climb a tree, . cat. you should know who this is.
you don't always have to be right, ., or be the moral authority. what happened to the 'best kind' newf in ya?

i am an instructor in guelph looking to make the leap to bush flying. my friends in the bush tell me i have it cushy; days off, duty times kept track of, no loading moose and such, a comfy bed at night. is the bush life hard? my friends say in the summer they get no sleep and are run off their feet....

alright, cat, let's try something. i am going to start a new thread regarding fatigue and pressure to work and we'll get some third party input on this. i know that i am not alone in having to work while tired. people have to work while they are tired in all kinds of jobs, eg., emergency room doctor...

you are right, cat. i guess i am the first ever tired and overworked driver, the only one who has ever run on short sleep no days off and non stop work.

jam your self righteousness, cat, cram it.

i put my mp3 player earphones under my headset all summer while flying the beaver and i think i did some real damage to my ears. i had to have the volume at max to hear the music over the sound of the engine. outside of the plane the volume at max was uncomfotable. so if you add the engine and the m...