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Yeah, I’d be pretty curious. Looks like it had two pilots on board, and neither one of them went for the fuel selectors....

That said, people aren’t exactly lining up for shitty Navajo jobs these days, so I wonder if they got fired.

Yea thats not really exciting, making MAYBE 40k in a high stress job and with potential deadly outcomes for mistakes.

[95EagleAWD]

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Yea thats not really exciting, making MAYBE 40k in a high stress job and with potential deadly outcomes for mistakes.

Well, the pay at Jazz ain’t much better. At least the equipment is better though.

[Maxx Mazda]

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Well, the pay at Jazz ain’t much better. At least the equipment is better though.

The B-Scale sucks for the newer guys who will be a ways out of an upgrade, but I’m on track to easily clear $100K this year, and that’s only working 12-14 days a month.

[95EagleAWD]

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The B-Scale sucks for the newer guys who will be a ways out of an upgrade, but I’m on track to easily clear $100K this year, and that’s only working 12-14 days a month.

Left or right seat? And on what airplane?

[revelations]

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The B-Scale sucks for the newer guys who will be a ways out of an upgrade, but I’m on track to easily clear $100K this year, and that’s only working 12-14 days a month.

Im guessing you're >1500 hours .... lol

[Maxx Mazda]

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Left or right seat? And on what airplane?

I’m a captain on the Q. Not that it matters though, we have status pay.

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Im guessing you're >1500 hours .... lol

Yeah, I think I surpassed 1500 hours sometime in 2006 haha

[revelations]

What is a ~10,000 hour, ATPL, Dash8 and private jet rated captain, doing red-eye flights with a fucking 50 year old Navajo? I doubt the pay was that good.

[Tik-Tok]

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What is a ~10,000 hour, ATPL, Dash8 and private jet rated captain, doing red-eye flights with a fucking 50 year old Navajo? I doubt the pay was that good.

Some high time pilots like lower paying gigs that let them sleep in their own bed every night. I know several with even more hours than her.

[ExtraSlow]

This seems like the best place to ask. What's the highest "status" job a pilot can aspire to? Private business jets? Jumbos?

Iifestyle aside, what position has other pilots looking at you in envy?

[Maxx Mazda]

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what is a ~10,000 hour, atpl, dash8 and private jet rated captain, doing red-eye flights with a fucking 50 year old navajo? I doubt the pay was that good.

ding ding ding ding!!!!!

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This seems like the best place to ask. What's the highest "status" job a pilot can aspire to? Private business jets? Jumbos?

Iifestyle aside, what position has other pilots looking at you in envy?

That all depends on what you want. Paycheque? Lifestyle? Days off?

I’ve done everything from flying to uranium mines with gravel strips, to the arctic, to medevac,to corporate charter and now airline. For me, I like the airline lifestyle the best. Hated being married to my cell phone in the corporate world. Sure, you got more “days off” but they weren’t really days off as you were on call. Even now doing airline I rarely work more than 15 days a month.

[ExtraSlow]

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That all depends on what you want. Paycheque? Lifestyle? Days off?

I’ve done everything from flying to uranium mines with gravel strips, to the arctic, to medevac,to corporate charter and now airline. For me, I like the airline lifestyle the best. Hated being married to my cell phone in the corporate world. Sure, you got more “days off” but they weren’t really days off as you were on call. Even now doing airline I rarely work more than 15 days a month.

Not lifestyle, days off, just in pure status amongst other pilots.

I realize that's very subjective.

[Maxx Mazda]

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Not lifestyle, days off, just in pure status amongst other pilots.

I realize that's very subjective.

That’s just it. It’s so subjective. Sure it’s cool to walk around the terminal with a couple FA’s in tow and have people get the fuck outta your way, but some of the most fun I’ve ever had flying was my time up north. We used to be able to rip 10’ off the deck at 200+ knots. Envious of the guys who still get to do that.

[revelations]

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Some high time pilots like lower paying gigs that let them sleep in their own bed every night. I know several with even more hours than her.

Yea I know old high timers as well, but they wouldnt be working at 3am and making 40-50k a year at a small outfit like that.

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ding ding ding ding!!!!!.

The fact that something this obvious eluded her (move the fuel selector??) tells me a lot, and why she was working for a smaller outfit. Probably had many smaller incidents on her record.

[95EagleAWD]

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Not lifestyle, days off, just in pure status amongst other pilots.

I realize that's very subjective.

I'm on the other end of the coin; no real desire to work at Big Red; I want to work on the west coast, flying seaplanes and be home every night. Harbour Air is what I'm hoping my future is, and I can enjoy a decent paycheque (not nearly what the airline guys make, but not bad, either) and have the lifestyle out west on the Island.

There's tons to do as a pilot.

[Aleks]

I sat in the cockpit for a couple of hours chatting with the 2 pilots in a Falcon once coming back from OKC to Calgary, including landing. One of the coolest experiences ever. Those guys were in their mid 30s and seemed to love their jobs. They were actually staff at our company so they had somewhat of a normal schedule. One thing I remember is how crazy busy things got on approach with all the radio calls haha.

[ExtraSlow]

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I want to work on the west coast, flying seaplanes and be home every night. Harbour Air is what I'm hoping my future is

I'm no pilot, but I think seaplane are very cool. Used to vacation on the coast every year, and in those small towns, everyone knows when the float plane arrives and departs.

[bjstare]

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....Sure it’s cool to walk around the terminal with a couple FA’s in tow and have people get the fuck outta your way......

is that what you think people do when you stroll around with your big swingin dick?

[revelations]

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Not lifestyle, days off, just in pure status amongst other pilots.

I realize that's very subjective.

I would suggest that its specific to your operating environment - for eg. if you are flying for a mainline carrier, then the newest/best of the fleet (eg. 787 at Air Canada) would be the top of the game, flying overseas.

If you are working in the bush, the the same rules might apply there - best available equipment. I recall my days the junior pilots up north would fawn over anything with a turbine in it - to get away from dealing with fucking carbs or piston pounders in general.

[95EagleAWD]

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I would suggest that its specific to your operating environment - for eg. if you are flying for a mainline carrier, then the newest/best of the fleet (eg. 787 at Air Canada) would be the top of the game, flying overseas.

If you are working in the bush, the the same rules might apply there - best available equipment. I recall my days the junior pilots up north would fawn over anything with a turbine in it - to get away from dealing with fucking carbs or piston pounders in general.

That's still true today. I can't wait to not fly a fucking Cessna lol. I'll take the radial in a Beaver, but a turbine Otter or Twotter is king of the bush.

[95EagleAWD]

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I'm no pilot, but I think seaplane are very cool. Used to vacation on the coast every year, and in those small towns, everyone knows when the float plane arrives and departs.

Seaplanes are cool. Everything else is less cool, and that's the way it is. Can't go here with anything else.