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Re: Newbie...Just Retired From Private Jet Piloting...Now Have Class A CDL...Now What Hi Scott, reference the word 'rotate' on take off: it's actually an FAA 'jargon' that is used to calculate take off distance. It's the point in the take off that one rotates the pitch of the aircraft to the...

Re: Newbie...Just Retired From Private Jet Piloting...Now Have Class A CDL...Now What Hi Guys! Thanks for all the replies. While I can still fly, no one wants a sixty year old pilot. Besides, I've been flying for almost forty years. I sure don't understand the philosophy of not wanting...

Re: Newbie...Just Retired From Private Jet Piloting...Now Have Class A CDL...Now What Thanks! I'll give him a call. Don

Hi! Brand new on this forum and need help figuring out what to do when I 'grow up'. :) The company I was flying for downsized and got rid of it's full time jet pilot. I decided to go to CDL school because it was something I was interested in and it was paid for by a Federal Program for...