Air Eng rumour control?

[FE Hoppy]

No need to give them a spanner though, as long as they were medically fit and suitably renumerated.

nice one centurion, like it, like it.

[14greens]

Hoppy
as well you know
we have a guy that did 12 months with DHL as well and came back PMA did manage to screw him though!

[ExRAFAC]

Return To Flying

I've just found this thread. I am the ex FS, ex GST AAITC inst, ex C130 & Nimrod Air Eng who went Flt Ops long time ago now. I'm also the chap who was promised the earth on commissioning and (naively) believed the hype. Now I'm just glad to be going back to a real job.

No, I've not been promised PAS. As of today, I still do not have any firm (ie written) promises about terms of service. I have no idea where I'll be in terms of flying pay etc. But as I've been trying to get back to flying since before IOT (not day 31 as stated earlier) I'm happy to be back.

According to the chats I've had with PMA, its Kinloss that's hurting and that's where I'm heading. I have no qualms about flying the Nimrod - more than 3000hrs under my belt on that type and loved every second.

[ExRAFAC]

Mileandahalf (post #46, p3);

The chap you are referring to about emasculating the Air Eng branch is now head honcho of the DSCom/DTMA/Whateverthey'reCallingThemselvesThisWeek Airlift Charter empire. Wears three rings, has forgotten he was an Air Eng and not one of those rings is as big as the one in his nether regions!

[The Gorilla]

EXRAFAC

I am sure the guys will welcome you back!! Hope life goes well for you and I don't think you were naive.
Regards
TG

[fergineer]

Cheesy, any news on your search for the truth out there. Sitting here in the sun listening to the fishermen catching their Yellow Fin tuna on a glorious day here in the Bay of Plenty NZ. Am I thinking of flying again no chance.
Good luck
Fergi

[OmegaV6]

As the senior officer cadre of the trade still includes the gentleman (?) who made the famous (fatuous ?) comment .. "..there will never be a shortage of Air Engineers, if any wish to leave they can.. I'll sign their papers now.." and 6 months later we started to train the first of the Australian FTRS Air Engineers......

I have no doubt in my mind that the idea of filling all type vacancies by posting Hercules Air Engineers onwards, and replacing with FTRS from the wider world has probably been discused at high level on the grounds "it worked once why should it not work again ?"

Methinks they underestimate the reaction that might take place should that line be followed, they were out of touch with the rank & file then, and things have not improved.

I wonder how big the PVR queue would become if they tried that again ....