Originally Posted by
jmack
a 737 at major cities, 10,000 foot strips, easy. I've seen many of ex transport guys crying at the fractionals as they are heading into Mtn airports or small 3700 foot uncontrolled strips in the islands. to be honest, the fighter guys, genereally, have had a hard time in the transition to fractionals, not with the flying, but with the many other hats a frax pilots must wear, you must throw away all sense of entitlement. I have flown with some ex fighter guys that have made the transition very well, most have not.
before I get slammed this is not something that ive made up, this is a ongoing problem at all frax.
3700 feet! That is huge!
I routinely landed on on a 700 foot strip (the boat).
But seriously, I can't get defensive about fighter guys. What do I know, I have never even been a passenger in a bizjet.
But, I am surprised that fighter types have trouble adapting. We have many skills that seem readily adaptable to fractional employment. We do all of our own flight planning; We do a lot besides just being pilots - I had 5 ground jobs and was so busy to the point where flying was a welcome distraction; we are used to making big boy decisions on the road where there is no one to call; we have to play well with others - at the boat we fly with many different units and have to do our part as an asset for the battle group commander; and customer service - you should see how our O-4's can kiss an O-5's ass.
Point being, we have to wear a lot of hats in military, and I never saw any sense of entitlement (caveat - I can only speak for Navy).