Why on earth would one switch to railway? Not that railway isn't cool itself, buuut..you get what I mean. On the other hand, flying for a commercial airline isn't always an ideal job. Relatively low pay, weird hours etc. Especially since most employers are the low cost companies.My favourite airline in Germany. Would have been one choice for application, had I completed the training before I switched to the railway...
I know what you mean ?Why on earth would one switch to railway? Not that railway isn't cool itself, buuut..you get what I mean. On the other hand, flying for a commercial airline isn't always an ideal job. Relatively low pay, weird hours etc. Especially since most employers are the low cost companies.
The railway is fantastic. I love trains. I remember greeting the drivers passing by with their trains (in Bahía Blanca) and contemplating those magnificent formations. It has its charm. Then when I grew up I started using the MSTS an excellent train simulator.before I switched to the railway...
Be careful, this is how they began to close the railway in Argentina, one of the largest railway lines built by the English (and that many people here forget).The most annoying thing about railroads in Germany is the government that operates them.... many routes got closed and freight transport reduced to trucks, for which then a more expensive Autobahn has to be build and which damage the old village roads, that have never been build with heavy traffic in mind.
Here I leave you a video of the project of the engineer Livio Dante Porta, a steam genius who had invented a revolutionary system and had implemented it in his creation a 4-8-0 locomotive called La Argentina.
This was in 1949, sadly it ended up being scrapped instead of in a museum. And here I leave a link with a lot of history of this machine, it is very interesting: L.D.Porta's First 'Victim' - A Metre Gauge 4 Cylinder Compound 4-8-0
It's even worse. There are many issues. It's already hard to get qualified and motivated staff. Few of my colleagues are strange personalities with a very poor working morale, no matter how much one would pay them. And this also applies to dispatcher and technicians. But the worst of all are managers and local politicians that change their swivel chairs like pot plants, and all this in combination with German law and politics.The most annoying thing about railroads in Germany is the government that operates them.... many routes got closed and freight transport reduced to trucks, for which then a more expensive Autobahn has to be build and which damage the old village roads, that have never been build with heavy traffic in mind.
But I love my job.
I think in terms of german business, India is a completely different universe...I think being happy with your job is important. Or as I already said my boss, when things got annoying: "Other customers also have beautiful contracts." (In german "Andere Kunden haben auch schöne Aufträge." a pun about the standard phrase friends say, when your girlfriend left you here.)
I wouldn't say my job is extremely exciting, but its never boring and changed a lot over time. I doubt I will get the chance soon to build upon my Scrum Product Owner certification, that is maybe the worst aspect of it. Also, the organisational processes could get improved, our new Indian owners still have problems to adapt to german business laws.
I saw it years ago Represents the Ruhr region quite well. And it's still equal.Some throwback into the late eighties (German language only sadly):
Why on earth would one switch to railway? Not that railway isn't cool itself, buuut..you get what I mean. On the other hand, flying for a commercial airline isn't always an ideal job. Relatively low pay, weird hours etc. Especially since most employers are the low cost companies.
This guy flies with birds. He'd probably need a ton of paperwork even for 'normal' long range low alt flights, let alone with geese.. And I'm not sure the airfields he lands at want to accidentally end up on the migration route of geese. . I'm still on the fence about getting an ultralight license. I mean, yes, they're cheap , but they look a bit too flimsy. Did a few general aviation touristic flights over the years, and it felt amazing, but G.A. certification is way longer and more expensive.
Yes. On the other hand, I would spend a little more or become member of a flying club and get the PPL, maybe with night flying qualification and instrument rating later on (which gives you way more freedom). One colleague gets his LAPL soon. It's just a little cheaper than the PPL but really a restriction, since he often spends his holiday in the U.S...Go for the ultralight. It is way cheaper as you say and some ultralight aircraft nowadays look and perform better than some older planes. And you can upgrade later to G.A, it shouldn't be too hard once you have practice. I'm thinking to it, too.
ready to swim
Two Rafales had an incident at an airshow.