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Old 3rd Feb 2022, 12:03
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Thud_and_Blunder
 
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I actually do miss the night shifts - I'm a bit weird like that. Much of the best work was done after 3am in your patch, Handy - really enjoyed the buzz of going from cold to seeing the scrotes getting their collars felt within 20 minutes of the call. Then there would be the out-of-hours calls from non-24-hour forces - even D&C on one occasion, although that was called off before launch.

Having said all that, I can recommend getting a job in whatever they call the utility area these post-EASA days to ease you into retirement. Routinely managing over 4.5 hours a day, frequently more, with 80%+ at around 30-100' agl - what's not to like? I was ready to leave flying at 65 though - the eyesight, although up to the required standard, was never going to match that of the rest of the crew, and being a night-owl I never really enjoyed the getting-up-in-the-morning-and-driving-to-work thing.
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