And that, FBH, is exactly what makes him a true freight dog.

True freight dogs get dirty loading loose auto parts into bins (getting oil on their shirts, uniform, etc.) and then flying a C210 or Twin Beech, with no autopilot, over Lake Michigan in the middle of a winter night. They try to trim their aircraft well enough to enjoy one-half of their Subway $5 Foot Long, and then eat the other half for breakfast. They moved to Ypsilanti, or Flint, or Pontiac, to follow a dream, much like the aspiring actresses who moved to Hollywood yearning for the silver screen, only to end up in the adult film industry. Yes, now they have to unload their airplane in the snow, sleet, or rain. Then, they in their dirty uniform try to jumpseat home to their family or significant other only to be rejected.. (Pre 9-11, "Are you 121 or 135?", Post 9-11 "Sorry, you guys are not in the CASS system")

Airline pilots, who fly freight, that are DRIVEN to their aircraft in a dry and heated (or cooled) van or that sit and complain about their CONTRACT or their unacceptable CREW MEAL or that they are worried about their A & B FUND are not true freight dogs. Nice people, good pilots, just not true freight dogs. Yes, this include UPS, FDX, Kalitta, Astar, ABX, ATI, Cappy, KHA, Express 1, Ryan Intl., Transcon, Express.Net, TDX, Gemini, etc. These pilots MIGHT have been true freight dogs at one point of their career, but have survived their 135 on demand days to become what they always wanted to be: Airline pilots who fly freight.

No disrespect, by the way, fbh.... All in good fun here.

In Unity,

B727DRVR

P.S., There are those freight job extremists who say that anyone that burns Jet A or that hasn't scraped the ice off of their own airplane is not a true freight dog either.. But I think that's a litle extreme..lol