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FreightDawginIt

March 29, 2007
11:06
Good week.
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

So finally after several weeks of not getting much flying done, I seem to be back in the groove. I've flown more hours this week than I have in any week so far this month. The week didn't start out so
March 27, 2007
7:45
Improvements
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

A few months ago I was flying with a captain that I generally disliked and the feelings were mutual. He thought I was a dumb lazy pilot and didn't like flying with me. I thought he was an ass, cheapsk
March 22, 2007
0:45
Dark age navigation
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

So I'm about to wrap up a 4th week of very little flying and a lot of being away from home. Meanwhile some of the lucky guys in my company are flying their tails off and are racking up the hours. I'm
March 15, 2007
17:00
Bored pilots.
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

So in a previous post I was trying to remain optimistic that things would get busy and I'd spend a lot more time flying instead of getting hotel rot. Well, its been 3 straight weeks of broken planes a
March 12, 2007
20:50
Rugby Hits
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

I love rugby. These hits are brutal. I love it!Stories from the right seat of a cargo jet
March 10, 2007
20:09
Cool stuff.
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

So as we were taxiing out for departure the other day, happened to snap a video of a Fed-Ex A300 coming in for a landing. As you can see in the video the Bus manages to land and taxi off in less than
March 09, 2007
15:58
Slow week
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

So in my earlier post I was optimistic that I was going to have a good week flying and I'd be out making some $$. Well, this week didn't work out as well as I'd hoped. Turns out I sat in Tampa for 4 d
March 07, 2007
15:57
The Journey Begins
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

I finally got around to sending off an application to Cathay Pacific. The date was March 6, 2007. I'm going to keep track of ho
March 06, 2007
6:44
A new week.
» ‎ FreightDawginIt

So last week was a wash. I spent most of my time in hotels and rental cars repositioning from one broken plane to the next. I spent a grand total of 15.5 hours in rental cars driving all over the Midw

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