Who is the biggest loser you have flown with?

[Hamburger]

Biggest Loser?

That's easy,

Every Captain that begins his briefing with the dreaded words:

"I'm pretty laid back"

Pay bump is great, it's great being in command, but the best part of being a Captain is never having to hear this.

 

[osu_av8r]

Dh

Man, it was drilled into my head as well about treating DH like an MDA. That's how we did it during initial training and that was how it was expected for stage checks and check rides. I drilled it into my students heads as well. When you think about it, the regs say you cannot CONTINUE the approach below DH. If you start the missed approach and that results in you going below DH then that is okay since you are not CONTINUING the approach.

Infact, the PTS makes no mention of going below DH in regard to tolerances, just that the decision to go missed must be promptly made at that point. This contradicts the mythical minus zero foot tolerance that was drilled into most of our heads.
Good topic. Something that is easily misunderstood and passed on.

 

[gkrangers]

Man, it was drilled into my head as well about treating DH like an MDA. That's how we did it during initial training and that was how it was expected for stage checks and check rides. I drilled it into my students heads as well. When you think about it, the regs say you cannot CONTINUE the approach below DH. If you start the missed approach and that results in you going below DH then that is okay since you are not CONTINUING the approach.

Infact, the PTS makes no mention of going below DH in regard to tolerances, just that the decision to go missed must be promptly made at that point. This contradicts the mythical minus zero foot tolerance that was drilled into most of our heads.
Good topic. Something that is easily misunderstood and passed on.

Agree with everything stated in this post....good post.

 

[stupidpilot]

Back in the day when I was flying on demand cargo we had quite a few losers.



The Captain whos wife allowed him 5 dollars per day to eat on. The wife who also called dispatch 27 times per day to try and locate her starving husband.

The Captain who on a 10 day rotation would carry an onion, and a block of cheese as a snack.

And.............for those who knew him, and flew with him. Does anyone remember Precious?

I totally remember PRECIOUS!!!!!!!!!! Also, that Lear Capt who had the onion & block of Cheese bought a suit for his FEDEX interview from the Salvation Army store. He thought it made him look frugal so it would look like he would save the company $!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tracearabians]

WOW! we

 

[tracearabians]

What,s the deal with all these uniforms and hats ? I'm a nudist and it is very refreshing to fly totally naked !!

 

[Captain Oveur]

I wonder how many people in this thread are both the
author and the subject of a post
(hey, I sure some people I've flown with have considered
me at least a bit strange )

 

[aussiefly]

What,s the deal with all these uniforms and hats ? I'm a nudist and it is very refreshing to fly totally naked !!

LOL so whats it like flying a stick ????

 

[tracearabians]

Old doper I flew with out of KMEI would always fall asleep. Suddenly he would wakeup, grab the contol wheel and holler "Warp Speed" ! No lie !

 

[tracearabians]

Is that the same dude accused of murdering his wife ? They both worked for FEDEX and he also had a jump school east of MEM .

 

[Joe Schmo]

Any captain who briefs,
"OK well just like to let you know that I'm by the book, I always like to do things by the book. There's by the book, and there's not by the book and I'm always by the book. So lets just keep things by the book the whole time ok, any questions?"

Yea as opposed to my d*ckswinging I was doing the rest of the week. As if this needs to be said.
I KNOW WHAT "BY THE BOOK IS" I GOT IT, COVERED THAT IN TRAINING.

 

[tracearabians]

HEY, This nut I was telling you about screaming "WARP SPEED" coming out of a stupor got on his cell phone while taxing out at ATL to call and complain about a room at the hotel were we had ron. HE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT!

 

[tracearabians]

Its Great!

 

[FedEx1]

Yes, it is definately a bad sign when you meet your captain, and he tells you how laid back he is and how he flies by the book. Real laid back guys WON'T tell you they're laid back!!!! They just ARE.

The guy I am with now, who thinks he is really laid back, it so uptight, I wish I had brought some coal for his a$$ so I'd have a new diamond for my wife when we get back. I was the pilot not flying, and doing the radios- he would make SURE he was the one to change the dial to the new freq every time. Then, even though we both heard ATC, and then I read the freq back to ATC, he would dial the new freq in, point at it, and say, "That's 1....3......2......decimal....8.......5......." really slow. He thinks tht means he is "extra safe." Safe?!?!? Is there a danger in flipping the wrong number into the radio that I am not aware of? Besides, isn't that what the standby side is for? And I wasn't messing up the freqs in the first place.

The really fun part was when he told me he got a vasectomy, and then a few weeks after, apparently you go back to the doctor to see if it "took"... by leaving a sample... you get the idea... but he gave me the DETAILS. I had to tell him to stop, I was going to get a visual of his fat, stubby sausages wrapped around his 2 inch pecker that I didn't need. SEE?? You are all cringing! See how I felt???? It was worse for me!!!!!!

My last trip with this guy... ever....

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

^^^
Thanks dude. We didn't need the visual either.

uke:


CE

 

[Joe Schmo]

Yes, it is definately a bad sign when you meet your captain, and he tells you how laid back he is and how he flies by the book. Real laid back guys WON'T tell you they're laid back!!!! They just ARE.

The guy I am with now, who thinks he is really laid back, it so uptight, I wish I had brought some coal for his a$$ so I'd have a new diamond for my wife when we get back. I was the pilot not flying, and doing the radios- he would make SURE he was the one to change the dial to the new freq every time. Then, even though we both heard ATC, and then I read the freq back to ATC, he would dial the new freq in, point at it, and say, "That's 1....3......2......decimal....8.......5......." really slow. He thinks tht means he is "extra safe." Safe?!?!? Is there a danger in flipping the wrong number into the radio that I am not aware of? Besides, isn't that what the standby side is for? And I wasn't messing up the freqs in the first place.

The really fun part was when he told me he got a vasectomy, and then a few weeks after, apparently you go back to the doctor to see if it "took"... by leaving a sample... you get the idea... but he gave me the DETAILS. I had to tell him to stop, I was going to get a visual of his fat, stubby sausages wrapped around his 2 inch pecker that I didn't need. SEE?? You are all cringing! See how I felt???? It was worse for me!!!!!!

My last trip with this guy... ever....

Yea I'm sure the CVR off that must be hilarious

 

[mordi]

capt who answered his cell phone at 500 AGL on final. his leg.

F/O who told me to turn off my cell phone because blah, blah, blah.."Hello, Hello. Almost there. I need a ride in 30 min. Ummm... Chicken sounds good to me!"

 

[Doug Parker]

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I haven't ever flown with him/her/it (nor will I ever have to), but I think that RJDC is the biggest loser I could ever possibly fly with.






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[frog_flyer]

He would be telling a flying story (with his 250TT) and I would say "really, wow, did you have your gloves on when that happen


lollllll

 

[HighWing]

i got one...

Luckily I never had to fly with this guy....

My Sophmore year at ERAU in 2001(Daytona Campus) I went to eat at this mexican restaurant not too far from the school. At the bar I notice a ERAU instructor in his uniform (Epilates and all) with two Jeppesen Approach Plate binders sitting in front of him. One was opened in from of him and the other was positioned so that the girls sitting 5 or 6 sits down from him could clearly see the words "Jeppessen" on his binder. He was also having a beer and smoking a cigarette. I guess he really needed to study some ILS approach... mmmhmm.

At that moment I was embarressed myself to be a pilot and definitely embarressed to be going to the same school as him.

Long story short I transfered out of ERAU the next semester (financial reasons mainly). I don't think I've ever seen so many "super pilots" as I did when I was at ERAU. I got nothing against pilot factories like Riddle, but they do seem to attract some really interesting folks in the flying department.

HW

 

[Joe Schmo]

Luckily I never had to fly with this guy....

My Sophmore year at ERAU in 2001(Daytona Campus) I went to eat at this mexican restaurant not too far from the school. At the bar I notice a ERAU instructor in his uniform (Epilates and all) with two Jeppesen Approach Plate binders sitting in front of him. One was opened in from of him and the other was positioned so that the girls sitting 5 or 6 sits down from him could clearly see the words "Jeppessen" on his binder. He was also having a beer and smoking a cigarette. I guess he really needed to study some ILS approach... mmmhmm.

At that moment I was embarressed myself to be a pilot and definitely embarressed to be going to the same school as him.

Long story short I transfered out of ERAU the next semester (financial reasons mainly). I don't think I've ever seen so many "super pilots" as I did when I was at ERAU. I got nothing against pilot factories like Riddle, but they do seem to attract some really interesting folks in the flying department.

HW

Yea defintely got a good point, I worked at the flight desk there for a few years when i went there. I used to get a kick out of the CFI's who would always call to check there schedules while at the bar.

"Scuse me babe, I just gotta call and check my FLIGHT SCHEDULE for tommorow, Oh I must have not mentioned that, you see i'm a FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, yea yea I teach people to fly"

Yea erau definetly had a very unique bunch of folks.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

I remember flying with a Riddle-Diddle in a C172 years back. He bitched and
whined about my landings. So I let him land it once. He hit nose wheel first
damn near plinking the prop. This guy was an instructor there.

I'll take "Tools and Tool Boxes in the Cockpit" for $1000, Alex.

CE

 

[gkrangers]

I've done ground at a bar before. :0

Granted...not to look cool....cuz we are hungry/thirsty and it beats the back room at the hole in the wall FBO...

 

[apu]

As an FO: captain who, upon seeing that you are about to sync the props, slapps your hand and says "My quadrant!"

 

[G100driver]

A flight instructor who wanted me to go to the bar with him while he gave me ground

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

I've done ground at a bar before. :0

Granted...not to look cool....cuz we are hungry/thirsty and it beats the back room at the hole in the wall FBO...

Ah, denial about your toolness!!

Admitting that you have a problem is the first step in recovery!!!

 

[Learsforsale]

Yea defintely got a good point, I worked at the flight desk there for a few years when i went there. I used to get a kick out of the CFI's who would always call to check there schedules while at the bar.

"Scuse me babe, I just gotta call and check my FLIGHT SCHEDULE for tommorow, Oh I must have not mentioned that, you see i'm a FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, yea yea I teach people to fly"

Yea erau definetly had a very unique bunch of folks.

I used to work behind the desk too, the only thing better then the super pilots were the super flight supervisors. I remember waiting in a long line at 0600 to ask permission to go on my long xc for commercial. They scan down all the TAFs and look for a "G" in the wind section, if there are any gusts its almost always a no-go. So much for letting the student develope there own judgement.

 

[troy]

I used to work behind the desk too, the only thing better then the super pilots were the super flight supervisors. I remember waiting in a long line at 0600 to ask permission to go on my long xc for commercial. They scan down all the TAFs and look for a "G" in the wind section, if there are any gusts its almost always a no-go. So much for letting the student develope there own judgement.

An instrument rated Private pilot having to ask for permission to XC, Classic!

 

[Joe Schmo]

I used to work behind the desk too, the only thing better then the super pilots were the super flight supervisors. I remember waiting in a long line at 0600 to ask permission to go on my long xc for commercial. They scan down all the TAFs and look for a "G" in the wind section, if there are any gusts its almost always a no-go. So much for letting the student develope there own judgement.

Yeah when I went on my cross country I handed the flight supervisor a table menu from Denny's, you know the ones with the cartoon map of the area, I think that set me back a few weeks.

 

[Way2Broke]

Bump, I hate to see a good thing die.