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Old 11th Jul 2011, 15:45
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cavortingcheetah
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Since all swamp operations are single crew you don't want a pilot who thinks that CRM is anything other than having clean finger nails.
Since most clients are genteel folk you don't want a pilot possessed of the sort of brash humor evidenced on occasion by so many of our Antipodean comrades.
Since the aircraft are small and hot and steamy you don't want pilots who eat anything other than a bland western type diet.
Since ditto the above you don't want pilots who think people enjoy seeing their knees and toe nails.
Since age breeds respect amongst the middle classes you don't want young pilots.
So what does that boil down to on a list of desirable qualities? A reasonably mature pilot, used to operating on his own who treats his passengers with a degree of respect and keeps his personal toilet and hygiene to the highest standards. Combine that with a Botswana ATPL, Botswana or South African citizenship and a reasonable amount of single crew bush experience at the upper end of the client market and that might be a starter profile.
Now what don't you want? For that analysis you just have to read back away through the relevant threads and see how some have taken on board some of the excellent advice, strangely constantly disregarded or ignored , which has previously been posted by a few good men.
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