Read it and weep (in laughter)

[McNugget]

Yep, that should do it.....adios

Score!

 

[jamiestrat]

The pussification of America continues.....

 

[McNugget]

The pussification of America continues.....

Statement of the year! If only there was a 3rd party candidate who used that as a campaign slogan.

 

[siucavflight]

Druglord you are a toolbag. Nothing wrong with this guy being excited about aviation. Those of you that are making fun of him, you are the real losers.

 

[No.W.]

Man, what a bunch of jerks we are.

We aren't even taking pleasure in someone's downfall...instead...we are taking pleasure in making fun of his apparent success in his life while we sit around and piss and moan about how crappy ours is.

Then we justify it with some high-horse ideal of "standing up for the profession". You can stand up for the profession, support union efforts to improve it, fly safely, be frustrated about the negative things that come along with it...ALL while still enjoying the job and being THANKFUL for what you have.

What a freaking concept.

I'm happy for the guy.

Humbled too.

 

[akseiner]

Glad to see there's still so many decent people on FI.

Druglord, you can go sit in the corner now with the cap on.

 

[Flybywire44]

I think it is more pathetic that someone has nothing better to do than to make fun of a young guy's website.

Whats runny regionalcap is what you think does not matter, just like what he does in his time off does not matter.

You remind me of my gossiping mother. Cheers.

 

[Goose Egg]

Guys likes this are so gay for airplanes.

As opposed to guys like you who are frigid for them?

Naw seriously, I think that is the funniest term I've heard for it... "gay for airplanes." That's great! I think I have a new mantra.

As for this guy with the passionaviator website, I say more power to him. All those old crusty guys out there grumble and complain that the younger people don't have any concept of "paying dues," yet demean them for accepting a first year pay rate of $22/hr. Well, which freakin' one is it? A willingness to pay dues or an over-active sense of entitlement? Make up your bleepin' minds!! (Personally, I choose the "dues paying" mindset, but that's just me.)

In any case, this person has found someone that they can spend their life with and can handle him being a pilot for a living, so that's doing way better than me. The pic of the auto-Brasilia on his website is cool too. Lay off.

-Goose

 

[PCL_128]

From what I can tell, this guy actually did what so many d0uchebags on this forum demand is the only "correct" way to become a pilot: he got his ratings the old fashioned way instead of at a pilot mill, he got all of his instructor ratings, he spent hundreds of hours instructing, and then he got his first regional job when he had much higher time than the average newhire regional pilot. In short, he paid his damned dues, as so many people around here like to say. And yet he's attacked? Yeah, he's a little overly enthusiastic, and I don't get the whole "publish my life on the internet" thing, but that's no reason to attack the guy.

 

[PCL_128]

Alright, I take it all back. I just clicked on his link that says "want to know more about who I am" and it takes you to a damned Scientology brainwashing website. There's nothing I despise more than Scientology. Keep your freaky little cult to yourself.

 

[Goose Egg]

Never let anyone see you look up at the sound of an airplane. Never let anyone know you have wanted to be a pilot since you were old enough to remember. Deny the pictures you drew of airplanes and the models and paper airplanes you built when you were a kid. Suppress the memories of your dad taking you to the airport after church on Sunday to watch the planes take off and land. Never let anyone know how much you like flying.

You are not supposed to like it. You are supposed to wear your meanest face all the time and gripe and moan about about all facets of the industry. You are required to ridicule and scorn anyone who shows the slightest enthusiasm.

You are supposed to hate it all. Never, ever let on or let anyone see that it is otherwise lest you be branded a dork on FI.

You are my new FI hero! Extremely well said!

-Goose

 

[skypine69]

I could give a damn if this guy gets hard around airplanes or not, but if you scroll down and read the section titled "Checkride passed. Reeked of unprofessionalism" he complains about having to get in a sim and fly emergency procedures in a computer that is nothing like the plane after flying real-life line operations for...wait for it.... A WHOLE YEAR!!! This is my issue with this guy. anyone can go fly the line everyday...a true professional pilot is ready at any time of any day on any leg for a true emergency. he complains about his instructors being unprofessional, but he is the unprofessional. he was unprepared in the sim and blamed it on the fact that he was in a sim. a true professional would say" hey, i wasnt quite as good as i could have been...next time will be better."

oh well...i dont care....and if the scientology thing is true then i really dont care

 

[skypine69]

oh boy....the scientology thing is true. and what the he!! is "jeeping" but not going offroad? is that the same as driving? not a big car guy so maybe i am missing something. also i am willing to bet the wife is a mail order bride...not knocking it, but lets be truthful about everything!

 

[Raskal]

oh boy.... is "jeeping" but not going offroad? is that the same as driving? not a big car guy so maybe i am missing something.

Apparently 'jeeping' is synonymous with buying a Hummer to go to Whole Foods and lap the parking lot.

Ok, I was all on board with the 'leave Brittney alone!' theme we had going in this thread until I hit the scientology and the 'jeeping'. I'm too much of a car guy to let it go, and as for the cult thing, well...

:beer:

 

[Goose Egg]

...a true professional pilot is ready at any time of any day on any leg for a true emergency. he complains about his instructors being unprofessional, but he is the unprofessional. he was unprepared in the sim and blamed it on the fact that he was in a sim. a true professional would say" hey, i wasnt quite as good as i could have been...next time will be better."

I agree with you with a couple caveats; From what I read, his sim instructors were extremely unprofessional. Secondly, I like to think that I'm prepared for an emergency situation, but if you think that I should be able to do the stall series without a practice run-through after a year of giving it absolutely no thought whatsoever, you are sadly mistaken.

I don't see the fact that it is a sim vs. a real airplane being a real excuse. It is a box that looks like an airplane. You should know what to do, regardless of motion cues.

But you are exactly right on one thing: A true professional WILL say "hey, I wasn't quite as good as I could have been. Next time I will do better."

-Goose