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Originally Posted by Doug Taylor  I had a similar opportunity right after college to fly right seat in a King Air for a few flights because I helped the pilot wash the airplane one weekend.
"I'm flying some paying passengers to Seattle tomorrow in a Navajo and I need a right seater" is something else. |
Great point Doug! And this debate could go on and on, like it has. Trust me, if the capt'n or company wants to pay you. .. then great! GET PAID! Or if they generally pay FO's with equal quailifications GO FOR IT!
In my cause (which is where I am comming from, and I can really only speak about that) is that I went into a small flight department in which the company owns the airplane, passenger is the boss of the company and they were "scouting" for an FO to hire. (yes, I did get the job and do get paid!)
Also, just looking at the world of aviation right now, there are way to many furloughed guys out there, so flight departments can really make whatever demands they want right now.
Again, this was "my" experience. Everyone has/had their own stories, strategies of "making it". Everyone has there own limitiations and "personal minimums".
Anyway, I dont want to derail the Thread!
But great discussions!