You might be a freight dog if...
01-13-2011, 02:09 AM
#52
Line Holder
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Posts: 51
Originally Posted by freightdog
You might be a freight dog if...
Your airplane was getting old when you were born.
You have not done a daylight landing in the past six months.
ATC advises you of smoother air at a different altitude, and you don't care.
When you taxi up to an FBO they roll out the red carpet, but quickly take it back when they recognize you.
You call the hotel van to pick you up and they don't understand where you are on the airport.
Centre asks you to "keep the chickens down" so they can hear you talk.
Your airplane has more than 75,000 cycles.
Your company call sign is "Oil Can".
The lady at the FBO locks up the popcorn machine because you plan on "making a meal of it".
Your airplane has more than eight faded logos on it.
You wear the same shirt for a week, and no one complains.
Centre mispronounces your call sign more than three times in one flight.
Your Director of Operations mysteriously changes your max. take off weight during the holiday season.
Every FBO makes you park out of sight of their building.
You have ever walked barefoot through the FBO because you just woke up.
You mark every ramp with engine oil.
Everything you own is in you flight bag and suitcase.
All the other pilots wait for you to test the squall line first.
All the other airlines hold to see if you get in.
You request the visual approach with 300 overcast and ½ SM vis.
You make no attempt to deviate around weather.
-Feel free to add to the list, everyone fly safe out there!
Your airplane was getting old when you were born.
You have not done a daylight landing in the past six months.
ATC advises you of smoother air at a different altitude, and you don't care.
When you taxi up to an FBO they roll out the red carpet, but quickly take it back when they recognize you.
You call the hotel van to pick you up and they don't understand where you are on the airport.
Centre asks you to "keep the chickens down" so they can hear you talk.
Your airplane has more than 75,000 cycles.
Your company call sign is "Oil Can".
The lady at the FBO locks up the popcorn machine because you plan on "making a meal of it".
Your airplane has more than eight faded logos on it.
You wear the same shirt for a week, and no one complains.
Centre mispronounces your call sign more than three times in one flight.
Your Director of Operations mysteriously changes your max. take off weight during the holiday season.
Every FBO makes you park out of sight of their building.
You have ever walked barefoot through the FBO because you just woke up.
You mark every ramp with engine oil.
Everything you own is in you flight bag and suitcase.
All the other pilots wait for you to test the squall line first.
All the other airlines hold to see if you get in.
You request the visual approach with 300 overcast and ½ SM vis.
You make no attempt to deviate around weather.
-Feel free to add to the list, everyone fly safe out there!
01-18-2011, 08:40 AM
#55
IflyApanes
Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: Former Air Ambulance, Flt Inst, Check Airman, Current CRJ CA
Posts: 187
Originally Posted by 727C47
that actually used to happen in the DC3 !
when Flying 207s in Alaska at -30F in a whiteout with no cabin heat. Snow flying in your face while sitting in your seat is icing on the cake.
01-23-2011, 01:23 PM
#56
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2005
Position: Still Swinging props!
Posts: 297
Just good therapy! Good posts, all!
Originally Posted by TMoney
You wear ski goggles and a headlamp to work so you can see while you tug the plane out of the hangar during a snow storm at a crappy uncontrolled airport in the middle of nowhere.
When inflight icing happens in your beard. I have pics....
When your flight uniform is carhartts and a canvas shirt
When you find out that above 8K ft, unpressurized, the boxes of chips behind you sound like popcorn as they explode...
And then the pop starts to go. Wish they'd fix that heater...
You know that you need to clean the exploding pop up before it melts...
Flight Service knows your name. Hell, they know your shift schedule, where you live, the name of your kids....
You take the crew bus to the hotel, and then walk down the street to your hotel, wishing they had a van.
Not taking the crew bus to the hotel, because you think you might get better, quieter sleep in the plane.
Center clears you for the approach. 40 minutes out.
Your weight and balance consists of evaluating nose gear strut extension.
Noting it's aft, you go anyway, but have someone ready to catch the tail at shut down.
Wx shuts down the dog sled teams. You fly in the food and hay.
A crew shows up to unload the plane. Between them, they might have a full set of teeth.
Awesome posts, everyone!
01-23-2011, 03:38 PM
#57
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: 127.0.0.1
Posts: 2,115
Originally Posted by Frozen Ronin
You wear ski goggles and a headlamp to fly. No kidding.
When inflight icing happens in your beard. I have pics....
When your flight uniform is carhartts and a canvas shirt
When you find out that above 8K ft, unpressurized, the boxes of chips behind you sound like popcorn as they explode...
And then the pop starts to go. Wish they'd fix that heater...
You know that you need to clean the exploding pop up before it melts...
Flight Service knows your name. Hell, they know your shift schedule, where you live, the name of your kids....
You take the crew bus to the hotel, and then walk down the street to your hotel, wishing they had a van.
Not taking the crew bus to the hotel, because you think you might get better, quieter sleep in the plane.
Center clears you for the approach. 40 minutes out.
Your weight and balance consists of evaluating nose gear strut extension.
Noting it's aft, you go anyway, but have someone ready to catch the tail at shut down.
Wx shuts down the dog sled teams. You fly in the food and hay.
A crew shows up to unload the plane. Between them, they might have a full set of teeth.
Awesome posts, everyone!
When inflight icing happens in your beard. I have pics....
When your flight uniform is carhartts and a canvas shirt
When you find out that above 8K ft, unpressurized, the boxes of chips behind you sound like popcorn as they explode...
And then the pop starts to go. Wish they'd fix that heater...
You know that you need to clean the exploding pop up before it melts...
Flight Service knows your name. Hell, they know your shift schedule, where you live, the name of your kids....
You take the crew bus to the hotel, and then walk down the street to your hotel, wishing they had a van.
Not taking the crew bus to the hotel, because you think you might get better, quieter sleep in the plane.
Center clears you for the approach. 40 minutes out.
Your weight and balance consists of evaluating nose gear strut extension.
Noting it's aft, you go anyway, but have someone ready to catch the tail at shut down.
Wx shuts down the dog sled teams. You fly in the food and hay.
A crew shows up to unload the plane. Between them, they might have a full set of teeth.
Awesome posts, everyone!
i.e. - you know the tooth brush was invented in SC. Otherwise it's be called a teeth brush.
02-07-2011, 09:03 AM
#59
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2009
Position: Shaking the Bush and Clearing Right
Posts: 23
You have a seperate column in your logbook for "Eyes Closed"
You don't use weather radar because you love the thrill of the unknown
You won't declare an emergency because you want to comply with the Paper Reduction Act of 1995
You don't report the glideslope out because it's probably your equipment
Vne... It's not a limitation...It's A Goal !!!
You don't use weather radar because you love the thrill of the unknown
You won't declare an emergency because you want to comply with the Paper Reduction Act of 1995
You don't report the glideslope out because it's probably your equipment
Vne... It's not a limitation...It's A Goal !!!
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