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10-08-2018, 10:00 AM
#64
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Originally Posted by 4runner
I’ve seen a few around fbo’s with “Captain XYZ” embroidered on the back of a vinyl jacket. Mind you, this is in Florida and they’re Enroute to a Cessna with a knee board and gold sunglasses.
Maybe it's just a difference in how I look at life, but when I see that private pilot with whatever bits of flair he or she takes flying, it makes me smile because I know they're going out having fun and it usually isn't the kind of fun that hurts anyone else. Now if I see that same guy in a hangar putting down anyone else or crapping on the new guy just getting started, yea its easy to switch gears and knock them down a peg or two just because karma is a b%^%h and I hate bullies. But I personally think it's just fun seeing a pilot swagger out to his plane because he's out there having fun doing something that's really cool. Even if they're wearing something I would never wear or might consider ridiculous.
Some of us forget that, forget how we started. I'll never forget how it felt the first time I showed up at the airport without an instructor and swaggered out to that mighty cessna 150 wearing my coolest looking jacket, my gold rimmed ray-bans, and my kneeboard. It felt awesome and I didn't have to put anyone down to feel that way.
10-08-2018, 10:28 AM
#65
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Originally Posted by flensr
Flying a cessna with a knee board and gold sunglasses is lots of fun. Dressing up is part of that fun.
Maybe it's just a difference in how I look at life, but when I see that private pilot with whatever bits of flair he or she takes flying, it makes me smile because I know they're going out having fun and it usually isn't the kind of fun that hurts anyone else. Now if I see that same guy in a hangar putting down anyone else or crapping on the new guy just getting started, yea its easy to switch gears and knock them down a peg or two just because karma is a b%^%h and I hate bullies. But I personally think it's just fun seeing a pilot swagger out to his plane because he's out there having fun doing something that's really cool. Even if they're wearing something I would never wear or might consider ridiculous.
Some of us forget that, forget how we started. I'll never forget how it felt the first time I showed up at the airport without an instructor and swaggered out to that mighty cessna 150 wearing my coolest looking jacket, my gold rimmed ray-bans, and my kneeboard. It felt awesome and I didn't have to put anyone down to feel that way.
Maybe it's just a difference in how I look at life, but when I see that private pilot with whatever bits of flair he or she takes flying, it makes me smile because I know they're going out having fun and it usually isn't the kind of fun that hurts anyone else. Now if I see that same guy in a hangar putting down anyone else or crapping on the new guy just getting started, yea its easy to switch gears and knock them down a peg or two just because karma is a b%^%h and I hate bullies. But I personally think it's just fun seeing a pilot swagger out to his plane because he's out there having fun doing something that's really cool. Even if they're wearing something I would never wear or might consider ridiculous.
Some of us forget that, forget how we started. I'll never forget how it felt the first time I showed up at the airport without an instructor and swaggered out to that mighty cessna 150 wearing my coolest looking jacket, my gold rimmed ray-bans, and my kneeboard. It felt awesome and I didn't have to put anyone down to feel that way.
10-08-2018, 02:57 PM
#67
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Originally Posted by badflaps
Ahhh... Who can forget, Ray-Ban's on the belt.
10-12-2018, 06:31 PM
#68
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Posts: 196
Originally Posted by flensr
Flying a cessna with a knee board and gold sunglasses is lots of fun. Dressing up is part of that fun.
Maybe it's just a difference in how I look at life, but when I see that private pilot with whatever bits of flair he or she takes flying, it makes me smile because I know they're going out having fun and it usually isn't the kind of fun that hurts anyone else. Now if I see that same guy in a hangar putting down anyone else or crapping on the new guy just getting started, yea its easy to switch gears and knock them down a peg or two just because karma is a b%^%h and I hate bullies. But I personally think it's just fun seeing a pilot swagger out to his plane because he's out there having fun doing something that's really cool. Even if they're wearing something I would never wear or might consider ridiculous.
Some of us forget that, forget how we started. I'll never forget how it felt the first time I showed up at the airport without an instructor and swaggered out to that mighty cessna 150 wearing my coolest looking jacket, my gold rimmed ray-bans, and my kneeboard. It felt awesome and I didn't have to put anyone down to feel that way.
Maybe it's just a difference in how I look at life, but when I see that private pilot with whatever bits of flair he or she takes flying, it makes me smile because I know they're going out having fun and it usually isn't the kind of fun that hurts anyone else. Now if I see that same guy in a hangar putting down anyone else or crapping on the new guy just getting started, yea its easy to switch gears and knock them down a peg or two just because karma is a b%^%h and I hate bullies. But I personally think it's just fun seeing a pilot swagger out to his plane because he's out there having fun doing something that's really cool. Even if they're wearing something I would never wear or might consider ridiculous.
Some of us forget that, forget how we started. I'll never forget how it felt the first time I showed up at the airport without an instructor and swaggered out to that mighty cessna 150 wearing my coolest looking jacket, my gold rimmed ray-bans, and my kneeboard. It felt awesome and I didn't have to put anyone down to feel that way.
Yeah, no big deal for us, but we all remember flying into a big airport the first time and how scared we were to see “real airliners” on the parallel.
10-12-2018, 06:52 PM
#69
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Position: retired 767(dl)
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[QUOTE=Ducttape;
Yeah, no big deal for us, but we all remember flying into a big airport the first time and how scared we were to see “real airliners” on the parallel.[/QUOTE]
Not as scared as me with a Cherokee in the 12 0'Clock.
Yeah, no big deal for us, but we all remember flying into a big airport the first time and how scared we were to see “real airliners” on the parallel.[/QUOTE]
Not as scared as me with a Cherokee in the 12 0'Clock.
