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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2003, 23:29
Replies: 94
Views: 12,588
Posted By PercyDragon

Here's an idea. Why not follow what's happening...

Here's an idea. Why not follow what's happening in Financial Services and shed massive numbers of UK jobs to India.

The way you could do it is to recruit in India for 'Indian Only' British...
Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Oct 2003, 23:36
Replies: 32
Views: 12,569
Posted By PercyDragon

Frankly, I've always been surprised that more SQ...

Frankly, I've always been surprised that more SQ trolley dolleys didn't get groped more often. After all, the whole advertisng image of SQ is the lissome 'Singapore Girl' with her 'come on' eye...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jul 2003, 02:28
Replies: 327
Views: 55,406
Posted By PercyDragon

In the end, all the opinion being voiced on this...

In the end, all the opinion being voiced on this site is a total waste of time. That's because, thank God, BA was privatised long ago. Now its not up to the tax-payer to sort the whole mess out, it's...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2003, 23:59
Replies: 88
Views: 9,736
Posted By PercyDragon

WMD

OK. So who gives a s*** if there aren't any WMDs anyway?

The great thing about going into Iraq is that we showed these chanting mouthy Rag-heads who's number one on this planet.
Incidentally, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2003, 13:40
Replies: 341
Views: 82,249
Posted By PercyDragon

P.Pilcher. Your reasoning is full of holes....

P.Pilcher.

Your reasoning is full of holes. My wife is a teacher and she and I both know that teachers are, in fact, fairly well paid for what they do. The problem is the paperwork overload and...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2003, 15:39
Replies: 88
Views: 18,366
Posted By PercyDragon

Look guys....it's called Capitalism. It's the...

Look guys....it's called Capitalism. It's the same in all other areas of commercial life, not just Aviation. Everyone I meet complains of the same thing. Ever higher workload. More stress. No more...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2003, 18:15
Replies: 6
Views: 1,399
Posted By PercyDragon

Follow Me Through Being a cynic, the thought...

Follow Me Through

Being a cynic, the thought that immediately springs to mind is that
your new dentist is a civilian practitioner who is driven by the profit motive. When I came out of the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Feb 2003, 09:21
Replies: 133
Views: 32,437
Posted By PercyDragon

You've got to admit, though, it's one hell of a...

You've got to admit, though, it's one hell of a way to go. If it was a choice between getting wiped out by a truck while rushing to a business meeting on the M25, and expiring in a 1000 degree...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jan 2003, 10:15
Replies: 35
Views: 5,391
Posted By PercyDragon

Good point millerscourt. One would assume...

Good point millerscourt.

One would assume that the fact that there is a reported shortage should indeed result in the pay for HGV drivers going up.
But I am just reporting the fact that they...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Jan 2003, 10:24
Replies: 35
Views: 5,391
Posted By PercyDragon

Pay scales

The media also routinely report that Independent Financial Advisers (which is what I am) earn 'around £100K a year'. This is, of course, complete B*******. Only 5% of IFAs earn that sort of money. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2002, 09:49
Replies: 23
Views: 2,751
Posted By PercyDragon

Just slightly going off on a tangent here.... ...

Just slightly going off on a tangent here.... something that everyone working for the Government seems to be always ranting on about is how badly paid they are.

From the job I do (financial...
Forum: Rumours & News
25th Nov 2002, 15:58
Replies: 37
Views: 10,033
Posted By PercyDragon

Times article on pay

They also said that Independent Financial Advisers earn 'around £100,000 a year'. (I happen to be an IFA). In reality only around 10% of IFAs earn over £100K. Actual IFA earnings range from less...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2002, 13:48
Replies: 116
Views: 10,411
Posted By PercyDragon

SASless It's not the Communists who are...

SASless

It's not the Communists who are screwing up Africa.. it's the Blacks.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2002, 11:29
Replies: 84
Views: 8,966
Posted By PercyDragon

Two things that I would like to know the answer...

Two things that I would like to know the answer to, from any of you Yanks reading this:

1. Why is the bad guy in American films always an Englishman?

2. Why do the Americans invariably end up...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2002, 15:50
Replies: 116
Views: 10,411
Posted By PercyDragon

Jackonicko You may also recall that when...

Jackonicko

You may also recall that when Iddi Amin was president of the Organisation of African Unity (true!) he also used to get applause from all the other African heads of state whenever he got...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2002, 14:08
Replies: 116
Views: 10,411
Posted By PercyDragon

Jackoniko, OK. So we seem to be cancelling a...

Jackoniko,

OK. So we seem to be cancelling a lot of third world debt....and do you know what's going to happen now? All the countries that have had their debt cancelled are going to start...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2002, 15:35
Replies: 116
Views: 10,411
Posted By PercyDragon

Myrddin If you are in the habit of giving...

Myrddin

If you are in the habit of giving your money to African charities then you're a silly boy. OK, it might make you personally feel better, but that's about it.

I have worked in Arica...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2002, 15:36
Replies: 116
Views: 10,411
Posted By PercyDragon

Sorry, I just don't understand the logic behind...

Sorry, I just don't understand the logic behind this support for 'going in to sort out Mugabe'.

Don't you guys remember? Its not so long ago that we got out of Africa and made the decision to...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2002, 17:00
Replies: 116
Views: 10,411
Posted By PercyDragon

The fundamental difference. of course, betweem...

The fundamental difference. of course, betweem Mugabe and Saddam is that Saddam has, so the latest intelligence tells us, the means to get his hands on Nukes. Taking the 'worst case scenario', then,...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2002, 10:02
Replies: 63
Views: 7,272
Posted By PercyDragon

The Claw. You are spot on mate. Your views...

The Claw.

You are spot on mate. Your views are mine exactly. As an old Africa hand (twelve years, Kenya and Nigeria), I put a post in this thread a few days ago, but was immediately removed by...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2002, 15:28
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,320,921
Posted By PercyDragon

Airfixpilot. Spot on. Agree with you...

Airfixpilot.

Spot on. Agree with you absolutely. Time to put this thread to bed.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Aug 2002, 11:06
Replies: 234
Views: 39,634
Posted By PercyDragon

Obviously, you need to talk to an IFA...

Obviously, you need to talk to an IFA (Independent Financial Adviser). An IFA is legally obliged to work on the clients behalf and not any individual insurance company. He can get details of the...
Forum: African Aviation
25th Jun 2002, 11:05
Replies: 19
Views: 2,367
Posted By PercyDragon

Oh Africa. I just love the place. Having spent...

Oh Africa. I just love the place. Having spent seven years in Kenya and also five years in Nigeria I have the scars (mental and physical). Every time I leave I swear I'm never going back...but...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Jun 2002, 14:21
Replies: 5
Views: 1,200
Posted By PercyDragon

For some years I was an S61 pilot on the North...

For some years I was an S61 pilot on the North Sea. Also training captain on same. (for a very large operator.)

I found that the management was appalling and the job was also destroying me. I also...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2002, 15:45
Replies: 19
Views: 1,673
Posted By PercyDragon

Actually, I don't think it was Bistow. It was...

Actually, I don't think it was Bistow. It was British International Helicopters,,,which, I think, is the opposition. Or it was when I was with them some years ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2002, 10:39
Replies: 76
Views: 7,107
Posted By PercyDragon

From my many years experience with a IT equipment...

From my many years experience with a IT equipment I have come to the conclusion that the development of this stuff is driven primarily by the IT indutry's desire to flog new systems. And the...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jun 2002, 12:02
Replies: 179
Views: 51,676
Posted By PercyDragon

Interesting thread. You know, before going...

Interesting thread.

You know, before going into what I do now I was in commercial aviation for over fifteen years. Now I'm an IFA (Independent Financial Adviser). During the course of my work I...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2002, 18:40
Replies: 116
Views: 5,772
Posted By PercyDragon

Post SH Monkey I like your 'guiness drinking...

SH Monkey

I like your 'guiness drinking happy face' gremlin. How do you do that?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Feb 2002, 21:27
Replies: 32
CPL
Views: 3,089
Posted By PercyDragon

Post Nigel has also obviously not worked out how to...

Nigel has also obviously not worked out how to use the shift key (quote "i was only asking.."etc)
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2002, 18:08
Replies: 11
Views: 530
Posted By PercyDragon

Post This is just a thought..based on my own...

This is just a thought..based on my own experieneces. I was flying in AAC then got an 'exchange'posting to 72 Sdn RAF back in 1970.. .I then went Civi and accumulated over 7000 rotary hours, until I...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2002, 20:29
Replies: 8,153
Views: 1,320,921
Posted By PercyDragon

Post One should realise that, if the MOD is forced to...

One should realise that, if the MOD is forced to overturn its verdict on this case, that no armed forces aircrew is ever going to be able to be labled 'negligent' ever again in relation to any future...
Forum: Rumours & News
11th Feb 2002, 13:13
Replies: 66
Views: 6,176
Posted By PercyDragon

Post First class letter in the Times today by Stewart...

First class letter in the Times today by Stewart Birt (Ex MD of International Helicopters, who had the contract to train the RAF Chinook crews on the Aberdeen simulator). Read it if you can. It backs...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2002, 20:57
Replies: 242
Views: 14,020
Posted By PercyDragon

Post misterploppy Sure, insurnace is one of the...

misterploppy

Sure, insurnace is one of the many areas that I get involved in. Having accumulated just over 8000 hours flying various machines in exotic parts of the world I thought, (but also 300...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2002, 17:53
Replies: 66
Views: 6,176
Posted By PercyDragon

Post I think that the politicians will overrule the...

I think that the politicians will overrule the MOD in the end, incorrectly in my view, but on the grounds that there could have been some remote possibility of a technical failure which prevented the...
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Feb 2002, 14:20
Replies: 66
Views: 6,176
Posted By PercyDragon

Post I quite agree with Seriph and Neo. The pilots ...

I quite agree with Seriph and Neo. The pilots were flying IMC in sea fog at high speed towards what they knew to be rising ground. Have done it myself now and then, for various reasons (one of...
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