William to fly air ambulance
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He will be paid a salary which he will donate in full to the charity, Kensington Palace said.
Good on him, I wonder if they will be able to claim his tax back? Otherwise they will still be paying out tax and NI on the money they will be getting back... Funny old world.
I, for one, salute his intent and commitment to his chosen profession. The salary to charity will hopefully return to the service he will work for, perhaps allowing them to recruit yet another pilot. I know its a stupid statement, but if you read the comments about this in the papers, there appear to be a lot of anti royals, with great big "I won't allow this bloke any good publicity" chips on their shoulders posting. It's a win all round for my money, not least that he will give the charity some real sponsorship. Well done Bill Wales
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Good for him! I'm assuming he's a higher rate tax payer. Maybe he can "deed/gift of covenant" (whatever it is called) and give back more than he gets? (Not a tax lawyer, but signed up at recent museum visit and glad to contribute)
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^^^ .......... ^^^
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The Duke will begin training for his Air Transport Pilot's Licence (Helicopter) in September, which is estimated to take a minimum of five months to complete.
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To be honest, who gives a $hit? Good for you, Wills!
I wonder if they will be able to claim his tax back? Otherwise they will still be paying out tax and NI on the money they will be getting back...
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The Rotorheads forum has been bantering on about this since May - with a lot of whinging and Royal-bashing, of course: http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/540...ambulance.html
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Good on that man, he could have quiet easily took on full royal duties , going around the world,shaking hands and opening facility's full time.
But he has decided to put his training to good use ,
Although am sure it's a bit of a headache for his protection team but like all professionals they will work around him.
But he has decided to put his training to good use ,
Although am sure it's a bit of a headache for his protection team but like all professionals they will work around him.
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He clearly hasn't read CAP804 - by my reckoning he could get a frozen ATPL in 9 hrs minimum (military credits). I suppose some of that is to pass the exams - surprised the press haven't picked up on the fact it is taking 5 months for him to learn something he already knows how to do - fly a helicopter
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If he needs to have a personal protection officer with him surely this guy should have some qualification making him a useful member of the crew, e.g. paramedic, and probably the rest of the crew will be expected to assist with p.p. if necessary.
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This is one of the qualifications available for a police CP officer .Authorised firearms officer medical enhanced trainingFirst Aid Training Courses Essex, London & Herts | In house
This is offered by a private company but many forces ,I know PSNI ,two friends of mine have it, and I would guess the Met provide it in house. So very useful to have onboard.
This is offered by a private company but many forces ,I know PSNI ,two friends of mine have it, and I would guess the Met provide it in house. So very useful to have onboard.
