FBO etiquette

[JediNein]

Also, whats with people wearing their phones (or blackberries) on their belts with the ringer on the highest volume....

Vibrate? After a day spent teaching in piston twins, you think I can feel anything, let alone hear anything? My POS cell phone doesn't have an indoor detector to know when to go into quiet mode. I'm just happy if the POS cell phone will actually receive 4 out of 5 calls without needing to reboot.

I set it for the ramp and leave it there. If you don't like loud noises, wear ear plugs and get out of aviation.

 

[willNOTfly4free]

...and if you do leave your ringer on, please, for the love of God, do not let it be the Top Gun theme song!

 

[slotationdriver]

How about the guys who start both engines, and just sit there. Are you guys filing a flight plan, getting a standard pilot WX briefing, AND doing the first flight of the day checklist? The fractional guys are the worst in those straight wing Citations

The Citation Ultra is extra noisy on the ramp, and it takes forever for our gyro's to spool up. Usually a diamond, i mean beech400, mm hawker 400 hoggn the GPU.
There should be a man law against watching some crap TV show in a pilot lounge. Monk is not acceptable, Walker Texas Ranger is!.

 

[Oh-ryan]

I fly with a guy who uses a knee board in the airplane and stands at the urinal with his pants down to his knees.

Hey dipsh!t,

I have to use the kneeboard because you suck as a copilot. Not only do I have to fly the plane, but I have to read checklists, copy clearances and talk on the radio because you can't seem to stop twittling your beanbag for 2 seconds. There is no way I would be able to do it all without that kneeboard

I do that thing in the bathroom cause I know it pisses you off. It's the only way I can get back at you for all of the misery you cause me. Next week I start wearing a thong... enjoy the show!

 

[NotFurloughed]

Cue the cat screeching...

Vibrate? After a day spent teaching in piston twins, you think I can feel anything, let alone hear anything? My POS cell phone doesn't have an indoor detector to know when to go into quiet mode. I'm just happy if the POS cell phone will actually receive 4 out of 5 calls without needing to reboot.

I set it for the ramp and leave it there. If you don't like loud noises, wear ear plugs and get out of aviation.

Easy there...I think everyone here is half joking (except for the pants-around-the-ankles-guy).

The phone may not have an indoor detector, but your brain does. And if you can't figure that "POS Cell phone" out maybe you should turn in that mighty "piston twin" for a nice 152.

And I don't mind loud noises, just annoying noises like piston twins and people on public boards that cannot take a joke.

 

[southernpilot]

What do you guys do about flying with someone with the worlds worst breath?

 

[CitationXDriver]

What do you guys do about flying with someone with the worlds worst breath?

Stop trying to make out all the time.

 

[cal73cap]

Don't put your Kingair 200 in reverse to back into a spot, thusly blowing crap on my airplane!

 

[a319stud]

i remember the days of flying coporate. hint-the ladies behind the desk dont think you are cool. they are not impressed with the cities you have been. their entire job is to act interested and laugh at your jokes. after all, there were 10 other guys blabbing about the same thing yesterday. just smile, give the fuel order, and walk away. if they want any more information or stories theyll ask.

 

[RichardRambone]

Never seen a pilot use it but ******************************s with those nextel walkie talkies need to be murdered. BEEP.....yeah Shawn we need to move those concrete slabs over to Johnson's place. BEEP..... Ok. BEEP....And tell Dave he needs to get off his ass and work. And by the way EVERYONE needs to hear about how you fricked that fat chick at Ryan's party. Because the world will end NOW if we don't. I DONT FRICKIN CARE ******************************!! Sorry had to vent.

 

[murfdawg998]

Don't cockblock me if I am putting the moves on the gal behind the counter.

that's awesome!!!!!!!!! I'd say the same idea applies to the girl behind the front desk at the hotel also.

MURF

 

[murfdawg998]

I def. agree with the Nextel stuff...I hate those things.

Also, YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS?? When folks say Kingston instead of Kinston (ISO) on the radio when they are reading back a clearance. There is no damn 'g' in the word and I hear this s&!t almost everyday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And no, I'm not from Kinston, I'm a damn Yankee so I can only imagine how the Kinston folks feel.

MURF

 

[redW&blue]

Once you have that second engine up and spining, MOVE off the ramp.
I understand you cessna pilots need half a hour to load your single FMS but please move away from the front door.

 

[Captainzero1]

Once you have that second engine up and spining, MOVE off the ramp.
I understand you cessna pilots need half a hour to load your single FMS but please move away from the front door.

Touche red white and blue, touche.

 

[dhc6]

People need to learn the difference between there, their, they're, we're, where, were. Call me anal, but I think I learned this in 4th grade. I bet "there" resumes "where" a mess. Those of you who are thinking..."I don't get it?" are the ones I'm talking about.

<<snip>>

Everyone else can do whatever it is that they do while I sleep like a 4 yr during nap time. Talk loud, fart, ********************, turn on a friggin stobe in the quite room, do run ups out side, and blast snoop on the cell ringer. If you have have a problem then tell the person. In the meantime, while all of you duke it out, I'll be sound asleep.

OK, if you're going to be anal about it, shouldn't:

• "quite room" be spelled "quiet room"?
• "stobe" be spelled "strobe"?
• "out side" be spelled "outside"?
• "have have" be considered a bit redundant?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

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[JediNein]

maybe you should turn in that mighty "piston twin" for a nice 152.

How'd you know that I'm working a guy over on his GPS in a 152 this next week? The twin had more soundproofing, but it didn't do well if the engine quits. If the engine quits on the 152 we can just stick our arms out and flap. We'll probably make better time.

I'm half joking myself. The other half is kidding.

 

[mavrck]

I def. agree with the Nextel stuff...I hate those things.

Also, YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY GRINDS MY GEARS?? When folks say Kingston instead of Kinston (ISO) on the radio when they are reading back a clearance. There is no dang 'g' in the word and I hear this s&!t almost everyday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And no, I'm not from Kinston, I'm a dang Yankee so I can only imagine how the Kinston folks feel.

MURF

Keep in mind there is also a KINGSTON VOR in NY. IGN. Throws guys a curve sometimes

 

[Hawkster54]

OK, if you're going to be anal about it, shouldn't:

• "quite room" be spelled "quiet room"?
• "stobe" be spelled "strobe"?
• "out side" be spelled "outside"?
• "have have" be considered a bit redundant?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

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ya got me.....I had a strange feeling that I was setting myself up. I better lay off the home brew before posting next time.

 

[G100driver]

As long as we are going to hijack this tread .... how about folk who say:

"couldn't care less" Well if that is the case you must care a lot. -OR-

"don't know nothing" Then you must be terribly smart because you know everything.

Somewhere along the line it became acceptable to speak in double negatives. I guess further evidence of the dumbing down of America.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Once you have that second engine up and spining, MOVE off the ramp.
I understand you cessna pilots need half a hour to load your single FMS but please move away from the front door.

It's not the FMS that we have to wait for, it's the POS attitude gyros that take forever to spool up. We can't move until they are up. We don't have the luxury of having an APU to have all that crap already ready before engine start.