Cargo Flying Article

"The pilots who fly these planes often do so for scant pay. In their profession, small cargo pilots are at the bottom tier."

My favorite quote. ESF what do you think?
 
I'd say that 90% of that article is BS and written by somebody that didn't have a clue about what they were talking about.

As an example, I'd say 99% of aircraft in this country are 'legally' unairworthy. All it takes is one typo in a MX log or one static wick missing to make an aircraft unairworthy (according to the Fort Worth FSDO).
 
man you freight guys sure get your panties in a wad when stuff like this comes out.

I just laughed when I heard that "mr. discount airline pilot guy".
 
wheelsup said:
man you freight guys sure get your panties in a wad when stuff like this comes out.
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Where in this thread did someone get their panties in a wad? :confused:

Personally I think the article is a bit alarmist (Cargo flying perilously under the radar, huh?) and probably applies more toward small 135 companies barely staying in business. But that can be true of the pax side of 135 as well. There are good companies out there.
 
Seems to be to say more about the author (young pup, trying despeartely to break in to the "expose" business) than the actual 135 operations, even though I really can't find any fault with the issues presented. I rather take issue with the tone.

Besides, I'm not sure I really want hundreds of FAA sorts wandering around all those little "crappy" airports.
 
Wow, that article was full of BS as previously stated. I agree that the 135 side of the business is a little shady but I haven't seen anything that bad.

If the planes are falling out of the air like they say, why hasn't it been all over the news?

I got news the 121 guys (pax & cargo) have just as many repeat writeups as the 135 guys.

We had a Saab (121 pax) that was written up about 10 times in a week for the same issue. It finally took the CEO of the company grounding the plane before the problem was fixed.

This article sounds like the typical "the sky is falling" story where the papers are trying to scare the public.
 
I'd say the tone is probably a little heavy on the doom and gloom/the sky is falling side.

The facts, however, are the facts. The planes are old many times the mx is sub-par and the days/nights long. That being said not all companies are equal and he's definatly highlighting the worst of the worst. Texstar was the company that had the wing fall off thier 402.
It is....what it is.
 
E_Dawg said:
Where in this thread did someone get their panties in a wad? :confused:
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Let's just say my post was a preemptive strike :).



Anyone know/heard about a company called Execustar??? They were the worst of the worst. I think the FAA finally shut them down. Apparently they had private pilots flying their 135 runs. Flight Express and RamAir picked up their routesm after they closed their doors.

And yes, no matter what the operation is, there is a lot of "down low" mx going on. It goes without saying that no cost is spared in mx is when it's a corporate bird with the CEO's on board.

A mechanic here told the CA that he was told to pencil whip the mx log book to get the flight out on time. I'm glad there are mechanics out there that still have ethics. Needless to say we filled out an ASAP form so the FAA could roll some heads.
 
wheelsup said:
Let's just say my post was a preemptive strike :).



Anyone know/heard about a company called Execustar??? They were the worst of the worst. I think the FAA finally shut them down. Apparently they had private pilots flying their 135 runs. Flight Express and RamAir picked up their routesm after they closed their doors.

And yes, no matter what the operation is, there is a lot of "down low" mx going on. It goes without saying that no cost is spared in mx is when it's a corporate bird with the CEO's on board.

A mechanic here told the CA that he was told to pencil whip the mx log book to get the flight out on time. I'm glad there are mechanics out there that still have ethics. Needless to say we filled out an ASAP form so the FAA could roll some heads.
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I know an A&P who quit his job at a large, well known regional after his supervisors repeatedly pressured him to sign off airplanes that he thought were not airworthy.
 
rausda27 said:
ESF what do you think?
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Nothing, really. I've given up my hobby of beating dead horses and giving my opinion on the internet. Interested to see what Part 3 is going to be about tomorrow. I wasn't even going to read it, but I couldn't help myself.

Well, time for bed so I can go to work and die tomorrow, flying my airplane held together with MEL stickers and duct tape. :cwm27:
 
wheelsup said:
man you freight guys sure get your panties in a wad when stuff like this comes out.
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WTF are you talking about? It was posted with no comments or opinions whatsoever.

Besides, I don't wear panties. Thongs just don't fit my figure well. Commando is the only way to go. :nana2:
 
EatSleepFly said:
Well, time for bed so I can go to work and die tomorrow, flying my airplane held together with MEL stickers and duct tape. :cwm27:
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check this picture out

talk about mel's...woah boy

photo credit: taken from Mesahub.com

and no, it's not 'normal', at least not here. If we have one MEL it's an odd day.
 
I love when reporters get a brief whiff of something and then make a huge deal out if spitting out stats left and right that most have no idea what they mean. It gets their article on the front cover. Chances are the person who wrote the article has only flown commerically and never sat foot in anything smaller than a turbo prop Saab or Brasilia.
 
Wheelsup, that's an unairworthy aircraft right there.

No coffee? And they still flew it? I'm calling the FAA!

They'd better have brought handheld reserves.
 
averyrm said:
Wheelsup, that's an unairworthy aircraft right there.

No coffee? And they still flew it? I'm calling the FAA!

They'd better have brought handheld reserves.
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LOL. I'm more of a diet coke/pepsi fan myself. Still upset US Air signed a long term contract with Coca-Cola though. Pepsi is so much better (IMO of course):).
 
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