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Post subject: Re: Need Full Time Caravan Pilot  Posted: 16 Sep 2014, 19:59 |
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Username Protected wrote: Easier to fly than a C172. Caravans can make marginal pilots look good. Now just you hush your mouth, Rick. I flew mine, on and off amphib floats for about 800 hours and had almost all my friends totally convinced that I was sumpin' special. ...then you done went and blown it... I was about to apply. Because I love the patch. What does it mean?
A Caravan on floats is my dream airplane. If I can keep my medical that might be my next career.
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Post subject: Re: Need Full Time Caravan Pilot Posted: 17 Sep 2014, 08:38 |
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Username Protected wrote: Whats an mmpi?
Fascinating - I've never heard of using the MMPI for pilot evaluations.
What results are you looking for in an MMPI which would indicate a safe/competent pilot? Is there any research data out there on the topic?
One could argue that some traits which would be negative for many jobs (paranoia, for example) could actually be positive in a pilot (not trusting ATC / making sure they watch refueling all the time).
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Post subject: Re: Need Full Time Caravan Pilot Posted: 17 Sep 2014, 14:10 |
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Username Protected wrote: The MMPI is a great test that has been around for quite a while. 650 questions and they got you figured out pretty well I took a similar test early in my aviation career but that was to help me quantify my personality, not disqualify me from flying airplanes. So while I can see the benefit in understanding your own personality and how it might mesh or conflict with crewmembers, I see absolutely no point to mandating the MMPI or similar tests to fly an airplane. Total waste of money. I mean, seriously...what possible personality traits might be revealed by the MMPI or similar tests that could not be revealed by the pilot's health records, FAA enforcement actions, personal referrals, or the simple fact that he's still alive after flying a turbine airplane without incident for 1000+ hours? Aviation is the one industry that pretty efficiently separates the wheat from the chaff, particularly as you exceed 1000 TT and that should be all the proof the OP needs to select the correct candidate.
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Post subject: Re: Need Full Time Caravan Pilot Posted: 18 Sep 2014, 23:31 |
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Username Protected wrote: Freight Dog....What is that?
I always thought of old, worn out piston aircraft flying freight.
Not anything turbine. That seems like freight luxury by comparison. Freight Dog is a state of mind (and fatigue). The aircraft has nothing to do with its "Freight Doggedness". I have flown with many passenger carrier pilots that were in fact "freight dogs" and many "cargo pilots" that were not. Presently and for the last 26 years flying B-757/767, 747 and MD11's around the world, mainly at night, hauling nothing but boxes...and wouldn't go back to passengers...many reasons but mostly the pay cut. 
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Post subject: Re: Need Full Time Caravan Pilot Posted: 19 Sep 2014, 14:53 |
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Username Protected wrote: Freight Dog....What is that?
I always thought of old, worn out piston aircraft flying freight.
Not anything turbine. That seems like freight luxury by comparison. Freight Dog is a state of mind (and fatigue). The aircraft has nothing to do with its "Freight Doggedness". I have flown with many passenger carrier pilots that were in fact "freight dogs" and many "cargo pilots" that were not. Presently and for the last 26 years flying B-757/767, 747 and MD11's around the world, mainly at night, hauling nothing but boxes...and wouldn't go back to passengers...many reasons but mostly the pay cut.
Absolutely agree with the previous post. 
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