Whine Lover
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"Am I Qualified To Fly Night Freight?"... A Simple Test :
1) Do not have a beer at dinner. At 10pm pull a chair alongside your favorite picture window and stare out of it until 1am.
2) At 1:30am drive to Denny's and have the Grand Slam Breakfast with copious amounts of coffee. Or, select a microwave burrito from the nearest vending machine. Remember to have a balanced meal. Add a Snickers bar.
3) Stand around and talk to anyone else you know who is awake at that hour...Or, find a room full of middle aged gaseous old men sleeping on cots/bunks to catch a few Z's in.
4) At approx. 4-5am preflight and prepare for departure. Pull your kitchen chair up to the window again and repeat step 1.
5) At about 7-8am crawl into bed and go to sleep. Prepare to wake up in about 15-30 minutes as your wife and kids get up to go about normal daily life. This will simulate the Maids beginning the cleaning process in your layover hotel.
6) Sleep, sporadically, til' 3-4pm.
7) Eat dinner (no brewski for you) repeat all above.
If you have sucessfully completed the above test without difficulty you are qualified to enter the "Sacred Ranks of the Freight Dog." Congratulations!
If, however, you find that this was a difficult test , remember that it will be a close approximation of a big part of your future flying/work days. 100% of the time at some outfits, maybe much less at others.
Realistically, the above WILL comprise a large portion of your flying for many years.
If you can't handle the above for 1 night and day....Think about a career filled with them.
YKW
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P.S. - I don't make this kRaP up for flame bait or any other reason. It's the truth. I know. I've been there. Thank You Very Much.
1) Do not have a beer at dinner. At 10pm pull a chair alongside your favorite picture window and stare out of it until 1am.
2) At 1:30am drive to Denny's and have the Grand Slam Breakfast with copious amounts of coffee. Or, select a microwave burrito from the nearest vending machine. Remember to have a balanced meal. Add a Snickers bar.
3) Stand around and talk to anyone else you know who is awake at that hour...Or, find a room full of middle aged gaseous old men sleeping on cots/bunks to catch a few Z's in.
4) At approx. 4-5am preflight and prepare for departure. Pull your kitchen chair up to the window again and repeat step 1.
5) At about 7-8am crawl into bed and go to sleep. Prepare to wake up in about 15-30 minutes as your wife and kids get up to go about normal daily life. This will simulate the Maids beginning the cleaning process in your layover hotel.
6) Sleep, sporadically, til' 3-4pm.
7) Eat dinner (no brewski for you) repeat all above.
If you have sucessfully completed the above test without difficulty you are qualified to enter the "Sacred Ranks of the Freight Dog." Congratulations!
If, however, you find that this was a difficult test , remember that it will be a close approximation of a big part of your future flying/work days. 100% of the time at some outfits, maybe much less at others.
Realistically, the above WILL comprise a large portion of your flying for many years.
If you can't handle the above for 1 night and day....Think about a career filled with them.
YKW
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P.S. - I don't make this kRaP up for flame bait or any other reason. It's the truth. I know. I've been there. Thank You Very Much.
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