Aeronautical Pet Peeves

[User546]

After spending 3.5 hours in a Mooney with an 80 year old buddy of mine today I quickly discovered one of my worst aeronautical pet peeves....

PEOPLE THAT OWN & WEAR CRAPPY HEADSETS!!!! You spend half the flight looking at them going "huh, what, say again, i can't hear you, pull your mic closer, etc." Then when they do talk they're now yelling in your ear to make sure you hear them finally!

If your going to spend a couple hundred thousand to own your own airplane, why do they always feel like they have to scrimp when they purchases their headsets?? Seems like everyone I know that owns airplanes have the same ole 30 dollar, 70's model plastic cans that have the boom mikes that wont even stay in position.

 

[English]

ooh ooh I have another one!

Pilots that use a headset with a boom mike in an aircraft with an intercom, then proceed to eat their meal without moving the mike off to the side or, even better, removing the headset. Not only do I get to hear your crunching and heavy breathing, but the bonus is I get to watch your food fly onto the mic as you chew it. Yummy!

 

[semperfido]

ooh ooh I have another one!

Pilots that use a headset with a boom mike in an aircraft with an intercom, then proceed to eat their meal without moving the mike off to the side or, even better, removing the headset. Not only do I get to hear your crunching and heavy breathing, but the bonus is I get to watch your food fly onto the mic as you chew it. Yummy!

or just talk loudly to someone that enters the cockpit without turning off the hot mic

 

[Lead Sled]

I feel your pain...

ooh ooh I have another one!

Pilots that use a headset with a boom mike in an aircraft with an intercom, then proceed to eat their meal without moving the mike off to the side or, even better, removing the headset. Not only do I get to hear your crunching and heavy breathing, but the bonus is I get to watch your food fly onto the mic as you chew it. Yummy!

I'll see that and raise you a pilot that gets his jollies belching into the hot mic. No wonder the guy didn't make his upgrade a few years back. Now he's an airplane "salesman" and flies around in his single-seat home built. (Thank goodness!!!)

'Sled

 

[semperfido]

or sticking fistful of grubby fingers into the communal peanut bowl

 

[Almerick07]

people that yawn into the dang mic, dont they know it makes me do it too?!

 

[User546]

ooh ooh I have another one!

Pilots that use a headset with a boom mike in an aircraft with an intercom, then proceed to eat their meal without moving the mike off to the side or, even better, removing the headset.

Diddo with chewing ice as well. It takes half a second to reach up and turn the hot mic switch off on the yoke. Go ahead and do that before consuming an entire cup full of ice in my ear!

 

[pgcfii2002]

Weekend GA pilots who take FOREVER talking to Center or Approach..

 

[ToiletDuck]

wow according to all these post if we can get the average person to correct about a thousand things they will be tolerabel!(ps I'm drunk and I don't know how to spell Tolerable)

 

[Tram]

Here's a peeve of mine.. Pilots with too many pet peeves..

I think if you list more than 5 or 6 peeves, your too high strung.

 

[avbug]

lots of big talk there. are you telling me that you'd punch a woman if she so much as put a single swat on the bottom of a child?

No, brightspark. You can read, but not comprehend. Whatever it takes. If talking works, fine. If not, whatever is necessary to stop abuse. There is never an excuse for hitting a child. Ever.

 

[GravityHater]

I have always thought of this as a respected source. It seems to have a moderate view of the topic.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9844-3.asp

If punishment is to be used, it must be done carefully.

• Light spanking or hand slapping with an open hand can be used to discourage dangerous behaviors such as a 1-year-old trying to play with an electric socket.
  
• Other situations where light spanking can be employed are with children between the ages of 1-3 years who choose to ignore verbal direction in dangerous situations. Reserve this for very unacceptable behaviors such as leaning out windows or pulling at glasses of hot liquid, and always use it in conjunction with saying no. The goal is to reinforce responding to verbal directions and eliminating all corporal punishment as soon as possible.
  
• Any physical punishment should be given with words that demonstrate love and concern for the child. Make it clear to the child that any and all punishment is done because you love the child.

 

[FN FAL]

A$$holes that fart in the cockpit and then say "Sorry, I didn't think that would stink."

I've stunk out 30-40 people in a DC 3 before, I'd never proffer such a lame appology. I might snicker while you gag though.

 

[Tram]

There is nothing wrong with spanking a child..

Now, going out side and getting a branch and beating the kid, yeh, that's a little much..

How do you teach a child who cannot speak that something is bad? You tell them "no?" Riight.. they understand "no" don't they? You put a sting into them - they don't like that, they remember that.. they stop..

I still think the squirt bottle is the method I'm going to employ..

"Spare the rod, spoil the child" ya know..

 

[minitour]

There is nothing wrong with spanking a child..

Now, going out side and getting a branch and beating the kid, yeh, that's a little much..

How do you teach a child who cannot speak that something is bad? You tell them "no?" Riight.. they understand "no" don't they? You put a sting into them - they don't like that, they remember that.. they stop..

I agree.

I laugh every time I hear "go to Timeout"...yeah...that's super.

Have you folks seen and interacted with children out there lately?

Spanking isn't all that bad at all. But you do need to stay on the discipline side of the line and not go to abuse.

-mini