shamrock

A friend of mine who is in the Porsche servicing business calls the 993 the 'pilots choice'!!
He's probably not far wrong , three of my work colleagues run 993's and I've had occasion to chat to another rennlister by mail recently , only to discover that he too is a pilot by trade..
I can see why it would be the 'pilots choice' .. It's got that wonderful mechanical yet bulletproof feel that we (mostly!!) enjoy in our occupational lives.
So how many of us are logging on here??

Barney1

I don't fly yet, but I work on Gulfstream G450's and G550's...

WHB Porsche

I'm a non-professional pilot. I think we love the 993 because it has that master caution annunciator/switch!

Deadeye

Does my son count?

NightFlyer

FedEx MD11 first officer here. I bought the 993 instead of getting a small airplane. That was one of the best decisions I ever made.

truegrit

Private pilot only. License plate on my C2S says it all "GO1MACH". The car is a substitute for owning my own airplane.

Hawgdriver

A-10 Warthawg driver and a current 993 wanna be!

OldGuy

I work around F/A-18 pilots everyday does that count?

SCMomentum

Herkdriver...
Currently deployed to Afghanistan...flying at it's best. All VFR, all the time, true weapon employment.

jhubs

I'm not a professional pilot, but I got my Pilot's license in 1983. I have 300+ hours of VFR in the book. Don't fly much anymore. I have met (via PMs) several pilots on this Forum that have helped with my questions and have given great advice.

Thanks Mike and Rick!

Sitting right seat in my friend's KingAir 200B. Great plane!

Terry Adams

Former hang glider pilot. Altimeter and variometer rated.

shamrock

Wow!
Not as many pro pilots as I would have imagined (as yet) but plenty of interesting answers!

I have to laugh at the 'master caution' comment. I didn't know this existed on the 993 til after I bought her , but got a giggle out of canceling the master caution after say the emerg brake is applied or the fuel runs low. I used to fly 737's about 10 years ago so the master caution philosophy really brought me back..
Been flying Airbus for 10 years now , but still miss the 'feel' of the 737 .. Maybe a bit like 996 compares in lack of feel to the 993

Sorry .. don't go there!

Cincy_Ron

DC-8 First Officer for DHL here. Just started my 10th year with them. Flew Learjets (25, 35, 55 series) for 3 years or so before this job.

CaptainGSR

Awesome picture Ron! I am a Cathay First Officer.
Here is my office:

Cincy_Ron

Johan, that's a sweet looking cockpit. You've got to love flying the 74. Do you guys allow jumpseaters? I'd love to hop over to Hong Kong some time on my days off.