What a shame about Tom. I worked for him back in the 80's in YIP and he was a great guy to work for. I heard he had a stroke or something. Maybe that changed him. To bad.
Remember the B-727 that was stolen form Luanda a few years ago? That's the one six of us took over to fly deisel fuel to the diamond mines. The first thing that happened when we arrived in Luanda they grounded the aircraft, took our passports then held us hostage in the top floor of an abandoned...
One time way back when the company put us in a different motel/hotel in SFO because they (as usual) forgot to book us rooms. The rooms were very cool and had a Large Hottub right in the middle of the suite. Unfortunately the hotel didn't have a laundry room and it was time ,as I had been on the...
You might be a FD if .....
You piss on the Cargo Door in flight in hopes that it will freeze in the seals to stop the air noise so you can have a quiet smoke.
An old trick on the DC-8 way back when before they gave us porta potties.
Firefly,
That's why your a Firefly and not a Bird...with a comment like that. Regulations are in place for all who fly between the two countries. If you think that's bad try flying in and out of Africa, the middle east or South America without contacting customs.
OK...I didn't write this. I just found it and thought I would share. That's all. So you don't have to flame me...even though most of it's TRUE !!! lol I thought it would be a nice change from the "Don't become an Airline Pilot" thread.
I dreamed of an airline pilot's career.
In it was the FAA, crew scheduling, bad schedules, bad management, unserviceable aircraft equipment, changing weather, no extra holding fuel, ever-changing procedures, endless flight manual revisions, dead heading in the middle seat, broken and lost...
Mmmmmm Brysons
I loved the article and so did my wife. I even got laid the night she read it.
I,m proud to have bin a freight dog most of my career and wouldn't do it different if I had a 2nd chance at life.
Getting recruited while in Brysons along with 2 others to take a trashed out DC-6...
Bai B Nai
Yes that's it ! Thank you very much but, I do have that photo. I am looking for actual photos of the aircraft and/or crew on the day when they landed in any of these locations, when they did the Round the World flight on June 17-21 1987.
Thanx again. This means alot to me.
Howdy... Anyone remember this outfit from Fort Lauderdale back in 1986/87 ? and do you know anyone that worked there ? If you do, could you please have them PM me as I'm trying to locate some of the A&P's I met there during that time period.
If Don Haynes is still kickin' I would really like to...
If anyone was in any of these locations on June 18,19 or 20th in 1987 and remember seeing a Lockheed L-18 loadstar painted black with large red letters that said J&B on it, and took pictures of it, I would be forever gratefull if you would please concider shareing those pics with me. Also any...
I bb..b.bbin a f.f.f.freight d..dog life my a.a..all and it did..did..dididid..didnt affect a.a.a.aat all m.m.me
I are r.r.re.re.re.retired n.n.now s.s.s.so #uck U.tube and y.y..yyy.your f.f.f.f.fancy T.T.tTv shows.:uzi:
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