Originally Posted by
Cognoscenti
Agreed.
The intellect of some so called pilots baffles me. Two in particular stand out.
Crewing the queen of the skies would be a privilege to the fortunate few. Rather be SO/FO on her and build experience, see the world outside of Europe, rather than spend entire career on a 737 flying to Faro and straight back to Leeds, then down to the pub (as they do) on day off. Makes one bitter, it seems
Seriously? What tha hell is wrong with flying your whole career a B737. You feel yourself to good to fly medium and short haul?
There is a huge variety of operations. Also with B737. Last year I flew 19 different airports with the B737. This year around 20 as well.
Every person is different. Some like the relaxed lifestyle of Long Haul, others find it boring.
Some just want rather lots of take offs and landings.
I love flying short and medium haul. Nevertheless, I will soon experience also Long Haul as I change employers. Both have their Pro's and Cons, but saying short haul is **** and long haul is all that matters, sorry but that does not show a nice attitude.
Keep in mind that where I did this year in my 350 hrs on B737 around 200 Landings where on the B747 you make maybe around 10-25 landings at most per year. If at all.
Let it be clear, I am looking forward to my new challenge but it is a whole different operation.
And if you do not have lot of experience, you should be happy with any kind of job.