Celebrities in FBOs

[navigator72]

I have some

I used to fly a KBHB (Bar Harbor, Maine), alot of famous people fly in for the weekends. I used to see Martha Stewart on a weekly basis. I watched Gwenyth Paltrow almost back her Range Rover into a King Air that was taxiing out.

 

[Swass]

And some guy who was a Soap Opera actor, I had no idea who he was but the Flight Attendants recognized him.

The male flight attendants?

 

[leardawg]

Another Charlton Heston anecdote: after dropping him off at CGF, he was suddenly met and hauled off by some goonish-looking FLOPS personel. He yelled out a curious and kind of ominous warning: "Don't eat the crew catering!!! It's made from ex-Flight Options pilots!!! IT MADE FROM PEEEOOOPLLE!!!"

H. Ross Perot: Brand-new to the Fractional world, he came up front and asked a bunch of questions: "Now let's see here. Let me get this straight. Ah buy part of an airplane, but seldom if ever get to fly mah airplane. Ah have zero, repeat zero, control over which Tom, Dick an' barbecue eatin', tabbacca chewin', nose pickin' an flickin', fartin' gas-bag Harry flies on MAH airplane?! That don't add up to a Chihuahua's turd of sense to me! Ah'm as frustrated as a thirsty Armadilla at the bottom of an empty swimmin' hole! Ah feel as unfullfilled as Michael Jackson at a Girl Scout jamboree! Yabada, Yadada, Yababebadabadoo .."

Clint Eastwood: He and I did not see eye to eye on a particular issue. A scuffle ensued, and a gun fell out of his shirt onto the floor. I thought of going for it, but he sensed what I was thinking, and pulled out a much larger cannon of a pistol. "I know what you're thinking? Is the gun loaded? But being that this is the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow you clean away, you just have to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? WELL DO YAH, PUNK?! As I lay there on the floor, I realized he had me beat, but could not resist asking the question burning in my mind: "I GOTS TO KNOW!!"

It was empty!We shared a good laugh over it afterwards.

 

[cforst513]

lol!!! nice, dawg.

 

[skydash]

All members of YES in ABQ-Rick Wakeman(God of all keyboards) was super nice and funny.

OJ Simpson in ATL(before murdering his wife)
Vanessa Williams and Rick Fox in HPN(she's still hot).
Victor Borge in DCA-got stuck the night before due to a cancelled flight...was still in his tux....very funny.

 

[leardawg]

Also flew:

Elvis Presly: The King still lives, albeit anonymously (the guy is really overweight and huge!). I overheard him in back talking on the Flightfone, trying to hook up with an ex-girlfriend: "Hello baby, it's me, it's the King. I want you back in my life baby! I want you back real bad. And on your way back, could you stop by a Krispy Kreme and pick up a dozen jelly doughnuts, and a dozen Crullers too? Love me tender, love me truuuuue, and pick me up a pizza pie toooNE WITH SAUSAGE, PEPPERS AND CHEEEESE, OH PLEASE, OH PLEASE, OH PLEASE ...I think she hung up on him.

Billy Joel: The FBO at HTO was apparently used to and ready for his departure. A loudspeaker blared "Code Red! Code Red !" and the hard-hat wearing FBO crew went diving for cover. Suddenly, there's a screeching noise as this BMW comes tearing through the ramp gate, airborne. It rolls several times, pieces flying off and everywhere. It slides to a stop, upside down, only a few feet from the plane, hissing and smoking, tires still spinning. A hub cap wobbled and rattled on the tarmac. Mr. Joel crawled out, dusted himself off, and said nonchalantly "Are we ready to go?" and tossed the keys to the un-fazed line guy standing nearby. And off we went.

Mel Gibson: He flew into CGF, arriving in the future on the same time-travelling airplane as Charlton Heston. The scene was quite different from present-day, very run-down and apocalyptic looking.(Tall pipes emanated from the buildings, flaming from burning the methane produced below). During a meeting with Scheeringa, over a dispute with the Pilot's Union, they were interrupted over an intercom system. It was the head of the Union: "Who run OCC?" said the high-pitched voice. Scheeringa replied in a somber tone "You know who runs OCC!" . "Say It !" barked the voice. Scheeringa, through gritting teeth, replied "OK. Master ... Blaster ... run ... OCC." The voice replied: " Gooood! Now, EMBARGO!!!" And the 126th pilot strike was on.

Eventually, things deteriorated to the point where the good guys decided to make a run for it, to greener pastures out west. They all piled into a souped up Legacy, stripped of wings, with a humungous snow-plow blade mounted on front, and a water cannon mounted atop on a large, swiveling turret. With Gibson driving, they took off down the Interstate, with Scheeringa and his minions in hot pursuit: an odd assortment of wingless Beechjets, Hawkers and Citations with spikes and blades on the wheel hubs, battering rams attached to the noses, and armor plating welded all over. These were driven by a freak show of leather-clad, mohawked maniacs (many wearing the old Flight Options tie as an accessory). Scheeringa himself stood on a platform welded atop a Challenger, wearing a horned Viking helmet and, wielding a large staff, exhorted his troops during the high speed pursuit. The wreckage and carnage on both sides was spectacular, and a few survivors eventually reached the promised land (a fortified Net Jets compound in the middle of the Arizona desert). Alas, Mel didn't make it, having been last seen in a spectacular fire-ball of a collision between his and Scheeringa's vehicles.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Passed John Travolta and Greg Norman on the Signature ramp at JAX. Passed Chris Jerico in the US Airways terminal in PIT.
Saw Steve Yzerman and his wife in CYQA
Saw Jesse Jackson during the final days of the '04 campaign at Atlantic Aviation PHL...If only I wasn't in uniform....no my mom always said if you don't have something nice to say don't say anything....

 

[RichardRambone]

I worked at the FBO in Higginsville, MO. Small operation with maybe 3 airplanes to fill upon the weekend. Tony Stewart dropped in in his Citation (I think) b/c he has a house near there. I went up to the plane and asked if they needed fuel and was ran over by him and his posse. Next thing I know Im in the middle of his posse. They just kept walking by. What a prick.

 

[Av8ing]

I saw "Pappa John" at TAC air LEX

 

[wrxpilot]

Andy Roddick and Mandy moore last year.. The next day flew Ludacris and his entourage.

Mandy Moore's dad (Don) has been in the front seat of my car, lol! Ok, to make this aviation related:

Mandy's dad is or was at the time a capt w/ a certain airline. Had a trip into DEN w/ a FO I knew. FO gave me a call and said let's go do something w/ the capt (I didn't know who he was at first). Anyway, ended up taking them downtown for dinner. He was a very cool guy, absolutely insisted on paying for everything.

 

[johnpeace]

Keeping with the subject at hand. My son handled Bill Cosby at the FBO where he used to work. Mr. Cosby was very rude and wouldn't even talk to him...his pilots wouldn't speak to him either. My son had a difficult time communicating with them.

<I'll let you guess why they wouldn't talk to him.>

He's a black teenager named 'Kunta' or 'Quifiri' or some weird sh!t, with baggy pants, $100 sneakers and a gangsta' attitude spewing profanity and misoginystic idiom all over the ramp?

Just a guess...Bill's not down with that kind of stuff.

 

[Huck]

PS, I almost left out two significant persons. First would be any one of the counter girls at MillionAir Addison back in the 90's.

Brother man, you just brought back some great memories! They were all blond, tall and stacked.

 

[414Flyer]

Brother man, you just brought back some great memories! They were all blond, tall and stacked.

Oh yeah. I made a few trips to Millionair addison too. All of those girls there were playboy material then

 

[VVJM265]

Princess Di

Met/hosted/flew lots of DVs from congressmen & women on down in my two tours in Italy. Have to say that of the representatives, the most personable was Tom Tancredo of CO.

The most memorable was some years ago ago, saw Princess Di up at Northolt getting onto the royal family's BAe 146. The poor RAF Capt that worked in base ops nearly had to mop up after himself he was so in love with her. With all due respect, she was quite the looker and had great legs.

 

[leardawg]

Chevy Chase: Average guy. Had several IDs, including one for "Dr. Rosen- Rosen" and "Don Corleone". When I asked if I could get him any refreshments before departure, he replied : "Yes; bring me a Diet Coke, a glass of ice, a cup of warm fat, and the head of Alfredo Garcia."

One day, we were stuck in Guadalajara Mexico, grounded due to dense fog. Our passengers were all stressed out about being stuck in the middle of nowhere, and with nothing to do. Suddenly, a merry gentleman by the name of Senor Mambo (bearing an uncanny resemblance to the late John Candy) showed up out of the blue. With puffy shirt, frilled cuffs, multi-colored vest, and Matador pants, he proceded to regale the entire crowd with his Maracca-shaking musical extravaganza: ("C'mon everybody! LET'S MAMBO!!!). All the passengers, line and FBO personel, corporate crews, freight dogs, airline types, and yes, yours truly, spent the next couple of hours in a never-ending conga line of leg- strutting, hip-swinging mambo-mania!

The J. Peterman guy from Seinfeld: Cool but strange. Said he was on his way to meet with the Sultan of Oba-ma-mau-mau! After my co-pilot made a particularly bad landing, he accused him of having a drug problem, and offered to get him help for his opium addiction. When Forrest said "whaaaaat?", Peterman replied "You know what I'm talking about!! The White Lotus! Shanghai Sally! THE YAM YAM! Get help now, or you're fired.""

 

[leardawg]

Flew Matt Foley, motivational speaker hired by IBT to drum up support for a Flight Options union and convince the remaining fence-sitters. He gave us his spiel on the pros of forming a union (as he grabbed his belt buckle and hitched up his pants): "Let me introduce myself. My name is Matt Foley, and I've been hired to talk to you pilots about why it's in your best interest to unionize. I too was once employed by a company similar to yours, and was a hard sell as far as a union was concerned. I waited until it was too late, and am now reaping the rewards. I'm hear to tell you not to wait and send in your cards now, or else you'll wind up like me LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!

He eventually got so wound up and excited that he fell on top of the folding tables and smashed them. He spent the rest of the flight passed out in the aisle.

Boomhauer from King of the Hill: "Hey man was wang fbo n' sawn this hochick say'n "wayn goin" n'I sed "saym place yin goin" n' she sed "o yeh then imgone wiu" n' hersheis n' canshe golong yenowatimean man!" I said "Yeah, sure, two's company as they say!"

Charlie Callas: old Borscht-belt comic and sometime regular on Hollywood Squares. Came up to the cockpit and started conversing with us when vvvvvvvvvvT! he slumped forward on the center console with an arrow in his back. Dead as a doorknob, the poor guy never stood a chance. (OK, kind of an obscure reference and an indication I'm reaching the end of my creative rope, but some older guys might chuckle).

Sayonara!

 

[cforst513]

hahahahaha!

 

[flyinlow67]

Flown some minor celebs, but met a ton of musicians back in my paramedic days when we would cover concerts. The best were Trisha Yearwood (super nice, wasn't such a porker then) and Sammy Hagar when he was with Van Halen. Sammy is the MAN! Drank red wine and kept telling us about all his cars. Eddie and Alex wouldn't even come out of the dressing room.
Def Leppard guys were all really cool as well. Back when they were doing their concerts in the round, they climbed into a couple of laundry carts, had towels piled on top of them, and went right past the fans to the stage. Thought that was kinda cool.

 

[leardawg]

Saw the Reverend Jessie Jackson waiting for a flight in Atlantic Aviation @ MSY yesterday (no doubt in town to stir up trouble).

I approached him and struck up a conversation. He replied "When you're hanging out in 'Lantic, there's no need to get pedantic! Now I take my leave to the crapper, unless you persist on being an insufferable yapper!"

I later heard him yelling from the john " Despite the presence of my noxious vapor, would someone Pleeeaze bring me a roll of toilet paper!"

 

[TX_Pilot]

Saw Nolan Ryan in GTU, very cool guy. Also saw Rodney Carrington at the FBO in ABI. Man, that guy was funny!