Alex,
Skycruiser is most certainly not the type of guy who looks down on any pilot just because he flys 747s. Quite the reverse in fact, he has been very supportive of me throughout my training and has many times commended my desire to fly anything at all whether it be a Tiger Moth or a A380. I had not wanted to mention this yet, and I will not yet be mentioning it in the Commerical forum, but I have recently secured my first airline job which I will be starting in March. It’s not flying 737s or A320, not even BAe 146s or Jetstreams, but I will be flying an eight seater PA-31-350 Chieftan on regional scheduled services in the UK. As a bus driver as opposed to a sunday flyer I have respect for both parties, but I sometimes feel there is not enough understanding of flying as a profession as opposed to doing it as a hobby. I think far too many people thing of us commercial guys as ‘fly boys’ who just want to be doing it for the money, uniform and women. Inside all over us with only a very few exceptions there is a very deep love of flying and basic aviation and that is what fuels us to go into work each day and fly to a schedule and to a strict code. No one is looking down on anyone else here.
In addition to this I can assure you that you are totally mistaken with my attitude Alex and I must say that your belief that I want to only do the bear minimum to become an FO is unfounded and totally untrue. In fact I have done so many added ratings, extra flying, and additional studying of subjects that are not necessary to gaining an ATPL all out of choice and because I want to be a safe efficient commercial pilot with a total understanding of what I’m doing. I would actually pride myself on my commitment and time spent on my chosen career, and although this may sound somewhat arrogant, this is probably the reason why I have gained a job several months before finishing my training when there are probably 400 or 500 guys in a similar situation in the UK who are out of work because they did the bear minimum or just don’t give it 120%. I have explained my reasoning behind not doing my spin training, I lost a good friend through it and after the event I promised both his brothers, his mother and my own family that I would not do my practical spin training if they did not wish me to and I have kept my word on that whilst practising spin training for probably about 40 hours in the sim (and I wish to add, this is not flight sim as you seem to have suggested here Alex). I feel a prepared as can be to pull myself out of a spin. As a ,aviation is about CRM or team work and that’s something I think we should be concentrating on more in every aspect of flying whether it be PPL standard or flying a 747, so lets all show a bit more respect for each other and get along!
Alex, get some more experience of what you are about to do and the world you’re about to enter before criticising others that have dedicated their lives to it.
Firstly, Cheers Martin, I guess some people here get a little hot under the collar very quickly.
Also, well done on getting your first job in aviation, it’s extremely hard to get the lucky break we all need to start our careers in aviation.
I would also like to point out that Martin has achieved is goals because he thinks with a level head and takes on board advice from others. I would recommend some people on these threads with desires to becoming a professional pilot take notice.
well done mate, enjoy it. 😉
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