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Originally posted by Rhodes View PostThe article says "fixed wing aircraft".
This just isn't an Air Corps problem, its a Defence Forces wide problem that is only going to get worse. Far to many highly trained personnel have been lost in the brain drain this last few years.
Students are sent to a collage for a number of weeks as part of the course, that's what the tender is possibly for or it could be a tender for testing applicants to be selected for the course, most of the training and hour building is done in house.
If the pay was so great then there wouldn't be a retention problem. There will be no shortage of applicants, just need the right caliber of people to pass selection and the course.
Then there is the issue of sending ATC Airmen on a seven month PNCO course, its just stupid and a waste of resources in my opinion.
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Originally posted by sofa View PostWhy is the Air Corps involved in transplant transport in the first place.?
Remember that ungrateful Guard up in Donegal who was badmouthing them cause they where not at his beck and call
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Originally posted by na grohmit� View PostSomething the Air Corpse should be ashamed of. How can you not provide sufficient pilots so one dedicated air ambulance aircraft can remain available?
Some of it is, some of it isn’t - work practices some may be a DFHQ and/or DoD issue. Eg should AC pilots have to do the 6 mth Army JCSC.
The pilot retention scheme was initiated around 1997 - that is how long this dates back, DoD decided to discontinue it to save €600k a year
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostIt takes between 4 & 5 complete crews to provide a full on-demand 24hr service, 7 days a week. And each of those crews has to maintain their IFR/night ratings at the same time.
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Safety recommendation from Tramore, AAIU recommending the DoD address the loss of AC pilots
Loss of personnel and related issues featured in:
5 Of the 26 systemic findings
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In the time of Tramore, there was no proper shift system for pilots or mechs. You were "on" for 24 hrs, regardless of the number of flights and you were expected to get sleep as and when you could, so a quiet day meant you got plenty of sleep and a busy day meant you didn't. It was the same on the Border and was well-established practise, flawed but considered normal.... The pilot retention scheme was a farce, because it was based around a threat, ie, we'll leave and go to the airlines unless you pay us more... and some of the "pilots" were non-flyers, who manned desks in ground appointments and flew once a year to keep their Wings and Flying pay.....right now, the DF can't compete with civvy jobs because the pay is (but not always) sub-par, the pension is gone to shit (but still better than a lot of civvy pensions) and the use of shifts means that it's just like a civvy job and the threat of having to do an overseas tour is sending people out the gate...
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