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After having an almost 12 year hiatus from aviation i decided that i needed to get back in(probably brain damage). I just didn't want to look back at 65-70 feeling i should have and not done it.
Flying period and especially professionally in 135/121 takes a lot of skill and experience to do safely no doubt. I had never imagined I would have lost so much of the finer skills we have ready at our fingertips.
Getting back to be current and comfortable operating IMC in professional flying was definitely a steep uphill learning curve this time around. When you do it constantly from 0 hrs to ? you don't realize what skill you have. Doing a comeback is sooo humbling.
It gives you a whole new appreciation for what a professional bunch we pilots are and what it really takes to do this right day after day.
Thankfully my company's training program was good and that made it easier but I still feel like I am a newbie pilot sometimes, rather than the 5000+ pilot that I am.
The old cliche about riding a bike is partially true, but boy 12 years took away more than I had imagined.
Anyways,,just glad to be back and a pat on the back to all professional pilots, commercial or not. What we do is unique and our skills are truly many steps above what anyone thinks it is that we do in a cockpit.
Welcome back SS
I left aviation once for a 3 year desk job. When I went back to requal training, one of my instructor pilots was a guy I taught how to fly the C-130 years earlier. Just goes to show that you should be nice to everyone, no matter what your position or their position is. You might end up getting an eval from them one day!
Flounder
Welcome back SS
I left aviation once for a 3 year desk job. When I went back to requal training, one of my instructor pilots was a guy I taught how to fly the C-130 years earlier. Just goes to show that you should be nice to everyone, no matter what your position or their position is. You might end up getting an eval from them one day!
Flounder
Absolutely-aviation is a small business and burning bridges will haunt you, always respect those around you right down to the guy emptying your lav!
Am I interpreting your "name" correctly to assume there is a fellow Swede on this board? Since I haven't hit ten posts as yet I'm not able to PM you. If you are a true Swede maybe we can figure out another way.
Guess I can just post a couple of BS posts and get it over and done with ..
No matter what, welcome back to aviation and I hope you will find it rewarding enough to stick around this time.
After having an almost 12 year hiatus from aviation i decided that i needed to get back in(probably brain damage). I just didn't want to look back at 65-70 feeling i should have and not done it.
Flying period and especially professionally in 135/121 takes a lot of skill and experience to do safely no doubt. I had never imagined I would have lost so much of the finer skills we have ready at our fingertips.
Getting back to be current and comfortable operating IMC in professional flying was definitely a steep uphill learning curve this time around. When you do it constantly from 0 hrs to ? you don't realize what skill you have. Doing a comeback is sooo humbling.
It gives you a whole new appreciation for what a professional bunch we pilots are and what it really takes to do this right day after day.
Thankfully my company's training program was good and that made it easier but I still feel like I am a newbie pilot sometimes, rather than the 5000+ pilot that I am.
The old cliche about riding a bike is partially true, but boy 12 years took away more than I had imagined.
Anyways,,just glad to be back and a pat on the back to all professional pilots, commercial or not. What we do is unique and our skills are truly many steps above what anyone thinks it is that we do in a cockpit.
Cheers,,
Socal swede,
I am new to this board and I also took a three year hiatus from flying to start a mortgage company that went south, but I'm back now! I didn't realize how much I had missed flying. It is true, trying to get back your groove takes a bit, I am still in the looking stage and my times allow me to move into any 135 position, Corporate or Freight, it's just getting the dough to make a move with family that is the obstacle for me right now. I couldn't afford an IPC in a twin, so I paid for a SE IPC, but I have had quite a bit of calls from potential employers wanting pilots for Caravans and PC12's, but again, I don't want to commit and then leave them hanging if I can't come up with the money to move, but perhaps maybe something will open up here in SoCal.
Welcome back to all the pilots getting back into the game, and thanks for having me on the Forum!
Am I interpreting your "name" correctly to assume there is a fellow Swede on this board? Since I haven't hit ten posts as yet I'm not able to PM you. If you are a true Swede maybe we can figure out another way.
Guess I can just post a couple of BS posts and get it over and done with ..
No matter what, welcome back to aviation and I hope you will find it rewarding enough to stick around this time.
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