Originally Posted by
chignutsak
Caltech PhD and this guy flies a crippled 747 around? Geesh he could do so much more with that degree and fly for fun with his riches.
Well he flies this aircraft for NASA. I would think he's not getting a whole lot of flight time in that airframe. I just can't see it flying that much. Working for the government, I would venture a guess that he's doing quite a bit more than just flying the 74.
I would guess he has some administrative position as well. The Navy had no end to the collateral duties assigned to most everyone. I think most services are the same with the exception of some Air Force positions.
I would guess the same holds true for this person. But that's just a guess. I base it on what an incredible waste those credentials would be if all this guy did was fly occasionally.