Originally Posted by
Super Cecil
I agree Nev, AG's not what it used to be
Really? By good one's do you mean somebody who will work for below award? Do you mean somebody who will load themselves for 3 weeks because "It's hard to get good help these days" and doesn't mind not being paid for that loading? Or somebody who will fly an aircraft out of MR, out of hours or fly an aircraft with a major defect?
There must be half the AG pilots working now than there was 10 years ago.
I would not recommend a change of career for an airline pilot to Agricultural pilot, the 2 jobs have nothing in common apart from aircraft. Sort of like saying being an abattoir worker qualifies you to do brain surgery.
No. Few applicants. The few that do turn up are not employed elsewhere for a reason, it seems.
Someone that can take off without doing quarter of a million dollars worth of damage to the aircraft.
Or land in less than five bounces. Or not need yellow post - its everywhere to remember checklists.
That sort of thing.