Originally Posted by jetgo166

dude,

VK sounds pretty good, on paper, but I did a contract over there for them recently, and I would think long and hard about accepting any job in Nigeria. I have flown in lots of crazy places all over the world, and I found Nigeria one of the most difficult situations that I have ever encountered. Of course there was no radar, planes everywhere, bad weather, etc. I used every bit of experience that I obtained in many ratholes, and it still was sketchy. Then the ride to the Sheraton, with two trucks of armed security, through the chaos of Lagos. I had fun, but I kinda of enjoy that type of life. Never think of bringing a wife or family, I am not kidding. On the other hand, if you had a soldier of fortune view of life, I absolutely encourage you to try it, I have found the crews working for VK to be awesome and most fun to be with. If you can put a couple of years in Lagos, you will be one darn good pilot.