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Let's Hear it Folks ! You Might be a FR8DOG if......
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illinipilot
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movingviolation
In Thrust I Trust
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flydaddy0499
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wingnutt
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lol...good ones so far, heres a few more
you havent had a weather brief in months
you wear the same shirt for a week...and no one complains
airlines hold and wait for you to "test the squall line"
your airplane has belonged to more than 10 companies
center mispronounces your callsign more than three times in one night
you show up to the fbo early and a G4 pilot asks you to carry his luggage
you refuse to accept vectors around weather
you call for the hotel van...and they cant understand where you are on the airport
you havent had a weather brief in months
you wear the same shirt for a week...and no one complains
airlines hold and wait for you to "test the squall line"
your airplane has belonged to more than 10 companies
center mispronounces your callsign more than three times in one night
you show up to the fbo early and a G4 pilot asks you to carry his luggage
you refuse to accept vectors around weather
you call for the hotel van...and they cant understand where you are on the airport
Captain Morgan
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fokkers&beer
The dude abides.
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California
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icefr8dawg
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If the line guy rolls up the red carpet when you announce "Hi! We're here to pick up freight!"
If the sound of a pager (or anything similar) on TV or the radio makes you jump out of your skin (even for months after you move on to a non-pager job).
You know you're an ex-freight dog if:
You wake up in the middle of the night because you heard your pager go off, then realize you don't have a pager anymore.
You instinctively want to hand-fly the much newer airplane you are in, even at FL410, because you're not used to an autopilot THAT ACTUALLY WORKS!
If the sound of a pager (or anything similar) on TV or the radio makes you jump out of your skin (even for months after you move on to a non-pager job).
You know you're an ex-freight dog if:
You wake up in the middle of the night because you heard your pager go off, then realize you don't have a pager anymore.
You instinctively want to hand-fly the much newer airplane you are in, even at FL410, because you're not used to an autopilot THAT ACTUALLY WORKS!
zuka
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singlespeed
building turbine time
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coonass one
AKA Captain Pablo
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...you wake up to find your co-pilot asleep, the radios all have red flags on them, and center dosen't answer when you call....
...and when you figure it out, you are 15 miles out at FL260...
...and when the 20 degree nose-down emergency descent is commenced, the aural warning starts screaming "OIL, OIL, OIL" etc...
...and when approach asks if you can make the descent, you just laugh...
...and you loose sight of the airport because you forgot to turn the windshield heat on, and the relative humidity is about 95%...
...and you don't even get excited about any of this...
...or so I've been told...
...and when you figure it out, you are 15 miles out at FL260...
...and when the 20 degree nose-down emergency descent is commenced, the aural warning starts screaming "OIL, OIL, OIL" etc...
...and when approach asks if you can make the descent, you just laugh...
...and you loose sight of the airport because you forgot to turn the windshield heat on, and the relative humidity is about 95%...
...and you don't even get excited about any of this...
...or so I've been told...
coonass one
AKA Captain Pablo
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coonass one
AKA Captain Pablo
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PropsForward
Will Fly 4 Food
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Princedietrich
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... The ramper at the FBO starts to approach your plane with the red carpet and chocks, but then turns around and runs upon seeing your livery.
... You get kicked out of the FBO (MillionAir BKL) when it's -30 degrees and a blizzard outside, even though you just bought 400 gallons of Jet-A.
... You get your approach clearance, landing clearance, taxi in clearance, taxi out clearance, takeoff clearance, and next leg enroute clearance all fron the same guy as you're crossing the outer marker.
... you've ever hit on a female controller over the radio.
... you tell someone you work for a cargo airline and they ask if you're a loader or a fueler (happened to me today).
... the FBO staff tells you you're not allowed to sit in the pilot lounge because it scares away the other customers (at 3am).
... you've ever done laundry in the FBO bathroom sink.
... you've ever been accidentally called Southwest XXX instead of Starcheck XXX and took offense.
... you know how to flip off a controller over the radio.
... you've ever been told to slow down because you're overtaking a Boeing/MD in front of you.
... you know where the 24 hour watering holes are.
... you've ever gotten off work at 6am and went to the 24 hour watering hole while still in uniform.
... you've ever been sitting on your porch drinking a beer when the paperboy comes by.
... FBO linemen look down their noses at you.
... You get kicked out of the FBO (MillionAir BKL) when it's -30 degrees and a blizzard outside, even though you just bought 400 gallons of Jet-A.
... You get your approach clearance, landing clearance, taxi in clearance, taxi out clearance, takeoff clearance, and next leg enroute clearance all fron the same guy as you're crossing the outer marker.
... you've ever hit on a female controller over the radio.
... you tell someone you work for a cargo airline and they ask if you're a loader or a fueler (happened to me today).
... the FBO staff tells you you're not allowed to sit in the pilot lounge because it scares away the other customers (at 3am).
... you've ever done laundry in the FBO bathroom sink.
... you've ever been accidentally called Southwest XXX instead of Starcheck XXX and took offense.
... you know how to flip off a controller over the radio.
... you've ever been told to slow down because you're overtaking a Boeing/MD in front of you.
... you know where the 24 hour watering holes are.
... you've ever gotten off work at 6am and went to the 24 hour watering hole while still in uniform.
... you've ever been sitting on your porch drinking a beer when the paperboy comes by.
... FBO linemen look down their noses at you.
movingviolation
In Thrust I Trust
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$$$4nothin
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fr8 dog if
You are 50 knots faster than every RJ, boeing, and MD whatever on final in your Baron, Navajo, or Caravan.
APPROACH: FR8dog123 you just flew through a level 4 on final how was the ride
FR8dog123: Not bad at all
EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN HOLDING FOR 20 Minutes: UH we would like vectors for the approach.
1/8sm 100vv -----No problem
You know your a fr8dog when the wx at your destination is below mins, so you file to some random airport that is above mins with multiple approaches at your actual destination in the remarks section.
When you can actually bank the aircraft more than 30 degrees whenever you want, and for no good reason at all.
You are 50 knots faster than every RJ, boeing, and MD whatever on final in your Baron, Navajo, or Caravan.
APPROACH: FR8dog123 you just flew through a level 4 on final how was the ride
FR8dog123: Not bad at all
EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS BEEN HOLDING FOR 20 Minutes: UH we would like vectors for the approach.
1/8sm 100vv -----No problem
You know your a fr8dog when the wx at your destination is below mins, so you file to some random airport that is above mins with multiple approaches at your actual destination in the remarks section.
When you can actually bank the aircraft more than 30 degrees whenever you want, and for no good reason at all.
icefr8dawg
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