Not denigrating Adam's achievements, but what does 1,2 & 3 bars denote in the
commercial aviation industry, and are there 5th or 6th bars?
The fourth level of "officerdom" elsewhere, usually has large and varied
management, supervision etc. responsibilities attached.
Love watching the pilots with their brilliant epaulets hefting luggage at
regional airports :-)
But if the bars engender the confidence of the flying public in aviation it has
got to be good.
When I came to gliding, with the usual consumers' expectations, after the
primal shock of the launch, the secondary shock was the sartorial presentation
of those I had entrusted my life to. Being a bit of a grotty hobby farmer I was
able to cope with it, but others............?
Dunno where this fits into "Where to from here"?
Tongue in cheek
Chris McDonnell
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Woolley
To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here?
Thanks Macca,
Sort of jumping the gun there, and sort of not too! I passed my Line Check
for the Captains seat on Tuesday, only my Simulator check to go then they'll
give me the fourth bar for my shoulders.. This all happens on Saturday! Can't
wait, feel like I know the flying/procedures/regs like I know my name at the
moment + a feeling of being totally relaxed about it. My gliding sports
psychology is really helping me out at the moment :)
My Line Check debrief comments from the check pilot if your interested (I'm
quite proud of these and of my whole command upgrade training record/folder)..
* A very good Check to Line for Adam. Very well prepared.
* Planning and briefs (emergency) excellent.
* SOPs to a very good standard.
* Make sure checklist call is completed on RNAV earlier (was a silly mistake
on first sector)
* Items in check focus to a satisfactory standard
I got an average of 4 out of 5 for the 19 scored sections. Fingers crossed I
nail the sim as good as the line check!
Regards,
WPP
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:32:50 +1100
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Where to from here?
Adam
So when are you going to tell us all??? REX Captain at age 24 - this never
happened in the good old days. I can still remember my first flight and Mr
(Charles) Arthur Butler walked down the plane and signed out tickets of all the
kids on board and all his pilots flew in WW2.
Macca
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