PPRuNe - pilots' friend!! ...pilots' foe!!
 

What a fantastic idea for pilots - a medium that allows pilots worldwide, to exchange ideas, information, jokes and rumours.

...and what better way for our superiors to enjoy the privilege of sharing, analysing, and drawing up tactics based on the same.

We (the aircrew - because LAME's, ATCO's, F/A's, crewing officers, etc., etc., etc.,) have ALL been attracted by this 3-ring circus known as PPRuNe, which exposes every facet of our lives.

We are probably one of the most unionised groups in the world, and therefore (we) must be like honey to bees, for would-be "management advisors", who have tried time and again to fathom the psyche of our lot, which outwardly will fly for free, but when it comes to "crunch time", demand to be "recognised" for the years of study, medical fitness, and sheer determination in reaching their goal.

As an interesting adjunct, pilots (often) compare their profession with that of Medical practioners - something I, personally, don't subscribe to, for the simple reason that I don't believe every piot has the grey matter to get that far - however, it was "interesting" to see a surgeon compare himself to a pilot in a Thunderstorm.

And your point is....?

Sounds like you've been hitting the Bundy a bit hard, Kaptin! ;) :)

4 minutes, Guv - how interesting that YOU would pick up so quickly on this! :)

Don't quite know what you are getting at here, Kapt. M.

With a degree in neuroscience (study of grey matter, to you) and a postgrad research project in tropical pharmacology under my belt I set off into the big wide world of medical education. That is - where I educate the doctors on certain subjects. Frankly some of the GP's terrified me with their lack of knowledge, or indeed their lack of desire to remain up to date with new practises.

As for Pprune - pilot's friend or pilot's foe, it remains up to us to keep it on our side. If there is something that is best kept from prying eyes only discuss it in your private company forum.

If any management advisor can discern any coherent thinking and deduce anything standard about our psyche from the postings on PPRuNe then he must have a degree in wishful thinking.

Presumably an advisor would also be able to recognise the numerous adolescent schoolchildren making postings in order to discard their contributions.

With the odd exception very little posted here achieves much at all except providing some entertainment.

And your point is?

While on the subject of grey matter Kaptin M, I make it 14 minutes.

Airclues

Thanks Clues, I allowed 7.5 mins reading time, and 2.5 for the stereotyped reply from Guv!

Come on Kaptin M ...the question has been asked three times now (Four including this)
---- Your point is.??

KM personaly I compare my job to other professions depending on whats being compared:

Study and dedication - Surgeon. Surgeons like pilots must have an extremely in-depth knowledge of every facet of the job, and keep up with the latest changes.

Ability and skills - Concert pianist. Both must have excelent and well-honed manipulative skills after years of practice.

Financial ambitions - High class callgirl. If Im going to be screwed by an ugly employer in crap conditions then your going to pay me BIG money. And just like a callgirl Im medicaly checked every 6 months! :)

Only a pilot can truly feel sorry for another pilot.

What a kinship, we are united in sorrow.

Kaptin - Thanks for making such a pointless statement which confirms what a complete nugget you are.

I dont know of any other profession which is so comprhensively evaluated pre and post training ie: on the job. I dont ever recall a surgeon having to have a medical or prove he was medically fit enough to do his job not to mention having his competency asessed every six months. Not to mention the costs involved in flight training. Last I heard most doctors trained courtesy of the HM government. I rest my case.

Slasher, thanx for a good one :) :)

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I'm with you KM

THREE CHEERS FOR SLASHER.

You have my vote as president anytime!!

Regards

14 mins indeed!!!

Didn't need a calulator for that one :)

Nice one!

Spinnerhead,

You say that only a pilot can truley feel sorry for a pilot, you are quite wrong, most engineers also feel truley sorry for pilots :) :) :)

There's not many jobs where you can so easily get on cnn, thats for sure!

Good onya Slash!! Yet again, you've succeeded in putting the issue in perspective! But... am I now to assume that yer current employer ain't screwing you? :)

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Curtailment of privileges of the licence.We all shudder to hear that!!
Deadheading one day I sat next to an eithioligist(spelling??),operating 'gasman'.He raised the subject of'ways and means'safeguards for Competency in the flying game?I pointed out the 5 yearly opportunities we cherished to lose our 'licence'.He felt that the 'acting'medical profession should demonstrate like competency checks,and went on to say how 73year old gasmen,cat napped whilst on their 48hour shift!!
This was years ago-nothing in place yet!!
Remember,they bury their mistakes-we being the first on the scene,are buried with ours!!
Cheers

Who cares about Gasmen ????? I thought we are talking about 14 minutes and callgirls ? :)

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