I have a new job!

[cpxxx]

Don't want to say what it is just yet. It's nothing too exciting though. In the past, I would confidently announce my plans to all and sundry. Only to look like a clown when it all turned to dust. So this time, I'm just getting on with it. Not that it matters if I explained on this forum. It is an anonymous forum after all. I'm just being consistent and disciplined this time in not discussing it beyond my wife and a few others.  All will be revealed in due course, hopefully.

[Kev367th]

Good luck

Having re-located back home to Scotland I landed a job a few weeks ago at a local company.

Same as I was doing in the U.S. (sys/network admin), but gone from the 'lone' guy supporting 20-ish people, to the lone guy supporting 160+ people spread over 5 buildings.

Good thing is I'm kept busy and the days really fly by.

[cpxxx]

Well Rip, resurrecting your thread. I can now reveal what my 'secret' plan has paid off. Yesterday the phone rang and it was the boss of a skydiving school I had been in touch with previously. He flat out offered me a salaried job flying his new jump plane. A GA8 Airvan, it's a bushplane, a sort of mini Cessna Caravan or a big Cessna 206. The CAP uses in the US.

My first flying job in my mid forties:cool: I don't quite believe it. To be honest I was all set to go to my fall back plan and the boring but well paid office job.

For once being a bit older has paid off. Mainly because he knows I'm less likely to disappear off to the airlines like most young pilots. I like it too because I'm in early and there are plans to acquire turbine aircraft and twins and I could end up well placed in the organisation.

On top of that I am guaranteed work as an instructor at a flying school as soon as I get the rating.  

What was it George Peppard used to say in the A-team. 'I love it when a plan comes together.'

[nuchpatrick]

Sounds like fun CPX, just remember they are jumping out of your perfectly good airplane

[Viking]

Congratulations Cpxxx!

[cpxxx]

Originally posted by nuchpatrick
Sounds like fun CPX, just remember they are jumping out of your perfectly good airplane

Yes indeed, it's the only flying job where your passengers make their own way back to the ground.

[texasmom]

How fun!
Congrats!

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by cpxxx
Well Rip, resurrecting your thread. I can now reveal what my 'secret' plan has paid off. Yesterday the phone rang and it was the boss of a skydiving school I had been in touch with previously. He flat out offered me a salaried job flying his new jump plane. A GA8 Airvan, it's a bushplane, a sort of mini Cessna Caravan or a big Cessna 206. The CAP uses in the US.

My first flying job in my mid forties:cool: I don't quite believe it. To be honest I was all set to go to my fall back plan and the boring but well paid office job.

For once being a bit older has paid off. Mainly because he knows I'm less likely to disappear off to the airlines like most young pilots. I like it too because I'm in early and there are plans to acquire turbine aircraft and twins and I could end up well placed in the organisation.

On top of that I am guaranteed work as an instructor at a flying school as soon as I get the rating.  

What was it George Peppard used to say in the A-team. 'I love it when a plan comes together.'

CONGRATS! That seems like a very cool job! Alot more interesting than my desk jockey job!

Again, congrats man!

[Vulcan]

Nice rippie .... wanna buy a firewall

[JB88]

good luck and good for you!

[Meatwad]

WTG on the new job!

[LePaul]

CAP as in Civil Air Patrol?

Because we're flying new Cessna 172s.

[cpxxx]

Here you go. I'm not sure how many are in service.

Thanks for the replies guys.