Originally Posted by
bedrock
Central Air Southwest
Be forewarned, people have died flying for this place. You need REAL solid IFR skills. A former employee from Bosnia said he felt safer in Sarajevo during the war! However, all Twin Commander time. Hard IFR all night all winter long. some highlights: dual suction pump failure, dual alternator failure, landing on unplowed, icy runways in blowing snow, load and unload yourself in below zero weather sometimes. TKS Weeping wing equipped, not always operable. 19K/yr in 2003. now? Not sure.
Bedrock speaks the truth. I flew for them back in 2003-2004. I had 3 engine failures in 6 months (4 if you count the intake manifold that fell off after the bolts vibrated loose) The last failure was a bad fire that I was pretty sure was going to kill me at the time. I quit the very next day because I had seen enough bad weather and mechanical carnage to last me a lifetime and I didn't want to stick around to see if my luck would hold out. They've had roughly 15 fatalities over the years. If I had a son, I wouldn't want him touching night freight in light airplanes. Bedrock, you have to be talking about Dragon
I knew him during my time at CASW. What ever happened to him?