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Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2001, 20:09
Replies: 27
Views: 1,658
Posted By Ally1987

Post Keepin it in trim: I have some sympathy...

Keepin it in trim:

I have some sympathy with your argument, but to take your points one by one:

1. No UK HEMS can do landings at night, it's not just a Scottish thing.
2. The Scottish...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2001, 19:56
Replies: 358
Views: 65,932
Posted By Ally1987

Post Noise reduction headsets for rotary?

Can anyone rec. a good ANR headset for rotary? I need one with a non-Nato plug (three insulating stripes rather than four?) and a UK source for it, preferably. I'll have to use batteries.
TIA.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2001, 17:37
Replies: 27
Views: 1,658
Posted By Ally1987

Post The only reason a Air Ambulance operation was...

The only reason a Air Ambulance operation was started up in Scotland was so that they could shut down a lot of islands hospitals/accident & emergency units, giving an overall cash saving.
It's more...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2001, 03:15
Replies: 7
Views: 805
Posted By Ally1987

Post TC--- I wouldn't want any company to go...

TC---

I wouldn't want any company to go under, but the Police/Helimed sector has too much competition, not too little. There are at least four companies operating: PAS/MAS, Bond, McAlpine and...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2001, 03:11
Replies: 454
Views: 108,434
Posted By Ally1987

Post Yes, the guy running it dropped himself in the...

Yes, the guy running it dropped himself in the s**t with BP by suggesting that the project could or would (? it's that memory thing again) run on into full implementation.
Needless to say, much BP...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2001, 03:07
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post The result of the meeting was that the company...

The result of the meeting was that the company was given notice of strike action and another chance to sit down and clarify the pension stuff (if I remember what the P&J said correctly).
As to...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Nov 2001, 04:17
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Mmm. 80% doesn't look so good in the light of the...

Mmm. 80% doesn't look so good in the light of the CHC numbers.
On the other hand, if 50% of the total workforce walk off the job, even for a day or two at a time, it'll cause them ever escalating...
Forum: Rotorheads
31st Oct 2001, 23:51
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Scotia ballot: 80% for strike action

Just on the local six o'clock news: 80% of those who returned ballots voted for strike action.
Not bad, but anyone know what proportion of the _total_ workforce this is?
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2001, 02:26
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post When are the results of the strike ballot being...

When are the results of the strike ballot being made public?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2001, 20:49
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post I don't think so, but good luck anyway.

I don't think so, but good luck anyway.
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Oct 2001, 15:29
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Sorry, but I can't agree that this fight isn't...

Sorry, but I can't agree that this fight isn't with the oil companies (at least in part). And if strike action starts they won't sit on their hands....
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Oct 2001, 03:05
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post I wish I was as sanguine. If the vote goes for...

I wish I was as sanguine. If the vote goes for strike action, I hope that all Scotia pilots are prepared to go for the jugular - the oil companies will not back down....
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Oct 2001, 20:43
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Well, you know what they say: anyone with any get...

Well, you know what they say: anyone with any get up and go has got up and gone.
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Oct 2001, 14:07
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Mmm. We'll see. When I was there, too many people...

Mmm. We'll see. When I was there, too many people had serious spinal deficiencies. I suspect if strike action is voted for at the end of this month these will manifest themselves once more.
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Oct 2001, 13:02
Replies: 236
Views: 36,297
Posted By Ally1987

Post You are kidding yourself if you think that will...

You are kidding yourself if you think that will stop the management from finding out what's going on. No doubt some mole will tell them evverything that's happening on your list.
The only losers...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Oct 2001, 11:37
Replies: 11
Views: 628
Posted By Ally1987

Post Ah... I think a lot of the comments above, while...

Ah... I think a lot of the comments above, while quite valid, somewhat miss the point.
The only thing Scotia are probably going to get for their 40% is that their workforce won't go on strike. Fair...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Oct 2001, 02:56
Replies: 11
Views: 628
Posted By Ally1987

Post Nothing better to do of a Sunday night than some...

Nothing better to do of a Sunday night than some illiterate trolling, then?
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Sep 2001, 13:27
Replies: 7
Views: 680
Posted By Ally1987

Post I can understand that the CC doesn't want an...

I can understand that the CC doesn't want an bunfight about the negotiations in here, but it would be interesting to know what the deal was in general terms. This might explain gnomic remarks such as...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Sep 2001, 01:13
Replies: 7
Views: 680
Posted By Ally1987

Exclamation Scotia strike ballot

According to Scottish TV lunchtime news the new offer from management has been rejected and the pilot workforce will be balloted on strike action.
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Sep 2001, 13:57
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post Yeah, I'd agree with that. Ditto, if they took...

Yeah, I'd agree with that. Ditto, if they took over lock stock and barrel at Blackpool, Humberside, etc. However, this thread started about Bond being a third force in the offshore market and they...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2001, 15:46
Replies: 127
Views: 16,563
Posted By Ally1987

Post Does all this affect HEMS paramedics in a similar...

Does all this affect HEMS paramedics in a similar fashion? I ask because I thought the only reason we were allowed into unrecced LSs was because we has a HEMS crewmember acting as an observer during...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Sep 2001, 15:34
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post Which (if I have read this and other material I...

Which (if I have read this and other material I have seen correctly) means that the transfer of a contract between either Scotia or Bristows to Bond Offshore will not fall under the TUPE legislation....
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2001, 19:42
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post My understanding is that this pay rise just puts...

My understanding is that this pay rise just puts Bristows pilots on the same scales as Scotia are at the moment i.e. pre-40% pay rise. If Scotia get the latter then the Bristows' pilots will be going...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2001, 19:38
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Chopperman-- Fair point, but I suspect they...

Chopperman--

Fair point, but I suspect they will stay for the absolute minimum time.

BHPS--

With most of Scotias pilots on 800 hours a year I don't see how they are going to be any...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Sep 2001, 14:32
Replies: 297
Views: 32,631
Posted By Ally1987

Post Oh yeah? And how many of them will have...

Oh yeah? And how many of them will have helicopter licences, be prepared to relocate to ABZ, and still be there in 12 months time?
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2001, 14:04
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post Both of which predate the loss of Shell from BI...

Both of which predate the loss of Shell from BI to Bristows, and of BP from Bristows to Bond in 1999. If TUPE didn't apply in the transfer of these massive contracts then I fail to see how it would...
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Sep 2001, 00:21
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post I realise that both companies are driven by their...

I realise that both companies are driven by their bottom line, but I think you underestimate the extent to which they will defend their duopoly.
As to TUPE, give me once example of when this has...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2001, 19:13
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post Well, I'm not sure that I agree with your...

Well, I'm not sure that I agree with your assumption that the loss of contract will equal a loss of pilots for two reasons.
First, both Scotia and Bristows (the latter to a lesser extent) are...
Forum: Rotorheads
17th Sep 2001, 11:20
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post There was a rumour floating around several months...

There was a rumour floating around several months ago that Scotia were going to sell their Blackpool, Humberside, etc. operation to Bond... Maybe that, or something similar, would be an easy way back...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2001, 23:21
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post PC: I don't know who Bristow's have in their...

PC: I don't know who Bristow's have in their queue, I'm afraid. The news was only passed to me via someone who had spoken to one of the IR candidates that Bond have.
Maybe someone else knows more?
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2001, 19:25
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post The waiting list is for Instrument Rating...

The waiting list is for Instrument Rating training. As for your assertion that pilots are always available, you are talking nonsense.
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Sep 2001, 15:29
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post There is an element of unreality about all this. ...

There is an element of unreality about all this.
Bond, at the moment, is a company that badly needs to consolidate. See above for the reports of the number of pilots that have left in the last year...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2001, 13:09
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post Well, it's seven at the moment, but I know of...

Well, it's seven at the moment, but I know of another three that _may_ go soon, two fairly likely, one less so.
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2001, 00:45
Replies: 456
Views: 57,408
Posted By Ally1987

Post 50k

50k
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Sep 2001, 23:17
Replies: 196
Views: 24,202
Posted By Ally1987

Post AL1: I jus got a phonecall. Make that _7_ left in...

AL1: I jus got a phonecall. Make that _7_ left in the last year.
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