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Junglejett

Having done all that plus AR 95-20, I know what works for me and my family, and what makes me happy as a pilot...and the part 121 world is simply not part of the equation.

I learned when I was still very young in aviation not chase money or a bigger airplane, both do not automatically lead to happiness. What I do not is extremely satisfying personally and I make a very good living (six figures), work 4 months out of the year, and am home based...and I fly a large turboprop. I fly in cargo pants and a t-shirt, never call crew scheduling (we don't have one), have spoken to the CP once, upgraded in about 90 days, fly with some very experienced crew (mostly former military) and the flying I do saves lives. So yeah...I have it pretty good.

I do not have hundreds of post on here and in fact, rarely come on here. I do not base ANY of my opinions on what I read here. Like most professional pilots, I know plenty who have done EVERY sort of flying and the large majority of guys I know at the legacies, do not enjoy it. I do not need to "test the waters" to see if I will like it. I was in the waters...and did not like it.

Hawker Driver

I'm an old 135 dog. The lack of a schedule & always being on call is kinda harsh and gets old. It results in AIDS: (Aviation induced divorce syndrome) too.
When I see a Netjets crew, I say to myself, "Now there are some fellas who can have a life....."
I'm not complaining. I'm really thankful for what I've got. I'll probably still be at it beyond 65 too like many of the senior Netjets guys.

If there is a downside to working a lot less while making more, it might be that some fellas, myself included, are just happier flying more often.


Junglejett was right on though about what really matters.

biigD

I think a lot of pilots can't separate their self worth from their segment of the industry - they think the plane they fly, or the job they do, somehow represents them.

In my experience, the happiest pilots know better than to be caught in this trap. The others spend time on message boards engaging in penis measuring contests!

Ultralight

Did this appear recently or has it always been on there?

av8trinabarrel

From what i'm hearing its new. Sounds like the company wants to tell the union we have 10,000 qualified applicants on file that will do your job for much less. Hopefully they actually are staying ahead of the curve and will bring all of us back soon and then have to hire soon after. I have my doubts....

Packrat

Even though the Company says they're not hiring, they ARE taking apps on the website.

Junglejett

Yup...

Give me a Super Cub flying around the desert low level watching the migration habits of Antelope..and pay me a wage I can live off of, and I am happy.

Macjet

Can you fit a .50 CAL on a Super Cub?

Junglejett

Sure...might be overkill. A mini-gun would be nice though...