For all the SJS victims who are now complaining...

[Yuppyguppy]

The J-31...always has a special place in my heart...well not really but it sure made you a great stick and rudder pilot...2500 hours in it and I still can't get over how loud it was...

 

[Sonny Crockett]

I flew the J31 for 2 years as an F/O. 223 knot redline...all the way to Altoona and back.

JST-PIT-AOO-PIT-JST-PIT-JST-PIT-AOO-PIT-JST.

Earplugs under the Dave Clarks and fly with your hand on the trim-wheel because the airplane was never really "in trim"...

Jetstream pilots never had gel in their hair...the sweat would make it melt.

Jetstream pilots never had backpacks or Ipods (or the mid-90s equivalent of the Ipod..the Walkman), there wasn't room in the cockpit.

Jetstream pilots didn't drink anything during the day... no potty.

Jetstream pilots had strong right arms from spinning the prop after every leg to cool the shaft... and strong left arms because...well, no self-respecting female would go out with a jetstream pilot.

We always looked fondly at the B1900 pilots with their "glass" and their large air-vents, and their steering with rudder pedals, and their brakes that didn't send them careening into the weeds with the slightest tap.

And the Saab pilots? Gods among men. Clean, crisp. Autopilots, flight directors, and a hot cup of coffee. The Saab pilots might as well have been widebody international pilots... We bowed our heads in the hallway rather than look them in the eye.

Ahhh the days of the Jetstream. Can't believe it was over a decade ago.

Great post!

Over 3200 hours in the "Super 31"
I can steal feel the headache pain from my Dave Clarks!

 

[Flyer1015]

I think my personal favorite so far, regarding getting hired at a certain CRJ regional airline:

"I don't care about pay... all I want is the [medical/life] insurance."



The scariest thing?

This came from a guy with a wife and two kids!

 

[capt. megadeth]

And the Saab pilots? Gods among men. Clean, crisp. Autopilots, flight directors, and a hot cup of coffee. The Saab pilots might as well have been widebody international pilots... We bowed our heads in the hallway rather than look them in the eye.

Ahhh the days of the Jetstream. Can't believe it was over a decade ago.

That's so funny. I remember being in new hire training for the Jetstream and there were some Chautaqua pilots training for the Saab. I was in awe.

Then we got the Saabs and we were so excited! You'd think we were getting new triple 7s. Aaaaaah, the good old days!