Dream Job

[SystemsAreGo]

I'm interested to see what our dream jobs are.. Lets say if every flying job landed you the same coin; where would you be and what would you be flying?

I'm sure there are some young bucks who want the left seat of the 744 and some ol' timers wanting a Beaver on floats.

How about you?

[Green gorilla]

Think the more time spent home is a good job.

[startingout]

Flying a pilatus porter ski plane at mt cook. If not there, then a porter mountain flying somewhere.

[sms777]

My dream job is where i can tell my boss: "Get stuffed, i do not feel like flying your ****box G5 today " and still get paid with all my bonuses and drives me home in his twin turbo Bentley......:cool:

[empacher48]

Flying Nomads around Mt Cook...

Hang on... I do that already! :ok:

[Green gorilla]

The gonad you must be one of the few.

[tinpis]

Where did the NT Health N24 s end up VH-DH. etc?
Nice Collins airline gear on them...

[FFG 02]

hooters airline - Google Image Search (http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&q=hooters%20airline&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)

Not sure about the flying conditions but the view...:ok:

[Rob D]

Didn't they go bust?

[The Green Goblin]

A twotter on floats flying drunk pommy female backpackers around Ibiza :ok:

Or perhaps the same said twotter on the barrier with the same said backpackers :E

[Green gorilla]

Now that sounds like a job.

[Track5milefinal]

QF or DJ 738 skipper!

[hogespa28]

I'm a young buck wanting a beaver on floats... Or maybe a twotter, who knows one day I may be old and boring and need the twin time

[TWOTBAGS]

Did 3 years on the TwinOtter on floats in the Maldives.... now i fly a jet.

Best fun you can have in public I reckon.

I got intimately acquainted with one on wheels a few weeks back.

It really makes you remember where you cut your teeth, the mates you made and the fun time you had back when you wished you flew a jet........

[aileron_69]

Flying a brand spanking new 08-600 Cresco with aircon and a hydraulic hopper out of the Twizel base, where all the cockies had concrete, sliding roof super bins and I could fly 800 hours a year. Most of you dont probably know what im talking about except old mate empacher there who knows how fantastic the sunrise on a calm day over the main divide can look like!!
...One can only dream

[ad-astra]

I thought-

I was the 'ants pants' when instructing on a PA-38,
An ACE when given control of an AC-50.
I was **** hot when I got my first Turbine on a N22.
Life was over when the F27/F28 came along,
and I still smile when I keep a 737 on the rails.

Just enjoy what you've got. There will be something much nicer just around the corner but if you don't appreciate the present you will never really enjoy what a career in aviation is all about.

Still smile about the Aero commander though!

[rearwhelsteer888]

Ad astra.
I agree, The commander is a great aircraft, can't say enough good about them.
I just had a few too many hours in them. that's all.
Only complaint about them: Shocking in turbulence!
RWS888:E

[flog]

Just Flying.

[coke drinker]

Um....Instructor or professional antique aeroplane flyer. Definitely more GA than RPT

(Ideally it'd be Formula One World Champion but that isn't going to ever happen)

[bestpilotindaworld]

GA all the way

[Led Zep]

Mercenary pilot. If you've got anything and you want it sent anywhere, I'll do it anytime. Rules? I make the rules. If you have an aeroplane I'll fly it. Helicopter gunship? Even better, just show me how to switch to guns because I'll be too close for missiles.
Preferably cruising below tree tops.

Remember kids, VMC is the recommended conditions only, Vne is not a limitation but a target speed to be achieved and anything less than a 25% overload is for pansies. :E

Something more realistic perhaps? Helo firebombing or STOL work into short mountain strips with lots of snow. Dash 7 would be nice. Wouldn't mind a rocket assisted takeoff in a Trislander either.

[Tiger 77]

Flying around the bush in a Buffalo or Caribou, on short sectors with lots of landings and takeoffs from rough short strips :)

Probably pretty unlikely so a Kingair doing the same thing would be ok too.

Cheers
Tiger

[tinpis]

Stuffing fifteen or so fares into a Pilatus in the highlands of PNG :{

(pre Kina) :E

[compressor stall]

http://www.remoteadventures.com/webpics/bergsm.jpg

http://www2.2space.net/images/upl_newsImage/1197471385.jpg

[ad-astra]

The Winner!

[Mark1234]

Beaver on floats in the whitsundays - plus aforementioned backpackers :) Or single seat jets, but I'm a bit old for that!

[Arm Up A Cows Bum]

Beaver on floats in the whitsundays

Beaver on floats??

http://static-p3.fotolia.com/jpg/00/06/74/94/400_F_6749478_u61hEq6eaI5YU7FvPUNWhtegkOhuzBbj.jpg

Hard to argue with that!

AUaCB :E

[Trojan1981]

Flying around the bush in a Buffalo or Caribou, on short sectors with lots of landings and takeoffs from rough short strips

Wide bay, September 2001:

YouTube - Landing an RAAF Caribou (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=14ejg-N2Oqk)



http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/Navlognew092.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/ExCroc2003026.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/JBBou1.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/ExCroc2003239.jpg
http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/ExCroc2003006.jpg



Not bad, eccept for the military part. I was not a pilot then but wish I was.

Dream job now...probably RFDS

[The Green Goblin]

Beaver on floats in the whitsundays
Beaver on floats??

http://static-p3.fotolia.com/jpg/00/06/74/94/400_F_6749478_u61hEq6eaI5YU7FvPUNWhtegkOhuzBbj.jpg
Hard to argue with that!

AUaCB

I vote this pprune post of the year!!

[Tiger 77]

Very awesome Caribou pics! Makes me want to buy one when they retire from the RAAF... :ok:

Tiger

[Mark1234]

I vote this PPRuNe post of the year!!

Seconded :D

[Super Cecil]

Aileron 69, this countries hipothetical equivilant is maybe flying a Cresco but they only pay you half as much because they recon the Aircraft is twice as productive. You don't have concreted pads, only grass and three foot high thistles, if the truck driver can he'll find some rocks to tip on. The strip you use is rough as guts and full of rocks because the boss thinks he's getting one over the opposition because they refused to work off it. You have to work with a 100 metre swath and tell the cocky it throws to 120. There are still decent jobs around but few and far between.

ad-astra has the right idea, whatever you fly it's a long way in front of everyone who doesn't.

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Stallie.....VERY GOOD....BUT.....I'm afraid you have come second in the 'Great Race'.....Yep. We're all jealous,...but....

The winner is 'Arm Up...';..............well he LOOKED 'armless enuf' Your Honour.

:ok::ok:

[empacher48]

Where did the NT Health N24 s end up VH-DH. etc?
Nice Collins airline gear on them...

VH-DHP(S/N N24A-34) Became ZK-NMC lives on flying around Mt Cook - such a beautiful aeroplane to fly - the best in the fleet! ZK-DHU? (S/N N24A-60) became ZK-NMD, was put into storage in Darwin until the boss went over and rescued it with new engines and flew it back to NZ.. Also has the long range and tip tanks in it, so can fly about 8 hours with full fuel. :ok:

ZK-NMD still has the original Collins gear in it, and works like a charm! ZK-NMC has still the Collins gear, bar one VHF which got replaced with an Apollo GPS/COM.

[troppo]

Grumman Goose. Pacific Islands. I hear there is one headed to the Solomon's and one to Fiji to service resorts.
Remember Tales of the Golden Monkey on tv?

[carro]

Definately a death pencil in the topend, where 35 degrees outside = 45 degrees in the cockpit.

[startingout]

Stallie takes the prize in my books, best of both worlds there!
:ok:

[tinpis]

Thank you Mr Empacher
TAA originally decked them out at great expense I would imagine

Good days them good crew and well run by AN when I was involved sadly came to an end in 84

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

I'd happily keep my current job - but I would trade the Bonza for a TBM850 !

Dr :8

[Stationair8]

Being Hugh Hefner's pilot on his DC-9, would be a reasonable job.

[The_Pharoah]

meh, QF B763 left seat doing domestic with (hopefully) the occassional x water flight across the pond. having something similar to an 8 - 6pm job with the occassional layover....thats me :ok:

[300Series]

My dream job would be flying Thunderbird 1! FAB

300

[Jabawocky]

Keg

The Pharoah is after your job mate! :ok:

J

Edit: Fix the spelling oops! Apologies Sir!

[The_Pharoah]

its the Pharoah and if 'Keg' has this job...I'd happily settle for the dummy seat (RHS) :} he he

nah, I'd be happy even flying a Dash. at the moment, I'm flying a desk so anything's better than this.

[Green gorilla]

Coastal at 200 feet.

[Stationair8]

1.Flying scenic flights in a big old biplane along the coast not above 500 feet.

2. DH Beaver on floats out of the Whitsundays.

3. Jennifer Hawkins personal pilot.

[j3pipercub]

300 Series.

Thunderbird 2 for me!

j3

[Mr. Hat]

Beaver Brasilians ect but a 380/747800/787 at QF would do the trick!

[sms777]

I changed my mind....
I would like to fly a UFO... no kidding!

[dash 27]

Its the salt, jet A, and the runs, that lives on.

YouTube - Maldivian Air Taxi TV promo (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=v_CZGLxfZ5g)

MALDIVES on Floats

Its the sunsets after 25 sectors viewed through the bottom of corona bottles overlooking the indian ocean.............

The 5 am Transfers, "Dispatch BATHALA or VILAMENDHOO no Dhoni", or "just do the God Damm 1 room overnight, with one way fuel." Ahh, you gotta love it. You haven't lived till you have survived the island BI POLAR. Recommend it to anyone seeking adventure. Its Gods country.

The tinea has well cleared up, and now I'm in the flight levels, but not a day goes by when i don't think of the 40 knot South Wester High Tide ****storms at Kuredu, or the glassy sunset arrivals before the complementary 10 minute massage after the last flight at MEDUFUSHI. All good and bad, is all good. :ok:

[redsnail]

This is what I do.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d143/reddo1/Flying%20pics/22347.jpg

Can't decide my next aeroplane.
Hawker 4000 or Gulfstream G550.

:ok:

[yowie]

Any float plane job where I get paid ****e loads and get to decide when the waves are too big and there is a bar on the beach:ok:

[TWOTBAGS]

Dashie & Snails..... what a combo

Where i was and where i is!

[redsnail]

I ain't complaining that's for sure.

Although, I reckon Stallie's gig is the dogs bollox. :ok:

Then again, flying a Twotter on floats would be up there as well. :}
Not "a' beaver on floats. :E CM from Alligator had some comments about his Beaver versus... := :D

[Pentacle]

Dream job would have to be flying the Dreamliner, wouldn't it? I wouldn't mind having a play with that beaver on floats though - great post :)

[Mr. Hat]

thats an impressive shot redsnail but whats the life like of the corporate guy gal? I've often wondered...

[Track5milefinal]

Flying a CL604 around the world would be the best gig!

[Capt Wally]

What would my ideal dream flying job be?.................. just to be able to have the freedom to fly!:ok:




CW

[Aerodynamisist]

1st preference space shuttle commander for NASA
2nd preference Space ship one Virgin Galactic : HTML Site : INTRODUCTION (http://www.virgingalactic.com/htmlsite/index.php?language=english)

Good thread Systems - far less depressing than the usual prune fare.

[werbil]

http://www.airwhitsunday.com.au/images/banner/private_charter1.jpg

Is this what you're dreaming about?

Dropping names isn't appropriate - but lets just say some top names have been on private snorkelling trips with us.

[The_Pharoah]

mate, so what are you guys doing whilst they're off walking hand in hand along the beach and snorkelling? :p

[redsnail]

Probably taking pics. :E

Mr Hat, it depends on who you work for. Since I work for NetJets Europe, I have a fixed roster. I do tours of 6 days on and then have 5 days off. (although, it's changed a little bit now I'm playing in the office in Lisbon too).

Since NJE is an AOC holder, we need to conform to legislated Flight and Duty limits etc. So it's not bad. No two days are the same but some days can be a tad hectic.

Last tour. Fly day 1 to Lisbon. Day 2, standby, watched the rugby. Day 3, 3 sectors, including a fun approach into Lon City and then a short ferry. Day 4. Another standby day. Hit the gym, dinner with Checkboard. Day 5 early-ish start to Ireland and a loooong wait and then to Spain. Day 6, sleep in, gym and then fly to London. Finish. :ok:

We do take care of the luggage, brief the passengers and look after them if the flight time permits. Changes do occur. However, my days off are respected.

[tio540]

Delete reference.

[TWOTBAGS]

Like Snails I fly a Hawker 800 for Netjets….. however we are the poor cousins at Netjets Middle East on Honeywell XP’s not the Proline magic!. We too have a fixed rotation of 35 days on 31 off, the company provides travel to and from wherever you need to meet the plane and then you are on the road.

Days can be anything, a long day Dubai- Istanbul- London or Jeddah – Kuwait – Jeddah with a wait on the ground, which could be in a top hotel or if the turn is not too long then there are always Jepp updates to do! Or it could be a short sector like Naples to Genoa.

Last tour I had a couple days in Istanbul, five in Bahrain, four in Dubai, 3 and then 2 in Riyadh, a few in Jeddah and a couple in Dammam, then home again.

Like Reddo we also move the bags which can be an issue with a Hawker in the middle east and brief the pax, but we don’t have to look after them because we carry a flight attendant on every flight!

The only down side is outside of duty rest we are on a constant stby waiting for the phone call for the next move which may be operating or maybe paxing somewhere to relieve or replace a crew.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z96/redlum5x5/Photo-0163_edited.jpg

[VH-XXX]

As much as this is everyone's dream job, you still have to work hard by pumping out the floats every day......


http://users.netconnect.com.au/~njah1/beaver.jpg

[Arm Up A Cows Bum]

Beaver on floats?

Ohhhh! That sort of beaver!

Silly me!

you still have to work hard by pumping

Yeah, well they do have that in common!

AUaCB :E

[Mark1234]

Auacb, will you please stop it - that's the second time you've caused me to nearly choke on what I was drinking..

And yes, that's what I had in mind - took a ride on one 5? years ago when I first came here as a tourist. Thought then it was my dream job, despite never having piloted anything, largely due the 'scenery'. Nowadays I still do, for that and the aircraft... Though I did hitch a ride on a float-borne turbine otter in canada.. that was somewhat more impressively keen to depart the floor than the beaver.

[hung start]

Private Jet ,old boss , young wife who likes to travel to the pacific islands with her girlfriends . I wouldnt mind poleing the beaver on floats either .:=

[haughtney1]

TWOTBAGS and Reddo are both pretty experienced corporate operators.....I on the other hand am just starting out in this part of the industry after 4 fun packed but frustrating years flying the 757 and 767.
For the past 3 months I've been working for Execujet Europe flying a Falcon 900EX EASy.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/haughtney/Falcon2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/haughtney/Falcon3.jpg

A typical day means an early start for me with a drive across London to London City Airport. Then it could be a trip to anywhere! as the Falcon can lift almost a full load out of LCY, which means we can make Dubai or New York:ok:
Upcoming trips include south america and the far east..all in all lots of variety.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/haughtney/Falcon10.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/haughtney/Falcon9.jpg

It could just as easily be a quick milk-run across to Dublin or Prague, and then a couple of days of free time whilst the passenger conducts their business.
My work pattern is 2 weeks on 1 week off, which means i'm on call over that time...thus far I've been called out once when not rostered a flight:ok:

Its a nice little number.

P.S its not me in the pics..I took them

[SystemsAreGo]

Good to see many hearts are still with GA..

I'd have to say single seat jets, just as long as I didn't need to decrease the population by hitting that red button.

Maybe an instructor at Mirimar - thats what Mav' chose :}

[Lineboy4life]

supercub hauling bambies out of the central north Island:}

fook - Im 30 years too late:uhoh:

back to the van for me:mad:



p.s someone please PM me with a TCM 850, PC12, Mirage offer (80k US tax free will do).

[werbil]

Occasionally dream jobs do get advertised - have a look at the aviation section in The Australian tomorrow (Friday 4th).

mate, so what are you guys doing whilst they're off walking hand in hand along the beach and snorkelling?


Enjoy the scenery:ok:

[southernskies]

from todays AFAP:

FLOAT PILOT
Air Whitsunday Seaplanes operates amphibious floatplanes specialising in tourism operations, and is currently seeking applications from suitably qualified commercial float pilots for full time employment. Essential qualifications are to include a CPL (A), 500 TT and a float endorsement. A Cessna Caravan endorsement, Beaver experience and/or amphibious experience would be considered very favourably. Our pilots also snorkelling tours in our reef lagoon, and accordingly a coxswains certificate and marine knowledge is desirable. Interested applicants should email a current resume with a one page summary addressing the criteria detailed above to [email protected] ([email protected]) by 12 December 2008. Only applicants that possess the essential qualifications detailed above will be considered

:ok:

[halas]

Hope to get a gig on the 748 (no, not the HS one).

Arrives in 18 months or so.

Not sure if l could be arsed to do the course though.

halas

[SystemsAreGo]

Listed on the AFAP yesterday.. sounds like a nice way to spend your days

FLOAT PILOT
Air Whitsunday Seaplanes operates amphibious floatplanes specialising in tourism operations, and is currently seeking applications from suitably qualified commercial float pilots for full time employment. Essential qualifications are to include a CPL (A), 500 TT and a float endorsement. A Cessna Caravan endorsement, Beaver experience and/or amphibious experience would be considered very favourably. Our pilots also snorkelling tours in our reef lagoon, and accordingly a coxswains certificate and marine knowledge is desirable. Interested applicants should email a current resume with a one page summary addressing the criteria detailed above to [email protected] by 12 December 2008. Only applicants that possess the essential qualifications detailed above will be considered.

[Lefthanded_Rock_Thrower]

Flying for Coastwatch in a Hughes 500 NOTAR with dual chain fed .50 Cal machine guns and pod mounted RPG's.

"What illegal fishing boat ?":).

[Led Zep]

No no no, LRT.
Flying coast watch in an AC-130. THEN you can say, "What illegal fishing boat?" or "What Jap Whaling vessel?" :E

[Lefthanded_Rock_Thrower]

Mmmmmmmm,
http://www.carneysoil.com/images/ac130.jpg

,or,

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/MH-6_Little_Bird.jpg

Too many choices.

[ThreeGreen]

I'm an Australian flying for Netjets USA. Been a Captain on the Citation X for 8 years now.

http://www.netjets.com/Flash/Images/ces_cit_x/planeRollOver.jpg

I work 7 on, 7 off. I admit that by the time I get to day 5 or 6 on the road I'm looking forward to going home. Its also true that when I'm home by day 5 or 6 I'm looking forward to heading back to work!

Netjets rocks!

[The_Pharoah]

aha..so are YOU flying Eddy Groves around in his Citation X? :}

[seneca208]

Skipper of the heavy metal for me. :ok:

[kongdong]

Bizjet for me

[ThreeGreen]

Would you rather drive a Ferrari or a bus? Personally I don't care, its about how much money I make and how many days I'm away from home.

[compressor stall]

I've gotta disagree with you there. There's more to it than that.

I'm writing this as I cannot sleep as I am still wired after tonight's flight with a film crew. We spent two hours in beautiful light over some of the most spectacular untouched areas of the last wilderness on earth. Words can just begin describe the sights we saw. Icebergs seemingly suspended in pink glass water, shattered glaciers with bottomless crevasses as far as the eye could see, all contrasted in some places by the great white hell.

The (well known) journo on board has been around for years in the international arena and seen and done many amazing things. He said tonight's flight was the best flight he has ever done.

I'll be driving the long distance bus again next month. That'll be great but I'll be longing to be back at A005 with the turboprop... :ok:

[mr.tos]

I would have to fly some heavy iron for a few years just for the bragging rights :E, then once that is out of the system move on to some form of corporate jet charter.

Wishful thinking :ok:

[morno]

Stallie, will that be on Australian TV by any chance? And if so, what program and when?

morno

[Wally Mk2]

"dream job"?............the next one!:ok:

yes 'stallie' would be nice to keep us informed here for that vid clip to be viewed, if we do get it here soon.

Wmk2