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EYBusdriver 05-18-2012 06:04 PM

The check in agent who made me wait for an hour for a seat because FC might be full (was on an annual leave ticket) and then when I was finally assigned a seat, had to run to the gate to make the flight to find out I was the only passenger in that cabin.:mad:

Sailor 05-18-2012 06:14 PM

TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.

Boomer 05-18-2012 08:08 PM


Originally Posted by Sailor (Post 1191236)
TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.

Who carries a revolver anymore?

This guy thinks he's Lethal Weapon's Roger MurTOOL.

samballs 05-19-2012 06:01 AM


Originally Posted by Sailor (Post 1191236)
TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.

Police nab airline pilot with loaded gun in luggage - Yahoo! News

TeddyKGB 05-19-2012 11:00 AM


Originally Posted by Sailor (Post 1191236)
TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.

The Piedmont bypassed security, (KCM maybe), with the gun and that's how he ended up flying with it. It wasn't until he was forced to go through a security check point that he was caught with it so sounds like the TSA did catch it.

ce170b 05-19-2012 12:09 PM

Flew with a CA a few years back that would call his fiancee every morning before an O dark 30 departure to say all that mooshy cr@p that soon to be married people say all while I sit in the cockpit trying not to listen. The icing on the cake was his sign off, he would say "I love you" and then kiss the mic on the phone a couple of times. Awkward. Maybe not quite a Tool moment but definitly a lose your man card moment.

Another TOTD & I am sure I will be stepping on toes with this one is the pilots who call their spouse while in the cockpit after every leg to tell them they have landed safely. Seriously, come on save it for the dangerous van ride in SDQ.

Or the CA who insisted on talking to his wife on his phone while taxiing to get deiced in CVG. Once in the line and about numero 4 for the hose down he decides to shut both engines down. Sure as shootin' the line moves up & the deice boss is yelling at us to move up. El Capitan, still jabbering on the phone, bring the thrust levers up on quiet engines. Tool.

ce170b 05-19-2012 12:31 PM

Got another one, a legendary FO at my former regional carrier, while on IOE told the IOE CA who was coming in for a landing in a slight crosswind that he needed more left rudder. The CA taxiied to the gate and then proceeded to give him "the talk". Which included the little nugget "I have more time in the flare than you have total time". The talk must not have sunk in during IOE because the FO became a legendary right seat CA.

freezingflyboy 05-19-2012 02:15 PM


Originally Posted by ce170b (Post 1191590)
Flew with a CA a few years back that would call his fiancee every morning before an O dark 30 departure to say all that mooshy cr@p that soon to be married people say all while I sit in the cockpit trying not to listen. The icing on the cake was his sign off, he would say "I love you" and then kiss the mic on the phone a couple of times. Awkward. Maybe not quite a Tool moment but definitly a lose your man card moment.

Another TOTD & I am sure I will be stepping on toes with this one is the pilots who call their spouse while in the cockpit after every leg to tell them they have landed safely. Seriously, come on save it for the dangerous van ride in SDQ.

Or the CA who insisted on talking to his wife on his phone while taxiing to get deiced in CVG. Once in the line and about numero 4 for the hose down he decides to shut both engines down. Sure as shootin' the line moves up & the deice boss is yelling at us to move up. El Capitan, still jabbering on the phone, bring the thrust levers up on quiet engines. Tool.

I think I've flown with this guy!

ce170b 05-19-2012 10:54 PM


Originally Posted by freezingflyboy (Post 1191651)
I think I've flown with this guy!

Depends, they were two different captains, both at the red-headed stepchild side of yv.
The 1st one left for greener pastures. The 2nd CA is still there. He is also the one who noticed a newly married groom just getting on our flight from Nassau & proceded to conclude his announcement with best wishes to the bride & "to the groom....buddy your life is over"! Stay classy regional airline captain.

freezingflyboy 05-20-2012 01:21 PM


Originally Posted by ce170b (Post 1191809)
Depends, they were two different captains, both at the red-headed stepchild side of yv.
The 1st one left for greener pastures. The 2nd CA is still there. He is also the one who noticed a newly married groom just getting on our flight from Nassau & proceded to conclude his announcement with best wishes to the bride & "to the groom....buddy your life is over"! Stay classy regional airline captain.

Well I was never at YV so I'm sure it wasn't the same actual guy but we've got a couple of our own here at ExpressJet. What a bunch of weenies.:rolleyes:


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