Tool of the day
08-27-2013 | 07:58 AM
#4521
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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
#4522
Junior Senior
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Whiskey Papa
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.
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.
08-27-2013 | 12:03 PM
#4523
Line Holder
Joined: May 2011
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From: 737 CA
08-27-2013 | 03:37 PM
#4524
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Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Seat: Vegan friendly faux leather
"He or she may already have a drinking buddy listed as 'domestic partner' so they can take free trips to Vegas" or "you might get bumped from the flight and go home with the memory of being harassed by a security guard - for free!"
08-28-2013 | 06:42 AM
#4525
Looking for a laugh
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July, 1995. Second trip off IOE at ASA. I walked out to the plane and Bill J. was standing at the top of the stairs and informed me I was 3 minutes late and that I was off the trip. I said "OK," we had some words, and then I picked up my bag and walked back to the crew lounge. BJ came running after me and said he was only kidding. Never had an issue with him again.
FWIW, flying airplanes was a third career for me, after the military and working in the finance industry. At 30 years old at the time, I didn't take crap off of anybody then, and don't now.
FWIW, flying airplanes was a third career for me, after the military and working in the finance industry. At 30 years old at the time, I didn't take crap off of anybody then, and don't now.
08-28-2013 | 07:39 AM
#4526
Weekend and Holiday Pilot
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Sippin' at the Troubadour
July, 1995. Second trip off IOE at ASA. I walked out to the plane and Bill J. was standing at the top of the stairs and informed me I was 3 minutes late and that I was off the trip. I said "OK," we had some words, and then I picked up my bag and walked back to the crew lounge. BJ came running after me and said he was only kidding. Never had an issue with him again.
FWIW, flying airplanes was a third career for me, after the military and working in the finance industry. At 30 years old at the time, I didn't take crap off of anybody then, and don't now.
FWIW, flying airplanes was a third career for me, after the military and working in the finance industry. At 30 years old at the time, I didn't take crap off of anybody then, and don't now.
08-28-2013 | 09:30 AM
#4527
Da Hudge
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Poodle Whisperer
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.
08-28-2013 | 10:16 AM
#4528
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From: Urban chicken rancher.
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.
08-29-2013 | 07:10 AM
#4530
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Yes, AA still requires FO's to carry a plotter. Don't ask me why.
We're also required to have a wristwatch, but I've blown that off totally and now use my cell phone and iPad. It's not like there aren't 10,000 clocks everywhere we go.
And now that my old man eyes have caught up with me, I have to add a handful of cheater glasses to the "must have" list.
We're also required to have a wristwatch, but I've blown that off totally and now use my cell phone and iPad. It's not like there aren't 10,000 clocks everywhere we go.
And now that my old man eyes have caught up with me, I have to add a handful of cheater glasses to the "must have" list.
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