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Old December 12th, 2007, 04:08   #6
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Default Re: Hours a year by service, airplane, and rank

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Originally Posted by MDPilot View Post
In 18.5 years flying (in a 20 year career) I accumulated about 5300 hrs, split between T-38, C-141 and T-39. What's that, about 300 hr/year, seems to be about the average for most over the long run.

I have a friend in the C-141 (now C-17) ANG unit I was working with, who flew 850 hr one year guard bumming, but you can't sustain that. Particularly after he got hired at FedEx.
During your career, how does it work when it is decided someone will no longer fly? For instance, did you want to continue flying?
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