Flying PPL Cessna 172 or PA 28's is NOTHING like airline flying, which I call 'coffee and shirtsleeves flying'. I would liken it to driving, say, an old Mk 1 Mini or Landrover, with no radio or aircon or driver aids, bad wipers etc. and very noisy and rattly, versus, say, driving a modern luxury coach. The PPL aircraft are small, basic, noisy and cramped, airliners are (mostly) smooth, quiet and sophisticated.
However; Difficult rosters, maximum hours and 35 minute turn-arounds are exhausting, day after day.
After 20 years airline flying, and two airlines going out of business; I would dearly love to get a train driver's job, but it is proving very difficult to get into.
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Last edited by Uplinker; 7th June 2023 at 11:17.