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08-31-2010 | 11:25 AM

#11

Photon

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From: C208B

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Originally Posted by CaptainCarl

Six in one, half dozen the other. I'll ride or fly in either. Someone come get me when we can break the sound barrier for business/commercial use.

Aerion
some day =)

08-31-2010 | 01:26 PM

#12

minitour

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Originally Posted by Grumble

If you're getting paid by the hour, give me the slowest jet out there.

It's even better when you pull the slow jet back to LRC.

Though, it's a little embarrassing when Center asks for your speed and you reply "uh... .57"

-mini

08-31-2010 | 02:02 PM

#13

Grumble

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Quote:

Originally Posted by minitour

It's even better when you pull the slow jet back to LRC.

Though, it's a little embarrassing when Center asks for your speed and you reply "uh... .57"

-mini

Reminds me of that joke about the C-5 asking the "little" 747 what his gross was, and the Captain quipped back "$275K/year, how about you?"

".57, getting paid by the hour"

08-31-2010 | 02:03 PM

#14

CaptainCarl

I'm a man of my word.

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From: Devil's Advocate

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Originally Posted by minitour

I can't say for certain how I'd feel if offered a position actually doing it, but from the tight confines of the light jet, I'd take it over the big stuff any day.

Big plane = big suitcase.

-mini

Advantages and disadvantages to both. I'll take the one that pays the most.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble

If you're getting paid by the hour, give me the slowest jet out there.

Talked to a guy who talked to the crew of a AN-225. Moscow to Houston for a whopping 17 hours. Do that a few of times a month and you can call it good.

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Originally Posted by Photon

Aerion
some day =)

We can only hope.

08-31-2010 | 02:05 PM

#15

minitour

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptainCarl

Advantages and disadvantages to both. I'll take the one that pays the most.

Personally, I'll take the job that keeps me home the most. Anyone know what type spends the most time in the shop? Eclipse? 421? Duke? That's the plane I want to be paid to fly...or just paid to watch it in the shop. That's fine too.

-mini

08-31-2010 | 02:06 PM

#16

minitour

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble

Reminds me of that joke about the C-5 asking the "little" 747 what his gross was, and the Captain quipped back "$275K/year, how about you?"

".57, getting paid by the hour"

HAH!

There are months I'm glad to be paid daily and there are months I wish we were paid hourly. The past two months are the latter.

-mini

08-31-2010 | 09:20 PM

#17

ToiletDuck

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If memory servers there was a Chinese 744-sp that broke 1.0 over the pacific after going into a dive. They managed to pull back out and limp on back home. Can't imagine the pressures on that big wing. Probably heard clear across the western hemisphere