Originally Posted by
de727ups
"flying alone and get like the military guys"
"135 there is always hurry to get going and all is rushed and that is not the way of working in 121"
I"In 135 the operational interest is sometimes more important that being the safest..."In 121 the safety is number one".
Level of safety is a personal responsibility and corporate culture, not what reg you are working under. I guess we could debate that there are some regs under 121 that are more stringent than 135. Maybe some 135 regs are more stringent, too, in some areas (max duty day, min rest?). But to condem 135 (and single seat fighters) as unsafe goes pretty far overboard if you ask me. I guess flying over Bosnia in an F16 was kinda unsafe, but that's the nature of the beast. WHAT?
135 flying is a challenge. How safe you make it depends a lot on the individual and the company you work for. If you don't like the weather or shape the airplane is in, you need to say so. Again, the experience of flying 135 freight is a seasoning process everyone should go through before reaching the shiny jet. That would make the world a better place and make RJ Capts rest easier.
OK. IS THAT ANY NEWS?
Reading your answer is fustrating because it tells me you did not understand a word of my posting. Do I writte that bad? It is like you are answering to something, someone else.
So are single seat fighter pilots unsafe, too? WHAT???? When did I said that? I never said anything close to it!
"don't know where you work (where DO you work?) but there is a schedule to keep everywhere. 121, 135, doesn't matter. Are you saying 121 can't be rushed? That's nonsense."
SO YOU HAVE SEEN PASSENGER AIRLINE PILOTS NOT DOING THE CHECKLIST JUST STARTING THE ENGINES AND TAXING ETC WITHOUT EVEN GLANSING AT ANY CHECKLIST ONCE?
SO YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY 135 PILOT JUMPING OVER EVERY CHECKLIST rushing like crazy on the apron to get going because the courier or somebody else scre his schedule? I HAVE SEEN MANY 135 PILOTS DO THAT. I DO NOT SAY THEY ARE LESS SAFE BECAUSE OF THAT. IS FOR EVERYONE OF US TO JUDGE BUT I DO CLAIM THAT IT IS PART OF THE RUSH AND PRESSURE THE 135 MANAGEMENT PUT ON THE LIGHT TWIN 135 IFR PIC. Where the hell do you work that thinks that 121 makes you rush like in the 135 operations?
When did I say that flying 135 ops was unsafe? I was talking about how management put operational interest before being the safest.
Man you really need to train in your hability to understand what you read! I loved flying 135 but I did not close my eyes for the problems and no, no no, I do not think how challanging it was or how unsafe and all that you try to make it sound like I said.
Get this. The best skill are the ones you get flying IFR 135 PIC. there is no better training and better flying!! I already said it before you answered to I dont know what!
What I am pointing out is the sick management of many smalls 135 operations and that they have to value their pilots more so stop jumping on me because I care about fellow pilots. I AM ON THE 135 PILOTS SIDE! GET THAT!