Would you fly on one of these?

[AtW]

Beats the tulip out of a Blackhawk - those things have problems in East Africa IIRC

Most flying things would have problems when they are being shot at ...

[Scruff]

There is a reason why the plane is called a Tulipolev and the airline is AeroFlop...

[Old Hack]

I think greed is a terrible thing, and one of the reasons I haven't felt an awful lot of sorrow for the contractors who get murdered in Iraq, etc. I know how much money is on offer for these contracts, but the price I put on my life, is much higher.

I do hope he changes his mind, for the plane will be the last of his worries.

[Chunk]

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I think greed is a terrible thing, and one of the reasons I haven't felt an awful lot of sorrow for the contractors who get murdered in Iraq, etc. I know how much money is on offer for these contracts, but the price I put on my life, is much higher.

I do hope he changes his mind, for the plane will be the last of his worries.

Mogadishu itself is much safer than it was. It's under govt control and Al Shebab have been pushed out. I wouldn't go though. My poor old aunty is having kittens!

[TheFaQQer]

I know how much money is on offer for these contracts, but the price I put on my life, is much higher.

I had an agent contact me about an Oracle role in Baghdad a few years back. It was paying about 5-10% more than I was earning in the UK.

Not worth the risk.

[Old Hack]

I had an agent contact me about an Oracle role in Baghdad a few years back. It was paying about 5-10% more than I was earning in the UK.

Not worth the risk.

I was offered a senior role in Iraq, planning their new infrastructure. £1800 a day, all in, plus £60 per diem expenses, 3 months on, 3 months off. Tempted for about the 10 seconds before I could see my new born baby in her cot.