ratherbeflyen
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If you've ever spun 360's at the runway hold short line trying to get an angle your antena will transmit to the tower.
If you move to a pax flying job and the instructors always tell you to watch your bank because untill now 45 degrees was a medium bank turn.
If mx tears out more squawk sheets, than they fix.
If you have more written letters of warning than landings in the last month.
If your call sign mysteriously changes to "pathfinder."
If center calls you periodicly and only says "maintain vfr." or "are you vmc?"
If you cancel for icing (they took off the boots and it was a good excuse to get more sleep in a chair) and your "flight followers" wx advice is "The radar is clear."
If you ever had to wait for the courier because they figured there was no way you'd make it and went home.
If you ever got arrested by airport security because you threw freight over the fence at 3 am and they thought you were smuggling something.
If you've ever got in a fight with a line guy for moving your plane around back to make the fbo look more presentable, and your company backs you.
If approach tells you the last three boeings went missed for windsheer and turbulence and your reply "rodger," or approach tells you have to remain vfr in the I 10 corridor (HOU), you cant deviate, and theres a level 4 on that route of flight, "rodger."
If you have no idea what CASS is.
If you ever heard "cleared direct destination, and what will that be?" or "whats your destination?" "wheres that, nevermind cleared direct."
While your IMC on a vector to the ILS you heard the lone guy in the tower say "I got a fire alarm going off. I'm getting outta here, tower is now closed say your intentions."
If you get to your hotel at 7 am and ask the desk clerk if the contiental dinner is complimentary.
If your companys minimums are "If any one asks how you landed just say you had 4 sets of distance markers or could see 9 rows of lights."
If your FO in a 402 paid to be there, or if you've never flown with an FO.
If center says "welcome back" and you didn't know you left.
If you think I'm legal to go direct, class 2 navigation means to the degree required by atc.
If your company reserves a spot on a couch for you at the fbo your going to.
If your first time in the "new" plane your imc trying to figure out which of the 3 vor recievers go to the 2 nav radios.
do you get any extra credit for making a post at 03:04 am?
If you move to a pax flying job and the instructors always tell you to watch your bank because untill now 45 degrees was a medium bank turn.
If mx tears out more squawk sheets, than they fix.
If you have more written letters of warning than landings in the last month.
If your call sign mysteriously changes to "pathfinder."
If center calls you periodicly and only says "maintain vfr." or "are you vmc?"
If you cancel for icing (they took off the boots and it was a good excuse to get more sleep in a chair) and your "flight followers" wx advice is "The radar is clear."
If you ever had to wait for the courier because they figured there was no way you'd make it and went home.
If you ever got arrested by airport security because you threw freight over the fence at 3 am and they thought you were smuggling something.
If you've ever got in a fight with a line guy for moving your plane around back to make the fbo look more presentable, and your company backs you.
If approach tells you the last three boeings went missed for windsheer and turbulence and your reply "rodger," or approach tells you have to remain vfr in the I 10 corridor (HOU), you cant deviate, and theres a level 4 on that route of flight, "rodger."
If you have no idea what CASS is.
If you ever heard "cleared direct destination, and what will that be?" or "whats your destination?" "wheres that, nevermind cleared direct."
While your IMC on a vector to the ILS you heard the lone guy in the tower say "I got a fire alarm going off. I'm getting outta here, tower is now closed say your intentions."
If you get to your hotel at 7 am and ask the desk clerk if the contiental dinner is complimentary.
If your companys minimums are "If any one asks how you landed just say you had 4 sets of distance markers or could see 9 rows of lights."
If your FO in a 402 paid to be there, or if you've never flown with an FO.
If center says "welcome back" and you didn't know you left.
If you think I'm legal to go direct, class 2 navigation means to the degree required by atc.
If your company reserves a spot on a couch for you at the fbo your going to.
If your first time in the "new" plane your imc trying to figure out which of the 3 vor recievers go to the 2 nav radios.
do you get any extra credit for making a post at 03:04 am?
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I just have to laugh at that one. Been there. Ahhh, the good ole days.
