Pilot Making a Career Change

chalupa · Oct 14, 2013

Noggin said: ↑

A-10. Most beautiful friggin plane in the world. imo
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Naw...one ugly dawg IMO. Bad to the bone but ugly.... Son of a Huey though. You can shoot holes in it and take out an engine and she'll still come home.

Blackbird is my gal...........catch me if you can .....

JMO

gtw940 · Oct 14, 2013

Wings2Wheels said: ↑

Note my screen name.

Air Force A-10 guy, Part 121 regional guy flying Dash-8s, then corporate where I wound up in Challengers.

That gig went away and I happened to have a 'hobby truck' I bought because I could see the writing on the wall and wanted a back-up that would work with my Air Guard gig.

Personally, when my flying gig ended in April of 2012, I tried like heck to find another corporate gig...but between the lack of jobs and the fact that I'm still part-time in the Air Guard, I struck out...and now I am out of currency in every one of the five different aircraft I am type rated in.

I happen to have lucked out and my father-in-law has been in the trucking business for 41 years. I went and got my own authority and have been running a 1979 cabover Kenworth with a flatbed (skateboard in trucker axiom). So far the past year and a half has been extremely challenging, extremely rewarding, but the company has been pretty much just breaking even as we get into a groove and expand on finding direct shippers instead of working primarily for brokers.

I wish you the very best of luck, and you've come to the right place to ask questions. When you get your post count up, feel free to PM me and we can talk on the phone.

You might want to look into UPS. I have NO idea about getting hired on there, or if they are even hiring, but I have talked with several of their drivers and they have excellent work rules and compensation.

Sort of like their pilot group.

I'll watch this thread and see if there is anything else I can offer...for now, do your diligence in researching if this is for you. This job isn't so much a job as a way of life (sort of like aviation), and if you are allergic to working long, hard hours in all types of weather, I can tell you this isn't for you.

All the best -

W2W
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Did you fly out of Reading any?

Saddletramp1200 · Oct 14, 2013

Trucker/ Biker flying an aircraft. Break for Tower. Tower, pilots are sleeping right now. I want extra for this.
I should not have to fly the plane too. Have MS 4 and know some, over. I want out of route miles also.

gtw940 · Oct 14, 2013

Me I am looking to get in also. I know well its two different animals...probably the same momma though (money). Waiting to start school in December.

motownguy · Nov 22, 2013

Hello Everyone,

Thought I would revive this one and give an update. I decided to take the plunge and quit my flying job. I got pre-hired with Conway Truckload, went to school, and passed Conway's orientation. I'm now waiting for a finisher to take me out and show me the ropes over my first 10,000 miles. If you want a more detailed update I will be starting a new thread called Suburban to Conway.

Derailed · Nov 22, 2013

Congrats and best of luck with your new venture. Sometimes taking that leap is the hardest part.

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