Things I Like About Flying The Line

[Poppa Hodax]

• *Bing Bong* ”May I have a cup of coffee, please?”
• BBQ in AUS
• Chick-Fil-A in CVG
• Long overnights in MMTY
• Long overnights in YUL
• Discovering late in the day that I haven't read the Life Section
• Trying to get the last word in with Buzz
• Discovering the previous crew left their magazines
• Especially if one of those magazines is Maxim
• “You are leading the pack. Keep your speed up.”
• Long overnights in AUS
• F/As with deeply held convictions on thongs. And they show you.
• The ATL controller who says “Contact Depaaaaaaaaaahhhture.”
• The ATL controllers who say “SEEYA!”
• Beating the Sudoku on Friday.
• And the crossword puzzle.
• And the word jumble.
• F/As that bring all the People and Entertainment Weekly type magazines passengers left on the plane to the flight deck.
• The crazy van driver in VPS
• Telling the passengers the other pilot made that bad landing.
• “Give me some S-turns.”
• Airports with free wireless internet.
• Statistically speaking, there is at least one hot female passenger per leg.
• “We took your trip for training.”
• Thinking about how the pilot currently making his PA announcement on center frequency is going to get heckled when he finishes.
• Passengers that say “Thank you.”
• Getting slam dunked by student controllers at VPS.
• “Your gate is open.”
• Swapping snacks with SkyWest crews.
• New hire F/As.
• Stalking British Airways F/As just to hear them speak.
• Coming to work to find no Jepps update
• F/As that kindly offer a cup of coffee in the Rube Goldberg plastic/Styrofoam cup homemade thermos so that the coffee is still warm when I finally get a chance to drink it
• The charged Hat/No Hat debate
• Ditto the Blinky Wheels on the roll aboard debate

 

[Stifler's Mom]

Forget the sudoku on Friday. Try beating the difficult one in Sky magazine. What a bitch.

You deserve a beer for killing all those brain cells coming up with that list. :beer:

 

[JoeMhama]

I cant believe it...you mean there are people on this board that actually like flying? You gotta be kiddin me. Poppa dont you know you cant say things like that around here!

 

[John Pennekamp]

You forgot:

Nothing to do 4 days a week except argue with people you've never met in the Internet and cruise around Home Depot. Oh and drink a lot of beer.

 

[duck_killer]

I'll add a few
*Whale watching between LAX-SBA, CEC-ACV
*The slam dunk at SFO
*The guy who left his bong onboard in ACV
*Hot FA's with low self-esteem

 

[time builder]

• “You are leading the pack. Keep your speed up.”
• Airports with free wireless internet.
• Getting slam dunked by student controllers at VPS.

Good ones, sure you wouldn't want to be freight dog?

I'd include:
"Aim for the numbers and keep your speed up, traffic behind you on final"
"Long landing approved"
"Keep your speed up to a 3 mile final", followed by "You're too close to the (insert jet here) ahead, sidestep to runway 35, cleared to land."

also:
High speed taxi down the ruway, going head to head with a 757 on short final.
Short Approaches
VFR on Top
People who think you're too young to be a captain.
People who think you're a sailor when you're in uniform away from the airport.


....On second thought, half your list is about hot women and inflight service, better stick with passenger ops.

 

[yaya]

I love it. Thanks for posting poppa. You made my day! I add.

*we have rescinded your EDCT time (for the 6th time)... don't call us, we'll call you.
*pax that starts a panic, "why is one wing moving faster than the other wing?"
*my pacheck stub "returned to gate" four times in the month of june for weather
*"............can you tell me where my gate is?"
*our newest snack packs,,,, actually are good!

and ps. what exactly is the blinky debate about? I love mine.

 

[scangadah]

I'll add a few
*
*Hot FA's with low self-esteem

And then getting them drunk.......

 

[Whataburger]

*Getting paid to stare out the window.
*Getting to the hotel before 10:30EST on Thursdays to catch Real Sex 87.

 

[yaya]

*Getting paid to stare out the window.
*Getting to the hotel before 10:30EST on Thursdays to catch Real Sex 87.

I'll check that one out!

 

[SizzleChest]

and this...

* being diplaced and pay protected for your whole line to be reassigned to training all month and having space positive too/from home in 1st class while line pilots loose pay for WX CNXs.

 

[rausda27]

*Calling in times at the end of your trip and NOT being told to call crew scheduling...

*Showing up for your PC and find yourself assigned to KM for the check..

*Walking out of the terminal and seeing the hotel Van waiting for you...

Just a few from what I remember..

 

[Mesabi Miner]

* "Mesaba ____ cleared Direct... (anywhere) /G!
* Hoops in PIA
* Convective Sigmets for the east coast (when we're in Ohio.)
* "Mesaba, you're #4 for departure, can you take the intersection?"
* Vacancy notices
* The new hydraulic QRH

* and, the four reasons I got into airline flying to begin with - chicks, money, power, and chicks...

 

[SuperPilot]

--Using our new ACARS W&B/Performance.
--One leg home on day 4. No MELs. Clear skies. And a killer tailwind.

--SP

 

[huncowboy]

- not being worried about wx in ATL since you are on day two thus you don't have to commute....... yet
- can you take a short approach? (in CVG right downwind 18R)
- followed by: can you take 18C?
- Peet's Coffee in Conc A CVG.
- SBN overnight doing the blazin' wings... followed by an explosive diariah just prior the 5am van but at latest (hopefully) below V1
- seeing someone moving on to a good company

 

[acaTerry]

You forgot:

Nothing to do 4 days a week except argue with people you've never met in the Internet

Like you and me.

Oh and drink a lot of beer.

ANd I'd drink it with you, even if you are a liberal! :beer:

.....

 

[JettBoii]

Last day of a four day....ATL Ramp.."Acey 777 Spot 24 is open..left side to the gate..seeya.

 

[Peter Griffin]

- Finding a USA Today, totally intact (with no crossword/sodoku filled in)
- Monday after doing overnights all weekend (the USA Today is back!)
- Greasers on a wet runway
- Captain buys dinner

 

[TNHillbilly]

-leveling off right at the top of a flat cloud deck..(man are we going fast)
-one dollar DD in LGA
-having 3 quarters, 1 dime, 2 nickels, and 5 pennies in my pocket. (see above)
-ILS 15r visual to 4 left in BOS
-A saab with DME on the F/O's side

 

[Dubya]

April....8 consecutive days off without vaca
May....9 " "
June....7
July......12

Hotels that bake cookies

Crews that smile and wave back

Hot F/A that brings Tequila and makes you margaritas on a 16hr SBA overnight (thks BC)
................and bakes cchip cookies!

Andale burritos in SFO

W

think i'll start a new thread and be devil's advocate