To all the Captains out there!
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I think what he meant was...
D2f,
I suspect that aileron69 was suggesting something like...
Flying to Antarctica contracted to the Australian mission
Border protection and surveillance at 50' 200NM offshore
The Flying Doc in the middle of nowhere on a dark and stormy night...
Ferry flight across the Pacific with a rubber bag full of gas that you hope will get you there...
Defence charter to the Middle East with precious (human) cargo into a war zone
Heavy metal bus driving 'ain't the be all and end all.
Inbound.
I suspect that aileron69 was suggesting something like...
Flying to Antarctica contracted to the Australian mission
Border protection and surveillance at 50' 200NM offshore
The Flying Doc in the middle of nowhere on a dark and stormy night...
Ferry flight across the Pacific with a rubber bag full of gas that you hope will get you there...
Defence charter to the Middle East with precious (human) cargo into a war zone
Heavy metal bus driving 'ain't the be all and end all.
Inbound.
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By George is exactly right. Enjoy the journey because when you retire that is the part you will cherish most. With no financial help I got my ratings as I worked. Crop dusting, basic, multi, aerobatic and jet type rating and ATP instruction to start. Then I was lucky enough to get into charter in tons of aircraft including D18, singles and a lot of types of jets. Got to fly a lot of celebs in Hollywood. Even flew Ron and Nancy Reagan to PSP one night to have dinner with President Ford. Then the big time flying a Jetstar for a corporation flying the execs to Europe, golfing and once in a while on business trips.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I got the airline job I was fortunate to retire with. I could have been happy most anywhere along the way because I was doing what I loved to do.
I see Bob Hoover every year at the Reno Air Races and feel much of what he has expressed through his incredible career in his book, Forever Flying.
I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I got the airline job I was fortunate to retire with. I could have been happy most anywhere along the way because I was doing what I loved to do.
I see Bob Hoover every year at the Reno Air Races and feel much of what he has expressed through his incredible career in his book, Forever Flying.
PPRuNe Handmaiden
Initially it's all a bit daunting. It is important to have your ducks in a row when you start off, and continue to do so.
Eg, first charter job out in the bush, First Aid certificates, Dangerous Goods Certificate etc. The idea is to make yourself as employable as possible.
Continue to do this as you move up.
Find out what is needed for the next step and plan.
Don't be afraid to travel and "gamble".
I headed to Europe and now command a business jet all over Europe, ME, North Africa and Russia. While it isn't as big as a Boeing 777, one day I'm doing a visual in Samedan (LSZS) or dealing with the Ruskies into Vnukovo (UUWW).
Command isn't just about hours. It isn't even pure technical knowledge. It's getting the best out of your colleagues while being able to keep an eye on the operation.
Enjoy and take a lot of pictures.
Eg, first charter job out in the bush, First Aid certificates, Dangerous Goods Certificate etc. The idea is to make yourself as employable as possible.
Continue to do this as you move up.
Find out what is needed for the next step and plan.
Don't be afraid to travel and "gamble".
I headed to Europe and now command a business jet all over Europe, ME, North Africa and Russia. While it isn't as big as a Boeing 777, one day I'm doing a visual in Samedan (LSZS) or dealing with the Ruskies into Vnukovo (UUWW).
Command isn't just about hours. It isn't even pure technical knowledge. It's getting the best out of your colleagues while being able to keep an eye on the operation.
Enjoy and take a lot of pictures.
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Location: Aus, or USA, or UK or EU, or possibly somehwere in Asia.
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Over 40 years and tens of thousands of hours and thirty or frothy (haha meant forty but spell check was correct) thousand landings.
Blue water ferry, agricultural flying and test flying of new aircraft types. International route proving, display and delivery, training and familiarisation. 26 countries, Rocky Mountains to Bay of Bengal, the Andies, Alaska, west and Eastern Europe, Asia, every corner and side of Australia, every desert in Aus and USA, and some in Africa, but all GA of course so clearly NOT a REAL captain.
Personally I don't yearn for the utterly boring task of chatting about T&C with a spotty FO whilst on the third trip to Sydney for the day in a 737.
Keep it up and you can be as boring as (almost ) all the RPT captains I know.
Also, it will help if you know the difference between your and you're if you ever apply for a job with me. It makes a difference to me, but if a big watch and five stripe epaulettes are your thing spelling and grandma are not major issues.
Hahahahahahahahahaha
HD
Blue water ferry, agricultural flying and test flying of new aircraft types. International route proving, display and delivery, training and familiarisation. 26 countries, Rocky Mountains to Bay of Bengal, the Andies, Alaska, west and Eastern Europe, Asia, every corner and side of Australia, every desert in Aus and USA, and some in Africa, but all GA of course so clearly NOT a REAL captain.
Personally I don't yearn for the utterly boring task of chatting about T&C with a spotty FO whilst on the third trip to Sydney for the day in a 737.
Keep it up and you can be as boring as (almost ) all the RPT captains I know.
Also, it will help if you know the difference between your and you're if you ever apply for a job with me. It makes a difference to me, but if a big watch and five stripe epaulettes are your thing spelling and grandma are not major issues.
Hahahahahahahahahaha
HD
