Let's Hear it Folks ! You Might be a FR8DOG if......

[leardawg]

If you've ever had one of them huge burgers at MRC (Maury Co. TN).

If your FADAR (FAA Radar) is so finely tuned that you can pick a fed out of a group of people standing on a ramp from a distance of 1/2 mile while taxiing in.

If ATC has asked you billions of times what the origin of your callsign is.

If you've ever gone to Kinkos to run off mass copies of the NASA safety report.

If you've ever witnessed one of the many times the late, great Jerry B. blew his top and quit any of the operators he worked for, only to be right back in the air the next day.

If you've lost several years off of your life due to second-hand smoke while flying with Jerry B.

If you got in the habit of having maintenance service the 02 after being out on the road with Jerry B.

If you got used to some kid line guy run toward your airplane waving frantically, at night, because the ignition on one engine doesn't come on automatically any more, and you forgot to flip the switch for a few seconds while the fuel built up. (You are able to see the kid's terrified face from the orange glow illuminating the ramp for a few seconds. You then give him the "thumbs up" and taxi away!)

 

[leardawg]

If you've ever tossed freight boxes over a tall, barb-wire topped chain link fence at 0300 at some podunk airport (and passed the paper work back-and-forth through holes in the fence), because no-one called to make arrangements to have the FBO be open.

If you set the record from the time you hung up the (phone booth) phone at the same airport, until wheels up (48.3 secs) due to an approaching thunderstorm.

If you've ever been told by the customer that "The freight is on its way to the FBO. Get there as quick as you can!!! They need it YESTERDAY!" only to wait 5 hours at said FBO while they put the stuff together at the plant.

If you've ever been told by the customer "You'll have no problem loading the freight; it's only 5 small boxes!" only to have an 18-wheeler show up as the line guy asks "are you ready for the forklift now? - your company just called and made sure we had one."

If you've ever slept on the picnic table bench at Ace Forwarding @ McAllen Tx while waiting for a backhaul.

 

[leardawg]

If your idea of a 3-course meal was Salami Sticks with a side of Fritos, topped off with a Snickers bar for dessert.

If you moved on to a more "respectable" flying job, and notice the Signature BOS manager doesn't treat you like a POS any more. (He doesn't even realize you used to be that Freight Dog puke that used to come in there and take minimal fuel-" Lear *** would like 25 a side!" 20 minutes later "How's that fuel order coming for ***; we're kinda in a hurry!").

You ever had trouble finding the unlit taxiways at night at DUG (Douglas AZ) in between the sagebrush and tumbleweeds. (And you expected Clint Eastwood to come out of the abandoned terminal/GA building, poncho, cigar and all, asking "Would you fellas be lookin' for some fuel?" WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH....")

It feels Sooooooo good to clear customs (and breath clean air) back in the good ole US of A after a Mexico run, especially after spending 6 hours going round and round with the airport Commandante @ Queretaro! (Ahhhhh Capitan! We have problem! Jou no go home today!). F-ing Pancho Villa!

You've whizzed on the ramp @ LRD at 0200 waiting for customs to show up (on more than one occasion-that's why it's so pitted!).

You've departed out of Toluca MX trying to get the DP with the clearance, only to be told "Deeparture weel bee assigned weeth takeoff cleeerance". "Toluca tower, N***** ready for takeoff" - "Royer, N*****, Clear for takeoff, fly the Toluca 3 deeparture, Arana transeetion, contact deeparture on *****", traffeec on five mile final!". And the procedure calls for flying a LOC course until intercepting the 11.0 DME arc, then flying the arc until intercepting the *** bearing from the XYZ NDB, then climbing to 17000', then ...

 

[yzf6]

if the most expensive, and reliable equipment in the airplane is your IPOD

if center has ever said to you:
"welcome back.. the last 2 guys went missed but we didn't tell you because we figured you'd find a way in, going in there every night and all"

 

[hawk16e]

I was laughing at these posts until I realized you were talking about me. I do know PilotYip by first name. Anyone else been politely asked by flight following to come in for a trip --"No, we don't know where, just get here ASAP"?

 

[HeaDTriP]

used the sunvisor to block out the moon because it feels like flying directly into the sun

 

[Dumbluck]

If crew-sched asked you to take a trip out of Amsterdam in two hrs while you in Hong Kong?

 

[kevdog]

If FI allows you back when you have been perm. banned.

 

[leardawg]

If crew-sched asked you to take a trip out of Amsterdam in two hrs while you in Hong Kong?

Yeah, man! I HATE when that happens!

 

[Dumbluck]

Its rough

 

[TWA]

You might be a Freight Dog if...

You realize you will be flying an empty DC-8 back from Germany, so you arrange to have your beer palatized and waiting for you on the ramp.

The line boy makes more anually than you do.

You're happy to be back at YIP.

 

[EX_CV580FR8Dawg]

good ol' Ypsitucky

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

If...your airline is in CASS?

CLiff
YIP

 

[pilotyip]

How many fr8gt dawg places are in the CASS systems? come on Cliff that is not the mark of a fr8gt dawg. I know USA Jet is in the final testing phases of a fully company paid CASS system and should be on line by Feb 1st this year.

 

[Photoflight]

You clearly stated airline....that doesn't cut the mustard.

How about your jump seat priveledges are controlled by how many beers you offer the PIC.

 

[treetopflyer]

when the islamabad federalies are giving you a hard time over the N-number being off from the scheduled aircraft, so the FE grabs the manifest and tells him that if he wants his damn tents he will chill the f**k out or we will take this bird back to kuwait with all the free stuff the white devils are giving you.

no joke.

 

[Avalanche]

you might be a fr8 dog if...

...you check flight info at 0808am local before going to sleep for the day...

...when you go to sleep for the day, it's in a room in the hanger.

 

[4fanman]

If you've ever...

...flown with a captain that insists on staying in the moderate ice at 4k when tops are 5k, clear above, because after years of smoking, he can't handle the "higher" altitudes.

...been "intercepted" by one of your company's Lr-24.

...had ATC call out traffic at "6 o'clock and closing rapidly...I think it's your company lear that just cancelled."

...been flipped-off by a lear pilot...while in flight.

...been mooned by a cowoker in flight...who was in another aircraft.

..."Riding along to gain experience in the aircraft" on an empty -91 leg while the actual crew was sleeping in the back.

...asked for and recieved a "deck-check" in PTK.

...flown directly over the top of ORD at 10.5k, after cancelling IFR and flight following (we're squaking 1200...cya) because captain doesn't want to go to PTK via JOT.

...had to declare an emergency because your plane got hit by a SAM 14 after take-off. (Hat's off to the DHL dogs!!)

and my personal favorite is...while describing your current duties to a potential employer, they look at you as though you've just farted!

 

[Linetech]

Might Be a Fright Dawg if

Some other fr8dawg has written "We need more Money" in Pen on the crew doors.

 

[wolfpackpilot]

You de-ice your AA5A Cheetah with the FBO coffee pots.

Your the Man, Vinnie... where ever you are!