Looking for Cargo Pilot- FEDEX/UPS/ETC

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Hello
I am working on something called History Fair (You can find the national website at http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/) and I need more primary sources. I am writing a paper about the Wright Brothers and Aviation, and my teacher suggested I talk to someone in the air cargo business. If you are in this business (preferably pilot, but another job will work as well) and are willing to conduct some sort of interview (preferably phone) please reply to this thread and I will contact you. Thanks in advance!!

 

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Hi, as a fellow college student and a pilot employed in the cargo industry at the feeder level, I commend your efforts towards accomplishing your paper.

I do not fly as a "mainline" pilot, but I do fly feeder cargo routes as a pilot working at a contract operation. Contract operations are fairly common at the feeder level, whether it's freight or people. Mesaba is a contract operation, as well as some of the carriers that fly for United as "Express" carriers and USairways Express carriers. There are many more, I just listed these as examples.

If you are looking for information concerning the history of aviation, I recommend the ALPA book, "flying the line". It is about the first 50 years of ALPA and includes some history of how the airlines got started. The history of most legacy carriers starts with pilots flying the Air Mail contracts in bi-planes, which totally emulates what I do for a living. How those people flew planes on a schedule, in those conditions and with the limited technology they had in the day, boggles the mind.

Find a friend that is flying at a regional or some other ALPA carrier and see if they can loan you copy.