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Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Feb 2024, 07:58
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

If it's still the fixed base in Crawley, then...

If it's still the fixed base in Crawley, then it's quite demanding, a devil to hand fly so don't worry, but I think they're assessing CRM mainly. Top bloke (or insert preferred pronoun) who runs it.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Feb 2024, 07:37
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

I do notice Raph, that YOU are the only one who...

I do notice Raph, that YOU are the only one who is assuming citing wokism has negative connotations, and name calling. Re read the posts - for example, I merely said I was rejected for coming across...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Feb 2024, 20:24
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

Whatever you say Ralph. :rolleyes:

Whatever you say Ralph. :rolleyes:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Feb 2024, 17:43
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

They do give feedback, so I can categorically...

They do give feedback, so I can categorically confirm that I was rejected for being insufficiently "woke", or words to that effect. (in my answers to the two woke probing questions). No ranting, I...
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Jan 2024, 21:47
Replies: 32
Views: 14,216
Posted By Sick

what vacuous and utterly flawed reasoning! You've...

what vacuous and utterly flawed reasoning! You've been there 6 times and not been mugged or murdered? - well it MUST be safe - no further evidence required!
Anyone who knows the current state of SA...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Aug 2023, 23:15
Replies: 1
Views: 932
Posted By Sick

Quite a tough but enjoyable couple of days. Tech...

Quite a tough but enjoyable couple of days. Tech quiz is hard, atpl ++ stuff,v hard aptitude test IFF, and they crank the sim test up if they think you are coping. Good fun, seemed nice guys.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Aug 2023, 19:24
Replies: 17
Views: 2,168
Posted By Sick

If you have a foot in multiple parts of the...

If you have a foot in multiple parts of the world, HSBC Premier (or Stan Chart) is almost essential, especially in Asia. I get clobbered a bit on currency conversions with my account, so use revolut...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th Aug 2023, 15:25
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

Balpa reps screwing over fellow pilots - surely...

Balpa reps screwing over fellow pilots - surely not! :eek:
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Jun 2023, 10:11
Replies: 107
Views: 56,427
Posted By Sick

I'd agree. .. for a first job. But easyJet is one...

I'd agree. .. for a first job. But easyJet is one of the few who demand that experienced DEPs and even captains must pay for the rating.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Jun 2023, 15:38
Replies: 870
Views: 503,721
Posted By Sick

The phrase "once bitten, twice shy" comes to...

The phrase "once bitten, twice shy" comes to mind.

And is there any reason to believe they conduct their business WRT to their employees any better than they do to their customers? Can't see the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th May 2023, 12:40
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

A320 didn't say they get £164 k - he said they...

A320 didn't say they get £164 k - he said they get double VS FO pay, which is correct.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th May 2023, 06:46
Replies: 499
Views: 328,664
Posted By Sick

The comparison was between staying and getting a...

The comparison was between staying and getting a command, or becoming a Virgin FO, not Virgin direct entry command - I'm pretty sure Virgin FOs don't get £164k/year.
Forum: Rumours & News
18th May 2023, 11:19
Replies: 45
Views: 32,189
Posted By Sick

A significant difference from Ryanair is that...

A significant difference from Ryanair is that lates are usually followed by a rest day, (and line pilots mostly do lates), whereas at Ryanair, lates are directly followed by a day off, even if you...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Mar 2023, 07:28
Replies: 64
Views: 29,782
Posted By Sick

Ha ha ha! Funny, cos it's true!

Ha ha ha!

Funny, cos it's true!
Forum: Middle East
11th Mar 2023, 12:00
Replies: 1,246
Views: 941,697
Posted By Sick

I think you would be eligible... But at the...

I think you would be eligible... But at the moment, and whatever they tell you before you join, you are very likely to be put on the 737 due to the sudden addition if that fleet. Maybe that would be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Nov 2022, 14:04
Replies: 116
Views: 56,155
Posted By Sick

Really? My straw poll was - very few. I'm...

Really? My straw poll was - very few. I'm guessing the pilots would need to be able to fly both the EI and G reg planes?
Due to a weak pound and first round BALPA/pilot capitulation at a very poor...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Nov 2022, 08:49
Replies: 230
Views: 206,745
Posted By Sick

They would also need UK work permits (assuming...

They would also need UK work permits (assuming you mean Europeans/Norwegians commuting to regularly operate out of the LGW base).
Forum: Middle East
3rd Nov 2022, 14:19
Replies: 1,246
Views: 941,697
Posted By Sick

I don't think you need six months. Just be...

I don't think you need six months. Just be current at interview. I think. Onboarding is entirely DIY, and Kafkaesque, to the point I wouldn't bother.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Oct 2022, 08:43
Replies: 27
Views: 8,490
Posted By Sick

Well, patching an HF call through Stockholm radio...

Well, patching an HF call through Stockholm radio to the Mrs to let her know you're going to be late for dinner - that used to get the bean counters attention apparently!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Jul 2022, 10:25
Replies: 274
Views: 94,494
Posted By Sick

are BA type ratings still unbonded?

are BA type ratings still unbonded?
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Apr 2022, 14:09
Replies: 193
Views: 119,056
Posted By Sick

If pilots of a developing nation struggled to...

If pilots of a developing nation struggled to control perfectly serviceable airliners like AF seem to do, they would be banned from European airspace!
Forum: Middle East
7th Apr 2022, 17:24
Replies: 4,943
Views: 2,864,962
Posted By Sick

If they can't even be bothered to provide a...

If they can't even be bothered to provide a ticket on their own network and hotac at their own corporate rates, they can forget current typed crew and make do with desperados who have no choice but...
Forum: Middle East
15th Dec 2021, 18:16
Replies: 4,943
Views: 2,864,962
Posted By Sick

Bonds should never ever be used as handcuffs (not...

Bonds should never ever be used as handcuffs (not the golden sort). And in most jurisdictions, it would also be illegal for it to exceed modest costs. In normal industry, if an employee comes with...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Dec 2021, 16:11
Replies: 226
Views: 114,776
Posted By Sick

Well, I can see this being real"lo cost" ha ha -...

Well, I can see this being real"lo cost" ha ha - mainline (LHR?) crews for who knows how long, mainline everything including the mindset, a cheapo version of the already pretty shabby BA product (oo...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Sep 2021, 14:23
Replies: 12
Views: 10,626
Posted By Sick

The VA advisory also looks a bit on the small and...

The VA advisory also looks a bit on the small and low side.

Visually, the puffy VA cloud seems to go far above FL 110, and there's also a long grey streak from it to the NE, much longer than the...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
26th Aug 2021, 20:56
Replies: 616
Views: 262,740
Posted By Sick

You over complicate it - there's only one answer...

You over complicate it - there's only one answer they are looking for - gender - pale male? - 'sorry, wrong answer'

Wizzair "we have to act in the short term by trying to identify where the female...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Aug 2021, 09:42
Replies: 20
Views: 7,608
Posted By Sick

Smooth Airperator Well, money talks, and...

Smooth Airperator

Well, money talks, and their paying client base (both airline and crew) is walking away to other licensing authorities in droves. OTOH, post covid, most uk business seem...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
16th Aug 2021, 18:11
Replies: 616
Views: 262,740
Posted By Sick

No disrespect to co-pilots, but in the two...

No disrespect to co-pilots, but in the two airlines I worked where they handed over pilot selection to co-pilots (albeit in tandem with an HR person), there was a steady stream of awkward odd balls...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Aug 2021, 09:43
Replies: 25
Views: 15,133
Posted By Sick

I was told that too - let's say they prefer...

I was told that too - let's say they prefer pilots who live locally, (and nothing wrong with that) Mostly quite short sectors - tiring stuff in the middle of the night, but that aside, reputedly one...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
2nd Aug 2021, 10:24
Replies: 132
Views: 67,827
Posted By Sick

The OP is tilting at the wrong windmill, to mix...

The OP is tilting at the wrong windmill, to mix metaphors.

It has long been legal to base a foreign flagged plane in another country (including eg FAA, etc), and no amount of lobbying is going to...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Jul 2021, 20:59
Replies: 66
Views: 45,381
Posted By Sick

Banana Joe It already has - remember the...

Banana Joe

It already has - remember the freighter pilot killed at CDG in the runway collision, unaware that the conflicting departing traffic had been issued a takeoff clearance in French.
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Jul 2021, 19:47
Replies: 129
Views: 60,092
Posted By Sick

Dorf If pprune is a place we can speak...

Dorf

If pprune is a place we can speak freely without implicit woke censorship, can I observe the French have a record of basic handling failures of perfectly serviceable aeroplanes, stretching...
Forum: Interviews, jobs & sponsorship
16th Jun 2021, 11:09
Replies: 2,033
Views: 1,650,294
Posted By Sick

And vice versa. But since the UK government is...

And vice versa. But since the UK government is set on the destruction of UK based airlines, that's not much help to Brits
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Jun 2021, 10:19
Replies: 146
Views: 75,690
Posted By Sick

Of course, that's complete nonsense - If TUI UK...

Of course, that's complete nonsense - If TUI UK DEC recruitment had been publicly opened up, there would have been a deluge of applications from experienced type rated captains. That, and rumours of...
Forum: Questions
21st May 2021, 14:35
Replies: 11
Views: 3,209
Posted By Sick

And conversely, I wonder, when pilots are...

And conversely, I wonder, when pilots are rostered to return from furlough, how many will return. I know my patience is wearing mighty thin with being fobbed off with taxpayer funded furlough, and...
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