Tool of the day
04-30-2017, 08:36 PM
#9241
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I'd like to nominate the Alaska pilot who clearly had some anger issues with center last week. Seattle was a mess, so all of the arrivals were getting slowed down and vectored to burn off 7-10 minute metering delays.
Captain Rage was clearly having none of this, and started badgering the controller with stuff like "Am I behind a slow-tation"? "Can he pick it up?" "Can we resume normal speed?" every 30 seconds, despite the fact that every single airplane on the frequency was getting slowed and turned.
Captain Rage was clearly having none of this, and started badgering the controller with stuff like "Am I behind a slow-tation"? "Can he pick it up?" "Can we resume normal speed?" every 30 seconds, despite the fact that every single airplane on the frequency was getting slowed and turned.
05-01-2017, 05:43 AM
#9242
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Originally Posted by cactusflyer
I'd like to nominate the Alaska pilot who clearly had some anger issues with center last week. Seattle was a mess, so all of the arrivals were getting slowed down and vectored to burn off 7-10 minute metering delays.
Captain Rage was clearly having none of this, and started badgering the controller with stuff like "Am I behind a slow-tation"? "Can he pick it up?" "Can we resume normal speed?" every 30 seconds, despite the fact that every single airplane on the frequency was getting slowed and turned.
Captain Rage was clearly having none of this, and started badgering the controller with stuff like "Am I behind a slow-tation"? "Can he pick it up?" "Can we resume normal speed?" every 30 seconds, despite the fact that every single airplane on the frequency was getting slowed and turned.
They would reply: "Alaska xxxx cleared direct the field, maintain best forward, copy this number xxx-xxx-xxxx, I want details!!!!"
See? Easy...
05-03-2017, 08:18 PM
#9243
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True story, just happened.
The ramper who met my airplane on an overnight trip (we had just arrived, and were scheduled to take the same plane out again at oh-dark-thirty) who accosted me as I deplaned, saying "You got a serious airworthiness problem."
I followed him to the rear of the aircraft, where he pointed to a very small dent in the engine cowl. Good catch, but I pointed out to him the daub of yellow paint highlighting the dent, which is an indication by our MX department that the dent has been reviewed by MX and signed off as airworthy. I'd seen that dent earlier in the day; that yellow paint tells us it's OK to fly.
I explained this to the ramper, but he refused to accept it. "This airplane is unairworthy." I responded, "Well, why don't you just go tell that to my captain, 'cause she's going to disagree with you, and she's the final authority as to the operation of this aircraft." He proceeds to do this, and gets the same answer.
Not to be denied, he says "I'm going to have to report this to the FAA." We told him to go right ahead, and we went to the hotel.
An hour or two later, in the middle of the night, my CA gets a call from our MX department asking what the heck this ramper is up to. He apparently called our HDQ and made a huge stink about pilots who were flying an unairworthy aircraft. He may have actually called the FAA, too.
Where do they find these people?!?
The ramper who met my airplane on an overnight trip (we had just arrived, and were scheduled to take the same plane out again at oh-dark-thirty) who accosted me as I deplaned, saying "You got a serious airworthiness problem."
I followed him to the rear of the aircraft, where he pointed to a very small dent in the engine cowl. Good catch, but I pointed out to him the daub of yellow paint highlighting the dent, which is an indication by our MX department that the dent has been reviewed by MX and signed off as airworthy. I'd seen that dent earlier in the day; that yellow paint tells us it's OK to fly.
I explained this to the ramper, but he refused to accept it. "This airplane is unairworthy." I responded, "Well, why don't you just go tell that to my captain, 'cause she's going to disagree with you, and she's the final authority as to the operation of this aircraft." He proceeds to do this, and gets the same answer.
Not to be denied, he says "I'm going to have to report this to the FAA." We told him to go right ahead, and we went to the hotel.
An hour or two later, in the middle of the night, my CA gets a call from our MX department asking what the heck this ramper is up to. He apparently called our HDQ and made a huge stink about pilots who were flying an unairworthy aircraft. He may have actually called the FAA, too.
Where do they find these people?!?
05-04-2017, 06:13 AM
#9244
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Oh man. Gotta love those rampers that know more about the airplane than those of us who fly them. Had a guy pull that back in my RJ days. He points out a dent near the boarding door during an outstation turn. I'd noticed the same dent leaving the hub earlier and we had called mx and sure enough, the dent was known to mx and had been catalogued. I explain all this to our aviation hero and proceed to finish my walk around.
A few minutes later our hero appears in the cockpit to tell us that contract mx should arrive within an hour and they were going to hold off boarding. Of course this is greeted by a couple of "wtfs!?" from the captain and myself. Turns out this guy had gone over our heads, called MAINLINE hq who had called out contract mx and threw a fit at our company's mx guys. Maybe 15 minutes later the captain's phone rings and it's the director of flight ops wanting to know what the hell is going on. Needless to say, a goat rope ensued and we took about a four hour delay while hands were wringed and asses were covered. All to reach the conclusion we had reached before ever leaving the hub: the dent was known, documented and the aircraft was indeed airworthy. Where do they find these guys indeed.
A few minutes later our hero appears in the cockpit to tell us that contract mx should arrive within an hour and they were going to hold off boarding. Of course this is greeted by a couple of "wtfs!?" from the captain and myself. Turns out this guy had gone over our heads, called MAINLINE hq who had called out contract mx and threw a fit at our company's mx guys. Maybe 15 minutes later the captain's phone rings and it's the director of flight ops wanting to know what the hell is going on. Needless to say, a goat rope ensued and we took about a four hour delay while hands were wringed and asses were covered. All to reach the conclusion we had reached before ever leaving the hub: the dent was known, documented and the aircraft was indeed airworthy. Where do they find these guys indeed.
Last edited by freezingflyboy; 05-04-2017 at 06:51 AM. Reason: Grammar
05-04-2017, 06:52 AM
#9245
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TOTD to the oblivious business traveler who sidled up to the urinal next to me and parked his rolling briefcase 12 inches behind me while I was taking a leak, thereby causing me to nearly crack my skull open on the hard floor as I stumbled over it when I backed away from the commode.
The loud ruckus and astounded "are you kidding me?!" that escaped my lips didn't even cause this guy to flinch. And being in CLT, there was only about another 200 people in the restroom to see it all happen. I haven't wanted to try out the Leonidas 300 kick that badly in a long time.
Maybe he thought I was a UA pilot??
The loud ruckus and astounded "are you kidding me?!" that escaped my lips didn't even cause this guy to flinch. And being in CLT, there was only about another 200 people in the restroom to see it all happen. I haven't wanted to try out the Leonidas 300 kick that badly in a long time.
Maybe he thought I was a UA pilot??
05-04-2017, 09:20 AM
#9246
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Position: 767 Pilot
Posts: 1,133
Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Oh man. Gotta love those rampers that know more about the airplane than those of us who fly them. Had a guy pull that back in my RJ days. He points out a dent near the boarding door during an outstation turn. I'd noticed the same dent leaving the hub earlier and we had called mx and sure enough, the dent was known to mx and had been catalogued. I explain all this to our aviation hero and proceed to finish my walk around.
A few minutes later our hero appears in the cockpit to tell us that contract mx should arrive within an hour and they were going to hold off boarding. Of course this is greeted by a couple of "wtfs!?" from the captain and myself. Turns out this guy had gone over our heads, called MAINLINE hq who had called out contract mx and threw a fit at our company's mx guys. Maybe 15 minutes later the captain's phone rings and it's the director of flight ops wanting to know what the hell is going on. Needless to say, a goat rope ensued and we took about a four hour delay while hands were wringed and asses were covered. All to reach the conclusion we had reached before ever leaving the hub: the dent was known, documented and the aircraft was indeed airworthy. Where do they find these guys indeed.
A few minutes later our hero appears in the cockpit to tell us that contract mx should arrive within an hour and they were going to hold off boarding. Of course this is greeted by a couple of "wtfs!?" from the captain and myself. Turns out this guy had gone over our heads, called MAINLINE hq who had called out contract mx and threw a fit at our company's mx guys. Maybe 15 minutes later the captain's phone rings and it's the director of flight ops wanting to know what the hell is going on. Needless to say, a goat rope ensued and we took about a four hour delay while hands were wringed and asses were covered. All to reach the conclusion we had reached before ever leaving the hub: the dent was known, documented and the aircraft was indeed airworthy. Where do they find these guys indeed.
05-05-2017, 12:59 PM
#9247
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Today’s tool is some RJ hotshot captain-wannabe in Charlotte who used the middle urinal despite a full row of empty ones. He’s standing real close to the porcelain so despite a really big watch he probably has real small equipment. Probably a -145 driver. I have to squeeze past this guy to use the urinal near the wall, so I had to put my fine alligator-skin Coach bag on the far wall. The tool finishes emptying his 2 ounce bladder and backs up without looking and belly flops, almost cracking his skull on the tile, flailing around like a turtle on his back.
He's all like "are you kidding me? I know Kung Fu! You're just passenger but I fly the plane!" He then flips me the bird. Everybody is laughing at captain Klutz who bolts out without even washing his hands.
Maybe he works for United.
He's all like "are you kidding me? I know Kung Fu! You're just passenger but I fly the plane!" He then flips me the bird. Everybody is laughing at captain Klutz who bolts out without even washing his hands.
Maybe he works for United.
05-05-2017, 01:02 PM
#9248
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 541
Originally Posted by cardiomd
Today’s tool is some RJ hotshot captain-wannabe in Charlotte who used the middle urinal despite a full row of empty ones. He’s standing real close to the porcelain so despite a really big watch he probably has real small equipment. Probably a -145 driver. I have to squeeze past this guy to use the urinal near the wall, so I had to put my fine alligator-skin Coach bag on the far wall. The tool finishes emptying his 2 ounce bladder and backs up without looking and belly flops, almost cracking his skull on the tile, flailing around like a turtle on his back.
He's all like "are you kidding me? I know Kung Fu! You're just passenger but I fly the plane!" He then flips me the bird. Everybody is laughing at captain Klutz who bolts out without even washing his hands.
Maybe he works for United.
He's all like "are you kidding me? I know Kung Fu! You're just passenger but I fly the plane!" He then flips me the bird. Everybody is laughing at captain Klutz who bolts out without even washing his hands.
Maybe he works for United.
05-05-2017, 04:32 PM
#9249
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Originally Posted by freezingflyboy
Oh man. Gotta love those rampers that know more about the airplane than those of us who fly them. Had a guy pull that back in my RJ days. He points out a dent near the boarding door during an outstation turn. I'd noticed the same dent leaving the hub earlier and we had called mx and sure enough, the dent was known to mx and had been catalogued. I explain all this to our aviation hero and proceed to finish my walk around.
A few minutes later our hero appears in the cockpit to tell us that contract mx should arrive within an hour and they were going to hold off boarding. Of course this is greeted by a couple of "wtfs!?" from the captain and myself. Turns out this guy had gone over our heads, called MAINLINE hq who had called out contract mx and threw a fit at our company's mx guys. Maybe 15 minutes later the captain's phone rings and it's the director of flight ops wanting to know what the hell is going on. Needless to say, a goat rope ensued and we took about a four hour delay while hands were wringed and asses were covered. All to reach the conclusion we had reached before ever leaving the hub: the dent was known, documented and the aircraft was indeed airworthy. Where do they find these guys indeed.
A few minutes later our hero appears in the cockpit to tell us that contract mx should arrive within an hour and they were going to hold off boarding. Of course this is greeted by a couple of "wtfs!?" from the captain and myself. Turns out this guy had gone over our heads, called MAINLINE hq who had called out contract mx and threw a fit at our company's mx guys. Maybe 15 minutes later the captain's phone rings and it's the director of flight ops wanting to know what the hell is going on. Needless to say, a goat rope ensued and we took about a four hour delay while hands were wringed and asses were covered. All to reach the conclusion we had reached before ever leaving the hub: the dent was known, documented and the aircraft was indeed airworthy. Where do they find these guys indeed.
Wouldn't be in KELM would it? There is one of those guys there, even measures tire tread depth and looks for cuts. Wish I was kidding...
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