Pilots leaving Avantair for Twin Otter 135 Job

[flyzimex]

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

Hey FW, why don't you come over here to the Saharas and fly my Twotter so I can fly your shiny jet .

As far as the handling of an airplane that NWA cap is right, one do learn have to handfly well and take the plane into some short and tricky runways. That's a skill I hope I can have use of once I one day get into a bizjet.

FZ

 

[LarryinTN]

Married couple, job is 'home every night', and they used to work there.

This is a real long shot but their names wouldn't be Bob and Kathleen, would they?

 

[LarryinTN]

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

Too bad the icing was always spread so thin!

 

[gutshotdraw]

This is a real long shot but their names wouldn't be Bob and Kathleen, would they?

Naw. He's flying a Hawker for NJ and she's on medical leave from FLOPS.

 

[C425Driver]

I find it interesting that everyone who's bashing Avantair on this thread doesn't work here. Been here over three years and still enjoying it. The couple who left wanted to be home every night and the Twotter job offered them that.

 

[LarryinTN]

Naw. He's flying a Hawker for NJ and she's on medical leave from FLOPS.

That's funny. I didn't realize that their names were so infamous!

From where did you know them? For me, it was Grand Canyon flying back in 1990.

Does Bob still talk about people having "good stickmanship"?

 

[gutshotdraw]

I'm guessing we know each other Larry. Does the jingle "Air Nevada....like we really care...." ring any bells?

Just ran into Bob last week, ironically enough. He didn't mention "stickmanship" but I think I actually like that term and may steal it....

 

[LarryinTN]

I'm guessing we know each other Larry.

Yes, we just might!

Tried to send you a PM but you have it turned off. Can you PM me with contact info? I'm sending an email to my "best guess" of who you might be.

 

[Noodles]

As someone that has worked for Avantair, there was never a happier day while I was there, then the day I quit! Now, I fly something bigger, faster, and I'm home every night.

 

[lowspeed]

Someone needs a cookie.....

 

[wacoflyr]

I consider myself lucky to have this job. I've done my time doing night freight, part 135 charter, and 121 with Eagle. I've instructed for two years. Avantair has treated me well, and management listens to the pilots. This is the best flying job I've had. If you worked here and didn't like it here, fine. I respect your opinion, and hope that you have found something that fits you better. If you've never worked here, and therefore don't have a clue what you are talking about, take a hike.

Wacoflyr

 

[mainiac]

Waco
Noodles won't go away. Every time there's an Avantair thread, he, and a few others, feel it's their job to chime in with as much negativity as possible. As I think he'd left before I started here 2.5 yrs ago, maybe things were so bad that they just can't let go!
Just for the record, to all the ex-Avantair guys who love to hate it, (and of course, anyone interested in coming here), things have gotten a lot better just in my time. QOL is pretty darn good, duty days are, on the average, shorter, and the flying is diverse and interesting enough to keep my from being bored. Paycheck is on time, and there has never been any talk about cutbacks/furloughs etc (just like a frac job should be)!
I got my 50+ days skiing last winter, lots of snowmobilin', still keeping gas in the boat, and putting a kid thru college. Schedule/pay ratio seems to work for me!
Home every night? Oh well, I guess that'd be the Holy Grail huh?!

 

[lowspeed]

I would hate being home every night my wife would drive me crazy.

 

[mainiac]

I'm raising my bet! 4 ex-wives by the time you're my age!

 

[lowspeed]

I'm raising my bet! 4 ex-wives by the time you're my age!

Im shooting for the stars I think I can do 7 thats a lucky number...... I just hope our pay goes up so I can afford all those attorneys.

 

[Capt. JD]

Jobs

Wow, talk about a performance difference. Going from the fastest turboprop to the slow Twotter must be a let down.

Is life so bad at Avantair that flying a Twotter would be so appealing? I wonder what their beef was with Avantair to do that?

What the hell is so appealing about going fast at 300FL to 400FL? It not like the feeling I get on my Ducati going over a 100+MPH!? Or skiing down a steep shoot on my 205cm skis!?

Everybody has there own motivation for moving to a new job, mine's money... The couple in question which I know/flew with are looking out for there better interests which seem to be quality of life motivated...

 

[corpflunkie]

What the hell is so appealing about going fast at 300FL to 400FL? It not like the feeling I get on my Ducati going over a 100+MPH!? Or skiing down a steep shoot on my 205cm skis!?

Everybody has there own motivation for moving to a new job, mine's money... The couple in question which I know/flew with are looking out for there better interests which seem to be quality of life motivated...

Capt. JD
Don't you know that 205's are so 80's technology? When are you going to step up to the shaped skiis like the big dogs on the US Ski team are using. I know what you mean about going fast in the FL's, much rather be pounding around in something like umm,,, a 310R

 

[mainiac]

LOL!:smash:

 

[grandma]

Ah yes, the 310R...... hehe....

 

[CherryBomb]

Its okay, he went to Riddle