A fun game to play in the cockpit...

[JPAustin]

You can't play games in the cockpit, that might have the repercussion of keeping you awake and alert. You may only read company related material and stare blankly either at the instruments or out into the abyss.

 

[I_Love_Lamp]

I bet it's similar to Wheel Of Fortune on tv where everybody always choose R S T L N E for their letters.

In this case, the safe bets are Kentucky (sorry Bolier Up), West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and California.

Jersey, DC, "US Territory" is always a safe bet too. But these are usually all gone after the first few rounds, and you always have a sleeper like the homeless guy who cuts off his own junk in public in Vermont and things like that.

 

[T-prop]

You can try the belching/farting-identify-the-smell game... "guess what I ate today."

 

[belchfire]

...pos...

 

[belchfire]

You can try the belching/farting-identify-the-smell game... "guess what I ate today."

The worst...

Let's see...Hummus, flatbread, lamb and curried rice. The only thing that could smell worse when flatulated would be if a skunk crawled up your arse and dies!

Kimchee and bbq'd (God knows what) is right up there too.

 

[EWRJ0225]

i like playing circuit breaker bingo! Its all fun and games until you actually get a "bingo"

 

[405]

We like to play "level six" in dispatch. We see who can route planes with the least amount of fuel through the worst weather then place bets on who will get the first call.

The second game is called "hang up". That's when you call concerned about weather and we claim we can't hear you on your cell phone and hope you don't call back OR put all of the lines on busy so you can't get back through.

Now that's good times.

 

[jws717]

We like to play "level six" in dispatch. We see who can route planes with the least amount of fuel through the worst weather then place bets on who will get the first call.

The second game is called "hang up". That's when you call concerned about weather and we claim we can't hear you on your cell phone and hope you don't call back OR put all of the lines on busy so you can't get back through.

Now that's good times.

Looks like dispatchers usualy don't have girlfriends.

 

[rjacobs]

We like to play "level six" in dispatch. We see who can route planes with the least amount of fuel through the worst weather then place bets on who will get the first call.

The second game is called "hang up". That's when you call concerned about weather and we claim we can't hear you on your cell phone and hope you don't call back OR put all of the lines on busy so you can't get back through.

Now that's good times.

You must be an XJT dispatcher. Bad weather, 500 lbs contingency fuel, no alternate. Good weather, 1500 lbs contingency fuel, EFD alternate. Doesnt make any sense. Also giving us 2 minutes of extra fuel(yes I have seen it), WTF is that.

 

[IdRtherBsailing]

Six degrees of Kevin Bacon is fun.

I agree, but mix it up with all actors.

 

[405]

Looks like dispatchers usualy don't have girlfriends.

That post was what some people call extreme sarcasm. If you believe we do stuff like that in our office, you're an idiot.

It's funny to me how you came out swinging with the "girlfriend" statement. Why? Did I strike a nerve or do you just hate dispatchers?

 

[405]

You must be an XJT dispatcher. Bad weather, 500 lbs contingency fuel, no alternate. Good weather, 1500 lbs contingency fuel, EFD alternate. Doesnt make any sense. Also giving us 2 minutes of extra fuel(yes I have seen it), WTF is that.

I don't work at XJT.

Call the dispatcher before you sign the release if it looks like a crock. I'm sure you do that anyway though. Don't be one of those kids who gets out there and starts complaining about the fuel load on the taxiway.

 

[PCL_128]

Don't be one of those kids who gets out there and starts complaining about the fuel load on the taxiway.

Or better yet, the morons that two-engine taxi and fly .85M the whole way and then complain that they land with only 2,000 lbs of gas.

 

[better up here]

That post was what some people call extreme sarcasm. If you believe we do stuff like that in our office, you're an idiot.

It's funny to me how you came out swinging with the "girlfriend" statement. Why? Did I strike a nerve or do you just hate dispatchers?

dang man, with 600+ posts you should know to expect a little "fan mail" with your comments. sounds like YOU have a few exposed nerves...

 

[405]

dang man, with 600+ posts you should know to expect a little "fan mail" with your comments. sounds like YOU have a few exposed nerves...

After 17 years in aviation and almost seven years in my current job, I do have a few exposed nerves. I've gotten beaten up and I'm a bit punchy. The first 10 years were fun. The last seven years have been interesting to say the least.

 

[belchfire]

Well, between Management, Maintenance, Dispatch, the FAA and NTSB, the weather, FA's, our own Unions, and our wives pilots don't really need any enemys...

 

[better up here]

After 17 years in aviation and almost seven years in my current job, I do have a few exposed nerves. I've gotten beaten up and I'm a bit punchy. The first 10 years were fun. The last seven years have been interesting to say the least.

well they say a person changes careers every 6 to 7 years or so. sounds like you need a change. but remember, it's like this everywhere you go. i was in a totally different field 4 years ago, and it was just the same. lots of whining...just hope you love airplanes enough to let it roll off your back. don't let the sour grapes get to ya!

 

[405]

well they say a person changes careers every 6 to 7 years or so. sounds like you need a change. but remember, it's like this everywhere you go. i was in a totally different field 4 years ago, and it was just the same. lots of whining...just hope you love airplanes enough to let it roll off your back. don't let the sour grapes get to ya!

Thanks. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't know what to do.

Can I pay you with pesos?

 

[rjacobs]

My post was in jest. But those are some things I have actually seen on releases. Things that make no sense at all. Yes I do call dispatchers on those things.

 

[WalterSobchak]

I try to find a way to file a fix called SHART on any flight going over Nebraska...then see if anyone calls or sends a message when they notice.

So far, not one soul has noticed. Sad.