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keepin it in trim

23rd May 2007 17:16

I always felt that a good flight engineer was worth his weight in gold... and that could be an awful lot of gold!!:)

bwfg3

23rd May 2007 19:32

Ayla,

Just sent you e-mail.. bet you've all guessed I'm out of airforce soon..:rolleyes:

Throttle Pusher

23rd May 2007 22:00

I had a severe finger poking sesion with a certain AVM at a BZN dinning in night.
He had no idea as to the effect that the "wither on the vine and die" coment had on serving air engineers.
He appeared genuinly surprised that his words had created so much bad feeling and, after much alcohol induced beratement, appologised for his comments.
I think the vine is still very much alive.

The Gorilla

24th May 2007 13:19

bwfg3

Check your PM's sorry for the delay.

TG

Dan Winterland

24th May 2007 15:12

BEagle: You forgot the bit about knowing where to find the cheapest beer!

Happy birthday Pete.

MarkD

24th May 2007 15:53

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I have heard that when the youngest Air Eng retires the RAF AWACS will still be in service.

Or will have been sold/scrapped by Broon...

bwfg3

24th May 2007 16:54

Plan A

I reckon that before I retire.. May next year.. We should all meet up and have an almight P1$$ up and toast the Air Eng trade.. Somewhere central in the country would be good.. in the Bredbury area of Stockport perhaps :} Just a thought :E

The Gorilla

24th May 2007 20:00

I am game!! Ahh Bredbury Hall nice mamories!! :}

FE Hoppy

25th May 2007 07:10

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I left 216 as an FE in 2005 after 22 and went into the FlightTraining world. I have to say that after seeing the way the branch was treated over the years and the deteriorating quality of life I have no regrets about leaving. In my new line of work ex RAF Flight Engineers are highly regarded and sort after, very different to how I felt in the Air Force. Anyone leaving with instructional experience needing a job there's plenty available.

And I left 216 as an FE in 98 after 11 years and did the same.

Any ex FEs with instructional experience who fancy working for the 3rd largest manufacturer with a base in the Lion City should pm me pronto. We are also looking for someone based in Zürich.

After 11 in the mob and 5 flying civvy my career really started when I stopped flying 4 years ago.

Biggus

25th May 2007 08:43

Throttle Pusher

'.....He appeared genuinly surprised that his words had created so much bad feeling and, after much alcohol induced beratement, appologised for his comments......'

Well no doubt the AVM in question (presumably promoted since then) now feels his conscience is clear - but a drunken apology to one guy at a dining in night does not undo the damage his earliers remarks had made!

It also speaks volumes that none of his flunkies around him had told him of the impact his remarks had had!!

By the way TP, I'm not having a go at you - full marks for taking him to task!!

Hairbus

25th May 2007 12:43

haltonapp please check your PMs for a voice from the past !!!

mole man

25th May 2007 14:30

Petes Birthday

Happy Birthday Pete from an ALM then LM you flew with

Mole Man

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