Phil DOESN'T GET PAID - OK? You never saw that, read it, heard it or otherwise obtained that information. You were dreaming.. I'll never hear the end of this malicious rumour if I don't nip it in the bud now... bones bones@xxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Brook Sent: 05 October 2009 22:15 To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [jhb] Re: Latest hours Wot? You actually get PAID???? Mmmm..., I might have to find some time to gain a few more hours... M. p.s. Belated welcome to Mick Stacey JHB218 - you must be mad to want to join this bunch of reprobates... > -----Original Message----- > From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > On Behalf Of Phil Reynolds > Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:35 PM > To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [jhb] Re: Latest hours > > Blimey, longer than I imagined. I guess "lapsed" probably doesn't > cover > it, I'm surprised I'm still getting the pay cheques! > > Phil > > Fossil wrote: > > Sept 2006 > > > > JHB037G EGPF EGBB 1626 1738 01:12 > > > > bones > > bones@xxxxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jhb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jhb- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > Of Phil Reynolds > > Sent: 05 October 2009 17:55 > > To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [jhb] Re: Latest hours > > > > Well done all! I must find more time to fit in a flight now and > then > > myself. I can't remember the last time I logged an official JHB > flight? > > > > Phil > > > > Fossil wrote: > > > >> Promotions get harder the higher up the ranks you go so it > becomes > >> increasingly rare to announce such events. > >> > >> IÂ?m very pleased to say there is ample excuse for a > celebration bash > >> because I have three promotions to announce this week. > >> > >> *HILL, John, 199** promoted from** ATP Captain** to** Senior > ATP > >> Captain**.* > >> > >> *STOPFORTH, Fred, 207** promoted from** Senior Commercial > Captain** > >> to** ATP Captain.* > >> > >> *STACEY, John, 218** promoted from** Flight Officer** to** > Captain.* > >> > >> First my congratulations to Mick for jumping off the bottom > rung and > >> moving up to Captain status Â? the first of many I hope. > >> > >> Fred has been plugging away at flights solidly over the last > few > >> months and has crossed the 500hr mark to promote him to ATP > Captain. > >> This is a well deserved promotion and I congratulate Fred on > achieving > >> this level. > >> > >> John Hill has taken a break from ATC but has not been idle, > flying > >> some long sectors in recent months. Having broken the 750hr > barrier > >> this promotes him to Senior ATP Captain and places him eighth > in the > >> JHB rankings. I doff my cap... > >> > >> Senior ATP Captain marks a plateau in the rankings because the > next > >> two levels to Master and Command ATP Captain require a huge > jump in > >> hours. In truth the Master ATP Captain rank was introduced > late on in > >> Noble Air because it was not anticipated that some pilots > would ever > >> break the 1000 hour barrier and the Command ATP Captain was > only > >> brought in after some Noble pilots broke through 3000 hours of > flight. > >> To put it into perspective the current 3500 hour requirement > for > >> Command ATP Captain would require a pilot to fly for 2.5 hours > every > >> night for nearly four years. > >> > >> Regardless of these high levels any promotion is well deserved > as each > >> is graduated so that your level of experience will have > improved > >> markedly from the previous level. I sincerely congratulate > everyone > >> who achieves a higher ranking.. > >> > >> Now where did I put that tankard.. > >> > >> bones > >> > >> ___bones@xxxxxxxx <mailto:bones@xxxxxxx> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >