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Forum: Middle East
18th Mar 2017, 11:26
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Posted By Vortex Thing

Ok we give up, walk towards the light my friend, come to the light....

Does this scenario seem familiar to you.

One of your mates meets a boy/girl who is clearly a psycho, bunny boiler from hell, narcissistic, gold digging repropbate. Lets call them X. However...
Forum: Middle East
16th Mar 2017, 10:08
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

It's about wasta!!

Fly 2 Live I think the problem here is that you think the rosters are the biggest problem! They are an annoyance but rosters alone wouldn't ever dissuade me nor would I dissuade someone else from...
Forum: Middle East
15th Mar 2017, 16:25
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

It is not about you you are all equally unimportant to them!!!

FZ feedback timescales have not changed since Year 0. i.e it is when they can be bothered or someone notices that you have requested something.

It could be the same day 0 it could be 18 months. ...
Forum: Middle East
17th Aug 2016, 23:33
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Donpizmeov Not sure I entirely get the...

Donpizmeov

Not sure I entirely get the sentiment but it is nice to be remembered. I still maintain that life is not as hard in some aspects as many ppruners maintain. As an example I still think...
Forum: Middle East
17th Aug 2016, 23:09
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

If you are European, British or most commonwealth...

If you are European, British or most commonwealth then you can drive on any licence in the UAE. Until you become resident. As soon as you are a resident you need a UAE licence not to drive but only...
Forum: Middle East
4th Jul 2016, 00:55
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Ifly462 EK will take you direct if you have 3 yrs...

Ifly462 EK will take you direct if you have 3 yrs in FZ. You can literally finish FZ on one day and start at EK the next. I personally know 9 pilots who have gone direct from FZ to EK.

However...
Forum: Middle East
3rd Jul 2016, 10:19
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Same old, same old......

Allison - Hoe gaan dit?

Simple answer. If you have options in QR, EK, EY and have two children. DO NOT even think about FZ. You may be, "worked to death" in the other firms but at least your...
Forum: Middle East
18th Jun 2016, 16:04
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Thank you Dubaigong! Dio - If you read my...

Thank you Dubaigong!

Dio - If you read my post through you will see that I did make an effort to explain that this culture was a small minority.

The top end of the seniority list has some very...
Forum: Middle East
15th Jun 2016, 09:07
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Match made in Valhalla!

Combine what Lostin T2 said, with which I mostly sadly and wholeheartedly concur with plus the fact that when I was an FO and I did bring any of this to light the reaction wasn't exactly ,"Thank you...
Forum: Middle East
13th Jun 2016, 01:43
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel IST versus SOU?

Jony I personally suggest that you are the one who wants to check his attitude not Otto.

Seems to me that he just made a reasonably funny comment because your question is pretty much unanswerable....
Forum: Middle East
2nd Jun 2016, 15:25
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Errm my point exactly you don't want to be...

Errm my point exactly you don't want to be selected by the flydubai team you want CTC!

Why invest to get a job! Errm because your career provides for your family and is the most important thing...
Forum: Middle East
2nd Jun 2016, 14:47
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Yes no charge in Istanbul but it is done by...

Yes no charge in Istanbul but it is done by people living in Istanbul! So horses for courses. If you are used to a UK style selection get on with it and approach business in the same way ie you see...
Forum: Middle East
29th May 2016, 15:35
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Okay Applicants. I have had no less than 5...

Okay Applicants.

I have had no less than 5 pilots ask me about the selection process and various aspects of it via PM. Most of those pilots are likely asking more chaps than me as their inboxes...
Forum: Middle East
14th May 2016, 07:27
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Your not in Kansas anymore....

babydash 83.

To try and give you some perspective on how the firm views people who change their minds. I personally know cabin crew who were refused leave to go to parents funerals.


Please...
Forum: Middle East
15th Jul 2015, 07:16
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel CBR Most of us on here who are current fz...

CBR

Most of us on here who are current fz pilots are here to help, except Old King Coal he is here as the party Chief Whip.

For us to do that though you need to give us enough information to...
Forum: Middle East
8th Jul 2015, 14:00
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Re Vaccinations

Guys and girls.

Re vaccinations, you basically want to get every single thing that you can a) b is legal and c) your home country will give you.

Most of us have the standard DTP i.e diphtheria,...
Forum: Middle East
6th Jul 2015, 08:00
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Sweet dreams are made of these....

Dear Frizzy

I suggest Arik Air would be the perfect place for you to go. They would welcome you with open arms.

I think I can speak for the vast majority of my colleagues both here and there...
Forum: Middle East
1st Jul 2015, 09:03
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel You are welcome to stay at home!

Capt Frizz,

Why would you come on an English speaking forum, specifically to a thread about FZ, an airlines whose working language is English and make a comment like.



You've got less total...
Forum: Middle East
14th Jun 2015, 20:22
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel CAAP 19 Sep 2012

The BMI limit is none of the above.

The GCAA have no issue with a Class 1 medical being issued to any pilot with a BMI of 39.9 or lower.

However if your BMI is 30-39.9 then you will have to do...
Forum: Middle East
19th May 2015, 09:05
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel GMax

Though I believe that what-to-do paints a fair picture. 8 flights a month was a rarity for me. It was not often I flew that much! Most months as an FO were in the 6-7 flights per month region prior...
Forum: Middle East
18th May 2015, 10:34
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel When it looks like a duck, talks like a duck and walks like a duck....

ACP et al

It is a simple case of supply and demand. We are prostitutes! If it looks like a whore, talks like a whore and acts like a whore then what is it?

We pay them for an opportunity to...
Forum: Middle East
9th May 2015, 19:12
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel 10AED per hour really?

It's not often I agree with skysod but I think he has hit the nail on the head.

It would almost have been better to give us no pay rise than 10AED per hr.

In essence the princely sum of just...
Forum: Middle East
30th Apr 2015, 12:15
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Fraud really?

NG Fellow

Harsh word fraud! Let's look at that here is a defenition I found I am sure there are others as the jurisdiction would determine the interpretation of what fraud actually is in any give...
Forum: Middle East
28th Apr 2015, 21:58
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Answers on a golf score card...

Piloto
The system has a computer as a gate guardian. It has not been given any variables to my knowledge only aboslutes.

When you apply if you put that you have 800hrs and it requires 1000 hrs...
Forum: Middle East
1st Apr 2015, 00:54
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Smoke & Mirrors does not an argument make

Masalama and Monk,

Racism would be implying that people from India are a different race to people from England! There are black and white Europeans, Africans, Asians and middle easterners. Take a...
Forum: Middle East
31st Mar 2015, 10:21
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Perception or Reality?

Monk,

Do you trust business opportunity from a Nigerian Investment Company in the same light as one in Berlin?

Do you hold London Centre in the same regard as Calcutta ACC?

Do you trust a...
Forum: Middle East
10th Feb 2015, 17:09
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Perception versus Reality!

Skysod
Not so. It is not that I took the comment seriously. I appreciate sarcasm as much as the next man. I just thought that with the current hyperbole surrounding the issue to which you allude...
Forum: Middle East
9th Feb 2015, 11:33
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Yes Samca, I am more than aware what the...

Yes Samca,

I am more than aware what the recruitment process is for my own airline.

Re the process being eliminatory yes I accept that you can get cut at any stage in the process. This...
Forum: Middle East
9th Feb 2015, 08:26
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Samca, They want pilots and assessments cost...

Samca,

They want pilots and assessments cost a lot of money. You say there were 3 TRI/TREs there and the chances are that they all had a good chat afterwards as to how they thought you had done.
...
Forum: Middle East
8th Feb 2015, 14:42
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Skysod really?

Skysod.

Yes we know some of the destinations as not our first choice. Yes we know some could even be considered a bit "tasty".

Lets be honest though. We all know just like there are three...
Forum: Middle East
14th Dec 2014, 07:42
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel List of Cars that can tow 3.5 tonne dead weight

Land Rover Defender
Mitsubishi Shogun/ Pajero
Land Rover Discovery
Jeep Grand Cherokee
BMW X6
Isuzu Trooper
Kia Sorento
Kia Mohave
Toyota Land Cruiser
Land Rover Range Rover
Forum: Middle East
23rd Oct 2014, 09:52
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Samca

Samca,

Life isn't fair. If you want to go home once every three months then you do have 42 days annual leave at your disposal for this very thing.

You state you have no children so you are not...
Forum: Middle East
21st Oct 2014, 08:41
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel British Guy

So would it be fair to say that we are all married to 6ft blondes, with pneumatic inflate on demand breasts, who think we are their master and commander and whose basic needs consist of selcting...
Forum: Middle East
21st Oct 2014, 08:18
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Re the Bond

Samca

If you can't do the time then don't do the crime. If the bond is an issue to you. Then don't come! The firm placed the bond and everyone here signed it. If you think that having to commit...
Forum: Middle East
20th Oct 2014, 10:34
Replies: 4,932
Views: 2,840,559
Posted By Vortex Thing

Angel Bondage

I was type rated and had $24,000 (USD). The non type rated who joined with me had contracts stating $36,000 (USD) reducing $1000 per month.

May have changed but I don't believe so.

I never know...
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