Posted: 4/29/2003 10:01:11 PM EDT
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To my friends in Texas; Well guys, i'm headed back to WA. All my local job prospects dried up. I could stay at my current location, but i would be flying a Cessna 182. I have gotten used to the turbine that I'm flying and want to keep flying larger aircraft. Besides, my current employer and I dont get along very well. The one employer that I was talking to in my current area hired someone else. I was really hoping to get that job. It’s kind of hard when the companies insurance wants the pilot to have 200 hour of twin turbine experience to cover them. It’s the old catch 22. How do you get experience with out a job, how do you get a job with out experience. This is truer in Aviation than any field I know. Anyway, i’m taking the plane home early next week. I should be back to get my truck the week after that. I'll let you all know when i’m passing through, going north. If anybody know someone who could use a pilot here are my stats: Commercial Pilot, Single and Multi-engine Instrument Rating Total time: 780 * Single engine turbine: 135 * (Soloy Turbine Conversion 207) Crop Dusting 153 tail Wheel 234 Skydiving 185 * Multi-Engine 21 Complex 37 High Performance 360 * Cross Country 150 * * These numbers increase all the time. I should be at 800 TT when I get the plane home. I’m 26, single and willing to relocate just about anywhere. I would be interested in any type of flying, but am looking to move into twins or larger single engine turbines. I have had a great time here in Texas. Meeting all the fine people on this board will be an experience i will never forget. I hope that will will have the opertunity to come back and visit, shoot, drink and hang out with you all some day. If you ever find yourselves in Spokane WA. look me up. Sincerly Ben, The_Emu Edited to fix a damn typo. |
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Man, I hate to see you leave us! Employment in your chosen field and profession, however, trumps just about every other consideration, and I understand the move fully. It has been a real honor getting to know you, and I expect that we will continue to see your presence on this Hometown Forum, as well as elsewhere on this Board. You will always be a member of the DFW Crew and an Honorary Texan, to boot! It just don't better than that!  We will all look forward to seeing you again someday at one of our Hun Farm Shoots and at the AR15.com National Convention in October! Take care, my dear friend. Eric The(Misty-eyed)Hun 
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Unless i find a job near TX i think it will be atleast a year before i get to come for a vacation. So no Gun Stock for me. 1GR, its not my plane, so i cant just fly it anywhere i want. but im sure i'll drive out to the next shoot in WA. If anyone from up north wants to rent a plane, i'll fly it to the Hun Farm... Ben, The_Emu |
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Damn, Ben, that's a shame, but I totally understand. I tried to go the professional pilot route back in the 80's, as did a buddy of mine, and I know what you're going through. Thank goodness you're able to relocate without dragging a family around. Still, gonna miss you! Make sure you stay in touch, or we'll hunt you down. ;) |