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

[EatSleepFly]

When you go into DET at 10pm on a Saturday night to drop off at Murray Aviation's little $hithole trailer, and you're scared to go in to get your papers signed, let alone take a piss.

And when you do go in, all the "nice" folks who are sitting around in there visiting with the employees look at you like you just walked uninvited through the front door of their house.

And you tell dispatch that if they don't see you pop up on the computer in 10 minutes, to call 911 'cause you've probably been robbed/kidnapped/murdered/etc.

God I hate that place.

 

[Onlyflyfreight]

Fr8dog

You know you are fr8dog when...

You take time to look up from whatever you are reading and realize that that your 40 miles out at FL410 .... and you still make it down in time!

You don't like to go out during daytime because the is too much light, too many cars on the road, lines everywher to do anything.

When the morning ATC guy askes " why do you guys always have to eat up whoever is in front of you? (PHL)

When ATC asks why he didn't get to see a better climb rate last night (on take off) when he gave you 14000 as initial altitude.

 

[pilotyip]

Eatsleep you think that is bad, try driving down to "Fort Murray in the hood" at night to pick up an airplane.

 

[Fuzzy_is_Hungry]

When you've been sleeping on your buddy's couch in a sleeping bag for the last 4 months because you can't afford your own place on your awesome salary ... Thanks Gerald!

 

[Clyde]

You migt be a FR8DOG if.....

If you demand premium day for flying during daylight hours.

 

[I'm42]

You've ever slept on bubble wrap!

That's a good idea!! Thanks!!

 

[flyboyzii]

You know your a fr8dog when........

You purposely stuff blankets around the door before shutting it to cut down on the draft.

use your tie as a napkin


use a credit card to scrape off the inside of the windscreen so you can see to land when (not if) the heater quits.

when the engines leak so much they have fresh "oil changes" every 3 days

when you have to count how many times you turn the comm dial to change frequencies.

when you don't have to de-ice because all of the oil on the wings kept the snow and frost from sticking

when you realize that the pilot seat used to be gray in color like the "other" seat and not originally black in color.

when fss runs out of room on the flight plan section labeled "a/c color"

 

[jtharth]

scudd running from OPF to TPA at 800' over the glades just to avoid talking to MIA approach.... then when you climb to 4k center calls you and says good morning FLX 826 squawk XXXX cleared direct....

 

[Rook]

When you go into DET at 10pm on a Saturday night to drop off at Murray Aviation's little $hithole trailer, and you're scared to go in to get your papers signed, let alone take a piss.

And when you do go in, all the "nice" folks who are sitting around in there visiting with the employees look at you like you just walked uninvited through the front door of their house.

And you tell dispatch that if they don't see you pop up on the computer in 10 minutes, to call 911 'cause you've probably been robbed/kidnapped/murdered/etc.

God I hate that place.

Don't make this into a race problem dude. In the past I've been into DET many times and they've always been friendly to me.

Rook

 

[Ill Mitch]

Don't make this into a race problem dude. In the past I've been into DET many times and they've always been friendly to me.

Rook

He didn't mention race at all.

 

[Rook]

He didn't mention race at all.

So he's afraid to go into the Murray Trailer because of unsafe working conditions?

Rook

 

[cub46yc]

You are a freight dog if:


-You have your feet up on the panel, mp3 player on, night time with heavy ice, and everything seems ok

-when you drive home in the morning you are on center line of the road

-you take the company vehicle down the road with the most speed bumps to see how much air you can get

-when holding short you position your prop wash at the rvr transmitter and go to take off power for a couple minutes to bring up the rvr

-you have had more ferry permits than days off

god I miss those days!!!

 

[EatSleepFly]

Don't make this into a race problem dude. In the past I've been into DET many times and they've always been friendly to me.

Rook

Oh please, give me a break! It has nothing to do with race. I'm sorry, but I have yet to find anyone at DET that I would consider friendly, regardless of race. I could go on for five minutes about how "pleasant" the folks at Murray are. Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation with anyone there? Ever tried to joke around with anyone? Change the TV channels?

If you knew me, you'd know that I'm a pretty darn nice guy (if I do say so myself ) and not racist in the least. Read it how you want, I just don't care for DET and it has NOTHING to do with race.

I don't discriminate- if you're an a$$hole, you're an a$$hole. Male, female, white, black, skinny, fat, gay, straight, whatever. It was a joke based on my experiences there. If you don't like it, oh well. But I resent being labeled a racist just because I was talking about an FBO that IS in fact a $hithole, that is located in DET, with somewhat less than friendly and outgoing employees.

 

[Fuzzy_is_Hungry]

You know you're a freight dog if you actually had to have some experience to get a job. I.E. 1200 TT not 600 and 100.

 

[Benu]

Has anyone used their ADF as a storm scope lately?

 

[Fuzzy_is_Hungry]

I guess I'm lucky, we don't have ADF's in any of our planes.

 

[Rook]

Oh please, give me a break! It has nothing to do with race. I'm sorry, but I have yet to find anyone at DET that I would consider friendly, regardless of race. I could go on for five minutes about how "pleasant" the folks at Murray are. Have you ever tried to carry on a conversation with anyone there? Ever tried to joke around with anyone? Change the TV channels?

If you knew me, you'd know that I'm a pretty darn nice guy (if I do say so myself ) and not racist in the least. Read it how you want, I just don't care for DET and it has NOTHING to do with race.

I don't discriminate- if you're an a$$hole, you're an a$$hole. Male, female, white, black, skinny, fat, gay, straight, whatever. It was a joke based on my experiences there. If you don't like it, oh well. But I resent being labeled a racist just because I was talking about an FBO that IS in fact a $hithole, that is located in DET, with somewhat less than friendly and outgoing employees.

So tell me again why you were afraid for your life? Was it the hostile environment? Or is it the Gang problem at the Detroit City airport? I'm sure you're a nice guy. I just want to know how is it that I've never had a problem with the folks at Murray and you have, feeling that you're lucky to make it out alive. Enlighten me.

Rook

 

[pilotyip]

A true cargo dog will have 2 ADF's with loop antenna and a BFO (Beat Freq. Oscillator), a fan marker on the audio panel, a SFD (sync freq. discriminator) and actually know how to use it.

 

[EatSleepFly]

So tell me again why you were afraid for your life? Was it the hostile environment? Or is it the Gang problem at the Detroit City airport? I'm sure you're a nice guy. I just want to know how is it that I've never had a problem with the folks at Murray and you have, feeling that you're lucky to make it out alive. Enlighten me.

Rook

You're right. I guess I'm just a little b*tch. The area around DET is such a beautiful and low-crime area, I don't know what on earth I must have been worried about. In fact, next time I go up there, I think I'll hit up the closest party while I wait to get bid out on another trip. Since they're all such nice folks up there, I'm sure they'll welcome me right in with open arms.

 

[StarChk20]

You call for taxi clearance but you receive a takeoff clearance.