2nd most dangerous job?

[Super Cecil]

In the know

Currawong and Multitime, you blokes know how dangerous flying can be, constant updates and all that paperwork, I've had 2 papercuts so far this year.

[Jerricho]

Because he's a cook?

Ever seen Under Siege???

[PorcoRosso]

a thunderstorm still counts as extreme circumstances

That's not only an extreme circumstance, it's occuring quite often, actually, and can make life interesting ...possibly dangerous .

[ground to fly]

Konkordski,
Air-taxi, Cropdusters, charter pilots are commercial pilots. In other words, you need a CPL to have any hope of even getting one of these jobs. Not an easy or inexpensive feat. Half the airline guys in this country were in those jobs only a few years ago. Anyway, see ya

[Konkordski]

Air-taxi, Cropdusters, charter pilots are commercial pilots.

I understand perfectly, and I'm not disagreeing. But where I come from the term 'commercial pilot' is taken to mean 'airline pilot' - too much for some here to work out, hence the brickbats about my original comment.

Still, what do I know? Gotta get my pies out of the oven...

[Flintstone]

But where I come from the term 'commercial pilot' is taken to mean 'airline pilot'

Maybe in your kitchen but I think the general British public know that airlines aren't the only commercial pilots.



As for...

too much for some here to work out

some might take that as the comments of a troll. Not me though.

[North Shore]

Maybe in your kitchen but I think the general British public know that airlines aren't the only commercial pilots

I doubt that the general public is that much more aware of aviation semantics in the UK than Canada; I've lost count of the times that I've been asked at parties "are you going to go commercial soon?" Commercial, in this case, being a synonym for airline.

That being said, I wonder how 'flight safety' is calculated? Flying hours is one way - and makes flying look safe, while #'s of takeoffs/landings could be another (given that most accidents are caused by people hitting the ground, and not other in-flight aircraft.) I suspect that if airlines were looked at in this manner, they would be somewhat less safe than they are....

[AT502]

KOnkordski or whatever your name is.............

your welcome to come and spend a night with me this coming cotton season.

I wonder if flying around under powelines at night time dodging storms will cause you to break into a sweat?

You don't know what you're talking about.

AT502

[ginjockey]

Based on the way you guys carry on, there's a few of you posting here who would benefit aviation in general if you helped "up" those statistics ..............

[tinpis]

...Avy covered in aeroplane jelly.....

[Complex_Type]

But where I come from the term 'commercial pilot' is taken to mean 'airline pilot'

OK, when you are conversing with people 'where you come' then your use of the term is fair enough.

However, your post was on pprune where those very commercial pilots flying GA aircraft frequent.