Steve76,
I don't know, maybe in Canada SOME military guys fly like you describe above.
The military guys in this part of the world fly by themselves most of the time, his copilot is the mechanic, they fly drug erradication, costline patrols, relief missions, interception, some IFR, TO/LDG above 10,000FTAMSL, reconissance, etc. in small ships, in mountains or jungles, MD500, 900, Bo105, BK117, 206, 212, 412.
This guy describes "flying a small ship doing long line work" like some sort of occult science that is hard to learn, he's just eager to fly by himself and do what he want's, he want's to buzz his home, and go say hello to the kids probably, he probably doesn't realize that with his background he's already learned the hard part.
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To me, flying is 25% manipulating the controls and 75% good judgment, decision making, and presenting oneself in a professional manner (i.e. appearance and attitude)
There are a lot of people out there with a license to fly but lack everything else, at least the military guys have good education and excellent training.
He's already half way there.
Last edited by BlenderPilot; 23rd April 2003 at 01:40.