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Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
1st Aug 2007, 09:13
Replies: 754
Views: 326,651
Posted By Blackshift

Vito, Although I agree with much of what you...

Vito,

Although I agree with much of what you have to say about the industry, I cannot really find quite as much sympathy with regard to your own predicament.

The woe-is-me/sackloth-and-ashes...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Jul 2007, 12:46
Replies: 16
Views: 1,557
Posted By Blackshift

DX W, G B Z Doh!!! :ugh:

DX W, G B Z
Doh!!! :ugh:
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jul 2007, 20:06
Replies: 37
Views: 3,921
Posted By Blackshift

Don't worry about it... You are learning a...

Don't worry about it...

You are learning a complex new skill which is also a bit of an overall assault on the senses as well as being a mental challenge. The heightened state of arousal which is...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jul 2007, 03:36
Replies: 7
Views: 2,152
Posted By Blackshift

I would swop my black taxi for an air taxi...

I would swop my black taxi for an air taxi anytime if only the pay was even half way decent.

The problem seems to be the assumption that the "golden" multi-hours logged are effectively part...
Forum: Private Flying
19th Jul 2007, 03:21
Replies: 16
Views: 1,557
Posted By Blackshift

Caernarfon, on the NE coast of wales is a...

Caernarfon, on the NE coast of wales is a spectacular destination within easy reach of Barton.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
17th Jun 2007, 10:52
Replies: 100
Views: 19,740
Posted By Blackshift

VFE ... and to think you suspected me of...

VFE

... and to think you suspected me of "sniffing the bostik" when I predicted this scenario a little less than a year ago! :p
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
24th Jul 2006, 21:49
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

To be perfectly honest I'm now as concerned about...

To be perfectly honest I'm now as concerned about your attention span and reading comprehension skills as I am about your powers of observation.

I am very surprised, and slightly disappointed,...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
24th Jul 2006, 18:50
Replies: 30
Views: 11,717
Posted By Blackshift

VFE, I take it you've managed to control any...

VFE,

I take it you've managed to control any pitch-up tendencies with the application of full power during stall recoveries in the 152 without too much difficulty?
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
24th Jul 2006, 18:11
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

... or more accurately : unlike your colleagues. ...

... or more accurately : unlike your colleagues.

'Cos not bothering about such incidentals and getting on with the job is the prevailing culture where I work, but not where you do apparently.
...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
23rd Jul 2006, 22:24
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

Gas pains my ar$e! I get a good laugh when I...

Gas pains my ar$e!

I get a good laugh when I hear about an instructor spotted in a trendy cafe sporting full regalia on a day he isn't even flying.

As it happens I am also the longest served...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
23rd Jul 2006, 18:34
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

Flippin Eck! :rolleyes: I have many fond...

Flippin Eck! :rolleyes:

I have many fond memories of Glenrothes, where I worked for a few years before resigning at the same time as other instructors due to the attitude of the new management at...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
21st Jul 2006, 13:02
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

DFC, If the issue was simply "other peoples...

DFC,

If the issue was simply "other peoples attire" you would of course be quite right.

However the issue here has to do with the displaying of badges denoting rank, authority or experience -...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
20th Jul 2006, 20:17
Replies: 30
Views: 11,717
Posted By Blackshift

.... but not from 10,000ft presumably - c'mon...

.... but not from 10,000ft presumably - c'mon mate give us yer tuppensworth... you know you want to!
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
20th Jul 2006, 15:11
Replies: 30
Views: 11,717
Posted By Blackshift

Angel :eek: Get as much weight forward as you can...

:eek:

Get as much weight forward as you can pronto - slide seats forward and move any items with much weight foward if you can - and hope that this is enough to nudge the nose down towards a...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jul 2006, 19:28
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

Could be worse : there could be a non-instructor...

Could be worse : there could be a non-instructor PPL boss knocking around sporting 4 bars.

... come to think of it, there isn't is there?
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jul 2006, 17:51
Replies: 11
Views: 1,385
Posted By Blackshift

Nope... just giving you some examples I've...

Nope... just giving you some examples I've noticed recently which could suggest an emerging trend within the industry which may or may not continue for much longer - as I have clearly indicated by...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jul 2006, 11:54
Replies: 11
Views: 1,385
Posted By Blackshift

Hmmm.... could it be that all FI's would be...

Hmmm.... could it be that all FI's would be earning at this rate if it wasn't for a history of wannabee Nigels artificially depressing the payscales by using the PPL(A) instruction industry as a...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jul 2006, 06:14
Replies: 27
Views: 3,777
Posted By Blackshift

For those of you who would like to impress the...

For those of you who would like to impress the girls on the checkout at Tescos or whatever, plenty of vacancies there apparently. :ugh:
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
19th Jul 2006, 05:55
Replies: 11
Views: 1,385
Posted By Blackshift

Devil ... on the other hand the way the market is...

... on the other hand the way the market is moving at the moment, some instructors are beginning to make more than many turboprop FO's.

I even know of a chap who will begin flying jets - after...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
6th Nov 2005, 17:11
Replies: 21
Views: 2,579
Posted By Blackshift

No idea.... Would the "a" be for assistant...

No idea....

Would the "a" be for assistant or advanced, or what?
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
6th Nov 2005, 16:07
Replies: 122
Views: 27,465
Posted By Blackshift

Hmmm....difficult choice..... Clip on :...

Hmmm....difficult choice.....

Clip on : appallingly working-class

Real Tie : appallingly trying-not-to-be-working-class

Here's an idea - turn up in a 15 year old Volvo estate in crumpled...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
5th Nov 2005, 15:11
Replies: 21
Views: 2,579
Posted By Blackshift

Unfazed, From my recollection of first-year...

Unfazed,

From my recollection of first-year Economics, factors 3-5 should provide an upward pressure on instructors pay; 3 would increase the opportunity for profits from the customer without...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
4th Nov 2005, 05:30
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

Devil DFC, Wot - no sarky reply? Was looking...

DFC,

Wot - no sarky reply?

Was looking forward to a bit of sport this morning.....

The only decent point you have made so far has been the legal one - and this is pretty much a Pyrrhic...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
3rd Nov 2005, 11:39
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

In fairness I suppose that depends on exactly...

In fairness I suppose that depends on exactly what is meant by sitting "next" to them.

Sorry if my definition wasn't tight enough here - but its really a bit of a weak objection with regard to...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
3rd Nov 2005, 06:33
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

Yeah right.... Hoots of derisive guffaws all...

Yeah right....

Hoots of derisive guffaws all round from your facetious extrapolation of my thoughts!

A bus or a train are a public place, just like Oxford St in DFC's similarly cack-handed...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
2nd Nov 2005, 16:34
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

Not exactly what I was thinking of when I talked...

Not exactly what I was thinking of when I talked about "juggling priorities in a high workload environment", but hey - all part of life's rich tapestry!

You should try driving a taxi at the...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
1st Nov 2005, 23:04
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

Any pilot who gets into such a pickle whilst...

Any pilot who gets into such a pickle whilst operating the fuel selector will most likely do so by being distracted whilst flying the aeroplane, and insufficient practice in operating this control...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
1st Nov 2005, 10:48
Replies: 21
Views: 2,579
Posted By Blackshift

I hope to have the chance to fly full time at...

I hope to have the chance to fly full time at some point - whether instructing or otherwise.

Seems to me that the only way someone of maturish years (I'm 40 now) can make a half-decent living in...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
1st Nov 2005, 09:53
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

No need to apologise, never said it...

No need to apologise, never said it would.......your words not mine - so protect the club.

...and protect yourself while you are at it - if something like this occured on your patch, and moreover...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
31st Oct 2005, 19:15
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

Yes of course, and so do I - especially when I...

Yes of course, and so do I - especially when I used to fly frequently in the more cramped confines of a 152.


However, consider this scenario:-

You are providing elementary flight instruction...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
31st Oct 2005, 07:52
Replies: 35
Views: 2,775
Posted By Blackshift

SCANDAL - YOUTH LEADER SACKED

Dubious Circumstances
I heard of one chap who I used to work with in another industry who was later drummed out of a youth organisation in which he held a fairly senior position under "dubious...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
11th Sep 2005, 07:41
Replies: 96
Views: 9,464
Posted By Blackshift

I congratulate you on your concise and astutely...

I congratulate you on your concise and astutely unassailable Marxist dialectic - I know better than to argue with that...:uhoh:

You win Groucho!
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
9th Sep 2005, 13:34
Replies: 4
Views: 923
Posted By Blackshift

Devil PARDON!

PARDON!
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
9th Sep 2005, 12:47
Replies: 96
Views: 9,464
Posted By Blackshift

BO'L et al ***RTFP FERGAWDSSAKES!!!*** ...

BO'L et al

***RTFP FERGAWDSSAKES!!!***

Being a better jet pilot per se is not the issue here - it is about how integrated graduates perform comparitively as single crew in light A/C, and...
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
9th Sep 2005, 08:50
Replies: 96
Views: 9,464
Posted By Blackshift

1. Too many Blackadders doing the hiring. 2....

1. Too many Blackadders doing the hiring.

2. Too many Baldricks on the market.
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