Originally Posted by
12oclockHi
A couple thoughts; ... flying is a social endeavor at the line level. There are two of you in the cockpit, you will be there for extended periods on some flights. If you flying international, you may be in the aircraft for 10 + hours at a time and on multiple layovers with more than minimum rest. The longest trips I ever took involved crew that were socially withdrawn, didn't talk much on the flight deck (outside of required conversation related to flight) and had an excuse on every layover why he couldn't make find/make time to even meet for dinner. To each his own, but a great part of aviation in a crewed environment, is sharing and enjoying the company of the other guy/gal you are teamed up with. You won't get on with everyone, will have varying opinions or feeling about most, and some will be totally forgettable. At this point, you come across as one in the latter group. Best of luck in your career, but try to enjoy more than just your personal world of flying and the benefits your job brings to you and your family. There are a lot of interesting people out there who will bring a multitude of experiences and ideas to you, and may even help you to be a better pilot and person.
Gee thanks man, much appreciated with the personal judgment aspect to your post. We have never flown together, you don’t know me, and I don’t know you, never met you in real life (more than likely not, or maybe we have, who knows??) but I won’t judge you though. But hey, all you read was what I put above in regards to training. Training is not the time to be screwing around, especially at a regional, especially at PSA, and especially if it’s your first turbine 121 job. I also provided my reasons above, but I guess you missed that part. I also never mentioned that after I finished training that yes, I do go out sometimes (when I have the energy and the other pilot isn’t giving off total douche vibes and isn’t a pain in the padded rear end to be around). But hey, thanks for the judgment there, chief.
Also, how did you come to the conclusion that because i said I’m an ‘introvert,’ and ‘slam clicked’ in training, that I am a super quiet guy out on the line? lol I can be quite a talkative person. Sometimes I think other introverts get tired of me talking so much during certain periods, so I dial it back a bit because as a fellow introvert, I know that overstimulation is a real thing with a lot of us.