Tool of the day
11-25-2012, 08:16 AM
#3241
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Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Originally Posted by samballs
The guy with the license plate, in TPA parking lot, that read "FYJTBLU"
Pipe
11-25-2012, 08:34 AM
#3244
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Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
Reading that blog was sickening! I cannot imagine flying with him. Talk of fuel for "loiter time". Is he doing close air support? Seems to be particularly proud to be an "@$$hole Captain" too. I'm guessing that the pilots that questioned his fuel/payload ratio may have had some knowledge of what constitutes a reasonable fuel load.
I would bet a paycheck that he voted yes for AA's LBFO. It's clear that his ego is priority number one with pay, work rules, etc. a distant second to wearing his leather jacket at the grocery store.
He's a head alright, but "jet" isn't the appropriate prefix.
Pipe
11-25-2012, 11:02 AM
#3245
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,898
Originally Posted by pipe
Holy Crap!!!!
Reading that blog was sickening! I cannot imagine flying with him. Talk of fuel for "loiter time". Is he doing close air support? Seems to be particularly proud to be an "@$$hole Captain" too. I'm guessing that the pilots that questioned his fuel/payload ratio may have had some knowledge of what constitutes a reasonable fuel load.
I would bet a paycheck that he voted yes for AA's LBFO. It's clear that his ego is priority number one with pay, work rules, etc. a distant second to wearing his leather jacket at the grocery store.
He's a head alright, but "jet" isn't the appropriate prefix.
Pipe
Reading that blog was sickening! I cannot imagine flying with him. Talk of fuel for "loiter time". Is he doing close air support? Seems to be particularly proud to be an "@$$hole Captain" too. I'm guessing that the pilots that questioned his fuel/payload ratio may have had some knowledge of what constitutes a reasonable fuel load.
I would bet a paycheck that he voted yes for AA's LBFO. It's clear that his ego is priority number one with pay, work rules, etc. a distant second to wearing his leather jacket at the grocery store.
He's a head alright, but "jet" isn't the appropriate prefix.
Pipe
Last edited by ShyGuy; 11-25-2012 at 11:27 AM.
11-25-2012, 11:25 AM
#3246
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,898
Also like his "airline captain since 1991."
Not airline pilot since 1986. Not flying since the 80s. No, he is "airline captain since 1991."
This guy is just like Flying mag's Les Abend. Drama queen, blowing everything out of proportion. One time he wrote an entire article about the cockpit printer not working and he had to load it, it was hard, hadn't done it since IOE on the plane, controllers were trying to get him throughout the CPDLC, all while over the Atlantic ocean. Complete drama queens. Both these guys were the lucky ones in AA history. Hired in 1984-1986, spent 12-18 months as a SO, then 4 yrs as a FO, then upgraded at 31-32 yrs of age and have been captains ever since then. Theres the reason for some toolbag-ness.
Not airline pilot since 1986. Not flying since the 80s. No, he is "airline captain since 1991."
This guy is just like Flying mag's Les Abend. Drama queen, blowing everything out of proportion. One time he wrote an entire article about the cockpit printer not working and he had to load it, it was hard, hadn't done it since IOE on the plane, controllers were trying to get him throughout the CPDLC, all while over the Atlantic ocean. Complete drama queens. Both these guys were the lucky ones in AA history. Hired in 1984-1986, spent 12-18 months as a SO, then 4 yrs as a FO, then upgraded at 31-32 yrs of age and have been captains ever since then. Theres the reason for some toolbag-ness.
11-25-2012, 12:05 PM
#3247
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Joined APC: Mar 2010
Posts: 524
Originally Posted by ShyGuy
Also like his "airline captain since 1991."
Not airline pilot since 1986. Not flying since the 80s. No, he is "airline captain since 1991."
This guy is just like Flying mag's Les Abend. Drama queen, blowing everything out of proportion. One time he wrote an entire article about the cockpit printer not working and he had to load it, it was hard, hadn't done it since IOE on the plane, controllers were trying to get him throughout the CPDLC, all while over the Atlantic ocean. Complete drama queens. Both these guys were the lucky ones in AA history. Hired in 1984-1986, spent 12-18 months as a SO, then 4 yrs as a FO, then upgraded at 31-32 yrs of age and have been captains ever since then. Theres the reason for some toolbag-ness.
Not airline pilot since 1986. Not flying since the 80s. No, he is "airline captain since 1991."
This guy is just like Flying mag's Les Abend. Drama queen, blowing everything out of proportion. One time he wrote an entire article about the cockpit printer not working and he had to load it, it was hard, hadn't done it since IOE on the plane, controllers were trying to get him throughout the CPDLC, all while over the Atlantic ocean. Complete drama queens. Both these guys were the lucky ones in AA history. Hired in 1984-1986, spent 12-18 months as a SO, then 4 yrs as a FO, then upgraded at 31-32 yrs of age and have been captains ever since then. Theres the reason for some toolbag-ness.
Nice post. The few extremely lucky ones certainly skew aviation as whole. Les Abend also was a big fan of age 65.
11-25-2012, 12:09 PM
#3248
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Joined APC: Mar 2009
Position: 757 Capt
Posts: 798
Originally Posted by ShyGuy
Also like his "airline captain since 1991."
Not airline pilot since 1986. Not flying since the 80s. No, he is "airline captain since 1991."
This guy is just like Flying mag's Les Abend. Drama queen, blowing everything out of proportion. One time he wrote an entire article about the cockpit printer not working and he had to load it, it was hard, hadn't done it since IOE on the plane, controllers were trying to get him throughout the CPDLC, all while over the Atlantic ocean. Complete drama queens. Both these guys were the lucky ones in AA history. Hired in 1984-1986, spent 12-18 months as a SO, then 4 yrs as a FO, then upgraded at 31-32 yrs of age and have been captains ever since then. Theres the reason for some toolbag-ness.
Not airline pilot since 1986. Not flying since the 80s. No, he is "airline captain since 1991."
This guy is just like Flying mag's Les Abend. Drama queen, blowing everything out of proportion. One time he wrote an entire article about the cockpit printer not working and he had to load it, it was hard, hadn't done it since IOE on the plane, controllers were trying to get him throughout the CPDLC, all while over the Atlantic ocean. Complete drama queens. Both these guys were the lucky ones in AA history. Hired in 1984-1986, spent 12-18 months as a SO, then 4 yrs as a FO, then upgraded at 31-32 yrs of age and have been captains ever since then. Theres the reason for some toolbag-ness.
One time ATC was trying to get in touch with us when the ACARS printer wasn't working -- so we read the screen.
PIPE
11-25-2012, 01:12 PM
#3249
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 12,522
Originally Posted by gearcrankr
[he] also was a big fan of age 65.
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