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Ahem - can I ask, politely of course, how a bloke from Naples, Florida can know which is the best place in Saudi to live? On a relative scale, Jeddah has a lot going for it, hasn't it Mutt?! 
(Sorry ojay - no help to you really apart from if you end up here, Dhahran is NOT the only place to live!)
(Sorry ojay - no help to you really apart from if you end up here, Dhahran is NOT the only place to live!)
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Conky,
Ahem, yes you may ask. I spent 2 and a half years based in RUH, (positivley NOT the best place to live) flying 2 different private VIP A/C on 2 separate contracts. As such, I was fortunate to be out of the Kingdom the majority of the time. (just checked my logbook, 32 days total in the Kingdom in 1997)
I agree that Jeddah is miles better than RUH, and the nights I've stayed there (Red Sea Palace) were very nice. I'm sure if you have a good compound and maybe a job that allows you in and out on a regular basis it's totally liveable.
But you'll notice that I didn't state that Dahran was the best place, only probably. And in the case of the ARAMCO contract, I think it would, as the 737 drivers will be home every night, never straying far from home.
So, in my opinion, if I was stuck in Saudi on a 5 days on/2 days off schedule, I'd want to be next to the bridge to Bahrain for my off days. That's all I meant.
Once again, if I had a job like my old ones, I'd rather be in Jeddah.
By the way, have you heard of anyone needing a 727 Captain over there?
Cheers.
Ahem, yes you may ask. I spent 2 and a half years based in RUH, (positivley NOT the best place to live) flying 2 different private VIP A/C on 2 separate contracts. As such, I was fortunate to be out of the Kingdom the majority of the time. (just checked my logbook, 32 days total in the Kingdom in 1997)
I agree that Jeddah is miles better than RUH, and the nights I've stayed there (Red Sea Palace) were very nice. I'm sure if you have a good compound and maybe a job that allows you in and out on a regular basis it's totally liveable.
But you'll notice that I didn't state that Dahran was the best place, only probably. And in the case of the ARAMCO contract, I think it would, as the 737 drivers will be home every night, never straying far from home.
So, in my opinion, if I was stuck in Saudi on a 5 days on/2 days off schedule, I'd want to be next to the bridge to Bahrain for my off days. That's all I meant.
Once again, if I had a job like my old ones, I'd rather be in Jeddah.
By the way, have you heard of anyone needing a 727 Captain over there?
Cheers.
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Yep DI3G, SAMCO are looking for a 727 driver, read their ad on www.climbto350.com a couple of days ago.
If you do get back you can buy a beer for Conky and I....
If you do get back you can buy a beer for Conky and I....
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Downin3Green
OK! You are perfectly entitled to form a judgement of where is 'probably' best. And SUCH a polite answer. The bashing that's been going on in other forums of late made me a bit wary of asking the question and then reading any reply! Also, I had forgotten (how could I?!) the handy little bridge to beer that Dhahran has - Jeddah would be nigh on perfect if we had one of those!
Shanwickx2
Would a Philip Head do?
CJ2
OK! You are perfectly entitled to form a judgement of where is 'probably' best. And SUCH a polite answer.
The bashing that's been going on in other forums of late made me a bit wary of asking the question and then reading any reply! Also, I had forgotten (how could I?!) the handy little bridge to beer that Dhahran has - Jeddah would be nigh on perfect if we had one of those! Shanwickx2
Would a Philip Head do?
CJ2
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utt,
Thanks for that. SAMCO was my last employer in Saudi. Excellent a/c, a 100 with -15 engines, only one in the world. Built in late 1972, it was one of the last off the line.
Also, VP reg, so no hassles with you know who.
I left them incidently when my wife had our son. Always loved that job, guess I'll give em a call.
Thanks for that. SAMCO was my last employer in Saudi. Excellent a/c, a 100 with -15 engines, only one in the world. Built in late 1972, it was one of the last off the line.
Also, VP reg, so no hassles with you know who.
I left them incidently when my wife had our son. Always loved that job, guess I'll give em a call.
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Mutt,
Thanks for that. SAMCO was my last employer in Saudi. Excellent a/c, a 100 with -15 engines, only one in the world. Built in late 1972, it was one of the last off the line.
Also, VP reg, so no hassles with you know who.
I left them incidently when my wife had our son. Always loved that job, guess I'll give em a call.
Thanks for that. SAMCO was my last employer in Saudi. Excellent a/c, a 100 with -15 engines, only one in the world. Built in late 1972, it was one of the last off the line.
Also, VP reg, so no hassles with you know who.
I left them incidently when my wife had our son. Always loved that job, guess I'll give em a call.
