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Little magic pills

If your AME prescribes Ambien (sleeping pill) he should notify the FAA.

Or you could just make a stop in India and load up on some in addition to the Viagra you may (or may not) require.

Ambien is a miracle drug as far as I'm concerned. It seems to allow you to sleep for just as much as you happen to need and then when you wake up there is no "hang over" or foggyness.

You just get 6 to 8 hours of really good quality (REM) sleep.

TylenolPM will do in a pinch but that sort of wipes me out for 12 hours. I won't even consider taking TylenolPM less than 12 hours to push. Ambien, no problem.

And one beer and Ambien won't tear up your liver either. Not that I recommend mixing alcohol and drugs.

Congrats on the new job!!

[Edit: If you don't get a prescription from your AME just start with 5mg (half a tablet) to see if that's enough. I'm 5'8" 155# and take 10mg]
 
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a provider (like cingular) who purchases a bunch of phones to sell to you at a cheap rate with a contract. they are able to lock the phones so that you can only use sim cards from that company and not from another company. they feel this is the way they can keep more customers.

so if you have a cingular phone, you can use your sim card in it, any of your friends with a cingular sim card can put their sim card in and use it as if it were their phone. if your t-mobile friend tries to put his sim card in your phone, the phone will not operate. once you unlock your phone, any sim card, from any provider will work.

i unlock my phones so when i travel i can buy a local pay as you go sim card and use it in my phone.
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Muchas Gracias.
 
some repeats here, but here are the essentials.

Ambien
Ipod
Quad band cell phone / sims for often visited countries
lightweight laptop / adapters
immodium
copy of front page of passport (never ever carry your original on the street)
vitamins
nasal saline for 13hr legs in dry airplanes (even with humidifiers)
battery powered alarm clock with extra battery. (cant find a small wind up one)

theme here: small....no lugging around bricks.
 
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To add to G200...

Bubble gum (yum)
Visene (eye strain)
condoms (D'OH)
small portable DVD (no room in the cockpit of a G200 for laptop)
Small pair of binoculars (for gazing at borealis)
One of those horseshoe pillows (comfy)
Sleeping eye mask (it's your hour)
SMOKES (even if you don't, they cost a fortune there)
 
Congrates on World, it is a great company with some great flying, if I could transition there without pain I would.World does the same military flying that we do except we visit KEF and Bucharest along the way. We leave at the same time and get there two hours later. Most of us just pack for 10 days. You are required to have 1 day off in 7 so that is laundry day. Then you have 3 extra days just in case. Most trips you will fly 16 to 18 hours then have 30 to 40 hours off, then you will fly back. You have to be very fexible, you will start out going one place and then go another and the tricks just go on and on, you have to learn to go with the flow and don't buck it. Most of your flying will be troop movements to Kuwait, FRU, and other interesting places. As for stuff to take, I just take clothes for 10 days, Tethenal PM(emergency use only) Take lots of vitamins, they keep you going and keep you from getting sick.Immodium, Sudifed,and whatever. Sleep isn't too bad of a thing to come by, most of the time when you arrive you are so tired you sleep like a baby. I love flying international long haul, the world gets small and it is a great lifestyle
 
Comunication home. I have t-moble which works great but cost a lot. When I arrive I call home say I love you I am safe will call later. Then I go and get a local calling card and us that to call home, usually cost about .06 cents per minute.(Germany, and most of Europe) Not a bad deal. Calling from Asia I just say I call ya in an emergency otherwise I will be having too much fun........
 
just think-- no more endless cnn repeats etc etc--

every long haul pilot will want one of these. you can watch your own tv at home from anywhere on the globe-- just need an internet connection.

http://www.slingmedia.com/

a couple of our guys bought these for 250 bucks at comp usa.
 
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semperfido said:
just think-- no more endless cnn repeats etc etc--

every long haul pilot will want one of these. you can watch your own tv at home from anywhere on the globe-- just need an internet connection.

http://www.slingmedia.com/

a couple of our guys bought these for 250 bucks at comp usa.
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That is great! Imagine watching the NFL via Sunday Ticket in KWI!!! I am psyched. Semperfido, can you keep us posted on how well it works? Thanks.
 
i am putting the software on my laptop as we speak so i can watch my buddy's tv while i am in far off lands next week-- i will let you know.:)
 
Thanks for the info. I'm curious how decent the streaming will be on a slower broadband or even a wireless hotel connection.
 
Carry a copy of Richard S. Drury's book "Flightlines" (ISBN 0-9653993-9-7) in your brain bag. When it get's a bit much (and it will), read a chapter.

Rick is the Richard Bach (I can hear 99% saying "who?") of this decade.

Stories of flight and philosophy, Rick publishes in Airways magazine http://www.airwaysmag.com
 
Cpt. Underpants said:
Carry a copy of Richard S. Drury's book "Flightlines" (ISBN 0-9653993-9-7) in your brain bag. When it get's a bit much (and it will), read a chapter.

Rick is the Richard Bach (I can hear 99% saying "who?") of this decade.

Stories of flight and philosophy, Rick publishes in Airways magazine http://www.airwaysmag.com
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Loved his articles in airways. Do you know who he flew for?
 
Reebo said:
Loved his articles in airways. Do you know who he flew for?
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A-1's (Douglas Skyraider) in 'Nam, Flying Tigers, FedEx. I'd also recommend "My Secret War"... another great read of his.

cc
 
Yup - his last job was as a check airman on MD-11's with Fedex.

I had dinner with him in Hong Kong at Fat Angelo's (in TST) a few weeks before he retired. Now lives in FHR, next door to Ernie Gann's and operates a "nostalgia flight" business out of FHR. A truly memorable man.
 
slingbox is awesome (see previous post)....currently watching local news at home in Indiana while i am in hotel at LAX-- :)
good sound- good video--no skipping, no choppiness, etc

surf the net while watching home tv on laptop in hotel room--very cool (gadget freak must have)
 
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Cool! No longer have to worry about which city to layover in during football season. Thanks for the info Semper.
 
as far as prepaid calling cards go which one is better att or mci.i am thinking of ditching the individual country cards and just going with one that can be recharged over the phone.any thoughts from those that have tried this?
 
semperfido,
how do you unlock those cingular phones? i and the vodafone guys tried, but couldn't get it done to put in prepaid sims cards!!!
 
I'm not semperfido (although I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night) but I'll have a go at your question. I think it depends more on your phone's manufacturer than the provider. Some can be unlocked by keying in a certain number sequence but others need to have their memory flashed. This usually requires a program you load on your computer and a cable to connect the computer and phone. Now obviously Cingular should be able to unlock the phone for you but, if they are one of those unwilling companies, using a third party maybe the only way to get it done. If you run a search on the 'net you can find a lot of people willing to sell you the info and/or equipment... you may even be able to find it for free. I can't vouch for anyone in particular; all I can do is wish you luck!

cc
 
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cingular wont unlock phones, Tmobile will unlock 1 per year for you.

on ebay you can most unlocked for $10
 
angry tanker said:
semperfido,
how do you unlock those cingular phones? i and the vodafone guys tried, but couldn't get it done to put in prepaid sims cards!!!
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AT,

i did a search on treocentral.com ( i know you probably don't have a treo , but the concept still applies). The search criteria I used was Cingular and Unlocking. There are many threads about this. Here is what one user said:

Called Cingular yesterday for unlock code on my 650,rep said it was not something they could give me. I insisted that their own Cingular forum showed that it could . After checking with her boss, she said to give her my IMEI# and today I got an email with the unlock code. Entered the code and unlocked the phone. I immediately tried a Tmobile sim that I had and it came up on the Tmo network Voila!. I now have an unlocked 650. Can I do the 1.30 upgrade Now????
 
angry tanker said:
semperfido,
how do you unlock those cingular phones? i and the vodafone guys tried, but couldn't get it done to put in prepaid sims cards!!!
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check out unlockitnow.com they have been the cheapest i have found for the phones i have unlocked. they will either be able to unlock it remotely, or sell you the cable and software to unlock it from your house.

there are also some cell shops in the US that you can take your phone to have unlocked. some people actually mail their phone to these shops to have unlocked.

if you're going to be out of the country soon, you might want to try to find a shop that will do it for you overseas. since having unlocked phones is no big deal in other countries, they usually are a bit cheaper to unlock there.
 

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