When will the industry be back to normal?
Quatermain
Are you the pessimist amongst us ?
Good News I heard today, money is being spent investigating the possible site for a new 4 runway airport in Kent.....Things must be going to get better !!!
Are you the pessimist amongst us ?
Good News I heard today, money is being spent investigating the possible site for a new 4 runway airport in Kent.....Things must be going to get better !!!
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Splotfire797,
Yep, you're right, I'm unfortunately having a pessimistic day.
Just jumped out of one cockpit 10 years old into another cockpit of today. Differences are pretty staggering. Introduction of glass cockpit, TCAS, GPS, HUD, Improved FMGC, EGWPS, computer control, sidestick etc....
Exprapolate those differences 30 years from now, incorporate latest military technology. You'll only need one man to do the job. Put in an emergency overide from the ground (probably on the cards after 9/11 in the US) and anyone will be able to sit in the Captains seat.
No you're right its totally pie in the sky - lets put my pilot hat on and now be optimistic, yes, it will never happen because you always need two pilots at the front of an aircraft.
But think of it - if it goes that way there will be one advantage in 30 years time - you won't need the 500 hours multi-crew to get a JAR ATPL!!!!
Yep, you're right, I'm unfortunately having a pessimistic day.
Just jumped out of one cockpit 10 years old into another cockpit of today. Differences are pretty staggering. Introduction of glass cockpit, TCAS, GPS, HUD, Improved FMGC, EGWPS, computer control, sidestick etc....
Exprapolate those differences 30 years from now, incorporate latest military technology. You'll only need one man to do the job. Put in an emergency overide from the ground (probably on the cards after 9/11 in the US) and anyone will be able to sit in the Captains seat.
No you're right its totally pie in the sky - lets put my pilot hat on and now be optimistic, yes, it will never happen because you always need two pilots at the front of an aircraft.
But think of it - if it goes that way there will be one advantage in 30 years time - you won't need the 500 hours multi-crew to get a JAR ATPL!!!!
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VTOL,
Instead of wasting your money on an IMC. .and night rating, would you not be better doing . .a correspondence ATPL course first as your IR will. .cover IMC and night flying.
Put the money that you would of spent on IMC. .and night towards ATPL. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">
Instead of wasting your money on an IMC. .and night rating, would you not be better doing . .a correspondence ATPL course first as your IR will. .cover IMC and night flying.
Put the money that you would of spent on IMC. .and night towards ATPL. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">
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Hi there,. .. .First of all, I'll apologise if I haven't done my homework and noticed if this point has been raised elsewhere.. .. .Secondly, I would like to make a point in saying that I think British Airlines are (or rather, were, before 11/09) a soft touch, or foreign airlines are far too stringent. You look at a crewing roster of any airline like easyJet or Ryanair and the like and you'll notice that there are many pilots who are not British. I'm not saying that these foreign dudes are not any less competent than a British pilot and any less deserving for a job assuming they have the right qualifications, but when a British airline can hire anybody with the appropriate licences and ratings and companies like Air France, Iberia, Lufthansa.....etc generally only employ people from their own country, the European governments need to take a shake to themselves and realise that the JAA was set up for a reason, and one of those reasons was to increase employment prospects for all European pilots.. .. .And now, that I've had my moan, I'll let somebody else get a word in.. .. .Cheers
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It seems this post could last for 200 years... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> . .. .Don't underestimate the language barrier ! I'm not defending the protectionist attitude, I'm just saying that the British would have everything to gain by learning at least another language.
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May I draw your attention to the following:. .. .<a href="http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=018002" target="_blank">http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=018002</a>. .. .I have also heard this and more from a reliable source.. .. .PS
