When someone says, "commercialpilot," the first thing the listener thinks of is an air carrier pilotwearing a blazer with stripes up to his/her elbow. But there are many moreoccupations for professional pilots than just flying a human mailing tube, notleast of which are the so-called "freight dogs" - the cargo haulersflying all kinds of equipment in all kinds of weather, day and night.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/features/eye-of-experience-26freight-and-specialty-flying