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Old 11th May 2005 | 19:21
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Gomer Pylot
 
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Well, even for a helicopter job, I doubt it's the worst possible. The worst I've personally seen, although I've never been desperate enough to do it, is the notorious 'pilot-pumper' used by Grasso Offshore Services. You fly your own 206, no weather minimums, with no maintenance at all because it's a Part 91 operation, and do all the work on a number of offshore platforms. You work 14 on/7 off, live offshore on your work hitch in a temporary building, doing your own cooking, housekeeping, etc in addition to the the normal work, which is at least 12 hours/day, all for less money than even new-hire pilots make at the major operators. I think (at least I hope) those days are gone, but that was the worst flying job I've seen.
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