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Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Mar 2024, 00:07
Replies: 50
Views: 29,421
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I have worked as a TRI/TRE at easyJet for many...

I have worked as a TRI/TRE at easyJet for many years and I’m coming to the end of my career. At no point have I ever been asked or told to deliberately fail someone. No one has ever intervened in any...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Mar 2024, 16:37
Replies: 67
Views: 28,919
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I just came across this thread by accident. I’m a...

I just came across this thread by accident. I’m a 64-year-old training captain with easyJet who is about to retire. The whole age versus experience thing is a very difficult issue. Although it might...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 21:04
Replies: 72
Views: 55,797
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Did I not just say that? 421dog - I think...

Did I not just say that?

421dog - I think you will find that the problem is that plenty of people have died. Given recent events, it is extremely fortunate that a whole lot more did not. I think...
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Jan 2024, 11:59
Replies: 72
Views: 55,797
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

The danger of a discussion like this is that it...

The danger of a discussion like this is that it quickly degenerates into tribal loyalties - in this case Airbus v Boeing. Full disclosure - I am an Airbus pilot and have been for the last 22 years. I...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Dec 2023, 07:49
Replies: 18
Views: 3,391
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I am a former turbo prop training captain who,...

I am a former turbo prop training captain who, many years ago, faced exactly the same dilemma. I had the choice at the time of going on a Boeing 737 or an Airbus A320 as an FO. After a lot of...
Forum: Tech Log
2nd Dec 2023, 21:29
Replies: 26
Views: 4,076
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I have been flying the A320 Series for more than...

I have been flying the A320 Series for more than 22 years and am now a reasonably senior training captain in my final year before retirement. PPRuNe is great but you never quite know who is who....
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Oct 2023, 18:29
Replies: 120
Views: 68,302
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

BoeingDriver99 - I do not think that many people...

BoeingDriver99 - I do not think that many people are saying that they never put a foot wrong in their lives. It would indeed seem to be the case that the pilot in question had some kind of psychotic...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Oct 2023, 07:43
Replies: 120
Views: 68,302
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

This is obviously a very bizarre and...

This is obviously a very bizarre and incomprehensible incident to most of us. As others have suggested, banning jump seat commuters is not the answer. The only saving grace is this particular pilot...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Oct 2023, 00:48
Replies: 241
Views: 157,083
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

There but for the grace of God go I. I have...

There but for the grace of God go I. I have nothing but sympathy for the Captain - it could just as easily have been me.
Forum: Rumours & News
6th Oct 2023, 11:05
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

'Obviously affected' is almost impossible to...

'Obviously affected' is almost impossible to define in a legal sense. Hence we have an acceptable blood alcohol level of 0.2 here in the UK. No is allowed the luxury of a debate on whether they were...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2023, 16:05
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Abrahn - as I am sure you are aware, the breath...

Abrahn - as I am sure you are aware, the breath alcohol concentration (BrAC) for a commercial pilot cannot exceed a level equivalent to 0.2 grams of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) per litre of...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Oct 2023, 11:42
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Any of you who have been involved with folks who...

Any of you who have been involved with folks who have committed offences and ended up in jail will know the catastrophic effect a few moment's madness can have on a person's life and that of their...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Sep 2023, 20:31
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Drug taking is no respecter of background or...

Drug taking is no respecter of background or education. I would also add that drug misuse is different from alcohol misuse due to the fact that most pilots drink alcohol. That is widely accepted as...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Sep 2023, 08:25
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Trust me - I know plenty about prison, drugs and...

Trust me - I know plenty about prison, drugs and alcoholism. I also believe in redemption wherever possible - something very rare in prison life. I also draw a distinction between Class A drug and...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Sep 2023, 14:10
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Inevitably, there will be a range of opinions...

Inevitably, there will be a range of opinions when discussing an issue such as this. They will always be the outliers – there will be the ones that feel that he was a ‘poor lost soul’ and his mother...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Sep 2023, 20:47
Replies: 170
Views: 98,515
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Auxtank - really?? How can you think for one...

Auxtank - really?? How can you think for one millisecond that some utter plonker sniffing a line of coke off some woman's breasts down route and then boasting about it in a text to a hostie is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
27th Jun 2023, 15:04
Replies: 28
Views: 10,330
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Just an amazing and most entertaining view of how...

Just an amazing and most entertaining view of how the other half live. Thanks so much.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Jun 2023, 08:10
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Chauderon - do not worry about disagreeing with...

Chauderon - do not worry about disagreeing with my views on easyJet and diversity. Everyone disagrees with everyone else on this subject and that is just the nature of the beast!

Very few people...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jun 2023, 16:17
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Some wise words here. To clarify, I am not saying...

Some wise words here. To clarify, I am not saying easyJet is perfect, but it is definitely near the top end of what is out there, with all its limitations. I have known EpsilonVaz for many years and...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
25th Jun 2023, 03:08
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Boeingdriver999 - your comments remind me why on...

Boeingdriver999 - your comments remind me why on PPRuNe I rarely venture outside the private forum related to easyJet. I am slightly disappointed you appear to have taken offence and I cannot really...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Jun 2023, 16:27
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Just to clarify - I have no involvement...

Just to clarify - I have no involvement whatsoever with recruitment and have no data on female recruitment other than what our management tells us. What I do know is that we are aiming to get to 12%...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Jun 2023, 15:14
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Don’t laugh too much mate. Rather feel...

Don’t laugh too much mate. Rather feel embarrassed at such a crass post. I am sure we all thrilled to find out you’re going to earn all that money in your first year at British Airways? The only...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jun 2023, 23:11
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

RARA9. This is my 5th airline and I was in the...

RARA9. This is my 5th airline and I was in the RAF before that. I was in GB Airways before easyJet and a couple of turboprop companies plus a long-gone airline called Debonair (BAe 146 low cost...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jun 2023, 23:00
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

We did some sim assessments for DECs a couple of...

We did some sim assessments for DECs a couple of months back, but I think they were for our European bases and not the UK. There are a huge number of suitable command candidates right now, but a lot...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jun 2023, 15:55
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I have just been sat in a Crawley simulator hall...

I have just been sat in a Crawley simulator hall with countless new easyJet pilots. The vast majority were young men with the odd young lady - I would suggest that is what matters. But maybe I am...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
22nd Jun 2023, 10:34
Replies: 107
Views: 56,400
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I happened to come across this thread whilst...

I happened to come across this thread whilst surfing around! I am a reasonably senior easyJet training captain and have worked here for nearly 20 years. I have nothing whatsoever to do with...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Sep 2022, 21:43
Replies: 733
Views: 411,805
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I work for easyJet and am not looking at Jet2. I...

I work for easyJet and am not looking at Jet2. I used to work previously for Channel Express and flew the Handley Page Herald for them in a previous life. I am not looking to go anywhere, but came...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Sep 2022, 21:20
Replies: 29
Views: 18,314
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I can only present to my colleagues this picture,...

I can only present to my colleagues this picture, which says it all -

https://twitter.com/playairlines/status/1409831211862794245

In addition, the pay is terrible. I get that people need a job...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2022, 09:59
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,130,985
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

We shall indeed have to deal with Russia again...

We shall indeed have to deal with Russia again but, as long as Putin remains in power, there will be limits to that engagement. The truth is that we were completely open to a Russia that was part of...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2022, 23:59
Replies: 47
Views: 18,991
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

We have not been without our issues ourselves...

We have not been without our issues ourselves over the years. Go back in history and you will find the scandal of the Sherman tank (or Tommy Cooker as it was known). It had a rubbish 75mm peashooter...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Jan 2022, 08:17
Replies: 264
Views: 31,848
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

A fascinating discussion. I am Scottish, and...

A fascinating discussion. I am Scottish, and therefore part of the oppressed peoples of the North whose culture has been subsumed by the evil English etc, etc here in Great Britain, the motherland...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2021, 12:19
Replies: 79
Views: 22,647
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

If you are on here - you are my personal hero and...

If you are on here - you are my personal hero and one of the reasons I joined the RAF in 1983. Our country owes you much. What you and your colleagues did was incredibly impressive and will likely...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2021, 10:45
Replies: 79
Views: 22,647
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Apologies for earlier error - doing too many...

Apologies for earlier error - doing too many things at once! I think you will find RAF pilots shot down Argentinian aircraft in the Falklands War - they were flying the SHAR as the RN had...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2021, 18:02
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,878
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

I am a Brit and unashamedly supportive of my...

I am a Brit and unashamedly supportive of my country - I could therefore be considered biased in this debate. However, the French are some of the most aggressive and unscrupulous arms and technology...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th May 2021, 09:07
Replies: 328
Views: 207,107
Posted By Count of Monte Bisto

Clearly this was air piracy by any credible...

Clearly this was air piracy by any credible definition of the term. I also agree with 2unlimited's take on this - he is completely correct. No one is going to do anything about this. The Russian...
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