Stories from the jump seat
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09-04-2017, 06:37 PM
#253
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Years ago, a TSA captain delayed a flight to load 600# of sandbags in aft cargo to get the cg in limits to get me on. I never forgot that and paid it forward at every opportunity.
My crown jewel was burning off a LOT of gas in the runup pad to meet MTOW in order to get all the nonrevs on.
My crown jewel was burning off a LOT of gas in the runup pad to meet MTOW in order to get all the nonrevs on.
09-05-2017, 01:27 AM
#254
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Joined APC: Apr 2016
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Delta MD-80 jumpseat: We've been taxiing around LGA for a while. The crew is doing their thing; not really interacting with me, fine by me.
All of a sudden the Captain wants my help! "Is that an RJ?" he exclaims, pointing at one. I am trying to figure this query out when he states "I can still identify a MIG better than an RJ". This from an LGA MD-80 Capt.
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
All of a sudden the Captain wants my help! "Is that an RJ?" he exclaims, pointing at one. I am trying to figure this query out when he states "I can still identify a MIG better than an RJ". This from an LGA MD-80 Capt.
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
09-05-2017, 03:58 AM
#255
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Originally Posted by Aqua
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
Air combat training today still focuses on migs and suhkois..
09-05-2017, 04:35 AM
#256
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Joined APC: Oct 2012
Position: 737
Posts: 1,061
Originally Posted by Aqua
Delta MD-80 jumpseat: We've been taxiing around LGA for a while. The crew is doing their thing; not really interacting with me, fine by me.
All of a sudden the Captain wants my help! "Is that an RJ?" he exclaims, pointing at one. I am trying to figure this query out when he states "I can still identify a MIG better than an RJ". This from an LGA MD-80 Capt.
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
All of a sudden the Captain wants my help! "Is that an RJ?" he exclaims, pointing at one. I am trying to figure this query out when he states "I can still identify a MIG better than an RJ". This from an LGA MD-80 Capt.
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
09-05-2017, 05:10 AM
#257
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 4
JS Story
Friend of mine asked an AA MD80 crew for a seat from LAX to DFW on a red eye. Flight was full so he was in the cockpit and the F/O was rather condescending in his attitude towards a "freight dog". After take off the F/O snidely asked who he worked for. He said "UPS". The F/O said "Humph, that's freight and you guys fly all night long...whats it like having to fly all night long?" My friend said the Captain gave the F/O a quizzical look and my friend replied "Kind of like this" to which the Captain replied to the F/O...that was a stupid question".
For us freight dogs, the one guaranteed question we will receive is "do you want to be a commercial pilot"? I was trying to get home on AA and the flight was full. Standing out of the way in the galley, the young FA asked me that as the older FA just rolled her eyes. I replied "I am a commercial pilot" and she replied "Yes, but do you want to fly for AA?" and this was just after a contract settlement, I told her that I couldn't afford the pay cut and she looked at me funny and I said "I make more than those two put together. The Captain turned and said "He is right".
Or this one. Long ago on Muse Air, one of the very senior Captains told the brand new FA that we needed air samples from the cabin. He told her to use sick sacks and open them up and capture some air, seal them and bring them to the cockpit. When she did, he went "No No No" you must mark them where you took them...aft cabin high, aft cabin low....she started off to do it again when the more senior FA's clued her in.
For us freight dogs, the one guaranteed question we will receive is "do you want to be a commercial pilot"? I was trying to get home on AA and the flight was full. Standing out of the way in the galley, the young FA asked me that as the older FA just rolled her eyes. I replied "I am a commercial pilot" and she replied "Yes, but do you want to fly for AA?" and this was just after a contract settlement, I told her that I couldn't afford the pay cut and she looked at me funny and I said "I make more than those two put together. The Captain turned and said "He is right".
Or this one. Long ago on Muse Air, one of the very senior Captains told the brand new FA that we needed air samples from the cabin. He told her to use sick sacks and open them up and capture some air, seal them and bring them to the cockpit. When she did, he went "No No No" you must mark them where you took them...aft cabin high, aft cabin low....she started off to do it again when the more senior FA's clued her in.
09-05-2017, 07:37 AM
#258
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Originally Posted by Aggiedad
Friend of mine asked an AA MD80 crew for a seat from LAX to DFW on a red eye. Flight was full so he was in the cockpit and the F/O was rather condescending in his attitude towards a "freight dog". After take off the F/O snidely asked who he worked for. He said "UPS". The F/O said "Humph, that's freight and you guys fly all night long...whats it like having to fly all night long?" My friend said the Captain gave the F/O a quizzical look and my friend replied "Kind of like this" to which the Captain replied to the F/O...that was a stupid question".
For us freight dogs, the one guaranteed question we will receive is "do you want to be a commercial pilot"? I was trying to get home on AA and the flight was full. Standing out of the way in the galley, the young FA asked me that as the older FA just rolled her eyes. I replied "I am a commercial pilot" and she replied "Yes, but do you want to fly for AA?" and this was just after a contract settlement, I told her that I couldn't afford the pay cut and she looked at me funny and I said "I make more than those two put together. The Captain turned and said "He is right".
Or this one. Long ago on Muse Air, one of the very senior Captains told the brand new FA that we needed air samples from the cabin. He told her to use sick sacks and open them up and capture some air, seal them and bring them to the cockpit. When she did, he went "No No No" you must mark them where you took them...aft cabin high, aft cabin low....she started off to do it again when the more senior FA's clued her in.
For us freight dogs, the one guaranteed question we will receive is "do you want to be a commercial pilot"? I was trying to get home on AA and the flight was full. Standing out of the way in the galley, the young FA asked me that as the older FA just rolled her eyes. I replied "I am a commercial pilot" and she replied "Yes, but do you want to fly for AA?" and this was just after a contract settlement, I told her that I couldn't afford the pay cut and she looked at me funny and I said "I make more than those two put together. The Captain turned and said "He is right".
Or this one. Long ago on Muse Air, one of the very senior Captains told the brand new FA that we needed air samples from the cabin. He told her to use sick sacks and open them up and capture some air, seal them and bring them to the cockpit. When she did, he went "No No No" you must mark them where you took them...aft cabin high, aft cabin low....she started off to do it again when the more senior FA's clued her in.
09-05-2017, 10:19 AM
#259
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 8,899
Originally Posted by Aqua
Delta MD-80 jumpseat: We've been taxiing around LGA for a while. The crew is doing their thing; not really interacting with me, fine by me.
All of a sudden the Captain wants my help! "Is that an RJ?" he exclaims, pointing at one. I am trying to figure this query out when he states "I can still identify a MIG better than an RJ". This from an LGA MD-80 Capt.
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
All of a sudden the Captain wants my help! "Is that an RJ?" he exclaims, pointing at one. I am trying to figure this query out when he states "I can still identify a MIG better than an RJ". This from an LGA MD-80 Capt.
Thanks for your service skipper, but way too young for any war where you'd see many MIGs. GMAFB.
09-05-2017, 10:51 AM
#260
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Joined APC: Feb 2006
Position: 767A (Ret)
Posts: 6,248
Originally Posted by ShyGuy
Hard to believe a Delta MD pilot would have trouble distinguishing a RJ from other planes.
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