big freighters

[TRLpilot]

i would like to hear a little more about the life of pilot's flying freight internationally in 747s and such, and how you got into it. there's a lot of talk on here about the guys flying checks and stuff at night in singles and light twins but i would like to gain some insight into the "bigger" world of freight flying. i didn't realize that world really existed until a couple of years ago when i was at anchorage airport - man that was a bunch of 747s! i'm sure nowadays many of these pilots were typed and forloughed from an airline, but do these companies recruit and type pilots? how's the QOL?

 

[iaflyer]

747 Freighters

Look for the thread in this section titled "Kalitta Air" - it's got a lot of good information about that airline. They fly 747s internationally. There's a decent chance one of the 747s you say in Anchorage was one of theirs.

iaflyer