No more stupid questions!!!!!!

[mar]

The best kind

1) What kind of sunglasses should I buy?

2) What kind of watch should I buy?

3) What kind of headset should I buy?

...unrelated...

4) Can I log time in the right seat of an airplane that I'm entirely unqualified to operate--even if it's just a few hours that will probably have no bearing whatsoever on future job applications.

P.S. I happen to think stupid question burn-out can be averted by simple use of the search function. Enough said.

 

[SpinDoctor]

Passenger: "Oh my gosh, I've never flown on such a little plane."

Whenever somebody says that as they get on my plane I turn around and say, "Yeah?...me either!" That always get a second glance back your way.

One of my all time favorites on this message board is when somebody posts, "I had the chance to sit in the right seat of the Apollo space capsule on display at the Smithsonian...can I log it as total time?"

 

[jergar999]

I know this is kinda off topic, but I have 350 hours, do you think if I pay for some type ratings (Maybe Lear or Citation) I could get hired anywhere?

 

[350DRIVER]

1) "Was that weather bad or what?? " nawww it was kinda "kool" nuttin like dem thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds - owww... and that windshear"

2) "Is Gulf Joke really that bad since you still have to "prove" your ability and YOU even get PAID like $8.00/hr when you are line qualified."

3) "You sure that radio call wasn't for us?" "nawww there are 2 airplanes with our call sign up here today- no sweat...

4) "How can I avoid having to flight instruct to build experience and flight time?"

5) "Is Us Airways really gonna be a hiring soon?"

6) "How do I become a major airline pilot?"

7) "Are you really a Pilot?" Nawwwww- I just dress up certain times of the year, once at Halloween and today I am just practicing and gettin a "ready"- 0



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[flywithastick]

here's another angle...

"Why, after paying my dues, am I not earning $325,000 a year!"

"Why would business travellers pay $250 and fly SWA instead of $2500 to fly Big Major from XXX to YYY?"

"Why are all the big airlines on the verge of failure?"

 

[fletch717]

I have 400 hours and I want a job but I don't want to be an Instructor, would'nt it be better if I went to the right seat of a king air?

Fletch

 

[AmexFlyer]

Tarp Posted:

"Not sure if they have been here or not but heres a couple Ill throw in....pitch for airspeed power for altitude or pitch for altitude power for airspeed?"

So new to aviation....

 

[Booker]

-"You mean you work as a flight instructor and get paid less then minimum wage? I don't understand that, please explain."

Along the same lines, but it's aggravating trying to explain that I'm a "full-time" instructor, and yet billing 25 hours is a good week for me. Ah well, how would someone outside of the industry understand this without asking, anyway?

 

[wanabe_fo]

for the non aviation family members

When you tell them you are going to go fly freight and they respond with " oh with Fedex or UPS" I here they are hiring!

 

[wickedpilot]

to follow up on chrisdahut24 post,

annoying questions/comments from your ill-informed non-pilot friends:

-Non Pilot: "What kind of planes do you fly"
-Pilot: for ex. a Piper Tomahawk
-Non Pilot: really!!! like the fighter jet?!?

-"Can you fly by yourself?"

-"Do you do flips?"

-"You're a commercial pilot?, What AIRLINE do you work for???"

(for GA guys) "What would you do if you were hijacked?"

and my personal favorite:

--"So your gonna be a flight instructor? I thought you wanted to be a pilot???"

 

[100LL... Again!]

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I have 400 hours and I want a job but I don't want to be an Instructor, would'nt it be better if I went to the right seat of a king air?
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My dumb question: What can we do to weed out people who ask this question?

 

[bobbysamd]

Watches

2) What kind of watch should I buy?

Careful. Watches are one of my favorite subjects.

 

[Mitsipilot]

pitch for airspeed power for altitude or pitch for altitude power for airspeed?

I know I am a little slow, but what exactly are you refering to here? What is wrong with this question?

Anyway great thread!

 

[pilotshan]

My clueless, non-pilot family/family friends:

"You're a flight instructor, does that mean you teach in a classroom?? When do you get to be a commercial pilot?..."

and my favorite:

"They let girls fly airplanes? When did that happen?"

 

[brianjohn]

Conversation I had recently with a former boss of mine: (it really did happen. No embellishment either.)
Him: "So, you want to be a pilot someday, huh?"
Me: "I already am a pilot."
Him: "No, I mean a real pilot."
Me: "I am a 'real' pilot."
Him: "Well fine. I'm not going to split hairs with you. Are you aloud to start an airplane by yourself?"
Me: "Of course I can start an airplane by myself."
Him: "Well, are you aloud to take off by yourself?"
Me: "Of course I can take off by myself!!!"
Him: "Well, I mean, I know you can take off when there is an instructor in the plane, but you aren't aloud to fly the airplane when no instructor is in it, right?"
Me: "Blake. I am certified by the FAA to fly airplanes. I am aloud to fly by myself. If I wanted to, I could put my family in an airplane and fly them from here to Florida!"
Him: "Oh, I see. So your only aloud to fly your family, not friends or anybody else, right? Well, let me ask you this. Are you aloud to take off from one airport but land at another?"
Me: "I give up."

 

[aviatrix]

Conversation I had recently with a former boss of mine: (it really did happen. No embellishment either.)
Him: "So, you want to be a pilot someday, huh?"
Me: "I already am a pilot."
Him: "No, I mean a real pilot."
Me: "I am a 'real' pilot."
Him: "Well fine. I'm not going to split hairs with you. Are you aloud to start an airplane by yourself?"
Me: "Of course I can start an airplane by myself."
Him: "Well, are you aloud to take off by yourself?"
Me: "Of course I can take off by myself!!!"
Him: "Well, I mean, I know you can take off when there is an instructor in the plane, but you aren't aloud to fly the airplane when no instructor is in it, right?"
Me: "Blake. I am certified by the FAA to fly airplanes. I am aloud to fly by myself. If I wanted to, I could put my family in an airplane and fly them from here to Florida!"
Him: "Oh, I see. So your only aloud to fly your family, not friends or anybody else, right? Well, let me ask you this. Are you aloud to take off from one airport but land at another?"
Me: "I give up."

Oh, that's too funny! As I was reading this I was thinking it was a former boss in an aviation job.........but apparently not!

 

[bobbysamd]

Can you explain that again in a way that agrees with my preconceived answers to my questions?

That seems to be the threshold question to a great many questions.

In other words, as Jack Nicholson said, "You can't handle the truth!!"

 

[Checks]

Great Thread.

I saw the following while looking something up for my wife. I bet Kit Darby and Gulfstream are involved somehow.



The State University of New York and State Education Department have approved Jamestown Community College's Associate in Applied Science professional pilot degree program. JCC will be the only community college in the region to offer a professional piloting program.

The program is designed to prepare students to work toward careers as airline pilots. Graduates will complete approximately 250 flight hours and will hold a private pilot license, instrument rating, commercial pilot airplane single-engine certificate, and certified flight instructor airplane ratings.

According to Rick Rupprecht, JCC's assistant dean of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, the program has been designed to address a critical need for trained pilots in the United States. "The FAA has forecast the need for pilots to increase to a minimum of 849,200 in 2025 from the current 618,300 employed today," he notes. "Based on the FAA report, as well as independent surveys conducted by JCC among national and regional air carriers and fixed base operators, JCC decided to formulate a program to help meet the need."

Driving the pilot shortage are several factors, including: federal regulations requiring pilots to retire at age 60; expected growth in passenger transport; the requirement of many airlines that pilots be college graduates; and the inability of flight schools to meet the demand for trained pilots. The lack of pilots has prompted several commuter airlines to curtail their services in many areas of the country, added Rupprecht.

Students will take their flight instruction at the Chautauqua County Airports in either Dunkirk or Jamestown, NY, through a contract with Dunkirk Aviation. The 60-credit hour program includes 29 credit hours in general education courses and 31 in aviation-related coursework.

Approximately 37 students are currently enrolled in the second year of the program. Program information and admission procedures can be obtained by calling JCC's admissions office, 800/388-8557 or email [email protected]jcc

 

[chrisdahut24]

Great Thread.

I saw the following while looking something up for my wife. I bet Kit Darby and Gulfstream are involved somehow.



The State University of New York and State Education Department have approved Jamestown Community College's Associate in Applied Science professional pilot degree program. JCC will be the only community college in the region to offer a professional piloting program.

The program is designed to prepare students to work toward careers as airline pilots. Graduates will complete approximately 250 flight hours and will hold a private pilot license, instrument rating, commercial pilot airplane single-engine certificate, and certified flight instructor airplane ratings.

According to Rick Rupprecht, JCC's assistant dean of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, the program has been designed to address a critical need for trained pilots in the United States. "The FAA has forecast the need for pilots to increase to a minimum of 849,200 in 2025 from the current 618,300 employed today," he notes. "Based on the FAA report, as well as independent surveys conducted by JCC among national and regional air carriers and fixed base operators, JCC decided to formulate a program to help meet the need."

Driving the pilot shortage are several factors, including: federal regulations requiring pilots to retire at age 60; expected growth in passenger transport; the requirement of many airlines that pilots be college graduates; and the inability of flight schools to meet the demand for trained pilots. The lack of pilots has prompted several commuter airlines to curtail their services in many areas of the country, added Rupprecht.

Students will take their flight instruction at the Chautauqua County Airports in either Dunkirk or Jamestown, NY, through a contract with Dunkirk Aviation. The 60-credit hour program includes 29 credit hours in general education courses and 31 in aviation-related coursework.

Approximately 37 students are currently enrolled in the second year of the program. Program information and admission procedures can be obtained by calling JCC's admissions office, 800/388-8557 or email [email protected]jcc

Oh that is just too good! Thats up there with the often told lie that you can get all your certificates in the minimum time required while also working and taking college classes full time!

 

[bobbysamd]

<Sigh>

I saw the following while looking something up for my wife. I bet Kit Darby and Gulfstream are involved somehow.

According to Rick Rupprecht, JCC's assistant dean of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, the program has been designed to address a critical need for trained pilots in the United States. "The FAA has forecast the need for pilots to increase to a minimum of 849,200 in 2025 from the current 618,300 employed today," he notes. "Based on the FAA report, as well as independent surveys conducted by JCC among national and regional air carriers and fixed base operators, JCC decided to formulate a program to help meet the need."

Driving the pilot shortage are several factors, including: federal regulations requiring pilots to retire at age 60; expected growth in passenger transport; the requirement of many airlines that pilots be college graduates; and the inability of flight schools to meet the demand for trained pilots. The lack of pilots has prompted several commuter airlines to curtail their services in many areas of the country, added Rupprecht.

We had a discussion a couple of weeks ago about similar koolaid that Dr. Harvey Birdseye at Lane Community College in Oregon was dispensing.

I'd bet that Dr. Birdseye and Dr. Rupprecht went to the same Kit Darby seminar, entitled "How To Force The Pilot Shortage Down The Throat of Higher Education."