The public`s perception of cargo pilots` abilities hasn`t recovered from Top Guns` Tom Cruise being threatened with having to fly " plastic dog turds out of Hong Kong ", as a substandard pilot who`d better shape up.
Well, apart from never having seen a turd courtesy of a plastic dog, it is still the case.
As an old boss put it " this a very gutsy job".
Not for everyone the hours, the broken sleep - hotel guests dragging suitcases away bumping doors just before normal office hours begin and partying once finished - but it can be very rewarding professionally operating over areas that are closed until morning.
The sort of planning and airmanship that the bulk of pax crews really don`t need to worry about, albeit perfectly competent with.
I think l`ve run out of apostrophes.
