Speaking of "its always good to look at the facts"...Before the whole Reuben thing, Bruce had me connected to 911. I had to quit my flying lessons for about 8 months until things cooled down a bit. He was emailing flight schools around the country warning people. So at least that is over with.
Here I am getting my wings. I am second from the right (Back Row)
Really? So which one are you — Khalil Amiri, or Abdalla Balkhashar?
I have to say, I find it simply
outstanding that — with all the time you spend on fornits bickering, obfuscating and waylaying legitimate discussion — you would have had opportunity to complete the 750 hours of classroom time and 205 hours of flight training in single and multi-engine aircraft at Etihad Airways' Horizon International Flight Academy, located in
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. My hat's off to you, Whooter, for all your dedication, hard work and perserverance!
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Incidentally, fwiw, I do believe that all of the cadet pilots pictured above are in their mid 20s, certainly no older than early 30s. They have completed the first leg of a long arduous journey, with much hard work still to come. From the
source article, published in October, 2009:
"The cadets started the pilot programme course in September 2007 and now have the rank of second officers at Etihad Airways.
As second officers the pilots will undertake a multi-crew co-operation course and an Airbus A320 type conversion course which will enable them to fly as co-pilots on the Etihad Airways Airbus A320 short haul fleet.
The cadet pilots will spend much of the time during the type conversion course in Etihad's A320 full-flight simulator as well as training in the development of non-technical skills applicable to working in a multi-crew environment. After approximately six months they complete their final checks and will qualify as A320 first officers."[/list]
