Tool of the day
05-18-2012, 06:04 PM
#1411
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: B787. Left seat.
Posts: 270
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.
05-18-2012, 08:08 PM
#1413
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: blueJet
Posts: 4,511
Originally Posted by Sailor
TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.
This guy thinks he's Lethal Weapon's Roger MurTOOL.
05-19-2012, 06:01 AM
#1414
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Posts: 562
Originally Posted by Sailor
TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.
05-19-2012, 11:00 AM
#1415
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: 7er
Posts: 1,673
Originally Posted by Sailor
TSA screeners for doing their job (not) and Piedmont pilot for sneaking a loaded .357, for 3 days. priceless.
05-19-2012, 12:09 PM
#1416
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 10
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.
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.
05-19-2012, 12:31 PM
#1417
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 10
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.
05-19-2012, 02:15 PM
#1418
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: 7ER B...whatever that means.
Posts: 3,966
Originally Posted by ce170b
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.
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.
05-19-2012, 10:54 PM
#1419
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2011
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
I think I've flown with this guy!
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.
05-20-2012, 01:21 PM
#1420
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Position: 7ER B...whatever that means.
Posts: 3,966
Originally Posted by ce170b
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.
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.
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