Originally Posted by
TBL Warrior
Unfortunately, it was always inevitable.
The trap of PX is the ease of which one is able to crash along with it.
The shag factor involved in leaving the asylum knowing that sim, line checks, medicals & getting laid in the real world are failable events, adds far too much hesitation.
PX is just a job, flying redundant boxes, to the same places (serval times a day), and for mediocre money. It offers very limited career progression and the pay is woeful. Their fleet is antiquated, Dash8 time is worthless, the Fokker is too light to be considered reasonable Jet experience and the Boeing fleet has enough local sausage to do the job. But wait! the real experts always said “PNG experience is the pinnacle of all aviation and that this experience alone is going to take you all over the world!” (Usually told to ones self & others repetitively to justify existence) In reality I bet your next HR recruiter will not even be able to point it out on a map! It’s only relevant for flying a 206, BN2 or Otter in PNG.
Now you’re trying for the same job at liquorland that every QF/QR/EK/EY/ANA Airbus & Boeing Captain and their dog is too, but it’s ok you have PNG experience....
PX have kicked you out like an aeroclub meri the morning after, and you realize you didn’t even get a tshirt!
And that’s the moment you realize you have f$&@d up.
Jeez TBL Warrior, that's a bit harsh
I'm ex Pixie and I've been able to use my experience in ANG many times while I flushed the toilet... nah just kidding, I'm one who of those strange people who miss PNG. Miss the people and miss the flying. Never had so many laughs and so much fun flying in my life. Many good memories.