FJ / MJ / ROTARY - Which would you choose?
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FJ / MJ / ROTARY - Which would you choose?
If you are already flying and could start it all again, which would you go for and why? If you don't fly - what would you do if you had the option? Begin the friendly banter!
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FJ.
Aim for the top (
), and then maybe join BA when you're 38.
Don't compromise yet - you are FAR less likely to switch to from ME/rotary to FJ later in your career, but it's almost a given that the majority of FJ pilots end up flying bigger aircraft later in life.
(Caveat: Do enjoy whatever you end up flying!)
Aim for the top (
), and then maybe join BA when you're 38.Don't compromise yet - you are FAR less likely to switch to from ME/rotary to FJ later in your career, but it's almost a given that the majority of FJ pilots end up flying bigger aircraft later in life.
(Caveat: Do enjoy whatever you end up flying!)
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Having hap a pop at all three (though only FJ for a tiny while. They chopped me once they realised that my pen1s was too big), I would say that they all seem to have their plus sides.
A change is as good as a rest!
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Always aim for FJ - I think most of those of us that didn't end up FJ still harbor a desire to do it (I know I do)...
Nevertheless both Rotary and ME are challenging, fulfilling jobs - the whole crew management and responsibility side of Rotary/ME adds another dimension which in itself can be very rewarding!
Nevertheless both Rotary and ME are challenging, fulfilling jobs - the whole crew management and responsibility side of Rotary/ME adds another dimension which in itself can be very rewarding!
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It would have to be FJ first....But only if I can have a F4 with folding wings.
Then it would have to be the RN's bestest ever RW - Wessex V, awesome aircraft.
and finally if I were forced to fly ME...it would have to be a Lanc.
Then it would have to be the RN's bestest ever RW - Wessex V, awesome aircraft.
and finally if I were forced to fly ME...it would have to be a Lanc.
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Having done all 3,
FJ has got to be the aim unless you are sure you do not want to whizz to work
The other 2 offer a lot of fun and will keep you smiling for a career.
all of em have the best of military life - the guys you work with
You are still gonna need the mandatory sense of humour and a liking for sandy places though
FJ has got to be the aim unless you are sure you do not want to whizz to work
The other 2 offer a lot of fun and will keep you smiling for a career.
all of em have the best of military life - the guys you work with
You are still gonna need the mandatory sense of humour and a liking for sandy places though
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FJ, because if you're not good enough and get chopped you could still end up on ME or choppers. But if you go for one of the last 2 and get chopped - well, you're running out of options.
Oh, I nearly forgot: flying FJs is a damned sight more fun anyway!
Oh, I nearly forgot: flying FJs is a damned sight more fun anyway!
"Oh, I nearly forgot: flying FJs is a damned sight more fun anyway!"
Yeah, perhaps, but not for the actual 'flying' time, because, comparatively, there is very little of it. I suspect you enjoy it more for the Mon-Fri lifestyle that isn't available in ME or rotary.
Some of you may notice that Zoom lists his occupation as "Hotelier - but I'd rather still be flying!" In the ME world you almost certainly would have continued flying. Or were you the victim of unfortunate health? If so, then I am sorry.
ME for experience and licenses, ANYDAY!
Yeah, perhaps, but not for the actual 'flying' time, because, comparatively, there is very little of it. I suspect you enjoy it more for the Mon-Fri lifestyle that isn't available in ME or rotary.
Some of you may notice that Zoom lists his occupation as "Hotelier - but I'd rather still be flying!" In the ME world you almost certainly would have continued flying. Or were you the victim of unfortunate health? If so, then I am sorry.
ME for experience and licenses, ANYDAY!
Originally Posted by Zoom
FJ, because if you're not good enough and get chopped you could still end up on ME or choppers. But if you go for one of the last 2 and get chopped - well, you're running out of options.
And of course it is all hypothetical because you don’t get a choice either way.
Sorry to sound bitter but in the current environment, thems the facts
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