*Note: The views expressed in CAVU Café: Royboy’s Prose & Cons blog are those solely of the writer and are not necessarily shared by the Aviation Suppliers Association or the Association’s staff, members, or Board of Directors.
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ACCELERATION OF PRIVATIZATION OF GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES
Governmental Agencies provide a host of services including, but not limited to Certifications and Inspections. Certifying Fish, Meat, Airplanes, Repair Station Applicants, Aircraft Parts, Health and Sanitary Inspections, Air Traffic Control, and Hospitals comprise just a short list of those services. Most commonly, the continuance of business relies on those certifications, services, or inspections. This brings us to the current ‘sequestration’ environment. In the media we see rising alacrity am...
THE USE OR MIS-USE OF CONDITION CODES FOR NEW, FACTORY NEW, OR NEW SURPLUS PARTS
According to the book “Slang: The Topical Dictionary of Americanisms” by Paul Dickson, during WW II the use of slang by American and Royal Air Force flyers got so deep, that the newspapers had to run occasional articles to point out that bombs were eggs, anti-aircraft balloons were pigs, student pilots were kiwis, etc. Unsurprisingly, Dickson points out that aviation contains a great deal of slang or jargon, and this extends to our colleagues who are directly involved in the vocation of sales or...
C of C’s, BEWARE THE DIFFERENCES
Some gestures are universally understood. When a person with first aid skills observes another person at a restaurant frantically clutching their throat, that is a universal sign that aid should be rendered to extricate the offending victual from the patron’s airway. One of my callings in life is to let drivers know when one of their taillights is out. I’ll pull up alongside and gesture with a circular motion for them to roll down their windows, whereupon I inform them of the condition requiring...
OBSERVATIONS FROM A HEAD HUNTER
When I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signing up to join the military. On the other hand, it is neither about the practice of taking and preserving a person’s head after killing them. I have the pleasure of working with a Staffing/Recruiting firm called Division 10 Personnel and Aerostaff.net1. Aerostaff.net has a specialty in recruiting and staffing for the Aviation industry which is why...
When I first drafted this blog, I considered using the formal term “Recruiter”, but then I thought someone might think this was an article about signing up to join the military. On the other hand, it is neither about the practice of taking and preserving a person’s head after killing them. I have the pleasure of working with a Staffing/Recruiting firm called Division 10 Personnel and Aerostaff.net1. Aerostaff.net has a specialty in recruiting and staffing for the Aviation industry which is why...
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