The channel approaches and the old “12 mile rule” on 250 below 10000 (it was in our FOM in the distant past) are a distant second to old-school Interisland ground ops as far as making 20 minute turns work on a regular basis. That is a distant and bygone world!

When Line Service was cut in the name of being “industry standard to save money”, there were many who saw that as a harbinger of a future sale. They were right![/QUOTE]


I miss the bygone world that you and I got to enjoy. A time when our respective companies let pilots be pilots. We all had good work ethic, a gitter done attitude and going to work each day was a lot of fun. We used to know how to actually fly in a 200. PSG to WRG comes to mind. Something less than 15 minutes on the blocks. Southbound down Dry Straight, around 1,500 feet, 300ish plus knots, VFR while watching some of God's best work go by the front window. Good times were had by all and I'm grateful that I got to experience it before the world and the industry changed.