Part time?!?!?

Aztec Driver

Aztec Driver

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Bryon
This part time charter pilot gig is getting ridiculous. It is a good thing I really love to fly, or I would be really irritated.

7 days of flying in less than two weeks. And this coming at a time when my business is overworked. Good thing my employees are able to keep things going, or I might actually have to say no to these flights!

If this keeps going, I might actually learn how to fly. :yikes:

Actually, I am having a blast flying in all kinds of weather, to all kinds of places. I learn a lot just doing it constantly, and needing to stretch my comfort zone many times. I just hope I can keep up with the pace.
 
Sounds like how Cloud Nine has been for me. Right now I'm up in Cat Lake, Ontario, heading to Summer Beaver, tomorrow.

It really is a blast.
 
EdFred said:
You can't make this stuff up!
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They definitely have interesting names for towns up here. There are tons of towns that are named [something] lake. The nearest airport with fuel is Pickle Lake, roughly 50 nm away. Most of the flights that come in and out of here are floatplanes that actually land on the lake. So far I've seen a 182, a Maule, and a bunch of Otters (both radial and turbine powered), all on floats. For a town of 500, they end up having roughly 3 flights a day on the lake (estimated) with supplies and bringing people in or out.

The airport has a daily Beech 1900 that goes in and out, and then a bit of other GA traffic. There was a Navajo that came in and out two nights ago (not the one I flew up here).

Many of the people we've come across have said "Oh, that's your plane parked at the airport. We were wondering whose it was." Yeah, we're THE airplane parked at the airport, and the whole town knows about it.

Whenever possible, aircraft have 2-bladed props. That includes for larger planes like Navajos. A 2-bladed prop is much easier to stuff into another plane to bring up in case there's some damage to a prop. The planes are the only way in or out of this town, unless you want a very long walk, or else wait until winter when there's a winter road. Of course, that winter road may only be open 1 week (or less) depending on how cold it is, as it's primarily an ice road over the various water that exists.
 
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Aztec Driver said:
Actually, I am having a blast flying in all kinds of weather, to all kinds of places. I learn a lot just doing it constantly, and needing to stretch my comfort zone many times. I just hope I can keep up with the pace.
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On-demand charter is a great learning experience which means it can also be rough at times. :rofl:
 
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