Fast Jet pilots are better looking and girls like them more.:)

kind of proves the point.

"enough about you, lets talk about me"

typical FJ mate, shame you dont get paid more :)

Anyone else notice that it was the rotary guy(s) who dragged this thread off into a slagging match?
They giveth, yet they cannot take......

Banter i think they call it:)

Weak banter though!:ok:

Seriously though, even though your banter is poor, your point about the helo world is very true. I have lots of mates who have started off in the jet world and for various reasons have ended up flying whirly things and they all say they enjoy it, but for different reasons.
It's not all about FJ, Pinkflyer, but if that's what you want to do then go for it.

(Or you could choose multis and take the easy route!)

At least the RW in the yellow budgies get to pull anything they like.

cwodavids

It would seem you obviously aren't being paid enough...resorting to flogging helmet bags on e-bay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5534762384

I hope there isn't a crew wandering around somewhere having to carry their helmets by the chinstrap :eek:

I'm now going to rummage around for that spare chinagraph I had...might raise enough to buy some of that rotary kudos!
:yuk:

TF

Oh dear...

The helmet bag is bad enough but making money from this garment is taking it too far!


Bling Bling!

The ebay link 2 above..... someone's been ripping off stores again, and his buyer.. I mean £22 for that??? Does his buyer know it's just a crappy nylon bag??!

Putting the topic back on original track..... Anyone will have a certian amount of natural ability in different areas. The less natural ability you have the better you'll have to prepare for flights. You may be great at general handling but fall down on instrument flight or navigation. You may not be very good at the general handling but make up for a lot of it by having a competant and confident manner in the aircraft along with good spatial awareness. At EFT level there is more focus on someones ability at instrument flight and nav than on general handling when it comes to streaming them. Of course they will have to do well in all areas.

Ultimately work your hardest and you won't be left thinking 'if only...' if you don't get sent where you want.

Just a passing thought - a student used to have to pass the JP course to go onto rotary. Now, he has to fail it (or at least the equivalent)! Some sort of progress, I suppose, like letting wimmin fly!

Really? I know there are some who take the "gold-plated" route to rotary wings, having been chopped at either Linton or Valley, but the norm is to be streamed RW at the end of EFT having never been near a Tucano, and some are sent RW at the end of Linton despite passing the course. Would hardly refer to either as "failing" the JP course!

What's the difference?
 

Just a quickie.

I'm not saying that it will help you to get streamed fast jet, but the thing that helped me the most was learning to relax and not getting too stressed out about things.

It's a bloody good job but if you're working your a**e off and never having any fun, what's the point?!

I watched guys on my courses falling by the wayside because they were working themselves into an early grave.

Just chill out and accept whatever you end up on because I'm certain you'll enjoy whatever and wherever it is!

BV