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Freight pilots vs passenger pilots
Have you ever thought about the differences of freight pilots and passenger pilots? (aerosavvy.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
on youku.com LH md11 cargo flight to Quito 1.45 hour
Well, since airlines consider passengers "self-loading cargo," there shouldn't be any difference.
Federal Express Flight 705
ALso look at PilotsEye.tv , youtube,about cargo pilots, very intresting!
Having done both there are many challenges and rewards of each. The negatives cargo - loading & unloading your own freight at 30 below, old mostly working equipment, snowy low weather with an occasional line of storms, adf yes adf nav, a boss asking why you didn't get freight there on time, and low pay. Passenger - drunk pax, some one either blowing smoke up your skirt or looking over your shoulder and telling you how you should be operating your aircraft whether they know the aircraft or conditions you have, flight attendants that can do your job better, passengers that are experts. The pluses freight staying awake for 36 to 48 hours, getting that old tired plane safely and on time to destination with no major scratches, not dealing with any leg by leg critique from f/a pax or boss who will be sleeping. Passengers - mostly daylight flying with only the sun doing the old light on the back of the skull now and then, passengers that sleep the entire flight or that get off and say that was a great flight (mainly because of the F/A's).
Yes there is fun and pains of both but where else will someone pay you to see the world a few hours at a time while giving you and an aircraft and pay for its gas while you sit around and get paid to do what you love.
Yes there is fun and pains of both but where else will someone pay you to see the world a few hours at a time while giving you and an aircraft and pay for its gas while you sit around and get paid to do what you love.
I've done a lot of night freight flying. I flew for Sterling Airways/TNT operation in Europe for a year. The flight and duty time was well managed and we never had fatigue problems as far as being overworked is concerned. You body clock gets messed up when you work at night though in any job. I also flew for smaller operators (in the late 80s) who exploited us and that was a killer. I used to have an alarm clock in the cockpit in case I fell asleep, which happened a few times.