When can you call yourself a pilot?

[snowman]

When was the first time you said to someone, "I am a pilot". Was it after you had all your ratings and were a CFI? Did you wait until you were paid to fly? Did you start calling yourself a pilot during training, or just after you got the PPL?
Just curious..
snowman

 

[jknight8907]

I would call myself a pilot after getting my PPL. After all, I know several very skilled pilots who are masters at flying their planes, but they only have PPL and Instrument licenses.

 

[JAFI]

When you are THE Pilot in Command, so the first time is when you solo. after that it is just adding ratings.... I still tell people I am a student pilot, because I am always learning...

JAFI

 

[DAS at 10/250]

When you can't see your dong anymore 'cause your gut is in the way.

When it looks like you've slept in you clothes for three days.

When pax hand you their bags.

When you couldn't get laid at the Mustang Ranch with $500 in cash.

When people ask "What's that smell?"

When you admire the guys at Whataburger for their schedule and days off.

That's when you can call yourself a pilot.

 

[Flechas]

It depends on what the question is:
What do you do for a living? I'm a pilot, I'm a flight instructor....

If you are working on your ratings or just fly for fun, you are still a pilot, so you can call yourself a pilot if you have a piece of paper that says so.

 

[dojetdriver]

When you've been through a furlough (or two), lost your wife, got another one and lost her too, lost your house, maybe your kids, and are paying alimony and/or child support.

 

[JAFI]

When you've been through a furlough (or two), lost your wife, got another one and lost her too, lost your house, maybe your kids, and are paying alimony and/or child support.

Thats when you call your self a "professional pilot"

JAFI

 

[qmaster3]

When was the first time you said to someone, "I am a pilot".

When I was trying to wiggle the pants off a Seniorita, in far away lands.


After I got my PPL.

 

[Metro752]

while In The Navy..........

 

[kingair350capt]

HEY JAFI- could not of said it any better

 

[Flying Illini]

when you're at a bar trying to impress the ladies!

 

[secks]

When I became instrument rated in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.

 

[semperfido]

at least 5 years before i was one. i thought it would get me laid.

 

[jknight8907]

When I became instrument rated in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004.

Ah, yes. The mark of a true pilot!

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

When something dosen't work, and you don't care...

That would be a definition of a freight pilot.

 

[English]

while In The Navy..........

As sung by the Village People?

 

[DoinTime]

My mom calls me a pilot but I would never admit it. When people ask I say I'm in the aluminum tubing buisness.

 

[SkyBoy1981]

I don't call myself a pilot....I usually avoid it at all costs actually. It rarely ever picks up any chicks, and usually leads to a neverending series of pointless questions like "what route do you fly?" I just tell people I work at the airport.

 

[AA717driver]

I'll start calling myself a pilot when I get "a route to fly".

DAS--LOL! That was a hoot!TC

 

[dojetdriver]

I don't call myself a pilot....I usually avoid it at all costs actually. It rarely ever picks up any chicks, and usually leads to a neverending series of pointless questions like "what route do you fly?" I just tell people I work at the airport.

OR, they automatically go off on their worst travel story, they all include the same details:

Oh my god! We were going to Vegas and the plane was late and they they came on the speaker and said it was broke and it would take, like, 30 minutes to fix and then we hit some turbulence and we must have dopped, like, 500 feet and then we were late and they lost my bag, it was the worst experience of my life!

At this point I'm usually regretting telling myself that honsty is the best policy when meeting new people, especially women.

I've always thought aluminum tubing was good, I also just say "systems management, it's a little boring."

 

[TDTURBO]

When you can't see your dong anymore 'cause your gut is in the way.

When it looks like you've slept in you clothes for three days.

When pax hand you their bags.

When you couldn't get laid at the Mustang Ranch with $500 in cash.

When people ask "What's that smell?"

When you admire the guys at Whataburger for their schedule and days off.

That's when you can call yourself a pilot.

Classic!

 

[Ill Mitch]

When you admire the guys at Whataburger for their schedule and days off.

That's when you can call yourself a pilot.

When I was doing the CFI thing way back when and when I was turning crosswind with a student for the bazillionth time that day, I looked down at the driving range below me and saw the guy driving the armored golf cart sucking up all the golf balls...and I envied him.

 

[HAZ-MAT]

When people ask I say I'm in the aluminum tubing buisness.

Do I know you? Thats my line! Got it from a few CalEx pilots on my internship many years ago. People look funny at you, but it stops the questions.

 

[Kream926]

I'm in the aluminum tubing buisness.

dont forgett to add high speed in front of that

 

[JAFI]

..., I looked down at the driving range below me and saw the guy driving the armored golf cart sucking up all the golf balls...and I envied him.

A true statement, If I have ever heard one. Mine was doing a bizillion holds a with a student in IMC and thinking about that ditch digging job I had that paid more.

I think THAT is when you are a CFI...

JAFI