Ace-of-the-Base said:
I've said this before, and I'll say it again, even though it will make me even less poplular.
Correct
Ace-of-the-Base said:
Anyone who would rather fly a Citation than a GV is either clueless or not a 'real' aviator.
That is just not true. Like previosuly mentioned, some people actually enjoy flying an airplane that was designed to be flown, not monitored. A GV or IV is much more efficient when flown via automation. That's fine, and we should all appreciate the technological advances aviation creates, but to suggest one is not a "Real" aviatior becasue they enjoy flying, actually doing the flying, is way out of line.
Ace-of-the-Base said:
I rather fly a LR60 than a gulfstream for the reasons you mentioned. It outclimbs, out manuvers, is more efficient than any G.
Who wouldn't love things like: performance, :We already covered that
technology,: The 60 is very advanced. Not as advanced, but it gets the job done as well as the G minus the Autothrottles. In terms of situational awareness, it delivers the same picture, just on smaller screens and through another format (Collins as opposed to Honeywell, but hey are both fine packages)
size,: You impress the line guys that are new, it's costs you more to land and park, in order to go the same distance, you have to take on much more fuel and that makes any quick turn longer.
cool destinations,: I can assure you the is no airport a G goes into that a LR, Cit, or Hawker can't get into. FOr that matter, why not take a GLEX instead of a G?
flight attendant,: Who cares about a F/A. True, they are there for the PAX's safety, but the world would still operate without onboard.
Ace-of-the-Base said:
Remember folks, that is why we became pilots. That is why we flip through the pages of all the flying rags. Not for the money or the QOL. We love airplanes. And I, for one, want to fly one of the best.
Not me. I am lazy, greedy, and stupid and this was the only job I could find that met all of those pre-quals.
Ace-of-the-Base said:
Now I know that some have other priorities in their lives that prevent them from being gone alot and that a CJ job is a good balance for them, but I still bet they drool over the big, cool Gulfstreams, Falcons and Globals they see in the mags.
We all have our own opinions, and what is cool to me might not be cool to you and vise-versa. The statement about drool is is pretty arrogant