30% of pilots In Pakistan aren't qualified to fly

[Ardwick Green Blue]

This seems completely bizarre but the Pakistan aviation minister has said that an investigation after the recent crash revealed that over 30% of pilots had paid someone else to take their exam to become qualified.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...on-minister/story-hd6059ghP0kWDrfgsTi6TK.html

Obviously the salaries are high but who would choose to fly a passenger plane without the necessary qualifications?

 

[Magicpole]

This seems completely bizarre but the Pakistan aviation minister has said that an investigation after the recent crash revealed that over 30% of pilots had paid someone else to take their exam to become qualified.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/worl...on-minister/story-hd6059ghP0kWDrfgsTi6TK.html

Obviously the salaries are high but who would choose to fly a passenger plane without the necessary qualifications?

"Obviously the salaries are high but who would choose to fly a passenger plane without the necessary qualifications?"

I'm not a fucking detective, but I would hazard a guess 30% of Pakistani "pilots". :)

 

[Ardwick Green Blue]

I'm not a fucking detective, but I would hazard a guess 30% of Pakistani "pilots". :)

Clearly that is the case, Inspector McClouseau, but what would possess anyone to fly hundreds of people with a fake licence?

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Not a worry tbh, flying planes is a piece of piss. Hardly anything to bump into up there and a computer does most of it.

 

[Magicpole]

Clearly that is the case, Inspector McClouseau, but what would possess anyone to fly hundreds of people with a fake licence?

The uniform would tempt me, then the air stewardesses. I would run amok. :)

 

[Cellarite]

Only posting because I had to read the thread title twice.

I first read it as “30% of Pakistani’s aren’t qualified to fly” and thought, fuck me, they have a lot of pilots.

 

[Barcon]

I await the results of the motor vehicle licence investigation.

 

[flook]

Only posting because I had to read the thread title twice.

I first read it as “30% of Pakistani’s aren’t qualified to fly” and thought, fuck me, they have a lot of pilots.

me too

 

[Two Gun Bob]

Clearly that is the case, Inspector McClouseau, but what would posses anyone to fly hundreds of people with a fake licence?

The glamour must be intense as you intelligently trot around the concourse/duty free shop with bucketful of stripes to the shoulder. I would love to have been a pilot in my younger years but the training was intense back then. I think I could probably land one now with all the fly-by-wire shite as all the hard works been taken away. Yes I know you have to look out for bird strikes and remember to pop them wheels down but the pay is immense and the clout plentiful. A lad on here called Gelsons Dad even has his own ocean going yacht for gawd's sake. When I was doing Taxis I used to allow my imagination to run wild on the late shift and after a trip to little Burnley taking the many fingered ones clubbing I used to pretend to be a Walter Mittiesque aviator. The cloud cover at the top of Weir which incidentally is one of the highest point in East Lancashire reaches way down into the Moorland scrub and has the effect of making you think you are descending down through heavy cumulus. So I would call out flap settings on decent into Bacup International. The phrase I always remembered from my pilot days on windows 7 was BUMFFICH which is an pneumonic to help me remember (although there are probably slight variations) which is as follows

Brakes
Undercarriage
Mixture
Flaps
Fuel
Instruments
Carb heat
Hatches and harness

Mneomonics are an excellent precursor to education and I used them successfully in my embalming exams to gaion a pass. It wouldn't have mattered a jot to be fair if I was under-qualified as they would never have complained ? In My Supervisors Office My Supervisor Sat ..which is the nine branches of the aorta. I am digressing so... Then I would make my speech which has to be pitch perfect so as not to alarm the victims in the rear ...Good morning passengers and this is your first officer Bob speaking... We are now making our final decent down into Bacup International where the weather remains clement, wind 2 kilometres nor by nor west. In the interests of passenger safety kindly remain seated until we come to a complete halt. On behalf of all the staff may I take this opportunity to thank you for your kind patronage and look forward to your company in the future. Have a safe onward journey and thanks for flying wank-air. By now I am approaching Bacup centre clearing cloud cover and calling for full flaps whilst joining the glide scope for my final decent. A Piece of piss and fair fook to those Pakistani scallywags for trying there arm. I am sure we have something in place at the DLA to stop the use of clone test applicants so I remain alarmed and distressed that this coukld happen in the aviation industry. I can tell you this much and that is you wouldn't get this kind of bollocks with Ryanair and the lads a blue eh. !

 

[mexico1970]

The interview for the piloting job probably involved asking the question "Are you good at taxiing?".