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Forum: South Asia and the Far East
23rd Sep 2019, 23:31
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Hope they don't introduce that test, we would...

Hope they don't introduce that test, we would have no FOs left :}

Check2 the sim is pretty old-school, they love to get it into raw data, alternate law, man thrust, and spend most of the exercise...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
15th Jan 2019, 08:35
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

You can "apply" for a different pattern once a...

You can "apply" for a different pattern once a year, but it's up to them whether they'll approve it. At the moment and for the foreseeable future, it's highly unlikely they'll approve anything that...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Jan 2019, 09:56
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

If you had ever actually worked in the middlle...

If you had ever actually worked in the middlle east you wouldn't even have to ask that question

There's one thing that all the ex QR guys here can agree on, leaving that place and coming here was...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Jan 2019, 00:24
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Well then don't be the guy that lands on the...

Well then don't be the guy that lands on the wrong runway or goes off the side of it. YOU can still be a safe captain here, if other people want to fly to a different standard, then that's their...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th Dec 2018, 11:52
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

I did my upgrade a few months ago. I'm not...

I did my upgrade a few months ago. I'm not Italian, or anyone's son. I was never pressured or suggested to pay anything under the table to anyone. My sim partner was also foreign, I'm sure he would...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
19th Sep 2018, 01:16
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

There may indeed have been a plan to reduce expat...

There may indeed have been a plan to reduce expat numbers, before VJ and Bamboo started plundering all the local pilots, but the fact is that right now the Vietnamese captains and high time FOs are...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
13th Sep 2018, 23:56
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Hey machngm I can't reply to your PM unless you...

Hey machngm I can't reply to your PM unless you clear some space from your inbox first
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th May 2018, 01:02
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Fair enough wingdeagle can't disagree with any of...

Fair enough wingdeagle can't disagree with any of that

Also on further reflection I think now would be a very good time to push for a big overhaul of our bloated briefings, and replace them with a...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd May 2018, 16:15
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

So many criticisms and so few solutions offered ...

So many criticisms and so few solutions offered

So tell us, specifically, what would you do to stop this kind of thing happening in future? If you say "more training" then tell us exactly what you...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
3rd May 2018, 11:18
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Holy **** you guys The captain IS...

Holy **** you guys

The captain IS responsible

Yes of course we are all only human, and there are factors i.e. he's new to the company and I believe hadn't flown the RNAV20 approach before.
...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
21st Mar 2018, 09:29
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Have the locals just had a $45 / hour pay rise? ...

Have the locals just had a $45 / hour pay rise? Really?
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
7th Aug 2017, 07:42
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Go ask captain M or captain V at Green Dot...

Go ask captain M or captain V at Green Dot Aviation, they've done loads of EASA renewals for VNA pilots
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
12th Oct 2016, 06:14
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Flyboy, they have been known to upgrade people...

Flyboy, they have been known to upgrade people within less than 2 years of joining but upgrade is always on the A321, they don't do right to left on the widebodies
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
28th Sep 2014, 11:59
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Re salary, ask the agencies, the info is freely...

Re salary, ask the agencies, the info is freely available.

Re A320, read the thread.
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
22nd Sep 2014, 05:35
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Dunno why you guys want to work for VNA ... ...

Dunno why you guys want to work for VNA ...

Saigoneer | Exploring Saigon and Beyond - Leaked Photos From Racy VietJet Photo Shoot Cause Online Firestorm...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
16th Sep 2014, 03:32
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

The taxation thing with VNA is a very hot topic...

The taxation thing with VNA is a very hot topic and it's way too complex to start getting into on this forum

To make a very long story very short, historically the expat pilots were not registered...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
10th Sep 2014, 08:51
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

vivek the 330s are supposed to be starting to get...

vivek the 330s are supposed to be starting to get retired in 2016 and all gone by 2019 as the 350s arrive. It's much the same time frame for the 777s getting replaced with 787s.

I'd say almost...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th Sep 2014, 13:06
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

never_home I could answer all those questions but...

never_home I could answer all those questions but I'd rather just say "you're a fool". Do NOT leave a senior position in BA for the A321 fleet here.

NG708 the whole "which agency" thing is pretty...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
2nd Sep 2014, 05:55
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

^^^ reiterate what dihedral said. again. I'm...

^^^ reiterate what dihedral said. again. I'm not even HAN based so I take no responsibility for anyone's disappointment or claim to being some kind of guru about VNA.

Also on further reflection...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
2nd Sep 2014, 02:19
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

haha you and a million others mate, I should...

haha you and a million others mate, I should start my own agency, I think Akbar al Baker and Tim Clark would have a meltdown if they saw the contents of my inbox right now :D:D:D:D:D
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
1st Sep 2014, 04:10
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

You're welcome. By the way pezetaroi I just...

You're welcome.

By the way pezetaroi I just realized you're the one who started this thread back in 2007 - have you seriously been been agonizing over it for the last SEVEN YEARS and still not...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
31st Aug 2014, 06:52
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

All you guys asking for contact emails for the...

All you guys asking for contact emails for the airline direct or if there's a way to bypass the agencies - forget about it - the answer is no.

The only way to get employed directly by the airline...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
31st Aug 2014, 06:49
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Dihedral's right, and I'm right too I guess ......

Dihedral's right, and I'm right too I guess ... he's on A321 and I'm widebody so I appreciate we have different points of view. A321 has always been the fleet that works the hardest, does the most...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
30th Aug 2014, 15:29
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

well guemes there's a pretty big difference...

well guemes there's a pretty big difference between EK and QR so, which one would you like it to be compared to?

Plenty of ex QR guys here, and only a couple of EK that I'm aware of. I don't know...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
7th Nov 2011, 05:57
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Damn, some of you guys would get into a jacuzzi...

Damn, some of you guys would get into a jacuzzi full of naked supermodels, and complain because the water was too hot :hmm:

Crying about "quality of life", for christ sake what would it take to...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
5th Nov 2011, 10:22
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Come on guys I don't know what you're smoking,...

Come on guys I don't know what you're smoking, but there is no way that Jetstar Pacific (or any Jetstar airline), Air Asia, Tiger or any other "low cost" operator on earth, pays anything like VAC. ...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
4th Nov 2011, 23:46
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Really Tknapp? Everywhere else pays more? Can...

Really Tknapp? Everywhere else pays more? Can you tell us who they are?

Outside the Chinese mainland I can't even think of one. And I haven't noticed a great rush of pilots leaving VAC to head...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
20th Apr 2011, 04:55
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Is that right mate. And how did you come...

Is that right mate.

And how did you come about that nugget of information ... did you hear it from a friend of a friend of a friend or read it elsewhere on pprune?

Unlike you, I don't make it...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
6th Apr 2011, 15:49
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

This beating up on Rishworth is getting...

This beating up on Rishworth is getting completely ridiculous

For anyone who's interested, I am a very happy Rishworth pilot, for a number of reasons

1) Pay is the same as PARC and better than...
Forum: South Asia and the Far East
23rd Nov 2010, 01:07
Replies: 1,705
Views: 978,620
Posted By Luke SkyToddler

Jeez pappy ... chill out ... everyone calls it a...

Jeez pappy ... chill out ... everyone calls it a baby bus, including plenty of mega experienced captains at my last company, it's like a gesture of love and affection.

With regard to contract work...
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