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I respected you before - but you have gone up in my estimation.
1. For taking a gamble and branching out and;
2. For being so honest here.
Thank you and good luck to you. I am sure that with your attitude, outlook and family behind you things will all work out for the best in the long run.
One day when I'm passing Worcester I'll send a PM, and buy you that beer.
Cheers
Ben
Beazlebub -
1. For taking a gamble and branching out and;
2. For being so honest here.
Thank you and good luck to you. I am sure that with your attitude, outlook and family behind you things will all work out for the best in the long run.
One day when I'm passing Worcester I'll send a PM, and buy you that beer.
Cheers
Ben
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Well this is compelling reading! My first post on this topic was #3 and looking back seems rather crass. Pete, please accept my apologies. I no longer fly or live in the UK so I never saw any of the press frenzy after the event so the only incident I can relate to is the "miracle on the Hudson." Sully was hailed as a national hero and will be treated as such for the rest of his natural life. You chaps deserve no less. BA, Boeing and RR owe you guys far more than you seem to have been been served and as a previous poster pointed out........BALPA? You are still a young man and I sincerely wish you and yours the very best. People owe their lives to you.
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MMMAYDAY38
I am not a pilot, only someone with an abiding interest in avaiation. But I simply want to wish you and your family all the very best for the future, and the best of luck in whatever you do. Your responses have been very dignified and thoroughly professional throughout this whole matter, and an example to us all.
Kind regs
Iain
I am not a pilot, only someone with an abiding interest in avaiation. But I simply want to wish you and your family all the very best for the future, and the best of luck in whatever you do. Your responses have been very dignified and thoroughly professional throughout this whole matter, and an example to us all.
Kind regs
Iain
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Once again thanks to some proper human emotions, and a good dose of honesty, we have a true reflection of what a brotherhood of aviators we all are.
It doesn't matter how low or high/fast or slow, we are a brotherhood and ought to look out for each other a little more like the thoughts and emotions shown in this thread.
MMMAYDAY38, you and your F/O as well as the team in the Cabin did a fantastic job in unprecedented circumstances, no one can ever take that away from you.
If I ever run into you downroute or wherever (you never know!) I'll identify myself, shake your hand, and make sure you won't have to pay for a drink for the rest of the night.
Sir, you are a true professional and Gent for being so honest and open, moreover you are a credit to our profession and an example of how many more of us can conduct oursleves. Thank you.
H1
It doesn't matter how low or high/fast or slow, we are a brotherhood and ought to look out for each other a little more like the thoughts and emotions shown in this thread.
MMMAYDAY38, you and your F/O as well as the team in the Cabin did a fantastic job in unprecedented circumstances, no one can ever take that away from you.
If I ever run into you downroute or wherever (you never know!) I'll identify myself, shake your hand, and make sure you won't have to pay for a drink for the rest of the night.
Sir, you are a true professional and Gent for being so honest and open, moreover you are a credit to our profession and an example of how many more of us can conduct oursleves. Thank you.
H1
Peter,the Presidential flight in Abu Dhabi have a 777 and are either looking or potentially looking for pilots.I know the HoT so pm me if you need a contact.
b/rgds and good luck
b/rgds and good luck
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Peter,do you have to attend 2 interviews a week to claim your jobseekers allowance?My daughter having left Uni tried to sign on yesterday.She was told that in order to claim the allowance she would have to attend 2 job interviews a week,which she would have to find herself.Impossible I would have thought.
Good luck for the future.
Good luck for the future.
I'm in the same boat (ex 737) claiming "Job Seekers Allowance" - quite humbling really - and really does change your perspective on life living on 130 a fortnight.
The fortnightly jaunt to the Job Centre Plus (never sure why NuLabor added the "plus") via the coffee shop has become quite the routine!
Have some savings so not totally kaput. Still...
Good luck to all who are in the same boat!
The fortnightly jaunt to the Job Centre Plus (never sure why NuLabor added the "plus") via the coffee shop has become quite the routine!
Have some savings so not totally kaput. Still...
Good luck to all who are in the same boat!
Signing on after 60
I notice Tercarley from Channel Islands signed on after 60. May be different there but in mainland UK you get your NI contribution credited if over 60 and not working, without having to sign on, though you do have to pay for a 'stamp' if you are working. Also, now, in UK mainland 30 years contributions will buy full state pension entitlement.
oopspff7 You only need to show you are making serious efforts to find work, not actually obtain interviews, though you should attend if you are offered one. Any jobcentre staff who say otherwise are lying. When I signed on I was asked each time to show evidence I was looking. This could be speculative letters, replies to ads etc.
I have been on both sides of the counter in jobcentres. When I worked there I always encouraged people to claim what they were entitled to.
It would be presumptuous of me to offer comments on the performance of pilots, but it is clear that Mmmayday38 has the respect of his colleagues, and that is what matters.
oopspff7 You only need to show you are making serious efforts to find work, not actually obtain interviews, though you should attend if you are offered one. Any jobcentre staff who say otherwise are lying. When I signed on I was asked each time to show evidence I was looking. This could be speculative letters, replies to ads etc.
I have been on both sides of the counter in jobcentres. When I worked there I always encouraged people to claim what they were entitled to.
It would be presumptuous of me to offer comments on the performance of pilots, but it is clear that Mmmayday38 has the respect of his colleagues, and that is what matters.
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Was living in Henley on Thames when I did this and it was 1992. Dont think I would have been able to sign on in the Channel Islands even if I had lived here for 20 years!!!!!! Only lived in the Channel Islands for just under 2 years, prior to that lived in the UK, excluding the time I lived in Singapore that is. I certainly had to sign every 2 weeks though - probably the procedure has changed now.
It was certainly 40 yrs plus stamps that you had to have at that time!
Another little anomaly I have living here is that I have to pay according to my income, Social Services contributions, which is not inconsiderable every 3 months. So I paid top rate National Insurance all my life in the UK but now I have to pay another lot of cash out for something I will not be using here!!!!!! Thats why I am moving to France soon to get the EU benefits!!!!
It was certainly 40 yrs plus stamps that you had to have at that time!
Another little anomaly I have living here is that I have to pay according to my income, Social Services contributions, which is not inconsiderable every 3 months. So I paid top rate National Insurance all my life in the UK but now I have to pay another lot of cash out for something I will not be using here!!!!!! Thats why I am moving to France soon to get the EU benefits!!!!
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As someone said a vein of gold this thread. The primary reason i say that is here we have from the horses mouth the man that has experienced something we only ever practice in the Sim or read about in the QRH that coupled with the proximity to the ground. What i am saying is that i would love to know what went through his mind and the CRM and decisions that were made in that short period of time. Whate he felt he did well and what he felt mayeb could have been handled better, be it aircraft, crew, evac or company. The reason i ask is i know me and my crew will learn from this incident and its not often you have the opportunity to listen to what the guys on the spot thought and felt. God forbid any of us are in the position but given this experience i think we may all learn something from this gentleman.
As for spending more time with the family a wise old skipper once said to me when i was a newbie "No one ever sits on their deathbed wishing they had spent more time at work". Its a fine balance family vs flying ...
Pete you sound like a true gent and it was a sucessful outcome well done that Captain.
As for spending more time with the family a wise old skipper once said to me when i was a newbie "No one ever sits on their deathbed wishing they had spent more time at work". Its a fine balance family vs flying ...
Pete you sound like a true gent and it was a sucessful outcome well done that Captain.
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Once again thank you for all your comments and I would like to be able to share my experiences one day. I am certainly happy enough to explain what actually happened and then also the reasons behind the thoughts and decision making. I am trying to figure out how to go about doing this sort of thing so once I can get things arranged I will be happy to let you know.
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best of luck from the other side of the door
Peter
I very rarely post on here. Far too much C.crew vs. T.crew confrontation/bullsh1t.
Just to say best of luck for the future. I'd fly with you anytime. Its our (BA, T.crew & C.crew collectively) loss.
Best regards
Matt. BA W/W CSD.
I very rarely post on here. Far too much C.crew vs. T.crew confrontation/bullsh1t.
Just to say best of luck for the future. I'd fly with you anytime. Its our (BA, T.crew & C.crew collectively) loss.
Best regards
Matt. BA W/W CSD.
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@Mmmayday38
Mmmayday38, have you given much thought to getting an Agent? perhaps for other employment as a Movie consultant. I just feel your life experience has so much more to offer and for us to benefit from, than you just hidden away in a left hand seat.
I dare say a book of your life and especially your experiences over the last year should be compelling and required reading.
Post traumatic incident management is something that we are obviously not up to scratch on. Your decision to quit some deride as spontaneously foolhardy (given the economic climate) - I consider it prescient. It's not hard to look into the future, its just hard to act on what we see.
I'm not going to 'wish you the best' for I'm sure the best is coming your way. I am however going to wish you all the social skills of dealing with your coming bounty when it arrives! (try practicing laying out the 7 forks in the dinner setting and knowing which one to use when!)
I dare say a book of your life and especially your experiences over the last year should be compelling and required reading.
Post traumatic incident management is something that we are obviously not up to scratch on. Your decision to quit some deride as spontaneously foolhardy (given the economic climate) - I consider it prescient. It's not hard to look into the future, its just hard to act on what we see.
I'm not going to 'wish you the best' for I'm sure the best is coming your way. I am however going to wish you all the social skills of dealing with your coming bounty when it arrives! (try practicing laying out the 7 forks in the dinner setting and knowing which one to use when!
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Getting a bit of a weepy love in on here at the moment. Wish him and family all the best blah blah but there's lots of other pilots on the rock and roll at the moment!
And dunno which is worse, crashing or going for a drink with WWW?
And dunno which is worse, crashing or going for a drink with WWW?
