By: Beermat
- 2nd March 2012 at 13:59Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
WE724..
Nice cars outside BECAUSE the wages are low. Only people who already have lots of spare cash can afford to work there.
Same thing with the wine trade, as my missus found out - classed as a 'fun' job, so paid as little as possible.. and also lets not forget that there isn't a great deal of spare money available for salaries when there are old aeroplanes around to hoover it up..
By: Mondariz
- 2nd March 2012 at 14:20Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I’m a maintenance engineer and I would have no problem accepting a lower wage to work with something I love. Of cause the wage needs to be realistic at some level (what people used to call a living wage), but I would certainly accept wages a good bit lower than standard airline pay. That said, I wouldn’t work cheap for someone who could easily afford to pay decent wages – so technically the offer is only extended to a minority of warbird operators.
In other words: in the right situation I would care little about wages, as long as I could cover the basics.
By: Kym
- 2nd March 2012 at 15:24Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cars
Regarding the cars in the TFC car park, any decent car you see parked outside will belong to members of the CAA, NOT the TFC engineers, whose cars are as follows:
Clapped out 12 year old Volvo V70.
Audi A4 with nearly 200,000 miles on the clock
A rusty Ford Fiesta
A £400 VW Golf
and 10 year old Mondeo
By: Mondariz
- 2nd March 2012 at 17:24Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Regarding the cars in the TFC car park, any decent car you see parked outside will belong to members of the CAA, NOT the TFC engineers, whose cars are as follows:
Clapped out 12 year old Volvo V70.
Audi A4 with nearly 200,000 miles on the clock
A rusty Ford Fiesta
A £400 VW Golf
and 10 year old Mondeo
How bourgeois :p
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By: ZRX61
- 2nd March 2012 at 20:24Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Regarding the cars in the TFC car park, any decent car you see parked outside will belong to members of the CAA, NOT the TFC engineers, whose cars are as follows:
Clapped out 12 year old Volvo V70.
Audi A4 with nearly 200,000 miles on the clock
A rusty Ford Fiesta
A £400 VW Golf
and 10 year old Mondeo
By: Orion
- 2nd March 2012 at 22:14Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I was also in Avionics Repairs Orion , for 20 years , would anyone know on here if the BBMF still use a Marconi AD120 Radio in their Aircraft ? or have they upgraded ?
By: piston power!
- 3rd March 2012 at 17:05Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I’m a maintenance engineer and I would have no problem accepting a lower wage to work with something I love. Of cause the wage needs to be realistic at some level (what people used to call a living wage), but I would certainly accept wages a good bit lower than standard airline pay. That said, I wouldn’t work cheap for someone who could easily afford to pay decent wages – so technically the offer is only extended to a minority of warbird operators.
In other words: in the right situation I would care little about wages, as long as I could cover the basics.
Thats all well and good if the house is paid for and the kids have left home and you want "beer" money, but in the real world a man wants good wages for the work and hours he's going to do and the dead lines to meet.
Someone said low end of 20k well car mechanics earn that and top end "technicians" earn more.
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By: Beermat - 2nd March 2012 at 13:59 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
WE724..
Nice cars outside BECAUSE the wages are low. Only people who already have lots of spare cash can afford to work there.
Same thing with the wine trade, as my missus found out - classed as a 'fun' job, so paid as little as possible.. and also lets not forget that there isn't a great deal of spare money available for salaries when there are old aeroplanes around to hoover it up..
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By: Mondariz - 2nd March 2012 at 14:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I’m a maintenance engineer and I would have no problem accepting a lower wage to work with something I love. Of cause the wage needs to be realistic at some level (what people used to call a living wage), but I would certainly accept wages a good bit lower than standard airline pay. That said, I wouldn’t work cheap for someone who could easily afford to pay decent wages – so technically the offer is only extended to a minority of warbird operators.
In other words: in the right situation I would care little about wages, as long as I could cover the basics.
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By: Kym - 2nd March 2012 at 15:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Cars
Regarding the cars in the TFC car park, any decent car you see parked outside will belong to members of the CAA, NOT the TFC engineers, whose cars are as follows:
Clapped out 12 year old Volvo V70.
Audi A4 with nearly 200,000 miles on the clock
A rusty Ford Fiesta
A £400 VW Golf
and 10 year old Mondeo
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By: Beermat - 2nd March 2012 at 16:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Re cars in the TFC car park - I apologize, and stand corrected!!
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By: Mondariz - 2nd March 2012 at 17:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
How bourgeois :p
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By: ZRX61 - 2nd March 2012 at 20:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
& back in the day....A Rover/Vought hybrid.. :D
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By: Orion - 2nd March 2012 at 22:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Not repair, I'm afraid, but design.
Regards
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By: oscar duck - 2nd March 2012 at 23:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
If you don't like the salary package on offer then don't apply. The fact is TFC has a budget.
Don't criticise those who are happy...
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By: piston power! - 3rd March 2012 at 17:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thats all well and good if the house is paid for and the kids have left home and you want "beer" money, but in the real world a man wants good wages for the work and hours he's going to do and the dead lines to meet.
Someone said low end of 20k well car mechanics earn that and top end "technicians" earn more.