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Xfr8dog said:
Drill, G-force and Lonley, I worked for Saber too. What years did you guys work there?

Worked there for ONE DAY, back in 1983,found out I needed to get as far away as possible from this outfit!!!!!!!
 
I flew for Saber for about four years and it was what is was, a 135 outfit run by the stereotypical 135 owner. Drill Sgt Dad, I must say thank you for the link to the sheriff's website. That was the most fun I've had in a long time!

The truth is though, the pilots and mechanics always did the best that they could to keep everything on the up and up. There are always things that you, as the pilot, will not be privy to, you always have to CYA! Nuff said.

It is a sad thing to see Saber, and other similar companies, go down the tubes because it is a great way for the industry to produce good, experienced and confident pilots. Every pilot I flew with at Saber (sans the guys who were too old to move on, aka RG, who taught me mucho about stick and rudder flying) has gone on to very successful careers. We have alumni at Astar, Omni, Airtran, United, USAIR and every regional that you could possibly name (although I don't know of anyone who went to Mesa).

When I flew the Doug at Saber I could not wait to get out and into a jet and now that I'm here I wish I was back flying the three at two in the morning with the great people that used to work there.

Finally, to G-Force (whatever that means), I'm sorry your time there was so bad. But my guess is you were trying to be a ride-along and noone ever called you back, or you got up on the wing to fill the oil, got scared that you were gonna fall off and get your pants dirty, then ran off. Hell, when you were there the planes were almost twenty years newer than when I was there. Why don't you quit crying about your one day at Saber and instead enchant us with your sweet stories about that King Air job you got from your uncle's friend and how you could pull the gear better than anyone?

Peace out.
 
Hey DiscoDuck,

I completely agree with you. I flew for Saber for a couple of years and that is the most fun and most memorable job I have ever had. The pilots I flew with are a great bunch of people and what made it great was the ride-a-long program Richie had. It was a great way to weed out the guys that wouldn't fit in because their pants might get dirty or they thought it was not safe flying aircraft that where 60 years old.
I learned so much from that job and I also find myself wishing that I was back doing it again. I loved the DC-3 and had a great time with eveyone who worked there. Some people just are not cut out for that kind of flying.
It was a modern day operation run like it was back in the 1940's.
 
One day a CFI was giving dual in a Cub off a grass strip. He looked up and saw a Bonanza at 3500' and said, "Man it would be cool to be flying that!"

At the same time, the Bonanza pilot was looking up at a C-310 at 7000' and said, "Man it would be cool to be flying that!"

At the same time, the C-310 pilot was looking up at a King Aire at FL250 and said, "Man it would be cool to be flying that!"

At the same time, the King Aire pilot was looking up at a Gulfstream at FL510 and said, "Man it would be cool to be flying that!"

At the same time, the Gulfstream pilot was looking up at the Space Shuttle in orbit and said, "Man it would be cool to be flying that!"

At that precise instant, the Space Shuttle astronaut was staring through binoculars at a Cub on a grass strip and saying....
 
Those are some badass binoculars! I gotta get me some of those!

Rockin Ronnie Hands of Stone Garvin was indeed a pilot. I flew with him. Probably the most fun I've ever had in an airplane. I'll still give him a call once every few years.
 
DC-3 flying is probably as fun as pulling banners but what is the pay?
 
MDAutry said:
DC-3 flying is probably as fun as pulling banners but what is the pay?

When I was there in the mid to late 90's, I was making around 60-70K a year. It was a good couple of years and there might have been a few FARs broken in respect to time and duty. But hey that is the way it was and the only way to make some money, get time and experience. It is too bad the owner ran the place into the ground.
 

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