i second that kesho...
i did contract flying for 5 years and have since come to europe to fly...wow, what a difference, the level of procedural instrument flying, and the way things are down, sids, rnav stars, transitions, taxi-ing around the major airports....
all i can say is, contract flying didnt prepare me for any of that, infact the amount of vfr flying is actually a hinderance.
contract flying increases your hands on flying skills, but when do we ever do that, sometimes a little before RVSM airspace, the odd visual we get and when we get to go back to africa...
think whatever you like, but dont over-rate youself because you have been to algeria, afghanistan, middle east etc....so have many others too!
Last edited by south coast; 25th Aug 2006 at 07:50.