[jhb] Re: Latest hours
- From: Mike Nicholls <miken5000@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 23:38:25 -0700 (PDT)
Hi John
I was a very new boy not that long ago, and although I rarely fly on IVAO at
present I read the forums with interest
My advice for anyone new flying with JHB is to park yourself at Ronaldsway
or maybe Leeds Bradford when the boys are on ATC, and fly a few circuits with
them. I promise you you will learn more under the watchful eyes of Bones & co
in an evening then years of flying in the Highlands without their help, however
beautiful they ( the Highlands, no offense guys! ) are
I like the memories though, keep them coming
All the best
Mike 214
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From: A STACEY <makadstacey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, 5 October, 2009 19:12:26
Subject: [jhb] Re: Latest hours
Thank you for your kind words. I have as JHB 218 been flying my rather erratic
ways among the wonderful highlands and islands of Scotland...well out of the
way of you guys. Spurred on by a recent stay in the Outer Hebrides, watching
Otters land at Barra, and flying with Highland Airways from Stornoway to
Inverness, plus flights Flybe Inverness to Manchester route.
Hope afore long to summon the courage to mingle with the big boys i.e. you
guys, around Ronaldsway and other romantic places. My first ever visit to the
Isle of Man was many years ago in the 1960's from Heathrow in a long gone
airline and no doubt long since turned - into - refrigerator aeroplane. I
think it was a monoplane...it certainly had propellors.
So look out for...and be advised...keep well away from JHB 218 sometime soon.
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From: Fossil <fossil@xxxxxxx>
To: JHB Private Email <jhb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, 5 October, 2009 5:34:55 PM
Subject: [jhb] Latest hours
Promotions get harder the higher up the ranks you go soit becomes increasingly
rare to announce such events.
I’m very pleased to say there is ample excuse for a celebration bashbecause I
have three promotions to announce this week.
HILL, John, 199promoted fromATP CaptaintoSenior ATP Captain.
STOPFORTH, Fred, 207promoted fromSenior Commercial CaptaintoATP Captain.
STACEY, John, 218promoted fromFlight OfficertoCaptain.
First my congratulationsto Mick for jumping off the bottom rungand moving up to
Captain status–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 Icongratulate Fred on achieving this level.
John Hill hastaken a break from ATC but has not been idle, flying some long
sectors in recent months. Having broken the 750hr barrier this promotes him
toSenior 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 twolevels
to Master and Command ATP Captain require a huge jump in hours.In truth the
Master ATP Captain rank was introduced late onin Noble Airbecause it was
notanticipatedthat some pilots would ever break the1000 hour barrier and the
Command ATP Captain was only brought in after some Noble pilotsbroke 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 nightfor nearly four years.
Regardless of these high levels any promotion is well deserved as each is
graduated so thatyour level of experience will have improved markedly from the
previous level. I sincerely congratulate everyone whoachieves a higher ranking..
Now where did I put that tankard..
bones
bones@xxxxxxx
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