SJS - The Career Killer (tv spot)

[BornAgainPagan]

very funny! i loved it!

however, i still say there is nothing wrong or unprofessional about pilots carrying backpacks. bags are tools, period. not fashion statements. if one finds a backpack is more functional than a briefcase, then by all means it should be used. to each their own.

it's funny that the same folks who think backpacks are inappropriate for professional pilots don't say anything about stickers on flight bags

"adult luggage"? please

 

[k_EAT=ho_ME]

however, i still say there is nothing wrong or unprofessional about pilots carrying backpacks. bags are tools, period. not fashion statements. if one finds a backpack is more functional than a briefcase, then by all means it should be used. to each their own.

it's funny that the same folks who think backpacks are inappropriate for professional pilots don't say anything about stickers on flight bags

"adult luggage"? please

Oh, Lord, please, not here too!

 

[SkyBoy1981]

FlyChicaga, you sure that person in your avatar is a chick?

 

[FlyChicaga]

FlyChicaga, you sure that person in your avatar is a chick?

I hope so! It's Marissa Tomei, and I'm in love with her.

 

[HoursHore]

Looks like that dude from Mindfreak

 

[dseagrav]

OK, I match the description of this guy (backpack - pink with Hello Kitty on it, Check! iPod - pink with Hello Kitty on it, Check! Cellphone - silver with Hello Kitty on it, Check! Uhoh!) in almost every way except for the desire to fly regional jets for $peanuts. Should I be worried?

 

[BornAgainPagan]

Oh, Lord, please, not here too!

okay, I just glanced over the 13 pages in another thread........my apologies'

 

[BenderGonzales]

Don't despair. The Jets R' Neat Institute has a number of counselors on staff who can assist you in selecting what we like to call "Big-Boy Luggage".

Don't dismiss the symptoms of SJS. Watch for warning signs. Take action early.

You too can save a pilot career.

 

[Alchemy]

Let's bash RJ FO's. They deserve it. Orginal idea.

 

[BenderGonzales]

Not ALL RJ F/Os... just those with SJS.

There is a difference.

Other pilots who can become afflicted by SJS:

• Flight instructors who seek a rapid upgrade at Mesa, Go-Jets, Chautauqua, Boston-Maine, Colgan, etc.
• Regional airline pilots who, at one time, were PFT participants and who now purchase a Boeing 737 type rating believing that it will guarantee them a job with SWA.
• Regional airline pilots who seek new, larger aircraft at the expense of other pilot-groups AND at their own expense since larger aircraft at regionals decreases hiring at traditional major airlines.
• "Turbine PIC Chasers" who will jump from regional to regional chasing a rapid upgrade with the hopes of getting that elusive 1000 hours PIC turbine... buying a 737 type and... well, you know the rest.

The Institute takes this very seriously. SJS is no laughing matter.

 

[Kream926]

whats wrong with a rapid upgrade with the same regional?

 

[JWilliams]

I am curious what sort of other jobs you would want people to work before applying for airlines?

I don't really see how flipping burgers for several months helps make better airline pilots.

 

[LR25]

Having a 737 type, now that part was funny.

 

[BenderGonzales]

Teaches work ethic Jwilliams.

We tend to appreciate that which we work for.

 

[Metro752]

Williams has SCS, Shiney Cessna Syndrome, a pre-cursor to SJS

 

[Flechas]

Do you know any individual whose first "real" job involved carrying 50-90 people in the back of a jetliner?

This is not SJS.

CFI is a "real" job, it all depends how professional youare while doing it.

Ps. Get over it already, you are losing too much sleep over this issue.

 

[BenderGonzales]

Well gosh. since you're a moderator -- "yes sir".

 

[banned username 2]

Well gosh. since you're a moderator -- "yes sir".

ROFLMAO!!! Flechas certainly is NOT a Moderator, I think he has spent more time in the Penalty Box than out of it...

 

[bizicmo]

If flying isn't part of the draw in being an airline pilot your in the wrong career.

 

[JWilliams]

Teaches work ethic Jwilliams.

We tend to appreciate that which we work for.

I understand work ethic, believe me, that's why I am currently working as a line attendant at the FBO where I am taking flight lessons.

I break my back trying to get the $$$ to do what I really want which is obviously to fly.

I don't relish the job I have now at all, in fact, the only reason I still get up and do it is that I get to work with the planes and talk to the pilots and generally be a part of the community.

Maybe your right though, in the fact that denying ones true desires creates a stronger bond once the desire has been attained.

I can only agree with this though because right now, after I get home and shower off the smell of jet fuel I can go to bed with the knowledge that I am one step closer to doing what I want.

I hope that having to "pay my dues" truly will one day make me a better pilot, because if it does my time spent in purgatory will have all been worth it.

P.S. Yep, you caught me, I got a real bad case of SCS.