Thu Nov 22, 2018 7:24 pm
#1652802
Just an observation that should not be taken as lack of sympathy/concern/worry for the commercial jobs or industrial side....
I don't know about SAYING it, but I've experienced an awful lot of 'I am alright Jack' ATTITUDE over years from the pilots who have benefitted from EASA when it comes to considering that, whatever benefits they personally have got out of EASA, there are 'fellow pilots' out there who have really suffered because of the inflexibility and lack of anything voluntary about it - the sort of desperate and sometimes depressed individuals that I have to listen to and try and find legal ways around whatever it was in EASA that was hitting them with.
I have long pointed out that for pure political dogma, we gave a up a european wide system that had flexibility, appeals, and the ability to apply common sense to an individual's needs, namely JAR. JAR worked fine at the licensing level across many more European countries than just EASA ones at the commercial level as well as the private level. Ditching the system that worked for EASA might turn out to be a bit like swapping a solid final salary pension for something that should be better but cannot possibly go wrong according to the 'expert' who suddenly turned up and cold called you.
So I now I will no doubt be getting more calls and have to show as much sympathy and try to help EASA pilots heading for despair or problems because the UK might be leaving EASA - although there will be a bit of licence shuffling going on to change state to mitigate individuals, but I also I think within a few months - maybe even by late March, simply waving a lot of (our) money EASA's way will start to sort things out, but also put up CAA charges to pilots to pay for it.
Irv Lee - (R/T & Flight Examiner)
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