washing the plane

[Floyd94]

no sir, we don't wash our plane. We also use a professional detailing service.

+1...

 

[gret]

Don't wash the plane!

Be more concerned about quality of life!

There are plenty of good paying flying jobs out there...plus...unemployment isn't that bad.

A bunch of sorry SOB's that don't have a clue.

 

[acpilot]

I guess I don't see the big deal with washing a plane. If you're paid by the hour and don't get paid to wash it, that's one thing. If you're salary, and have a decent salary, why not help maintain the fleet?

 

[Gulfstream 200]

I guess I don't see the big deal with washing a plane. If you're paid by the hour and don't get paid to wash it, that's one thing. If you're salary, and have a decent salary, why not help maintain the fleet?

Amen!!!

A team player right there folks!

Personally, I enjoy helping maintain the ole fleet....it gives me something to do between trips!

 

[Bringupthebird]

Are firemen less professional because they spend their time between calls keeping the equipment in good condition?

If you work for a busy flight department, then you'll be too busy flying to wash an airplane. If you've got somebody with a Citation X that flies it twice a month, then you ought to do something productive to pass the time.

How can someone be trained to fly a CATIII approach, but be unable to be trained to hose down an airplane?

 

[Floyd94]

Are firemen less professional because they spend their time between calls keeping the equipment in good condition?

If you work for a busy flight department, then you'll be too busy flying to wash an airplane. If you've got somebody with a Citation X that flies it twice a month, then you ought to do something productive to pass the time.

How can someone be trained to fly a CATIII approach, but be unable to be trained to hose down an airplane?

Firemen? Seriously?? Most firemen don't have college degrees and spent hours studying to get where they are. They don't have to worry about check rides, feds, etc.

How long does it take you to clean that boeing/airbus?? Do you pump the lavs? How bout servicing the hydraulics, engine oil??? Why not if you have plenty of time on your hands? Do you clean the hanger floors? Do the boss's dry cleaning? Why not clean his house, screw his nasty looking wife, wipe his ass even! ...if you have all the free time on your hands, why not?! Do something productive!

And what the hell do CATIII approaches have to do with wiping the boss's ass??

 

[K.V.]

Amen!!!

A team player right there folks!

Personally, I enjoy helping maintain the ole fleet....it gives me something to do between trips!

I can only speak for myself, but I often find myself passing the time between trips with this thing I call a "Life".

Don't get me wrong, I think that it's great when someone doesn't mind getting there hands dirty, but one of the problems with people (especially in our profession) doing things outside of there job description is that after a while it starts to become expected of you.

 

[gret]

Firemen? Seriously?? Most firemen don't have college degrees and spent hours studying to get where they are. They don't have to worry about check rides, feds, etc.



Sure hope you, or your loved ones, never have a fire or medical emergency that would require these under achievers to save your life.

Disgraceful.

 

[ditchpilot]

This is why pilots are ranked slightly higher the politicians on most respected carreers. We are all just glorified limo drivers.
Oh by the way fireman rank #1.

 

[acpilot]

Another problem with our profession is that our "professionals" don't know the difference between "their" and "there."

 

[kf4amu]

Firemen? Seriously?? Most firemen don't have college degrees and spent hours studying to get where they are. They don't have to worry about check rides, feds, etc.



Sure hope you, or your loved ones, never have a fire or medical emergency that would require these under achievers to save your life.

Disgraceful.

No ********************, I'm a volunteer fireman (don't get paid for ANYTHING) and I'm required to go to hundreds of hours of class over the years. Over 200 hours just to fight a fire.

Not to mention my EMT license I had which was also over 200 hours of class and practicals which I did not get paid for, and ran calls solely on a volunteer basis.

Was I less professional because I didn't get paid to do it?

 

[Floyd94]

Sure hope you, or your loved ones, never have a fire or medical emergency that would require these under achievers to save your life.

Disgraceful.

No sh*t, I hope not too... Never said I didn't respect 'em. I respect police officers also, most of those guys don't have degrees either.

Oh by the way fireman rank #1.

Can't argue there...

No ********************, I'm a volunteer fireman (don't get paid for ANYTHING) and I'm required to go to hundreds of hours of class over the years. Over 200 hours just to fight a fire.

Not to mention my EMT license I had which was also over 200 hours of class and practicals which I did not get paid for, and ran calls solely on a volunteer basis.

Was I less professional because I didn't get paid to do it?

"Volunteer" and "full-time" are apples and oranges. Obviously you don't make your living that way. Now I'm compelled to ask, 200hrs over how many years?

And EMT is a whole different ball game.

All you fireman out there need to get your pantys out of wad.

 

[Gulfstream 200]

I can only speak for myself, but I often find myself passing the time between trips with this thing I call a "Life".

Don't get me wrong, I think that it's great when someone doesn't mind getting there hands dirty, but one of the problems with people (especially in our profession) doing things outside of there job description is that after a while it starts to become expected of you.

I too have a life. I just keep my priorities straight...and the job comes first.

I prefer to spend as much time with my Gulfstream as possible...its good bonding time. Nothing like giving her a nice rub down after a nice flight at FL510.

Especially in this economy, us team players are starting to see the benefits of going the extra mile and pitching in to save a few bucks!

 

[TMMT]

If I can talk my co-pilot into a bikini again I'd wash an aircraft carrier. :blush:

Yes we do wash the bird from time to time.

 

[K.V.]

If I can talk my co-pilot into a bikini again I'd wash an aircraft carrier. :blush:

Maybe if you just asked him...

 

[Lynxman]

Firemen? Seriously?? Most firemen don't have college degrees and spent hours studying to get where they are. They don't have to worry about check rides, feds, etc.

Thanks I'll make sure I tell my old man he doesn't have to worry about the feds anymore. (Just became ARFF certified for the CFD 30 years on the job last week detailed to MDW/ORD) Hope you don't fly into MDW or ORD.

 

[75 Driver]

What is really funny is that this is the largest post in the corporate section........:laugh:

 

[Kingairrick]

I'm ultimately responsible for the way my airplane looks. As such, I clean the nacells a lot, as all King Air drivers probably have. With three King Airs, my company would have to employ a full-time "nacell guy" if we didn't do it.

I enjoy washing the plane periodically. I'm not required to. I can hire someone if I choose. However, I enjoy knowing where every scratch, oil streak, and soot streak is supposed to be. I have caught things that I would have never picked up on a normal preflight inspection. I am intimately familiar with my airplane, and that makes me feel comfortable.

On the other hand, if I were required to do it, I would probably resent it a little.

Funny, 7 years later, with a full time detail guy on our staff for the last 5+ years, I am now in the "hell no!" category. Plus, I think washing a 900EX looks dangerous. He's way up there...
Ahh, perspective...

 

[Floyd94]

Hope you don't fly into MDW or ORD.

I hope not either son.

 

[2EASYPilot]

Funny, 7 years later, with a full time detail guy on our staff for the last 5+ years, I am now in the "hell no!" category. Plus, I think washing a 900EX looks dangerous. He's way up there...
Ahh, perspective...

Well, we have a aircraft cleaner that periodically washes the aircraft and cleans the interior weekly. Having said that, I would not require our guys to wash an aircaft but it might make for a fun team building day. Pizza and a few suds...with the schedulers in wet tee shirts and the mechs trying to drown us. Our motto is "just because it's work doesn't mean we can't have fun".