Tool of the day
08-26-2013, 03:35 PM
#4511
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Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: DAL FO
Posts: 2,143
Originally Posted by buzzpat
Oh man. For every 1000 of us, there's always one. What a goon.
Really hoping that was a joke
08-26-2013, 08:04 PM
#4512
On Reserve
Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by LeineLodge
I flew with this guy about 10 years back. He was a little eccentric, but enjoyable to fly with. I read his "article" and kept thinking it was a spoof (albeit a poor one.)
Really hoping that was a joke
Really hoping that was a joke
08-27-2013, 02:04 AM
#4513
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Joined APC: Feb 2008
Position: Urban chicken rancher.
Posts: 6,070
Originally Posted by LeineLodge
I flew with this guy about 10 years back. He was a little eccentric, but enjoyable to fly with. I read his "article" and kept thinking it was a spoof (albeit a poor one.)
Really hoping that was a joke
Really hoping that was a joke
08-27-2013, 04:43 AM
#4514
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Joined APC: Jul 2012
Posts: 737
NEVER flown with more than 1 pants. Except for that IOE incident, never had a pants failure.
I DO have a paper checklist of "stuff" I need for a trip. Pretty sad, but my more senior brain cells are starting to fail.
- Company ID
- Wallet
- iPad
- Passport
etc. I even have emergency cash in my headset pouch. Enough for a steak and a beer on a layover.
I DO have a paper checklist of "stuff" I need for a trip. Pretty sad, but my more senior brain cells are starting to fail.
- Company ID
- Wallet
- iPad
- Passport
etc. I even have emergency cash in my headset pouch. Enough for a steak and a beer on a layover.
08-27-2013, 05:30 AM
#4515
Junior Senior
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: Whiskey Papa
Posts: 2,850
..."spectacles, testicles, wallet and watch" was the first thing that came to mind when I read your post. 
btw, you use a paper checklist? I have mine in my phone calendar! Nothing wrong with checklists!
btw, you use a paper checklist? I have mine in my phone calendar! Nothing wrong with checklists!
Originally Posted by ForeverFO
NEVER flown with more than 1 pants. Except for that IOE incident, never had a pants failure.
I DO have a paper checklist of "stuff" I need for a trip. Pretty sad, but my more senior brain cells are starting to fail.
- Company ID
- Wallet
- iPad
- Passport
etc. I even have emergency cash in my headset pouch. Enough for a steak and a beer on a layover.
I DO have a paper checklist of "stuff" I need for a trip. Pretty sad, but my more senior brain cells are starting to fail.
- Company ID
- Wallet
- iPad
- Passport
etc. I even have emergency cash in my headset pouch. Enough for a steak and a beer on a layover.
08-27-2013, 06:47 AM
#4516
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Joined APC: Jul 2012
Posts: 737
Yes, the amount of crap necessary to pull off a successful trip can be way too high, but creature comforts are important.
The company stuff alone is way too much. I've got a plotter, still new in wrap, that is 25 years old. Never used it, but it's apparently necessary for the safety of flight.
The company stuff alone is way too much. I've got a plotter, still new in wrap, that is 25 years old. Never used it, but it's apparently necessary for the safety of flight.
08-27-2013, 07:20 AM
#4517
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 106
Originally Posted by LNL76
Glad to see I'm not the only one who checks their ID (and passport) numerous times both before leaving home as well as at airports/hotels. 
My ex used to say that I looked like I was doing the Macarena when checking for the crap in front pockets, back pocket and around my neck. I was simply doing a verbal count--keys=1, passport=2...
I'll do it a couple of times in the hotel room before putting the baggage puzzle together, and then I'll do it again after the puzzle is complete.
The one time I didn't do it at home, I had done the 35 minute drive to the lot and rode the 15 minutes to the terminal to find out I had forgotten my ID.
08-27-2013, 07:35 AM
#4518
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Joined APC: Apr 2011
Position: retired 767(dl)
Posts: 5,724
Originally Posted by ForeverFO
Yes, the amount of crap necessary to pull off a successful trip can be way too high, but creature comforts are important.
The company stuff alone is way too much. I've got a plotter, still new in wrap, that is 25 years old. Never used it, but it's apparently necessary for the safety of flight.
The company stuff alone is way too much. I've got a plotter, still new in wrap, that is 25 years old. Never used it, but it's apparently necessary for the safety of flight.
08-27-2013, 07:58 AM
#4519
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Joined APC: Jul 2012
Posts: 737
Originally Posted by Squawk2112
Top 6 reasons you should date a pilot
The response is definitely a gag piece and and is subtle satire... even the paragraphs/topics perfectly match the dating blog. No toolishness detected. The latter, the "real" piece, is toolish in the extreme, but written by the girlfriend of a pilot.
08-27-2013, 11:39 AM
#4520
Junior Senior
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: Whiskey Papa
Posts: 2,850
Originally Posted by Alterbridge
My ex used to say that I looked like I was doing the Macarena when checking for the crap in front pockets, back pocket and around my neck. I was simply doing a verbal count--keys=1, passport=2...
I'll do it a couple of times in the hotel room before putting the baggage puzzle together, and then I'll do it again after the puzzle is complete.
The one time I didn't do it at home, I had done the 35 minute drive to the lot and rode the 15 minutes to the terminal to find out I had forgotten my ID.
I'll do it a couple of times in the hotel room before putting the baggage puzzle together, and then I'll do it again after the puzzle is complete.
The one time I didn't do it at home, I had done the 35 minute drive to the lot and rode the 15 minutes to the terminal to find out I had forgotten my ID.
Originally Posted by ForeverFO
The article in question was written in response to a "real" dating blog:
Top 6 reasons you should date a pilot
The response is definitely a gag piece and and is subtle satire... even the paragraphs/topics perfectly match the dating blog. No toolishness detected. The latter, the "real" piece, is toolish in the extreme, but written by the girlfriend of a pilot.
Top 6 reasons you should date a pilot
The response is definitely a gag piece and and is subtle satire... even the paragraphs/topics perfectly match the dating blog. No toolishness detected. The latter, the "real" piece, is toolish in the extreme, but written by the girlfriend of a pilot.
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