Multiple Questions

[pdub20s]

#1 How many of you guys give the ground crew a salute after pushback?? Is that a thing of the past?


#2 Do the regional guys carry firearms in the cockpit? or is that just for the big guys?


#3 Do you find once you put on that uniform..do catch a lot of looks from the ladies? do they flock to you asking questions??

 

[CaptainChris77]

#1 How many of you guys give the ground crew a salute after pushback?? Is that a thing of the past?


#2 Do the regional guys carry firearms in the cockpit? or is that just for the big guys?


#3 Do you find once you put on that uniform..do catch a lot of looks from the ladies? do they flock to you asking questions??

#1. I like to give the PHL ground crews the one finger salute.

#2. My 22" bicepts are my guns... but some "regional guys" carry firearms. They are FFDOs.

#3. Yeah... last week I got a "excuse me sir, where is baggage claim" and not too long ago, in an unfamiliar airport, "where would I be able to find a taxi?" It is probably everything you are hoping for.

 

[screech]

Any airline pilot would already know the answers to these. It shouldn't matter to anyone else. why the questions?

 

[slotationdriver]

why the questions?

isnt that why he paid the 10 bucks. I found that my headset didnt fit in a turbine aircraft. My david clarks must have shrunk.

 

[crashpad]

1). Our FOM says to salute, but since it doesn't designate who does the saluting I let the rabbit on the dashboard handle it.

2). Regional pilots are allowed to carry pellet guns due to scope clauses, but train at State Fair game booths which is a lot more realistic in terms of the type of passenger all airlines carry these days.

3). Contrary to popular belief, pilots give off anti-hot-chick fermones.

 

[atlcrashpad]

1. I gives dem a "Yo Yo Yo" Highfive.
2. Convicted Felons kan't karry a gat.
3. All duh "Ladies" luvs me.... Bouyyyyyyyy.....

 

[CX880]

#3 Do you find once you put on that uniform..do catch a lot of looks from the ladies? do they flock to you asking questions??

Are you serious?

 

["GO AROUND"]

1. I give them the Col. Klink salute.

2. All the flight attendants keep telling me that I am packing, or I have a nice package. But I'm not an FFDO.

3. Yeah, I wear my Uniform everywhere I can. Grocery Store, etc... I cause feelings in people they themselves don't understand.

 

[Flyer1015]

crashpad & atlcrashpad,

ROFL!!!

 

[AvroGuy]

1). 2). Regional pilots are allowed to carry pellet guns due to scope clauses, but train at State Fair game booths which is a lot more realistic in terms of the type of passenger all airlines carry these days.

Actually regional guys do carry real siderarms because they have not been affected by scope. Most of the mainline guys haven't been able to win the scope fight yet. The weapons are also proportional to the size of the plane. for example. A guy flying a CRJ 900 might have a .32 or .38 while the guy flying the 1900 will have something like a .454 or .50 cal. So it could be stated that: The wepon's size is inversly proportional with the size of the aircraft being flown.

 

[viper548]

I had some old guy ask me if I worked on a cruise ship. Easy mistake, Colorado Springs gets a couple dozen cruise ships every week

 

[CX880]

3. Yeah, I wear my Uniform everywhere I can. Grocery Store, etc... I cause feelings in people they themselves don't understand.

I just saw some guy with the uniform on at the local grocery store. Looked like one of those academy instructors because he looked pretty young. Thought I'd bust his balls but though better of it.

 

[CA1900]

Typical armed Beech 1900 pilot:

http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=armedpilotmu0.jpg

 

[jrmyl]

I just saw some guy with the uniform on at the local grocery store. Looked like one of those academy instructors because he looked pretty young. Thought I'd bust his balls but though better of it.

Well, I hate to admit it, but I have been in the grocery store with my uniform on. Of course that was because my wife called me on the way home from my trip and asked me to stop and pick up some stuff. So don't think that just because you see a guy in uniform that he is some young, showoff trying to scam the ladies. Sometimes it's just a family guy helping out an overworked mother at home.

See ya

 

[JediNein]

Guys, ya'll missed a target rich environment. Well over a thousand ladies, some hot, some not, were in Orlando at the Women in Aviation Convention. Next year it's in San Diego.

I heard "I love a man in uniform" more than once, refering to the military AND the airline pilot uniforms.

 

[SBD]

Well, I hate to admit it, but I have been in the grocery store with my uniform on. Of course that was because my wife called me on the way home from my trip and asked me to stop and pick up some stuff. So don't think that just because you see a guy in uniform that he is some young, showoff trying to scam the ladies. Sometimes it's just a family guy helping out an overworked mother at home.

See ya

My old lady does the same. "Could you stop buy the Publix and get some green peppers and instant MAC and Cheese." That's all we can afford. Anyone want to buy a house in the Orlando area. I'm afraid the bank is going to forclose on it in the next few weeks.

 

[John Pennekamp]

#1 How many of you guys give the ground crew a salute after pushback?? Is that a thing of the past?


#2 Do the regional guys carry firearms in the cockpit? or is that just for the big guys?


#3 Do you find once you put on that uniform..do catch a lot of looks from the ladies? do they flock to you asking questions??

1. I try to. Usually I salute and wave. It's courtesy. In ATL they're already gone unless they're new. The outstations are good about it.

2. Yes, we have FFDOs. Guess you missed that discussion huh?

3. YGBSM. Yeah, they think you look hot in your polyester uniform,spiky frosted hair without a hat, clip on tie, ipod, and doc martens, and backpack, dude! Seriously, though, you will get a lot of stupid questions like "where's baggage claim (sign is above their head)", "is my flight on time (city airline, and flight number abscent)", and "what kind of food do they have at this wendy's" (I'm not making this up).

 

[Rekks Inbound]

"Seriously, though, you will get a lot of stupid questions like "where's baggage claim (sign is above their head)", "is my flight on time (city airline, and flight number abscent)", and "what kind of food do they have at this wendy's" (I'm not making this up)."

Reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from 'Clerks'

Peace.

Rekks