carry SCBA tanks?

[FracCapt]

That's my favorite part of my job somtimes. Our company won't let us carry the tanks without making sure they are empty.

So when you say are the tanks empty? And they so yup. You just go ahead and open up that valve and the pax freak.

They know when you have the tanks open and leave them open they have to have the tanks checked again before refilling.

Again, the valves from SCUBA cylinders should be removed....see my first post on this thread if you're not sure why.

I once had a passenger taking a high pressure steel cylinder with him on a flight. I asked if the cylinder was empty, he said it was. I cracked the valve, and....amazingly enough....a loud hiss of air escaped. I asked him if he had a regulator with him, he said he did. I asked him to place the regulator on the cylinder so I can see what the pressure is inside. It turned out that it was at 3300psi. He was amazed that I knew what that meant...until he found out my diving background. When I told him he would have to drain the cylinder and remove the valve to take it aboard, he elected to leave it home and rent a cylinder at his destination. He also told me about his bang stick and cartridges....which are OK in the US, but not where we were headed...so he had to leave that too.

 

[HMR]

HMR the big question how can you afford a house that close to a beach on pilot salary?

On the weekends I ride a unicycle and juggle chainsaws to make ends meet.

 

[FN FAL]

On the weekends I ride a unicycle and juggle chainsaws to make ends meet.

Now there's a man with a plan!

Back in the 80's when I worked at a paper mill, we were sitting at the lunch table during break at 03:20 in the morning, discussing what we would do for a living if we ever left that angry place.

I had a thought that I would sell my house, pay off the gold wing and become one of those performing artists you see miming or playing an instrument on the street corner or in subways, with a tip jar or hat placed out for donations.

My plan was to take the gold wing from city to city and put down a piece of cardboard next to a boom box...play some hip hop and break dance for the people for pocket change. Needless to say, I left the angry paper mill and became a pielet instead and now I'm too old and fat to expect people to pay to see me break dance and I can't afford a gold wing. But I do like the juggling chainsaws idea...let me know how that goes for you!

Diving reference: What happens to you when your non-return valve malfunctions and surface supplied air to your Kirby Morgan band mask or your Mark V deep sea diving suit comes to screeching halt? You get "hosed"!