A pfe has a maintenance background (A&P) and is particularly helpful on long-haul older aircraft. I was a pfe in my former life now an fo. I still prefer the crusty old guy who knows his stuff sitting behind me (especially when things go wrong) than the young sjs kid who's waiting for me to keel over so he can have my job. The pfe's did get $5/hr more than f/o's which was pay for the A&P.
Last edited by Rama; 01-09-2006 at 09:10 AM.