has this happened to you?

[Exskydiverdrivr]

Tell the genious you just got hired off the street and still aren't sure where the mags are. Tell him any help would be greatly appreciated, as you were hoping no one would notice before you figured it out.

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

I always do a mag check on the CRJ. Left, then both, right, then both. Slight drop in RPMs, and return the key to both.

Mag check...... COMPLETE

You guys are all screwed up. I always did a mag check on every jet i have flown. I check the left mags and right mags. Hoping that someone left a Maxim or an US Weekly so I can get the gossip.

 

[BOHICAgain]

What a moron I have had wanna be pilots come up after the flight and tell me that I needed a lot of practice because I landed "sideways" It was like 25 knot crosswind and I landed with with xwind correction

 

[dingo222]

I had a riddle student ( i know he's riddle because he told me) demand to see my airworthiness cert with his mother standing behind him while I was running the before start checklist. After laughing for about 2 minutes, i pointed to it on the wall and then pointed him to the back of the plane. I wish i wasn't laughing so hard cause i would have had fun screwing with that kid.

 

[PCL_128]

I always do a mag check on the CRJ. Left, then both, right, then both. Slight drop in RPMs, and return the key to both.


Mag check...... COMPLETE

Don't forget to test the carb heat!!!

 

[blott]

I was sittin there waitin for the pax to load up when a guy poked his head in and asked if I had time for a question-I said sure.

next he asks me if I know about coriolis effect... I said I was familiar with it.

Next he asks me how & how often the FMS corrects for it?

Right?

I had a little time so I told him to check this out... The FMS actually flies a great circle route-if going direct, using GPS, vor/vor,ins to update the position. So it continually corrects for coriolis....(BS, but so what)

next, I asked him if he knew what a attitude indicator was-pointing to it. he said yes.(obvious student pilot) I then told him it was totally electronic with no moving parts-he said what? Then I told him it has 3 ring laser gyros-that actually compute which way is up using coriolis effect...he just blinked at me-I then told him that I input the latitude of the aircraft when I power it up-and it, in turn, knows how much coriolis effect there is for the corresponding latitude and it measures the angular acceleration to provide my heading and attitude....(I moved my hands around like I was demonstrating something the whole time) Then i said "you don't want to know what happens if I have to reset the damn thing in flight..."

Then I just sat there looking at him. He looked confused and walked back to his seat.

 

[Golden Falcon]

many moons ago a passenger reported me to the FAA because we were flying around with the "stall horn" going off..(trim-in-motion sonalert) in a Metro...go figure!!

 

[Flyer1015]

Don't forget to test the carb heat!!!

WHAT?!?! We're suppose to test the carb heat?!

NO WONDER I keep getting the Master Caution amber "ICE" annunciation!

 

[Flyer1015]

I was sittin there waitin for the pax to load up when a guy poked his head in and asked if I had time for a question-I said sure.

next he asks me if I know about coriolis effect... I said I was familiar with it.

Next he asks me how & how often the FMS corrects for it?

Right?

I had a little time so I told him to check this out... The FMS actually flies a great circle route-if going direct, using GPS, vor/vor,ins to update the position. So it continually corrects for coriolis....(BS, but so what)

next, I asked him if he knew what a attitude indicator was-pointing to it. he said yes.(obvious student pilot) I then told him it was totally electronic with no moving parts-he said what? Then I told him it has 3 ring laser gyros-that actually compute which way is up using coriolis effect...he just blinked at me-I then told him that I input the latitude of the aircraft when I power it up-and it, in turn, knows how much coriolis effect there is for the corresponding latitude and it measures the angular acceleration to provide my heading and attitude....(I moved my hands around like I was demonstrating something the whole time) Then i said "you don't want to know what happens if I have to reset the damn thing in flight..."

Then I just sat there looking at him. He looked confused and walked back to his seat.

LMAO!!!! This is hilarious!

 

[OrphicSeth]

HA! There's some great quick thinking and witty responses here. Makes me sorta look forward to the next armchair aviation expert that wants to hassle me!

 

[Weasil]

So long as it's not your FO asking you about the Mag check then it's all good.