Originally Posted by
Birdsmash
uhhh…because you pointed to flying “heavies” in your previous post as a perk? Seriously, do you think flying “heavies” is more difficult than flying a narrow body? I am asking as a pilot with 15,000+ hours flying “heavies” around the world and several thousand more hours flying “less than heavies”.
I'm sorry but this makes one come across as being out of touch.
There are many perks to flying heavies that attract all kinds of pilots. Layovers around the world vs around the state is one example. Another is having some more space in the flight deck.
We can agree that it's tiring to have to remember when to use "heavy" in the call sign domestically vs ICAO.
I digress...these perks make Atlas an attractive option...not to mention the type or intensity of flying.
As for your flight time and experience... as valuable as it is.. . makes no difference to this argument. In fact it makes one wonder what keeps you at such a "bad deal" as Atlas.