Thank you, all of you, for the work you do
 

I'm no pilot but in light of the recent events, and the seemingly mentally challenged people working in the media, I thought I would register and say I appreciate all of the work that you guys do.

I frequently fly YYZ-BOS on Eagle ERJ135's. I've been on many flights where the weather has been poor - landing in snowstorms, crosswinds, breaks between thunderstorms, etc. I'm crapping myself and you guys are probably loving it :D

After reading many of the posts in this forum over a couple of weeks I realize the challenges you guys and girls face every day. I just wanted to say Thank You and express my gratitude for flying me safely and skillfully and allowing me to see my family after every trip.

Thank you sir. Thank you.

Well, this is a nice post. Thank you.

My emotions must be in override right now. That made me tear up a bit after everything that's been said. Thank you very much, it certainly means a lot to all of us right now.

"I'm crapping myself and you guys are probably loving it" HAHAHAHA, that was awesome!! We do love our jobs my friend, and the challenges it entails, but to fully appreciate the job you must accept and understand the risks and challenges to their fullest ;)

You win the award for the best first post if I had to vote!

Cheers to you my friend, and may life take you in good directions :)

Thank you.

Pax,

Thank you.

PaxMan,

Thank you. It is a rarity to hear people appreciate the job that we do. You are right about the media. With an environment as complex as aviation, they have no idea what goes on in general. They cant even get the amounts we are paid correctly. Most of us on the regional level make between 15,000/yr to 50,000/yr depending on how long we have been with the company and whether or not we are a captain or first officer.

Despite the 21st century systems in the flight deck, it is still a very hard job and we spend a lot of time away from home each month. Thank you for showing your appreciation, I can say that it means a lot to me and probably a lot to everyone else on here as well.

Thank you paxman. Even though I've been furloughed for 8 months, I'm still coming back. We do love our jobs but rarely feel appreciated. It means a lot that you took the time to learn about our jobs and write to us.

Thank you Pax and welcome to APC!

Thanks Paxman. It's good to know that folks not involved in the industry don't believe everything the media says. They really can be a bunch of bumbling idiots.:mad:

Thanks for recognizing the job we do. :)

Thank you kind sir!

Although currently, I safely pilot my couch from one episode of the price is right to another, I hope to one day shake your hand after another successful trip home.

thank you pax, next time you fly come say hi to us up front and we will gladly shake your hand.

Thank you, I have to say I frequently do route. Being a BOS guy and growing up flying in this stuff, your statement "I'm crapping myself and you guys are loving it", it is absoloutly 100% TRUE.... hahe....

I'll try. But usually the flight attendant is standing in the doorway so a quick "thanks" is all I can get out. Plus, with so little room in there I'm afraid you guys will bang your head on something while contorting yourself to face the cockpit door :D

I'm crapping myself and you guys are probably loving it :D
I just wanted to say Thank You and express my gratitude for flying me safely and skillfully and allowing me to see my family after every trip.[/quote]


"Im crapping myrself and you guys are probably loving it". Speak for yourself. I carry large amounts of underwear.:D

In all seriousness, those are most likely some one of the best thank you notes I have ever gotten in my entire professional career -including other professions-.
Thank you for trusting us with your family. Rest assure in the thought that our mission is to make sure they get home safely and comfortably.

Thank you sir!.

Well buddy, what I can tell you is that if any pilot that is flying your plane happens to read these forums, they'll remember your name. Just have the FA forward it up to the crew and they'll more than likely invite you up front. I know I would. Take care, and look forward to flying you and your family across the vast blue beyond :)

Thank you paxman!! And you're right...when the winds are blowing, the snow is falling, and the visibility dropping, I am loving it all the more.:D
Take care.

i just worked that flight yesterday...

and i must say it's appreciated....

thank ya...

Thank you paxman - very nice comment indeed.

If you ever want to say hi after the flight just ask the flight attendant if you can say hi to the pilots up front and he or she will surely let you do it...

(PS best to wait until most people have deplaned so you don't block anyone from exiting the aircraft)

Don't fly people anymore (UPS) but when I did we always enjoyed saying hi to a friendly soul...

Thanks Paxman!!!! Wish more Pax thought the same way you did!

Thank you very much. It is nice to hear that some of our Pax actually appriciate, the hard work, and dedication of the men and women sitting up front. Our First priority is always to see you Safely to your destination.

wow what a great post, thank you! Hope to talk to you on APC more in the future

This is pretty damn cool.Welcome to the cool side of the internet PAX its great to have you.

And a tip of the cap to you sir! And in return, thank you for your support and understanding of this unique position!

Here Here to thepaxman! Thanks for the kind words and I know my flying brothers and sisters always do our best to see you to your destination with safety as our top priority. If you every on an Air Wisconsin RJ, please feel free to come up front and say hi, I'll make sure you'll get a first class seat!

Just ask the flight attendant if you can chat a bit. We had a passenger the other day that flew a C-340. He came up and visited. It was nice to talk with someone who didn't ask me about rubber bands or hamsters.

Stop by and say hi any time. Feel free to ask questions. Yeah, we might be in a rush but without you back there we don't have a job. Sadly this gets lost on a lot of us.

The weather has been crappy, and coming back from furlough hasn't helped. Having a number of pax compliment on a landing in strong winds at ORD a few days back was a big boost and very much appreciated!

Hey guys, new here, I live in the area of the recent Flight 3407 crash. I have been reading your threads and posts on this tragedy the past couple days for a couple reasons, I wanted to get an experts take on the subject and I was interested in your response to the BullS media coverage it has been receiving.
I too would like to thank you all for the jobs you do.As pilots you have got to have the biggest shoulders in the world and I respect the jobs you do for what many people take for granted. Godspeed to you all and yours, again, Thank you!!!

You do know the Saab! If anybody ever tested the fire handles (right at perfect scalp level), there would be hundreds of samples of DNA.

It is too soon to speculate. Let the investigation run its course, the NTSB will publicly post their report within about a year. Marvin and Becky were both great pilots and I can assure you that they did everything they could to save those passengers, other crewmembers and themselves.

Reporter Warning!!!
 

Chazzo - IF you truly do care about us pilots, why don't you let the NTSB do the "experts take on the subject" and let them conclude their investigation instead of fishing for newsworthy information on a message board??? :(

Shame on you!!!

Go back to your cubicle and pull some news out of your a@@ like you and many of your cohorts have done so many times before...

I think you've got me wrong. i'm not here looking for newsworthy info, as a matter of fact, i agree with you(s) on the media's portrayal of the incident.I will wait for NTSB's conclusion of the incident. I do not work for any media outlet, actually my company provided heavy equipment to the crash site to help their efforts.
The only reason I even signed up for this forum was to thank the pilots and show my appreciation and respect for your(their) jobs. Many people take for granted what you(s) do on a daily basis. I had no idea saying thanks would incur any negativity.
i hope for the sake of other pilots, they arent all like you.

There has been a misunderstanding...

I can see both sides here. The media frequently comes on this board to ask open ended questions trying to get one of us to divulge speculative information on a myriad of issues... Then it suddenly is used on CNN as an Unnamed expert source...

We do not like that. You post asked for a response to a tragedy that has hit every single pilot... Every pilot regardless of airframe, company, seniority, age, gender, race, creed, or color Feels the loss of another pilot, just as if it where one of his/her close friends.

So, when you ask for a response, we begin to suspect a rat. Now, I believe you meant you were reading the threads looking for our thoughts, and If that is the case, kudos to you. The media is full of idiots. I wish there was a better term for that, but sadly, there is not one.

The pure fact that you had enough rational thought to seek independent information is quite laudable.

You will have to excuse my friends here, as they are quick to cut down the rats, as they should be. Your post was worded in such a way, that I read it three times to make sure you were not a rat.

If you really want to know what happened the best thing anyone can do, is to wait for the NTSB to tell us. Sure open discussion about what we think might have happened is perfectly ok, as long as, it stays pure thought. Unfortunatley, the media has access to this site just as we all do and can use our *thoughts* as facts.

We do appreciate you thanks and well wishes, and you are welcome on this site. Just mind how you phrase things, on very sensitive topics such as 3407.

In the end, have a good day and welcome to APC.

I think everybody on here is on edge a bit over this incident... more so than others because of how the media is handling it. Piloting as a whole profession is such a small community, even those we dont know, we consider friends. There have been several attempts over the last few days of new registered users phishing for 'insider information' on here. So many of us are leery of new users asking specific questions about the investigation.... questions that we know no fellow pilots would ask.

Thank you for deciphering what I was really getting at here. I wasn't after a response from anyone, nor did I ask any questions. I can only imagine the comaraderie amongst pilots, especially in a case like this. I mean no disrespect to anyone on this forum, just wanted to give you a thanks.
"So, when you ask for a response, we begin to suspect a rat. Now, I believe you meant you were reading the threads looking for our thoughts, and If that is the case, kudos to you. The media is full of idiots. I wish there was a better term for that, but sadly, there is not one.

The pure fact that you had enough rational thought to seek independent information is quite laudable"
Exactly why I came here. Again, sorry to offend,and Thanks.

No offense taken, we are just touchy right now, with good reason I might add... Feel free to stick around and ask questions, trust me, Any way we can work to dispell some of the myths surrounding aviation, we would gladly welcome...

Settle down, what you have to understand, Is pilots are very much a fraternity, just like police, fire and military. Now we may not always agree, and we may get mad at each other from time to time, as youll see on these boards, but we are family. When somthing like this accident happens its hits home to all of us very hard, because we know it could have been us, so we take deep exception to people bashing our brothers and sisters without all the facts. Unfortunatly you walked in at a time when nerves among pilots are running raw right now, and weve had some media on these boards fishing for ways to take things out of context for the sake of sensationalism, thats why people are very wary of motives. I hope this helps you understand why a pilot would react that way. Ill bet that every pilot on here shed a tear and went and hugged their family friday when they heard the news. that is how close to home it hits for us. Welcome aboard....

If that's the case I sincerely apologize. I'm dismayed by all the speculations by the numerous and worthless reporters and your post made me suspicious.

Again, I'm sorry.



“i hope for the sake of other pilots, they arent all like you”

I didn’t take your comment personally as I can see why I offended you.

About four years ago two of my friends were involved in another commuter airline accident where they along with the 11 passengers perished.

As one of their former instructors I actually had to participate in certain parts of the investigation (deciphering voice recorder transcripts, etc.) and that’s when I found out most of the news reporters are very biased in their reporting; in fact many have come to a conclusion before they even show up at the place of the accident.
In that case, both pilots were vilified by the news media even before their bodies had been removed from the smoldering wreckage.

Therefore I will never trust a reporter and get suspicious when someone appears to be one...

hmm... weird. when I read his post I didn't interpret it as him asking for a response from his questions. Rather as him interested in how we have been responding to the current media crapola that has been floating around. I didn't see the other angle until someone snapped at him. I think he's just a lurker reading the forums to see how we are reacting to the current events so he can satisfy his curiosity. *shrug*

Well, not too long ago I believe one of the mods pulled a post that appeared to come from a reporter fishing for news... They are out there just like the rats are on every ship... :(

Again, I was wrong in this instance and apologized for it...