half decent one. Whether you intended them to or not your posts do serve a useful purpose IMHO).

Counter case
 

A320rider is useful in presenting a counter-case for the' lets get out our cheque book...' gun-ho attitude of some...

He can be amusing and is a kind of celebrity - we may miss him if he left
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You started it!:p

This is so funny.

Those of you who think that A320 rider speaketh the truth are off your rockers:

is not correct as lots of wannabes get jobs. The industry is expanding so they must do.

I do however believe that he should be allowed to say what he wants as long as it isn't personally deflamitory.

wow, I don't know A320Rider but if he has his own thread then he must be a superstar on pprune !!!

A320 rider rules!

Who remembers the Pink Headsets fiasco that went on in Private Flying a couple of years ago? This thread could become just as revered and hated! Or at least it would if A320 would actually get up on his donated soap box and talk to us, he seems to be very quiet at the moment.

Oh hang on I remember, he's gone to dodge bullets in Africa!

A320, if I ever win the lottery I will buy you a type rating of your choice.

Send Clowns,

Carly Simon wrote a song about you...... :hmm:

Flinty old chap, I suspect our troll is laughing his way to his BBJ!! ;) :\

Well said RedSnail, couldn't agree with you more, amazes me how much time he has on his hands in the first place!!!!!!

And well done A320 rider on managing to generate an entire post dedicated just to you. Personally I reckon you are a legend, pessimistic one at that, but still a legend. A lot of what you say rings true, albeit mostly negative - but humorous nontheless! Keep up your banter, and should I ever meet you in a bar one day - the beers are on me...

C'mon saffer, dont encourge him.... and can you imagine how intollerable he could become after a beer or two.. all that depressive defeatest talk.
The world isnt ready for that... If you should bump into him, please, just a britvic55 (or similar fruit based drink) ought to keep things on the level... or atleast his level.

DPT

He deserves a "Ppruner of the year award", IMHO. He's very entertaining, but there's some degree of truth behind what he is saying.

You have got to have a sense of humour, sometimes.:)