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Old 18th September 2006 | 22:37
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What was your job before aviation?

When I left school, a fair long time ago, I never thought I would end up flying Helicopters for a living.
I was a Jockey for nearly 20 years.
What did you do in your previous life
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Old 19th September 2006 | 00:37
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From: GIRT, BY SEA
Straight out of school, first solo at 18, and that was 13,000 hrs ago.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 01:06
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From: the great white north
i was a geologist before i lost all sense of reason.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 01:22
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From: Denver, CO and the GOM
Professional alpine skier for 22 years.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 01:29
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i was a sales rep then a state sales manager for 12 years while on a private license.

quick sales job description =

new position as a pilot =

dont miss it one bit !
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Old 19th September 2006 | 02:08
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Military movement controller (a little bit more than a freight forwarder). Latterly computer fixer & trainer when times got hard!

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Old 19th September 2006 | 02:18
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Not Much is different

I use to clean the crapers in a night club after all the booze hounds had gone home for the night. Ah the memories.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 02:53
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In the words of that famous American philosopher Maynard G. Krebs......" Work ??? "
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Old 19th September 2006 | 03:08
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Originally Posted by Auscan
I use to clean the crapers in a night club after all the booze hounds had gone home for the night. Ah the memories.
Well, I'm sure I owe you at least an apology then.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 07:22
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From: North England
Smile Then and now

I still fit Intergrated Reception Systems (TV, satellite and radio all down one cable) in appartment blocks, still chasing the dream of a low paid overworked job flying. Only 999 hours and a few bits of paper and a whole wad of cash to go.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 07:33
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From: Land of damp and drizzle
Still an embedded software engineer, but one day...
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Old 19th September 2006 | 08:19
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From: Propping up bars in the Lands of D H Lawrence and Bishop Bonner
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Still an embedded software engineer,
Embedded in what?

I'm still a Chartered Accountant and before that worked in high pressure physics research for National Physical Laboratory. That's not to say work was high-pressure but the oil which we cranked up to 150,000 psi.

Cheers

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Old 19th September 2006 | 08:25
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Subsea installation engineer. But the view wasn't good enough in the back.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 08:26
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Originally Posted by Whirlygig
Embedded in what?
Embedded in digital radios just at the moment, but I have done microbiological measurement systems and model railway control systems as well; on bad days, I write Winblows drivers. In past lives, I worked as a university and college lecturer, stage lighting specialist, departmental buyer, a string of secretarial thingies, and (SCUBA) compressor operator.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 08:38
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Bowser-Mong and Bubble-washer.
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Old 19th September 2006 | 08:39
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Old 19th September 2006 | 08:45
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Busting tables in a crappy resturant, left school, solo 17th birthday... the rest of my life is contained in 2 CAP407 logbooks!

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Old 19th September 2006 | 18:34
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Old 19th September 2006 | 18:46
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From: The artist formerly known as john du'pruyting
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Old 19th September 2006 | 18:58
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From: London
Three years to go as a British police officer.
I have also got paid for acting and as a skydiving cameraman.
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