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Quoting C5LOAD (Thread starter): I remember when my dad flew for World, my mother said he used to be gone for 3 months at a time |
Quoting EMBQA (Reply 3): no one bitches the cabin being too hot or too cold. |
Quoting 9VSIO (Reply 11): Philsquares once wrote a brilliant trip report on his time as a cargo pilot...it's buried somewhere in Trip Reports. |
Quoting C5LOAD (Thread starter): Is it much different than being an airline pilot? |
Quoting Pilotpip (Reply 15): Their job is the same, and they're held to the same standards. I ride Cosmic's airline from time to time to get to work and when the cockpit door is closed the view is the same regardless of what's in the back. |
Quoting e38 (Reply 18): C5LOAD, everyone has a different perspective. With reference to all the comments about "cargo doesn't complain," if your interest in aviation extends beyond just "flying," and includes the "people" aspect of aviation, such as passengers, gate agents, other crewmembers (flight attendants), baggage handlers, etc., then passenger operations may be prefereable. I have flown both cargo and passenger operations and have found passenger operations to be more fulfilling in terms of teamwork and mission accomplishment. Not ever has a box come up to me after a flight and said, "Thank you for getting me home," or "Nice landing." I completed a passenger flight several years ago on December 24. We arrived at a small airport in Canada and were going to layover in that city. The crewmembers were allowed to go through customs and immigration ahead of the passengers. As we emerged from the customs area where people were waiting to greet the passengers, a lady came up to me and said, "My daughter and grandddaughter were on your flight and I'm waiting for them to come out from customs. Thank you for bringing them home to me for Christmas." Kind of put a lump in my throat. Just a different perspective. Yes, people complain, but overall I enjoy the passenger operation. |
Quoting cobra27 (Reply 21): Are there any other members onboard beside flight crew? Or is there some legal law banning other people? |
Quoting timepilot (Reply 24): I've wondered about cargo flights myself from time to time. I think I already know the answer, but seeing as how you're not flying people, can you fly through weather that would ordinarily be avoided by regular passenger flights? |
Quoting cobra27 (Reply 25): What about regulalar mortars like noncrew members, are they allowed onboard? |
Quoting PeterPuck (Reply 28): At my company we can carry family members with us as well, outside of the cockpit of course. |
Quoting AirframeAS (Reply 29): Any pics of what the seats look like on these cargo planes, especially on FedEX and UPS?? |
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