Originally Posted by
733driver
Perhaps it's just me but most times I enjoy the company and support of the copilots I fly with. So I wouldn't consider it a bonus having to fly single pilot. And for the most part I don't consider a copilot "something to deal with". Bad weather, for example. Yes I do have to deal with that occasionally. Or a technical issue. Or sometimes difficult pax. But only very occasionally am I confronted with an F/O who I would consider difficult to get a along or work with.
You misunderstand me but admittedly I did not make the point clear. I also enjoy flying two crew and sometimes when I am flying single pilot survey ops there are times when a second pilot would be useful. But overall not having to manage a copilot just makes life easy - I fly when it suits me, don’t fly when it doesn’t suit me. It is just another aspect of the freedom of my current job compared to all the restraints and obligations of multi-crew passenger flying in my former job.