Let's hear from the old schoolers

[Swass]

I want some more tales from the old school.

A squared, Av, Catbird (if you still post here) and others please post some good stories (like Duke used to).

We need 'em, this place is getting too far away from the FI it used to be.

 

[avbug]

Still here, but posting less. The site has degenerated into a "younger" mindset...largely seems to be posters who fit the baseball cap, backpack, ipod, regional f/o from embry riddle crowd...the ones who think they own the world and know all about it. Lots of language and talk that sounds like a fourteen year old, rather than a professional pilot, a little too much machisimo, not enough substance. It would be nice to see things improve, but much of the "talent" has slipped away to other locations where the atmosphere is considerably more professional.

 

[Say Again Over]

That wasn't a story, sounded more like a complaint.

 

[The_Russian]

Still here, but posting less. The site has degenerated into a "younger" mindset...largely seems to be posters who fit the baseball cap, backpack, ipod, regional f/o from embry riddle crowd...the ones who think they own the world and know all about it. Lots of language and talk that sounds like a fourteen year old, rather than a professional pilot, a little too much machisimo, not enough substance.

Posting less? You mean not posting at all unless you are arguing with another member? Seems to me that you fit your description perfectly. The typical jackass who has to prove his chest is bigger than all the rest. Your kind is the reason all the new meat shys away. God forbid a youthful pilot should disagree with your massive knowledge base and be right about it. Not to mention having a disagreement with your opinion. Geez! Don't want to do that now. Next time you bring "substance" to the table, we will let you talk.

It would be nice to see things improve, but much of the "talent" has slipped away to other locations where the atmosphere is considerably more professional.

"Talent"? HA! Every board is exactly the same. The same types of posters are present with the same material. You expect everyone to be professional, yet you act like an assbag every time you post. Professional? Go figure.

 

[Fearless Tower]

I think Russian just illustrated Avbug's point quite well

 

[The_Russian]

I think Russian just illustrated Avbug's point quite well

Absolutely not. I think that the "more experienced" pilots on here tend to forget where they came from. Not to mention that they forgot how they learned valuable lessons. Avroach posts in a manner that illustrates that he never made any mistakes and that he expects the same from the youth of aviation.

Never forget where you came from. Everyone starts out unexperienced and with crap pay. You can't expect a young pilot to know the right answer or how much he should be paid for a job all of the time.

 

[cezzna]

Wow, wait a minute while I get a beer and some popcorn!

 

[sqwkvfr]

Wow, wait a minute while I get a beer and some popcorn!

Agreed!

-(sqwkvfr pulls up a chair)-

 

[Swass]

That was fun while it lasted.

 

[Swass]

Where does Catbird and the others post?

 

[UALX727]

Dude, I am a Riddle guy, what's up with that??? We are all not jerks, I went to school with some good guys back in the day.

Cezzna, awesome avatar, Satriani rocks. Sat front row in Atlanta last year for his concert there.

 

[The_Russian]

That was fun while it lasted.

Well bud, you got what you asked for:

A typical response from the avroach.

Sorry.

 

[JAFI]

The phrase "Old Schoolers" has negative overtones IMHO. Sounds like - out of date - stuck in the past - not current knowledge.

Perhaps a question like:

Would the senior hands please post one or two points or stories they think the younger pilots could learn or benefit from.

JAFI

 

[sqwkvfr]

The phrase "Old Schoolers" has negative overtones IMHO. Sounds like - out of date - stuck in the past - not current knowledge.

Perhaps a question like:

Would the senior hands please post one or two points or stories they think the younger pilots could learn or benefit from.

JAFI

I'm not with you on this one JAFI....I think in this industry it is largely understood that the "Old Schoolers" are automatically deserving of our respect......amongst most of us, anyway.

I'm 34 and I think that "senior hands" sounds a lot worse.

 

[JediNein]

Post a story and there will be at least:
five posts claiming how stupid you were for making whatever mistake
six posts claiming how they wouldn't have made that mistake
three posts claiming you are an idiot
two posts questioning your credentials, from folks with membership join dates in the last two years
eight posts solely for name-calling
two posts correcting grammar and spelling
and one post claiming that whatever would not have happened if the poster had a [pick one: college degree, union, different airline, different major, different airplane, no union, contract, MEC, boss, co-pilot, captain, and so on]

Besides, my stories from the past few years need to have some folks die of old age before they get published.

 

[Princedietrich]

Post a story and there will be at least:
five posts claiming how stupid you were for making whatever mistake
six posts claiming how they wouldn't have made that mistake
three posts claiming you are an idiot
two posts questioning your credentials, from folks with membership join dates in the last two years
eight posts solely for name-calling
two posts correcting grammar and spelling
and one post claiming that whatever would not have happened if the poster had a [pick one: college degree, union, different airline, different major, different airplane, no union, contract, MEC, boss, co-pilot, captain, and so on]

Besides, my stories from the past few years need to have some folks die of old age before they get published.

Don't forget the three "GoJets sucks!" posts and the three "Skybus must die!" posts.

 

[Princedietrich]

As much as I'd love to spin a yarn or two, I'm afraid I'll have to refrain from doing so for a couple of reasons. One, my life honestly hasn't been all that interesting and you'd all be bored silly by it. Two, I'm hesitant to refer to myself as an old-schooler. While there are plenty out there who are younger than me and have less time in the seat, there are just as many out there who make me look like a rookie. Granted, I've done my time with the "parking brake" flaps in a Cessna and learned to fly when the KNS-80 was the coolest gadget out there. But that doesn't make me a veteran by most standards.

I think it'll be tough to beat the Duke in the art of storytelling.

 

[tomgoodman]

Just sit right down

Oh, ya want stories, eh? Well, there was the time I got caught in a box canyon -- big headwind and no groundspeed -- walls too close to turn around and too high to climb out. Had to throttle 'er down and back out! Flew into a tornado once -- took full right rudder to hold heading. The F/A screamed "Oh God!", but I said "Naw, just 'Captain'." Had the cockpit fill with smoke during an ILS -- couldn't see the flight director, so I broke the glass, touched the indicators, and felt my way down. Then there was the short-field landing on a spermwhale -- oh, yeah, I already told that one. Hey, come back here! I ain't told you about the night that Santa Claus got lost and I had to join up ......

 

[JediNein]

I ain't told you about the night that Santa Claus got lost and I had to join up ......

Good one!

 

[Say Again Over]

As much as I'd love to spin a yarn or two, I'm afraid I'll have to refrain from doing so for a couple of reasons. One, my life honestly hasn't been all that interesting and you'd all be bored silly by it. Two, I'm hesitant to refer to myself as an old-schooler. While there are plenty out there who are younger than me and have less time in the seat, there are just as many out there who make me look like a rookie. Granted, I've done my time with the "parking brake" flaps in a Cessna and learned to fly when the KNS-80 was the coolest gadget out there. But that doesn't make me a veteran by most standards.

I think it'll be tough to beat the Duke in the art of storytelling.
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With this resume I would hope you have a few you can share, Tom, very funny.