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Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Apr 2010, 14:32
Replies: 99
Views: 18,973
Posted By Barden

Firstly, Clanger32, I'm very sorry your training...

Firstly, Clanger32, I'm very sorry your training appears to have come to nothing. It's a sad fact of life where individuals elect to put themselves through training there's a significant chance there...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
13th Apr 2010, 22:39
Replies: 849
Views: 540,312
Posted By Barden

Being an airline pilot requires a skill set quite...

Being an airline pilot requires a skill set quite different from any other occupation; academic qualifications or time needed to qualify are irrelevant.

Academic qualifications simply aren't...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Jan 2010, 18:42
Replies: 44
Views: 14,815
Posted By Barden

Shandy, I'll take my hat off to you - you...

Shandy,

I'll take my hat off to you - you were obviously listening in the 'how to muddy the waters' section during your union busting course...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Jan 2010, 15:41
Replies: 44
Views: 14,815
Posted By Barden

Now then Shandy, for a non-union member you take...

Now then Shandy, for a non-union member you take an unusual interest in the accounts of an organisation you so evidently despise.

Fortunately vast majority of members problems, at least in my...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
3rd Jan 2010, 00:45
Replies: 44
Views: 14,815
Posted By Barden

So what's happened here? The old salt, worried...

So what's happened here? The old salt, worried about his union dues going up, and apparently ignorant that his increased BALPA fees are caused to an increase in his basic pay, posts on the internet....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Dec 2009, 13:43
Replies: 69
Views: 11,514
Posted By Barden

As we all know, accounts whilst usually factual,...

As we all know, accounts whilst usually factual, seldom reflect reality and selective quotation from them can be misleading. Just why would FR Quisling-types show such an interest in the accounts of...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2009, 19:59
Replies: 21
Views: 8,143
Posted By Barden

Explains a lot.

Explains a lot.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2009, 19:56
Replies: 226
Views: 46,661
Posted By Barden

A lack of a scope clause makes this sort of thing...

A lack of a scope clause makes this sort of thing very difficult to counter.

To any journos reading this, there is a story here for you. Using the right hand seat of a public transport aircraft...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Nov 2009, 16:04
Replies: 69
Views: 11,514
Posted By Barden

I suspect BALPA gets the blame unfairly when...

I suspect BALPA gets the blame unfairly when things go wrong, for example when an employer collapses, people are naturally angry and latch onto BALPA as something to lash out at.

BALPA can't...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Nov 2009, 06:25
Replies: 25
Views: 5,904
Posted By Barden

How wonderful. Leo Hairy Camel, a modern Lord...

How wonderful. Leo Hairy Camel, a modern Lord Haw-Haw, aka William Joyce, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Joyce) is treating readers with his views on the topic in question. I wonder whether...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th Nov 2009, 21:47
Replies: 271
Views: 52,094
Posted By Barden

There's a common theme here with posters like Leo...

There's a common theme here with posters like Leo Camel and Slim Shandy and that's the venal nastiness of their tone. It's simply not officer class.

One revelation from this thread is the Camel,...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Nov 2009, 21:28
Replies: 45
Views: 8,144
Posted By Barden

Skyhigh68, if you really are an active commercial...

Skyhigh68, if you really are an active commercial pilot, I must say I am disappointed at your attitude. You come across as immature and bereft of experience.

You may have a point about SSTR - I...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Nov 2009, 19:38
Replies: 271
Views: 52,094
Posted By Barden

To digress for a while, let's not forget the food...

To digress for a while, let's not forget the food hygiene issues with bringing in your own food.

In the case of a long day day, sandwiches and the like may have been purchased or prepared at home...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Nov 2009, 14:55
Replies: 271
Views: 52,094
Posted By Barden

Anyone who thinks pre-flight rest(*) can be taken...

Anyone who thinks pre-flight rest(*) can be taken in a car should have their licence revoked.

If suitable accommodation can't be found, a call to Crewing should follow, informing them you are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Nov 2009, 13:43
Replies: 271
Views: 52,094
Posted By Barden

What I find depressing about this debate is not...

What I find depressing about this debate is not the bile exhibited amongst fellow pilots (which I can live with), but that it's really apparent many in the industry have lowered their expectations so...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Nov 2009, 23:28
Replies: 271
Views: 52,094
Posted By Barden

Obviously not officer class.

Obviously not officer class.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Nov 2009, 00:49
Replies: 271
Views: 52,094
Posted By Barden

Slim Shandy, you deserve Ryanair and Ryanair...

Slim Shandy, you deserve Ryanair and Ryanair deserves you.
Forum: Rumours & News
5th Oct 2009, 12:46
Replies: 55
Views: 14,897
Posted By Barden

Firestorm, unfortunately BALPA has it's hands...

Firestorm, unfortunately BALPA has it's hands tied behind it's back by anti-union legislation and the very nature of many pilots, who are quite content to stand by and barrack from the sidelines...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
25th Sep 2009, 23:48
Replies: 17
Views: 2,184
Posted By Barden

Muskat90 - I imagine you are trying to impart...

Muskat90 - I imagine you are trying to impart information - therefore I hope you won't take it personally if I say you're talking bollocks. Coordinated slots are a very crude measure and devised for...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2009, 22:11
Replies: 37
Views: 4,328
Posted By Barden

Succinctly summed up.

Succinctly summed up.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2009, 21:55
Replies: 37
Views: 4,328
Posted By Barden

I understood Agent Orange's point clearly, I...

I understood Agent Orange's point clearly, I found his method of argument rather creative, but the argument itself without merit.

The IPA are already being given a chance. By the DHL management....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2009, 21:35
Replies: 37
Views: 4,328
Posted By Barden

So effectively DHL pilots are saddled with an...

So effectively DHL pilots are saddled with an amateur 'union' with no experience in conducting wide scale industrial relations with modern airline management to do their bidding for them - no wonder...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Sep 2009, 20:05
Replies: 37
Views: 4,328
Posted By Barden

Putting the creative biblical analogy to one...

Putting the creative biblical analogy to one aside for a moment, how many major UK airlines recognise the IPA for the purpose of collective bargaining?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Sep 2009, 19:39
Replies: 37
Views: 4,328
Posted By Barden

Suspect he was talking about the IPF as well.

Suspect he was talking about the IPF as well.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Sep 2009, 13:25
Replies: 56
Views: 17,754
Posted By Barden

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00816/S...

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00816/SNN0341GX1-280_816897a.jpg
Picture c/o the Sun newspaper. Over the years, they've been a harsh but fair judge of...
Forum: Professional Pilot Training (includes ground studies)
1st Sep 2009, 13:06
Replies: 3,300
Views: 454,853
Posted By Barden

Anyone reading or contributing to this thread who...

Anyone reading or contributing to this thread who is trying to pursue themselves that the industry is on the rebound is living in cloud cuckoo land.

We've seen today another carrier has gone down...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
20th Aug 2009, 02:21
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

Many posters on this thread share the same,...

Many posters on this thread share the same, distinctive writing style. They also seem to share a propensity of hostility towards BALPA in varying degrees of obviousness. The tactic is an old one. The...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
19th Aug 2009, 16:44
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

Below is a copy of unsolicited correspondence...

Below is a copy of unsolicited correspondence from user Bruce Wayne. I can't be bothered to get into a dialogue with this individual, who's modus operandi is to muddy the waters. I post it on here...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Aug 2009, 17:29
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

The "if you don't like it, bugger off" school of...

The "if you don't like it, bugger off" school of thought may have a place when talking about niche operators, however with FR it simply doesn't apply for the vast bulk of the pilot workforce.
...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Aug 2009, 11:26
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

The problem goes far deeper than economics. ...

The problem goes far deeper than economics.

The pilot workforce throughout the industry seems to becoming more and more fractious, and is degenerating into a non-unionised rabble, who is content...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Aug 2009, 23:06
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

And Leo, I was going to say you and your nasty...

And Leo, I was going to say you and your nasty helpers remind me of Quislings (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quisling).

Nothing more nothing less.

But I won't because you can't believe you're...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Aug 2009, 12:13
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

When reading the postings from TRSS's ilk, it's...

When reading the postings from TRSS's ilk, it's almost like they want to return to the Victorian school of industrial relations. The mind boggles :eek:

I only hope the more impressionable won't be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jul 2009, 19:53
Replies: 3
Views: 1,236
Posted By Barden

Up to 6 months in a 12 month period, if long term...

Up to 6 months in a 12 month period, if long term sick over 6 months, you go onto PHI @ 75% pay.

Leeway given for those not taking the piss, so if you return off long term sickness (e.g. over 6...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jul 2009, 19:16
Replies: 47
Views: 7,307
Posted By Barden

Of course he could be talking utter bollocks.

Of course he could be talking utter bollocks.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
10th Jul 2009, 08:46
Replies: 664
Views: 97,639
Posted By Barden

Err, no. There's nowhere else to go for the...

Err, no. There's nowhere else to go for the majority of Ryanair pilots. It's rapidly becoming so big that for most, the future is Ryanair. They've made, or at least in the process of making their...
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