FlightCom — Edition 108 — September 2017

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specific information on the average time
to upgrade to Captain, but I believe the
record is five years after qualification, but
typically up to ten. Slow progress indeed.
The hours and roster pattern is another
aspect that contributes to the reason why
the collective noun for pilots is a ‘whinge’.
Some of these issues are
insurmountable in terms of the nature
of the industry, and we are stuck with

them. What can improve is accessibility
to training and funding for suitable
individuals through sensible schemes,
either industry or government driven.
A utopian approach would be a fund
contributed to by a regional group of
airlines, sensibly administered, for the
development of all technical skills that

will be in desperate shortage fairly soon.
OK, I’ll wake up now ...
We are headed for a huge crew
crunch in the next four years, which will
negatively impact the industry. I don’t
think anyone saw the extent to what was
coming, and how quickly the industry
would fall victim to its first real period of

success since the Wright Brothers flew.
I just hope my employer doesn’t assist
by dumping 740 pilots onto the industry
in the near future.

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The collective


noun for pilots


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