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Age 65 Rule Dec 13, 2007: Age 60 is now 65

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Old 01-03-2008, 10:06 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default How to tell you're flying with an older Capt.

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1 Orders a Geratol Frappachino at Starbucks
2 His layover clothes are black shoes, white knee socks, burmuda shorts and a yellow golf shirt
3 Yells out of layover hotel windows "you kids get out of my yard"
4 Uses AARP card for 2nd form of id at jump seat desk
5 Medic Alert bracelet keeps setting off metal detectors
6 Uses A/C power outlet in cockpit to charge wheelchair batteries
7 Thinks Delta international flight attendants are "hot"
8 Bids Wilmington, NC layovers and can`t remember why
9 Flies cross country with left hand landing light on all the way
10 Has Metamucil and Bengay stickers on his black bag
11 Has that musty, "old man" smell
12 Parks his Rascal in employee parking lot
13 Straps his walker to his roller bag
14 Always bids any Florida layovers
15 Too short to see over the instrumernt panel
16 He is in the lav more than the pilot seat
17 Always wants someone to "pull his finger"
18 Smells like "Depends"
19 Doesn`t trust the FMS because it never works right and is "out to get him"
20 Thinks CRM and "teamwork" are concept to steal "captain`s authority"
21 Wears underwear older than you
22 Wistfully remembers the Eisenhower administration
23 Knows how to use "the Google"
24 Gripes about the low fiber content in the crew meals
25 Erectile pump falls out of suitcase during TSA search
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Old 01-03-2008, 02:26 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Let's not forget, "Asks for senior citizen discount in restaurant."
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Old 01-04-2008, 08:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Tells his young F/O to KISS his A## when the F/O reads the list to him!
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Old 01-11-2008, 09:33 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Taxies slower than a Northwest Pilot.
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Old 01-13-2008, 09:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Can still fly the airplane after the automation quits:-)
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Old 01-13-2008, 10:32 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Lost his sense of humor "when you were knee high to a grasshopper."
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Keels over on the ramp and slides gently to the tarmac for completion of his "fini-flight"!
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Is completely broke, divorced, and disgruntled.
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Old 01-17-2008, 08:24 PM   #9 (permalink)
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The older pilot is the guy who truly understands the meaning of being a professional airline pilot, that it is not just a job but a noble profession.

The older captain is that guy who treats passengers and crew as family. He promotes camaraderie among his crew. He always makes sure that the hotel the van will not depart without each member of his crew. The older pilot is that guy who insists picking up the dinner tab for the entire crew.

The older, more experienced pilot is the guy that knows how to make each flight safer than the last. He is the master of making each passenger a satisfied customer.

The older pilot knows the true measurements a professional pilot and when the older pilot says “well done” you can place true value on those words.
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Old 01-18-2008, 09:49 AM   #10 (permalink)
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The older pilot is that guy who insists picking up the dinner tab for the entire crew.
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