Pilots leaving Avantair for Twin Otter 135 Job

[glasspilot]

.......nevermind. Had a real witty response here that's better left out.

 

[FlyWithSean]

It was three Avantair pilots that left for the lowly twotter.

 

[Famous Dave]

Actually, there were 4 pilots that left Avantair for the mighty Otter. The first guy left over 6 months ago.

 

[414Flyer]

Rule #1: There are more important things in life than how shiny or big your airplane is.

Rule #2: Until you understand rule #1, you will never learn the joy of being content.

:beer:

Exactly. Most any civilian plane loses the excitement after a while, and it becomes just like any other And for some of us, flying is not our life or identity, its just something we do, so that we can have a life when not flying.

I would have no problem flying a C-172 for a job, if it paid well, was in a nice place so that I had a good quality of life.

 

[brewerdog]

gotta chime in on this one,
some of the best flights I have ever had were in the Twotter flying over the canyon, getting paid for it was just icing on the cake

 

[FlyWithSean]

:beer:

I would have no problem flying a C-172 for a job, if it paid well, was in a nice place so that I had a good quality of life.

Hmmm maybe now you are starting to find the reason someone would leave Avantair.

 

[avbug]

Hmmm maybe now you are starting to find the reason someone would leave Avantair.

There are plenty of god reasons to leave Avantair...


Just not enough time in a day to list them all.

 

[Irish Pilot]

I know a few of the people in this situation, and for each it was a great improvement in quality of life with little or no financial change.

 

[Flybet3]

There are plenty of god reasons to leave Avantair...


Just not enough time in a day to list them all.

Hey he's back!

 

[FoxyWhiskey]

There are plenty of god reasons to leave Avantair...


Just not enough time in a day to list them all.

Exactly. I wouldn't want to work at Avantair either, considering the first hand facts that many have relayed from being over there.

There is nothing "lowly" about flying a Twin Otter, or any other smaller/slower/prop/non-SJS aircraft. An ILS is an ILS, is an ILS....Get over yourselves.

As one old, crusty NWA Capatin once told me:

"The glory days are not here pushing buttons in this big jet. The REAL flying I did was back in the day, flying Cargo in my Twin Otter. That's what made me a pilot."

Some of us have 30+ years to sit in the heavies and push buttons, use the autopilot. Why not have some fun hand-flying the steam gauges for a while?

I only wish more of us could have the experience of something like that.

-FW