Riddle

[jdru25]

chperplt, did you know Larry Thomas? He was my first instructor at Riddle.

 

[chperplt]

Yea, I think I knew Larry. Retired Army helo pilot if I remember correctly. He was the head flight supervisor for quite a while before he started instructing. Grumpy man if he didn't have his morning coffie and smoke. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else..

 

[jdru25]

Larry always had to have a morning smoke and coffee. He was a great guy to fly with and he taught me a lot.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

now that we are talking about all our retired old ERAU instructors...anyone remember Dave Opwanya....don't think i spelled that right....anyways....talk about a prick...

 

[jdru25]

I heard Riddle canned him last year. He was a washout at many airlines like Eagle. He was a miserable person. The flight standards team is better off without him.

 

[jdru25]

Lrjtcaptain, Have you given anyone the "Thumb of Disrespect" lately?

Just Curious?

J.D.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

The D. Thumb of disrespect. Hell yea, what up man, you still CFI'n ? Funny who i run into on this site....LOL. You know whats funny, I was telling my buddy about this girl i did about a month ago and she wanted me to do some "disrespect" and i said i gave her the D. thumb of disrespect, he didn't get it, then i remembered, i wasnt at riddle...and it wasnt your or D.M., cause I can't get too sick with the hicks up here in OMEEEEEHA

PM me and give me your cell number

 

[BRA]

I knew Larry Thomas. He did my pre solo prog in 1998. He was pretty cool. Over the last year I had been using him for Multi-engine/commercial DE rides for my students. I always got along with him real well. He would call me and ask me if I had any checkrides coming up for him all the time. I think he may have had the worlds first "coffee belly"

 

[chperplt]

I think he may have had the worlds first "coffee belly"

There was a lot more in that belly of his other than coffee!! That man could drink!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jdru25]

Yes he definately could. I met him at a bar one night and he was already 3 sheets to the wind. It was great.