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In the town where I went to college and flew as a corporate pilot and flight instructor there was this older guy who flew a King Air for a trucking company. It was absolutely the best corporate flying job in town. Once, as a joke, we CFIs at the local FBO started a rumor that this guy had just come down with a heart ailment and had to retire. He came in the very next day and told us to quit it; a dozen or more pilots had come into his company's office after his job ... many of them offering to fly for free, just for the "experience."

The pilots who wants to "fly for free" are the ones that make the situation worse. Often times we get so boloxed up over what we put in our logbooks - as if that makes one bit of difference as to whether you get hired by a major or a regional - that we forget that aviation is a business. You get paid for the work you do and every pilot should understand that what they do adds value to the business.

Flying for free makes you a hobbyist.

Please ping the usual users of 100LL, Jet-A and JP-8.

Nice post.

I can attest to the Autolander in the 777. Unbelievable precision.