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Inside corporate flying

A candid interview with Navair pilot Rhys McClintock

Every pilot aspires to an airline role – right? Maybe, or…maybe it is simply that they have not explored different career options or have been put off by widespread industry chatter that seems to disregard anything other than big jet RPT operations. I put it to you that the big jets are not for everyone or indeed RPT is not for everyone. I have even been known to advise some of my candidates that the airline culture might not suit them.

Perhaps you have had a go at an airline career and it just didn’t happen, for whatever reason. Well, one of those reasons might be that you are more suited to another style of flying career. Indeed some pilots prefer an environment where they can use a broad range of their skills, participate in other areas of the business and become a pivotal part of a small to medium operation. There is no right or wrong here, more so a question, could corporate or general aviation flying be a better fit?