Thorny – On the money.
But: when you take the time to actually read through P2’s carefully researched, spot on post – above – a bigger, more dynamic picture emerges. Someone ‘owns’ a fellah who had no idea where circumstance would place him. Time for a reshuffle methinks, – before the horrible truth emerges? The Sco-Mo train is running out of steam, rapidly.
On a practical note. You TB; and I have both had the benefit of training and operating under the USA system. We have both been subject to the UK system; and I know damn well we have both laboured under the Australian system. Of the three – I would argue for the (old) UK system– I liked it. But I would take any offer under the USA system – both are damn good – world class in fact. The other boot falls when you come home; it is actually a shock. But as ‘professionals’ we both have tried to bring a ‘semblance of operational sanity’ into play and paid a price for that.
We have both tried to bring ‘balance’ into the mind of a 2500 hour pilot with sod all experience on turbine aircraft; both suffered through the never ending CASA ‘pay-as-you-go’ system for having factory approved checklists and SOP – without modification – brought into operations. The list just goes on, and on, ad infinitum, ad tedium, ad an urge to thump someone.
Big Q ain’t silly; but neither are the Americans. Trying to ‘fit’ the USA philosophy, rule set, can do attitude and practical approach to flight training into a the CASA world of wonder – is a bloody big ask. The average American training operation would just roll about the floor laughing – indeed they do. Try getting a FAA inspector to fill out the thirty pages required for a simple type rating, it’s DYI or bugger off. But, IMO, it’s the insult which wrangles the USA folk. There you are, just finished with Flight Safety; signed off, legal, ready to go anywhere in the world – except Australia. The rigmarole to have a USA/FAA type put on your Aus licence is beyond any joke made about it. But, the hard part is some 2000 hour VFR instructor, masquerading as a CASA FOI who wrote Part 61 wants more. It’s bullshit. An American type rating should be automatically and instantly placed on your third world Australian licence – end of.
I can’t blame L3 for pulling out. The USA is really short of drivers – the problem is the ‘visa’. I reckon if they shuffled that around, just a bit, the exodus from the Land of OZ to better pay, better aircraft and a much better life would gut the regional airlines of senior crew. There but for the sake of a visa go I. Real flying, real weather, real training and real rules which assist in getting the bloody job done – on time appreciated – however; they do understand – shit happens. De Ice queue a permissible ‘late’ arrival.
If I had my time again (no chance) I’d never have left the misty, quirky UK except for a gig with a USA based outfit. Alas – here we are old mate – stuck forever trying to bring operational sanity to the bunch of self deluded amateurs who claim to run and manage aviation properly. BOLLOCKS………the tea lady has more notion of ‘how to’ than any FOI I’ve met this past 20 years.
Heh, heh – ‘K’ has a new keg on tap in the workshop – the women folk are away, doing whatever it is they do. Whatdyareckon? Fresh keg, cool evening, workshop tidy, stable quiet, I have cigars, it’ not raining and the deck chairs are just outside the doors. Much to discuss under the quiet evening skies.
But: when you take the time to actually read through P2’s carefully researched, spot on post – above – a bigger, more dynamic picture emerges. Someone ‘owns’ a fellah who had no idea where circumstance would place him. Time for a reshuffle methinks, – before the horrible truth emerges? The Sco-Mo train is running out of steam, rapidly.
On a practical note. You TB; and I have both had the benefit of training and operating under the USA system. We have both been subject to the UK system; and I know damn well we have both laboured under the Australian system. Of the three – I would argue for the (old) UK system– I liked it. But I would take any offer under the USA system – both are damn good – world class in fact. The other boot falls when you come home; it is actually a shock. But as ‘professionals’ we both have tried to bring a ‘semblance of operational sanity’ into play and paid a price for that.
We have both tried to bring ‘balance’ into the mind of a 2500 hour pilot with sod all experience on turbine aircraft; both suffered through the never ending CASA ‘pay-as-you-go’ system for having factory approved checklists and SOP – without modification – brought into operations. The list just goes on, and on, ad infinitum, ad tedium, ad an urge to thump someone.
Big Q ain’t silly; but neither are the Americans. Trying to ‘fit’ the USA philosophy, rule set, can do attitude and practical approach to flight training into a the CASA world of wonder – is a bloody big ask. The average American training operation would just roll about the floor laughing – indeed they do. Try getting a FAA inspector to fill out the thirty pages required for a simple type rating, it’s DYI or bugger off. But, IMO, it’s the insult which wrangles the USA folk. There you are, just finished with Flight Safety; signed off, legal, ready to go anywhere in the world – except Australia. The rigmarole to have a USA/FAA type put on your Aus licence is beyond any joke made about it. But, the hard part is some 2000 hour VFR instructor, masquerading as a CASA FOI who wrote Part 61 wants more. It’s bullshit. An American type rating should be automatically and instantly placed on your third world Australian licence – end of.
I can’t blame L3 for pulling out. The USA is really short of drivers – the problem is the ‘visa’. I reckon if they shuffled that around, just a bit, the exodus from the Land of OZ to better pay, better aircraft and a much better life would gut the regional airlines of senior crew. There but for the sake of a visa go I. Real flying, real weather, real training and real rules which assist in getting the bloody job done – on time appreciated – however; they do understand – shit happens. De Ice queue a permissible ‘late’ arrival.
If I had my time again (no chance) I’d never have left the misty, quirky UK except for a gig with a USA based outfit. Alas – here we are old mate – stuck forever trying to bring operational sanity to the bunch of self deluded amateurs who claim to run and manage aviation properly. BOLLOCKS………the tea lady has more notion of ‘how to’ than any FOI I’ve met this past 20 years.
Heh, heh – ‘K’ has a new keg on tap in the workshop – the women folk are away, doing whatever it is they do. Whatdyareckon? Fresh keg, cool evening, workshop tidy, stable quiet, I have cigars, it’ not raining and the deck chairs are just outside the doors. Much to discuss under the quiet evening skies.