Even if I was a little prick, at least I wasn’t that bad. I knew someone that got an airplane. Not a model, an actual “go VFR into IMC and end up in a smoldering crater in a parking lot, killing yourself and your friends” airplane. Which he eventually did.
Is it as much of a rich/lucky situation in SA as it is in the Burgerreich? Luckily I had a large part of my own training costs covered by a scholarship. Have to say, nothing will teach you risk aversion as fast as dumb kids getting themselves killed with their dumb decisions.
I was an instructor myself (technically still am, but haven’t taught anyone in years that job paid like shit). 16 year olds and 70 year olds as students get you almost killed the most. Always nerve wracking to sign them off to solo - if they do anything stupid you can go buy a suit for your court appearance, sell all your possessions to cover the lawsuit money and say goodbye to your career. Moved myself to an airline and now have the benefit of union protection plus a reinforced door separating me from rich dumbasses.
Definitely a rich old boys club in SA. Some cool people in there, but few and far between. I can't really go into more detail because I don't want to doxx myself or anything. Don't work in aviation, just know people
Even if I was a little prick, at least I wasn’t that bad. I knew someone that got an airplane. Not a model, an actual “go VFR into IMC and end up in a smoldering crater in a parking lot, killing yourself and your friends” airplane. Which he eventually did.
Oof. I knew kids that flew gliders and light aircraft to train for their private pilots licence while in school
Is it as much of a rich/lucky situation in SA as it is in the Burgerreich? Luckily I had a large part of my own training costs covered by a scholarship. Have to say, nothing will teach you risk aversion as fast as dumb kids getting themselves killed with their dumb decisions.
I was an instructor myself (technically still am, but haven’t taught anyone in years that job paid like shit). 16 year olds and 70 year olds as students get you almost killed the most. Always nerve wracking to sign them off to solo - if they do anything stupid you can go buy a suit for your court appearance, sell all your possessions to cover the lawsuit money and say goodbye to your career. Moved myself to an airline and now have the benefit of union protection plus a reinforced door separating me from rich dumbasses.
Definitely a rich old boys club in SA. Some cool people in there, but few and far between. I can't really go into more detail because I don't want to doxx myself or anything. Don't work in aviation, just know people
Could you please provide me with your address?
Seriously though leftists have so much better opsec than chuds
Sure , here is my address