Tugging your 7-2

[Typhoon1244]

Anybody got any ideas for a caption for this picture?

 

[Oldfreightdog]

"If 6 dollars instead of 5 dollars had been asked of every passenger, there would have been more than enough gas money to taxi all the way to the gate," said a representative of the Discount Airlines of America. "As it was, the pilots pulling on the plane had already given up 10% of their salaries in a direct deposit in OPEC to help keep the engines turning."

 

[T-Gates]

Mesa F/O's report for contractually obligated tugging duities in Phoenix.....

 

[WrightAvia]

I can't come up with a funny caption, just an observation.

Those are the 20 "don't ask, don't tell" marines that actually 'got' the Edgar Rice Burroughs book "Naked Lunch". The guy with his hands on his hips, is the Boatswain's Mate Chief that was pulling Master At Arms duty at the brig and had to tie the knot in the rope.

 

[Dash8]

"USAirways innaugural launch of it's own LCC"

Here we see the first flight arriving in TCC Tucumcari Municple airport of USAirways brand new low cost carrier division.
One of the many advances made to lower operating costs and increase managment coffer's is by using chain-gangs from the local federal and state prisons in place of the expensive to purchase and maintain heavy duty diesel tugs normally used to position aircraft on the ramp. They are also bad sources of atmospheric polution from the innefficient diesel engine exhaust.
Bravo USAirways, bravo, for a job well done and looking out for mother earth!

 

[SkywayFO]

" What can Brown do for You?"

Well the boys look like the could use a little jet blast to help get thing rolling!!!! You gotta love a tail wind in situations like that.

 

[skyking1976]

I said Brakes OFF you dumba$$!

 

[flewa72]

"APU?, We doan need no stinkin' APU."

 

[TXCAP4228]

HOW ABOUT...

In America we just taxi the thing.

 

[FSB99]

"okay... drop the clutch....NOW!!"

 

[flybrowntails]

Without a good contract.....

 

[Typhoon1244]

Without a good contract...

...or...

"Maybe splitting up ALPA wasn't such a good idea after all..."

 

[skyking1976]

The new PFT class. In this case, PFT means: Pulls For Tug

 

[TonyC]

DATELINE - Hamilton, Ontario

COLLISION NARROWLY AVERTED WHEN PILOTLESS UPS FREIGHTER ATTEMPTS TO TAXI OVER PARKED 727

A team of professional football players saved the day by pulling a parked 727 out of the path of a pilotless UPS freighter today. The "pilot" program failed to account for unforseen aircraft parked on the ramp, and almost resulted in the collision of the freighter which was reported by Airport Officials to have contained hazardous materials.

The football team, being given a tour of the ramp at the time of the freighter's arrival, was relieved that the disaster had been avoided, and thrilled to have played a key role. Joe Bloggins. the ramp manager giving the tour, saw the disaster developing and screamed to the players, "Grab the rope, grab the rope ! PULL! PULL!" Being professional team members, Pull they did." Mere inches seperated the tail of the 727 from the wingtip of the unmanned brown freighter as it passed by.

UPS Spokeswoman Carrie Meeks said "We replaced the pilots on this airplane with a big white sphere-shaped thingie, you know, kinda like a ball, sorta, over the fuselage, you know, the long tube-shaped part of the airplane over the wings. Apparently, something went wrong. I guess we'll have to work on it some more."

UPS stock remained relatively unaffected.

 

[Skyboss]

"Working hard to achieve Stage 10 noise levels!"

or...

"Ouch... I just blew out my sphincter!"

 

[skyking1976]

Re: DATELINE - Hamilton, Ontario

COLLISION NARROWLY AVERTED WHEN PILOTLESS UPS FREIGHTER ATTEMPTS TO TAXI OVER PARKED 727

A team of professional football players saved the day by pulling a parked 727 out of the path of a pilotless UPS freighter today. The "pilot" program failed to account for unforseen aircraft parked on the ramp, and almost resulted in the collision of the freighter which was reported by Airport Officials to have contained hazardous materials.

The football team, being given a tour of the ramp at the time of the freighter's arrival, was relieved that the disaster had been avoided, and thrilled to have played a key role. Joe Bloggins. the ramp manager giving the tour, saw the disaster developing and screamed to the players, "Grab the rope, grab the rope ! PULL! PULL!" Being professional team members, Pull they did." Mere inches seperated the tail of the 727 from the wingtip of the unmanned brown freighter as it passed by.

UPS Spokeswoman Carrie Meeks said "We replaced the pilots on this airplane with a big white sphere-shaped thingie, you know, kinda like a ball, sorta, over the fuselage, you know, the long tube-shaped part of the airplane over the wings. Apparently, something went wrong. I guess we'll have to work on it some more."

UPS stock remained relatively unaffected.

You wouldn't happen to write for "The Onion", would you?

 

[Skyboss]

No, No... The Post!

 

[avbug]

Heave...ho! Heave...ho! Somebody...get...the...chocks...nevermind...we'll...just...(deep breath and a gasp)...pull...this...big...paperweight...(wheeze)...over...them...(hocks up a loogie)...strange pain...in...chest...left arm...getting...numb...(cough)...somebody...call...a...

He's right, you know. Somebody call in for pizza. We could be here all day. Get up Bill.

 

[TonyC]

Re: Re: DATELINE - Hamilton, Ontario

You wouldn't happen to write for "The Onion", would you?

Why, No.... But I'm flattered that you'd ask !

 

[skyking1976]

Dateline: Louisville, KY

Testing began today on a prototype rapid cargo transportation vehicle known as MAGLEV. "This will revolutionize the cargo shipping industry." a UPS spokesman said. "We are ushering in the 21st century by revisiting the cost-effective technologies of the 12th century." MAGLEV, or Muscular Aggresive Guys Laboring Ever Vigilantly, set out around 9:30 AM this morning northbound on I-65 through Louisville toting one of UPS's 727 cargo aircraft. "We hope to make it to Evansville by dinner time." said hopeful MAGLEV employee Hans Lippschitz. Simultaneous with the MAGLEV launch was the new UPS economy delivery option called "2nd Month Delivery".