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What do pilots do during cruise? (serious)

Old 09-14-2007, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 7576FO View Post
I'm mostly Int'l. On the rare occasion I fly a Dom trans con. I cannot believe how many times we change frequencies.
Indy center is the worst! I'm about to go out of my mind by the time I'm through with them. You can't hold a conversation or even finish a magazine article
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Old 09-14-2007, 04:08 PM
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In the airlift world its porn. Sometimes a movie on the dvd player, but mostly porn. Usually the loadmaster's stuff cuz it is the most disgusting. *

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Old 09-14-2007, 04:16 PM
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"Wonder what this switch does?"
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Old 09-14-2007, 04:24 PM
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sleep with my eyes wide shut
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Old 09-14-2007, 04:42 PM
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take my ipod out of my backpack and re-gell my head.... :-)
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Old 09-14-2007, 05:11 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEIB4baOSd8

This Monty Python Video says it all...

In the military world, Army Guys are fun to mess with. Sometimes, we take a bag of EMPTY beer cans and throw them downstairs during the flight. It is usually good for a bunch of laughs.
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Old 09-14-2007, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by UnlimitedAkro View Post
my favorite game is Circut Breakers and EICAS Messages.

Capt goes first... FO goes second... and so on.

The goal is to see who can get the most EICAS messages to come up with pulling only one circut breaker.

Oh wait you said be serious... Clearly I cant do that.
Hmmm....I'd have to think about that one.....maybe the current pressurization controller? You'd probably get one for the failure, a cabin caution, a cabin warning, and probably one for the masks?
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Old 09-14-2007, 06:40 PM
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I just enjoy the view and the ride. I'll talk to my FO especially if I know him well. If I don't, it's a good way to get acquanited.
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Old 09-14-2007, 06:41 PM
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On long legs that originate really early in the morning, I like to catch up on my sleep when we're at cruise. I have a wind-up alarm clock that I set for about 20 minutes or so (you can't trust those battery operated ones). Don't worry about missing an ATC hand-off, they'll always catch up to you on 121.5.
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Old 09-14-2007, 06:59 PM
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