m3113n1a1

This made me laugh. So true.

crxpilot

"There's a sucker born every minute"
P. T. Barnum

Blue Dude

^^^^^^^^^^
Read a book: you're a sucker
Listen to the radio: you're a "prophet"
Personal finance: "pay your bills and save your money"

I like very much the actual results of gaining new knowledge and working through a comprehensive plan, more than I trust some random mocker on the internet without an apparent clue. Some free, but still useful advice, kid: you don't have it all figured out. Someone out there knows more than you. A very good way of learning what they know? Read a book. Don't cost nuthin'. "Your" welcome.

Chakerik

Self betterment is being a sucker. Got it

crewdawg

Awesome, thanks gents. Picked it up today.

crewdawg

Since I helped derail this thread, I'll try to get it back on track.

The nice thing about WB is the difference between 60% and 90% is very small wrt to schedules as we all pretty much get the same type of flying. The staffing tends to be better, so much more opportunity to drop/manipulate your schedule. If you're a commuter it can be great depending on the base, but almost all our trips have a late sign-in and reasonable sign-outs. If you live in base, like I do, it can be an absolute dream. One leg/day, no rush, the jet is always fixed, always start two, 3-4 pilots every leg, long layovers is pretty nice places. I work some of the same duty days as many of my NB buddies, except I only read one set of checklists, get a meal and a nap. I've went back and ran the number of days worked vs pay since I've on the WB (2+ years). I'm averaging 8.7 days of work per month for 83.2 hours of pay, and that's with only 1 premium pay trip (mostly bid lines). I'd have to work 14-15 days/month of high time trips to get the same hours on a NB. Most of the months I bid reserve, I flew between 0 and 9 days.

Honestly for me, the only downside to WB flying is the lack of diversity of layovers and body clock stuff. The latter being a big concern of mine wrt to long term health. Of course, domestic flying ain't no walk in the park either.

Best of luck.

LandGreen2

Great info on NB vs WB flying. While it is scientifically proven that sleep patterns are important to your health... What about hours of flying above 30,000 ft! That solar radiation is making dermatologist very wealthy. Choosing an airline/cargo NB or WB pilot career doesn't seem to have many long term health benefits.

Brokeasspot

Some guys die a week after they retire, some live another 20+ years. It’s what you make of your life that matters, everyone is to worried about dying instead of living!!!

BobZ

My plan is to check out a week prior....then those pension stealing bastards will hav to pay my million $ life insurance.

Ill show them.

TransWorld

I plan on making it for 35 years of retirement. I want to keel over the day after my 100th birthday party.