Tool of the day
02-11-2022 | 08:17 AM
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From: B737 Line FO
Cape Air is catering to over 65 with some type of "Silver (or maybe Grey) Eagles program. Many fractionals and 135's are scooping up over 65 because they can't get enough younger pilots. Not so much at NetJets and FlexJet but the smaller companies with less pay and benefits.
At NetJets I flew with some great over 65 pilots. But a percentage of them don't stick around when the reality of having to load bags, stock the jet, and clean the jet hits them.
At NetJets I flew with some great over 65 pilots. But a percentage of them don't stick around when the reality of having to load bags, stock the jet, and clean the jet hits them.
02-15-2022 | 06:57 PM
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I was one of those. NetJets has a great Dispatch Department. Once or twice when dispatch was down we had to file one from a sample we carried around. Prior to NetJets I don't think I filed a flight plan since my USAF Pilot Training in the early 1980's. I've always had either a Navigator or Dispatcher to do that.
02-15-2022 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GeeWizDriver;[url=tel:3367768
3367768[/url]]Tell Captain Howe to come on over to Netjets. We're hiring and we've got more than 200 pilots over the age of 65. We even have a couple gummers in their 80's. What could go wrong?
02-16-2022 | 01:52 AM
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Hasn't been a union issued age graph released in several months. But judging by the new-hire class photos, I'd say average is in the 30's with an outlier or two on both extremes.
02-19-2023 | 08:22 PM
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Ok this thread has drifted from its intended purpose.
To reset it, today's tool is a Piper driver at a busy mixed airport. My IFR release was to be delayed, and tower told me I could shut down engine way off in the side near a runup area.
Tool comes up behind me, pulls up really close so my wing is in front of his, without room to taxi past me or turn around, in order to do his runup.
Yeah, he was "being nice" trying to indicate that I would go first. He then sees my engine is stopped, and is trapped. Yeah, airplanes don't have reverse. He had plenty of room to maneuver had he just not been stupid.
So, hot engine start for me to taxi out of his way, turn around behind him, so he can take off VFR. Didn't bother to shut down again, so another unneccessary $80 worth on the Hobbs. Pay attention, people.
When part 121 operating tower puts the GA on the intersection or vice versa, so hopefully none of the jets have to worry about tools blocking taxiways.
To reset it, today's tool is a Piper driver at a busy mixed airport. My IFR release was to be delayed, and tower told me I could shut down engine way off in the side near a runup area.
Tool comes up behind me, pulls up really close so my wing is in front of his, without room to taxi past me or turn around, in order to do his runup.
Yeah, he was "being nice" trying to indicate that I would go first. He then sees my engine is stopped, and is trapped. Yeah, airplanes don't have reverse. He had plenty of room to maneuver had he just not been stupid.
So, hot engine start for me to taxi out of his way, turn around behind him, so he can take off VFR. Didn't bother to shut down again, so another unneccessary $80 worth on the Hobbs. Pay attention, people.
When part 121 operating tower puts the GA on the intersection or vice versa, so hopefully none of the jets have to worry about tools blocking taxiways.
10-05-2025 | 09:11 AM
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