Dimitri Ouvré is a pro surfer and a trainee pilot, and actually landed this plane. We really hope he’s getting some serious tail… Photo: Alex Laurel.

AIRLINE PILOT/STEWARD

Surf time:

Great, just a little bit ‘on and off’ according to your schedule. Jetlag is handy for dawnies, although you might have to leave boards at the spot since crew baggage restrictions are gnarly.

Money:

Depends if you are driving the bloody thing or not. A Captain flying long haul on major airline might be earning around £100 000/year, which ain’t bad. At the other end of the spectrum, a steward(ess) on Ryanair starts on around a pitiful 1000eur/month, and you have to rent your own uniform and pay for it to get dry cleaned!

Qualifications:

Training is usually done by the airline itself, but things like a first aid course and couple of self defence moves (to take down the drunk obnoxious Russians/Gerard Depardieus) might be handy. Note: You don’t have to be gay.

Travel possibilities:

The only thing better than having the free flight perks of an airline employee is having the perks of their spouse, which means you get all the cool shit without ever having to say ‘Chicken or fish?’ or have a bad day at work that results in 300 deaths.

Downside:

Working on Christmas Day, getting made redundant as airlines, despite being in business for several decades, still struggle to turn over a profit.

Famous surfers:

Taapuna master Kevin Johnson has been stewarding on Air Tahiti Nui for years and loves it. Meanwhile Reunion Isle’s Damien Chaudoy is currently training to get his wings, as is Dimtri Ouvre (pictured).