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Old 11th Feb 2017, 22:47
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Flying jets maybe some people's goal, perhaps not others. There's nothing wrong with flying the big iron, but if it's not your choice, that's fine too. You're certainly not the lesser person for accepting honest work in the north, if you enjoy it, and the environment. There's nothing wrong with a pilot working non pilot aviation jobs early in their career, it builds character. The boss of the company will like a pilot who does not mind getting their hands dirty, and getting the job done.

If you are happy to work for an outfit where it was not the boss who hired you, that's okay too, just different. I like aviation companies where you have to look carefully to determine which of the people working hard in jeans and a sweatshirt is the boss!

My only reason for being dis satisfied that 200 hour pilots are flying heavy jets, is that 200 hour pilots with jet training, have really not flown solo enough to build up the self confidence it takes to be a natural pilot yet. The pilot with a few hundred hours in the bush very certainly has!
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