Originally Posted by
727C47
73, he was a retired Delta guy, sharp as a tack, and I was shocked when I found out how old he was, he flew F-4's in the Nam, great stick, and good guy to have a beer with too, he has great genes, and will leave when it's his time I reckon, that's his choice,his business, it's really no one else's.
I would say this depends on the equipment and the job. If you're climbing into the front of something large vs. a King Air it may not even be close to the same experience. I've been with a couple of older gents the last few months. One simply simply couldn't pull his weight with the physical side of the job (loading over sized bags in the joke of a baggage space we have, getting on your hands and knees changing a lav - all while it's 120 degrees in the plane on the ramp.) They could actually FLY just fine. Just couldn't do anything else. I was extremely frustrated by the end of the week. So, as much as I don't want it to, it becomes the other pilots business.