Originally Posted by
FXLAX
Unlikely, at least when I was there many years ago. I never witnessed or heard of any 1900 pilot that loaded their own aircraft. Maybe it’s changed but most of this type of flying was subcontracted flying for UPS. And UPS is all union. Which meant that the UPS ramp/truck driver didn’t let anyone other than them load the airplane. The pilot was required to be there to supervise as they are trained on the loading schedule. But even that was almost not necessary when you had people who had loaded a few times.
Most of these flights are from out stations that don’t have a UPS Ramp. On an outbound flight from an outstation, A package car meets the aircraft. The driver unloads the package car, The pilot loads the aircraft. Then reverse for the inbound flights.