Keeping boredom at bay during Cruise?
04-06-2018, 10:57 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by Flightcap
I like to bring a good book for the quiet times and also have a sort of mental list of conversation starters with the other crewmember.
When were you hired?
Do you commute?
Where do you live?
Any kids?
What does your significant other do?
What do you do in your time off?
What plane do you think of bidding next?
Did you see the trips for next month?!
Sometimes I just feel like including the answers to all of those in the initial briefing.
I guess I could always ask, "Do you like movies about gladiators?"
04-07-2018, 09:01 AM
#33
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Originally Posted by TiredSoul
It helps if you have another pilot who can tell more then one story or talk about more then one subject.
I’ve got a mental library of almost canned conversations that I can access depending on who I’m flying with.
I’ve got a mental library of almost canned conversations that I can access depending on who I’m flying with.
https://youtu.be/rNxz2hhSXuY?t=2m30s
04-10-2018, 11:33 PM
#34
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Originally Posted by Dolphinflyer
FYI,
You get a C- for your entire troll act from day 1.
You get a C- for your entire troll act from day 1.
Originally Posted by Lugar
I was recently hired by a major airline without a degree. Personally, I’m pleased that I spent my money on things like furthering my career, buying a house, and having a little fun, rather than on a degree which I highly doubt would have earned me a higher salary thus far. On the contrary, because of the experience I’ve gained, because I WASNT busy with college, my earnings thus far are probably higher than they would have been, had I attended college. My airline had no issue with me not having a degree.
March 7, he stated he'd accepted the job at Emirates, and blown Kalitta off. The story changes, however, found in multiple locked threads.
Of course, no degree. He's been hired by a major airline and works for one, has multiple interviews coming up with majors and AMCI carriers, can't decide whether to take the job at Emirates, and his interview dates keep shifting, to say nothing of his identify...which he elected to provide and verify here (in another locked thread...something occurring with his threads a lot). He's looking to give up a 200,000 a year job in a Gulfstream where he routinely flies 12-17 hour legs, so he can fly ACMI. World's most fascinating man?
On February 26, he said:
[QUOTEQUOTE=Lugar;2549192]I’m heading to DXB on Thursday for an interview with Emirates. [/QUOTE]
On February 7 he stated he's making 200,000 a year, but thinking about giving that up because he has a personal recommendation from Connie Kalitta's prime freight forwarder. He states he's a full time care provider for a disabled individual, then goes on in other threads to talk about the romance of flying for a cargo airline on the backside of the clock or extended overseas trips, while extolling the virtues of Emirates as allowing ample home time to care for his charge. All at odds, all inconsistent. He recently posted to say he's got the Emirates interview in three weeks, though it was supposed to be a month and a half ago, and done. It's hard to remember the storyline when one doesn't tell the truth.
On the 28th, he said he had been invited to interview with Kalitta, with the interview the week after he got home from his Emirates interview. Still haven't seen a timeline on his invite to American (which he says he's thinking about blowing off, because they don't fly far enough). Same thread he provides his name and does a lot of name dropping. He provides his location. Apparently unaware of the open FAA database, a quick check shows that a pilot by his name and location is a private pilot with an expired medical, 25 total returns with the same name nation wide, most with expired medicals and student or private certificates, and only one with a type rating (in a turboprop). Now it's possible that he really exists, but not likely.
He talks about listening to music on blue tooth on his headset. When called on that, it was while jumpseating. When called on that (he's not 121), he said he uses a seat in the passenger cabin and calls it "jumpseating," but later says he jumpseats in the cockpit. Hard to separate the lies from the fantasy.
Many of his threads get locked. Even the thread he started, claiming to be looking for a replacement to fill his GIV seat, got locked. I elected to put him on the ignore list...not worth the time of day, really. You're absolutely right, troll from the beginning, small miracle he isn't banned yet, and surely will be soon enough.
He recently opined:
Originally Posted by Lugar
Yep. Totally. When you put yourself out there on the Internet, you ask for opinions and scrutiny.
04-10-2018, 11:42 PM
#35
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He provides his location. Apparently unaware of the open FAA database, a quick check shows that a pilot by his name and location is a private pilot with an expired medical,
Don’t you love the interwebz ?
I do..... lol
04-11-2018, 04:43 AM
#37
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Originally Posted by Lugar
But how many times can you check your position, check your altimeters, check actual vs planned performance, tune VOR’s ahead, check flight and engine instruments, check the weather, brief and study arrivals, approaches, and taxi routes, etc? At some point, you create a legitimate fatigue issue by overworking yourself, and then you’re just beat tired (and dangerous) where it matters the most .. the approach, landing, and taxi phase.
04-11-2018, 07:10 AM
#38
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Crossword puzzles and delaying memory loss
04-11-2018, 12:55 PM
#40
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Originally Posted by HwkrPlt
Thank baby Jesus for in flight wifi and a bluetooth headset. Just wait for how boring domestic US flying is going to be once we have CPDLC everywhere.
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