flying on christmas day
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flying on christmas day
I got stuck flying 1.7 hours today,delivering groceries to a company with poor planning.Anyone else get a crappy call out?
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Yeah, once in 1978 and the trip cancelled before I got to the airport. Haven't worked a Christmas since! 

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Four hours yesterday, four hours today, and another four tomorrow. Apparently mining gold is profitable enough to continue throughout Christmas.
Ah, somebody has to do it.
Ah, somebody has to do it.
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Ive been controlling xmas for the last 6 years
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whatever, I've got more important things in life than satisfying my employer by working on xmas. Talk about being a sucker to the industry....
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I'm still on call for the rest of the night so I'm not answering this question out of pure superstition.
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yup, paged at 10pm christmas eve for a full night's worth of medevacing.
looking forward to new year's tho...
looking forward to new year's tho...
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This year I've worked 24/25/26/27 December.
Have an 0230 departure January 01 2008.
Welcome to the Expat world!
Have an 0230 departure January 01 2008.
Welcome to the Expat world!

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Not me, I'm blessed, and next time I fly, you bet I'll own the metal.
Flying an aircraft and building a guitar are two things that are easy to do bad and difficult to do right
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2 weeks off that started on the night of the 24th at 730pm.
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Mmm, let's see;bandit1 wrote:Talk about being a sucker to the industry....
My boss leaves for a tropical paradise each year with his corporate jet and wants the airplane with him. He insists on having pilots that have no young children assigned to the trip. He pays for my wife to follow me in business class (first class if it's in the south pacific). He puts us in an very high end all inclusive resort (+plus I still get my per diem). Why would I not work at Xmas? Unfortunately, this year was not my turn.
Truth is, to each his/her own. Nothing wrong with choosing to work or being forced to work. It's life.
Didn't work on Xmas, but did 9 hrs on BoxingDay
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it's just another day.
Drinking outside the box.
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Cripes, I don't get it ...bitch when there is no flying then bitch when there is! 

Putting money into aviation is like wiping before you poop....it just don't make sense!
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Good points Fougapilot. If I had your job, I'd work XMAS too!
However, where I work, there is no overtime pay, time and a half or any incentive to fly. It's just a normal day at the office.
However, where I work, there is no overtime pay, time and a half or any incentive to fly. It's just a normal day at the office.
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Trust me my friend, those days are in the not so distant past for me.
Aviation is a weird world. For the first half of you career, you work your ass off for little pay and sad working conditions. All of a sudden, out of nowhere it switches around. You work less (or little in my case with my 250hrs per year) and have working conditions that more then compensate for the hardship life has thrown at you.
Funny world ours is.
Best for 008
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Aviation is a weird world. For the first half of you career, you work your ass off for little pay and sad working conditions. All of a sudden, out of nowhere it switches around. You work less (or little in my case with my 250hrs per year) and have working conditions that more then compensate for the hardship life has thrown at you.
Funny world ours is.
Best for 008
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I flew a formation trip on xmas - it was great! 

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Go ahead H, rub it in. My bird is in pieces in the hangar
I guess it going to be so much for my 0900 formation flight on Jan 1 will have to be skipped this year...


I guess it going to be so much for my 0900 formation flight on Jan 1 will have to be skipped this year...



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Like surfing this forum and telling people that they are losers because they are working on Christmas?bandit1 wrote:whatever, I've got more important things in life than satisfying my employer by working on xmas. Talk about being a sucker to the industry....
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Christmas was just another day that passed...attending work during those time can't be helped...surely it is important for some to stay home during this occasion with their family...
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You're right CYOX, I don't even know why I waste my time here
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I have yet to miss christmas whilst being in aviation.
However.. I can count on one hand the number of times my fathers been home over the past 24 years.
All the more reason for me to never go airline!!!
However.. I can count on one hand the number of times my fathers been home over the past 24 years.
All the more reason for me to never go airline!!!
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I flew by choice. But I guess thats what one does when one has no life and is trying to join the ranks of the flying professionals out there.
Safe flying everyone
Safe flying everyone
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Getting DTO destination(2000nm away) 2 min after departure was a nice Christmas bonus. Thanks YYZ ATC!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Pierre Maguire should have his larnyx ripped out! IDIOT!