Best pilot job?
A gliding instructor based here in the summer and in France or Spain in the summer . . something like Ingo Renner had stitched up.
Even though I flew Beavers for three years with immense satisfaction, docking in Trinity Inlet with tide, wind and current all conflicting and with no friggin' dockhand to catch you turned me prematurely grey. (On one occasion 'The Shark' who'd been out on the reef three days marlin fishing, sitting in the right seat was NOT impressed. I was going to ask him if he knew how I could correct my swing, but thought better of it when I saw the mood he was in. Not a man for idle persifilage.)
I still say the joys of soaring flight exceed all others.
(Would love to know just how a carrier landing can induce all three of those
claimed benefits. Imagine if you pulled it off as described . . then some C landed on top of you or smashed into you. What would the pathologist make of the contents of your underdungers , BA?)
Even though I flew Beavers for three years with immense satisfaction, docking in Trinity Inlet with tide, wind and current all conflicting and with no friggin' dockhand to catch you turned me prematurely grey. (On one occasion 'The Shark' who'd been out on the reef three days marlin fishing, sitting in the right seat was NOT impressed. I was going to ask him if he knew how I could correct my swing, but thought better of it when I saw the mood he was in. Not a man for idle persifilage.)
I still say the joys of soaring flight exceed all others.
(Would love to know just how a carrier landing can induce all three of those
claimed benefits. Imagine if you pulled it off as described . . then some C landed on top of you or smashed into you. What would the pathologist make of the contents of your underdungers , BA?)
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Yes, this is purely subjective but consider myself lucky to be able to fly an RPT 60 seater turboprop as an F/O, and also instruct ab-initio students at our airline's flight school in a C172. One week, I could be doing circuits with pre-solo students; the next week conducting a VOR/DME or ILS approach down to minima with a full load of passengers down the back. It's the best of both worlds and adds variety to the type of flying I do during the month. I don't think this type of operation happens a lot around the world, but here in Indonesia, it's the norm for airline owned flight schools to call upon line pilots to instuct at their flight school as well.
I think if you asked pilots "where are you hoping to move up to next" and one of them replied "nowhere, I am perfectly happy here" then that is the perfect job (in one person's opinion at least).
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The ideal? well the most money with the least amount of ball ache and plenty of time with the family. Presently that means my current job.
GG, Chuck is right, the reality of most corporate/private work is 24/7 you are connected to your stress berry etc, there is no escape.
GG, Chuck is right, the reality of most corporate/private work is 24/7 you are connected to your stress berry etc, there is no escape.
Brian,
5 years of carrier ops for me, the stiff wing drivers earned their pay on Non Diversion Flying but they all look the same on the end of a winch wire
Although this forum is slightly FW centric, there is little true flying around as good as most rotary jobs. Fire ops, any Navy stuff, ambulance work, filming, sling loads, Antarctic ops, SAR, the list goes on.
I certainly enjoy it more than FW, even being thrown onto the deck at night in the looker's seat
5 years of carrier ops for me, the stiff wing drivers earned their pay on Non Diversion Flying but they all look the same on the end of a winch wire
Although this forum is slightly FW centric, there is little true flying around as good as most rotary jobs. Fire ops, any Navy stuff, ambulance work, filming, sling loads, Antarctic ops, SAR, the list goes on.
I certainly enjoy it more than FW, even being thrown onto the deck at night in the looker's seat
PPRuNe Handmaiden
I'm lucky in that while I fly around in a biz jet, I am also subject to FTLs. None of this 24/7 malarky. I like my job, I wouldn't mind the G-550 (or G-650) or a Global. Just for something different.
International Hog Driver has a great gig too.
International Hog Driver has a great gig too.
What's the best job as a pilot besides being an airline pilot?
Strongly disagree.
It might be one of the better paid jobs as a pilot, with good perks but I wouldn't agree it is the best job as a pilot.
Best job? Mine 
400 hours a year, 130k, every weekend and public holiday off. Lets me do the fun stuff like riding motorbikes and real flying on the weekends (read things built before 1950)
I will have to be crow-barred out of this job.
j3
400 hours a year, 130k, every weekend and public holiday off. Lets me do the fun stuff like riding motorbikes and real flying on the weekends (read things built before 1950)
I will have to be crow-barred out of this job.
j3
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Ejector, he's flying a nice Falcon 2000 EASy in QLD.
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