Wheels that light up on Roll A Board

[lindsaya99]

Are you freaking kidding me? This morning a goofy-looking FO in GSP was pulling along his rollaboard at O Dark Thirty, and all I see are his sissy wheels lighting up all pretty like. Was a US Air Express guy...who flies there, PSA, Mesa, TSA? Never seen that before, except on some 8-year old kid's wheels on his skates. I felt embarrassed for him, he looked so stupid. It took all I could not to walk up and smack him...where do they find these tools?
This is not one of my b.s. threads either, really happened today.

PSA, Piedmont, and Air Wisconcin all overnight in GSP. He is probably at Air Whisky. The water in Philly does things like that to people.

 

[tomgoodman]

You didn't get the memo?

The guy was in compliance with Stage I bag anti-collision requirements. Stage II will require a beeper as well.

 

[CF34-3B1]

yeah, but did he have spiked hair and an iPod?

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

While I agree those things look stupid one anyone's rollaboard, pax included, allow me to ask this: What the hell does it matter to you? Live and let live, man...





Now that I've got that outta the way...

Bob and Dan on The Ticket in DFW do a weekly bit called "Gay or Not Gay"...so I follow up with this question:

Light-up wheels on your rollaboard...Gay or Not Gay?

Another contradicting post of yours.....

You chide the poster for labeling the guy with light up wheels, then you go on to label him gay or not gay.....


There is a difference between the dispatch center dress code and image and the public image....

Light up wheels infantize the professional image. It makes pro pilots look like Kidults. How about a rainbow beenie with a propeller on the top?

 

[WalterSobchak]

Another contradicting post of yours.....

You chide the poster for labeling the guy with light up wheels, then you go on to label him gay or not gay.....


There is a difference between the dispatch center dress code and image and the public image....

Light up wheels infantize the professional image. It makes pro pilots look like Kidults. How about a rainbow beenie with a propeller on the top?

I didn't label it anything. I was pointing out that it would likely be an entertaining subject to discuss on that particular segment...thus why I posted the link for context. I could go into a grammatical argument that "Gay or Not Gay" is not even a legitimate "label" due to the presence of the word "or"...but I digress.

Yes, I think we agree they look stupid. However, the question remains...is it hurting you personally? Sure, your always predictable retort is going to be, "Yes, it hurts the profession". So, I'll go ahead and start from there...

Don't you think those in "the profession" have bigger fish to fry than complain about how a guy with light-up wheels "drags down your professional image"?

You act as though I am clueless as to the concept of "public image" since I work out of the public eye. I'll spare you my somewhat extensive resume' for someone of my age and just throw out there that "public image and perception" was my primary job for 10+ years and has been the focus of my side job as a PR consultant since I left it full-time (I'm pretty damn good at what I do, I just find it boring).

Believe me, as far as your profession goes...thanks to the almost irreparable harm done by the lack of proper public relations skill of your unions and a few bad apples that make the news for drinking and flying...the public already perceives you as "whiny and unprofessional", with or without the help of one guy in GSP toting around a rollaboard that looks like it has wing strobes. If anything, a passenger sitting in the terminal that sees that guy walks away with a perception of a pilot that actually might like his job...a rarity in the view the average pax.

You often talk about the lack of professionalism amongst pilots in the way they dress...yet you spend so little time discussing how so many senior pilots carry themselves with an air of unprofessionalism and treat their pax & fellow industry employees like dirt. You complain about the amount of hair gel a regional FO uses, yet you rarely speak of working to mold them into skilled professional pilots and helping them become excellent captains when the time comes for that FO to upgrade. Perhaps the time spent by hardcore old-school guys, like yourself, complaining online and attempting to supress the few things a person in this business can use to express their personality and individuality could be better spent mentoring those pilots you complain about to become better operational decision makers and ambassadors to your profession...instead of the stoic, less than personable, "my way or the highway" type of old. Concentrate on what really matters...the rest takes care of itself.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

Nice try to label me Walter!! but you are quite wrong....again....

You can search my posts and you'll find no reference to hair gel and quite a few references to supporting low time regional FO's and molding them into professionals instead of treating them as wonder kids that live in Mom's basement... IOW I support all pilots, even free loading OO pilots....``````

Back to your In and Out burger.....!!

 

[WalterSobchak]

Oh, disregard...

 

[WAZUP]

Maybe there letting everyone know they think this business is a circus.

I don't like circus folk, they smell like cabbage. Small hands.

 

[JettBoii]

We have a couple of em at ASA. Thats right up there with the FO who wears those ridiculously large white plastic framed sunglasses. What a ******************************bag.

 

[Speedtape]

We have a couple of em at ASA. Thats right up there with the FO who wears those ridiculously large white plastic framed sunglasses. What a ******************************bag.

Interesting observation:

When roller bags first hit the scene years ago, it drew the same type comments from the Macho Men of Aviation! Now, how many pilots still carry the old black Samsonite hard side that was so popular then?

What's wrong with accessories? Most have some type of bag stickers, water-buffalo flight bags, or crew base streamer on their bag? Where do you draw the line, or do you?

I can hardly wait until they invent some type of Jado bottle, thrust assist for my roller board! Might be a little noisy, but sign me up! I want to be the first kid on the block to have one!

 

[DX Rick]

We have a couple of em at ASA. Thats right up there with the FO who wears those ridiculously large white plastic framed sunglasses. What a ******************************bag.

I was in recurrent ground with a guy wearing those glasses on the back of his neck. He also had about a gallon of hair gel and a little tuft of hair under his bottom lip.

Some people get all worked up about this because they don't want to be associated with them. When the public sees a pilot, they tend to think all pilots are like that. Just as we are all drunks because of some guys from PHX.

You just don't represent yourself, but your airline and pilot group when you walk the terminals.

I was in YUL the other day, going through customs, with an ASA crew behind me. Bot pilot were about 25 yrs old. Spiked hair and dropped "Dude" every other word. A passenger waiting in the line next to us asked them "How old are you guys? You don't look old enough to be pilots"

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

I was in YUL the other day, going through customs, with an ASA crew behind me. Bot pilot were about 25 yrs old. Spiked hair and dropped "Dude" every other word. A passenger waiting in the line next to us asked them "How old are you guys? You don't look old enough to be pilots"

Sounds like they did not ACT old enough to be pilots....

 

[imacdog]

Hey Rez don't you have more important problems, like pilot groups continuing to vote their own jobs away?

 

[DX Rick]

Hey Rez don't you have more important problems, like pilot groups continuing to vote their own jobs away?

He's trying to fix ALPA, but hasn't realized that all the duct tape, super glue and Zaino in the world won't get the job done.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

He's trying to fix ALPA, but hasn't realized that all the duct tape, super glue and Zaino in the world won't get the job done.

Agreed.... what will get the job done?

 

[Russ]

They gained a bit in my book after I heard the TSA despises them. Allegedly it blurs the Xray as the bag goes through the machine.

Still, I'll wait till everyone else has thiers before I purchase mine.

 

[7574EVER]

I flew with a captain once who ordered a new pair wheels for his bag; but, the company sent him the lightup ones instead. He actually tried to pay me to swap bags with him when we were walking through the terminal.

 

[Flyin2low]

They have wheels on suitcases now?

 

[regionaltard]

This morning a goofy-looking FO in GSP was pulling along his rollaboard at O Dark Thirty, and all I see are his sissy wheels lighting up all pretty like.

Now every day can be gay pride parade day!

 

[Goose Egg]

Are you freaking kidding me? This morning a goofy-looking FO in GSP was pulling along his rollaboard at O Dark Thirty, and all I see are his sissy wheels lighting up all pretty like. Was a US Air Express guy...who flies there, PSA, Mesa, TSA? Never seen that before, except on some 8-year old kid's wheels on his skates. I felt embarrassed for him, he looked so stupid. It took all I could not to walk up and smack him...where do they find these tools?
This is not one of my b.s. threads either, really happened today.

Guys, guys, I think we are missing the much bigger issue here, which is the fact that Uncle Bunkle just admitted to starting BS threads!

Seriously though, I personally wouldn't choose those type of wheels for my suitcase, but life's too short to worry about this kind of crap. If you are looking to find something wrong with someone else, you will find it. Seriously. Pick your battles.

-Goose