Who is the biggest loser you have flown with?

[specialED]

The School where I learned to fly had a women owner, that was a shade away for looking like a man, and she had at best a commercial rating. The school owned 2 cessna 152's and whenever she went to fly one she wore a military flight suit. I say again, she was a commercial pilot flying a 152.

You wouldn't be talking about the 'academy' at FWA by any chance?

 

[spg2bmd]

buuuump

 

[pgcfii2002]

Some of the ex-military guys I fly with are my favorites.

But god dang. What's up with these poor souls who can't get it out of their heads they're flying civilian crap now?

--The guy who checks in with tower, "Gear down, full stop."

--The guy who refers to our "flight" as a "mission".

--The guy who thinks my training as a civilian is sub par because I've never experienced a pressure chamber.

Granted, some of these guys have seen combat but they just assume that I've never had to fly to save my life since I've never seen combat.

Get over it! You're freighter trash now!

Kinda reminds me of a school I interviewed with a while back..the receptionist referred to the Chief Pilot as being "up flying a sortie". Jesus...the guy was in a freaking C-152!!!

 

[Ill Mitch]

Kinda reminds me of a school I interviewed with a while back..the receptionist referred to the Chief Pilot as being "up flying a sortie". Jesus...the guy was in a freaking C-152!!!

LOL..this wasn't at a flight school in Livermore, was it?

 

[headinclouds]

Hey JohnnyReb, did you fly for RamAir?

 

[CheeseDick]

I was in AKR one day and there's some lady there that owns a flight school. It was a pretty crappy day out, and she told her instructors that they didn't have to worry about freezing rain because it would just bounce off the airplane.

 

[osu_av8r]

I am the biggest loser for reading this entire thread in one sitting!

 

[staylow]

OOOOOoooops!

 

[osu_av8r]

I did have a student who brought a night vision scope on night flights because it made him feel better about finding a suitable field for an emergency landing.

 

[Lear Wanna Be]

Some of the ex-military guys I fly with are my favorites.

But god dang. What's up with these poor souls who can't get it out of their heads they're flying civilian crap now?

--The guy who checks in with tower, "Gear down, full stop."

--The guy who refers to our "flight" as a "mission".

I actually think the gear thing is a pretty good idea! Every year there are several gear up landings at towered airports. How hard is it for the tower to say, "UAL776 check wheels down, cleared to land runway 11." Reply,"Roger, UAL776 cleared to land 11, gear in transit or gear down or holding the gear." Not that airline types are landing unintentional gear ups (except Great Lakes). Military types that have flown PAR approaches know that approach says something to the effect of, "over the final approach fix wheels should be down." Put that in the civilian world shooting an ASR approach, which is out of the norm for most of us. It is real easy to forget the gear. We are creatures of habit.

After reading all these stories it makes me happy to still be part of a non FO required crew. However, my nominee is an inspector at DPA FSDO. Comes to work just about every day with a flight suit on. Bald head, goofy smile, and flight suit. He even has the velcro military style name tag. He is their safety guy, OMG really! Like feds don't dress bad enough. Then you get this guy who isn't even a rotorhead coming to work in a flightsuit. Stay far away from DPA if you can.

 

[Baraqyal]

I fly freight and I have a SIC (one that pays for time) that shows up in a pilot uniform when we can wear shorts and a t-shirt. What a loser. Anyone else have good stories?

I guess the biggest loser would be ur mom.

 

[treetopflyer]

I was a very junior FO at a large regional back in the day. Overnighting in MSN, which is always a good time. Captain was notorious for being an ultra dork(he wore nomex gloves when flying) so when asked what I was doing for dinner, I said "I am not sure if I am going to dinner, I'll call you if go." Needless to say I was going out, but wasn't going to call. When I went down to leave the hotel for dinner, he was sitting there waiting on me, got up as if we had planned it...I was trapped.

Now the best part................................

He was wearing a powder blue leisure suit, no joke. With white shoes, no joke.
All blue with a blue fabric belt and all. I think it was polyester.

What a dinner, I will never forget.

i heard of a guy like that at ACA, did he also wear his gloves while instructing at riddle? if so, you are correct, super tool!!!

 

[washout]

capt who answered his cell phone at 500 AGL on final. his leg.

 

[CKJET]

When I first started on the 727 there was an F/O who I am fairley certin was trying to kill us! It would always make for interesting conversations between the crews at the hotel. He eventually made it to #1 F/O on the list and claimed the quality of life issue for not upgrading. He was a real tool.

 

[TransMach]

Simple answer .... ME ...

 

[Lead Sled]

When I first started on the 727 there was an F/O who I am fairley certin was trying to kill us! It would always make for interesting conversations between the crews at the hotel. He eventually made it to #1 F/O on the list and claimed the quality of life issue for not upgrading. He was a real tool.

How about the FO who balanced the fuel on her 727 by dumping?

'Sled

 

[G100driver]

How about the FO who balanced the fuel on her 727 by dumping?

'Sled

I thought that was a DC-10? Good thing for her lawyer, eh?

 

[Lead Sled]

I thought that was a DC-10? Good thing for her lawyer, eh?

No it was a 727 - Western Airlines, in the mid- 80's.

 

[G100driver]

LOL that is funny. I heard the story about 5 years ago and it was a UA DC-10 and she was Native American ... who got a tribal lawyer to represent her!

 

[DrProc]

I actually think the gear thing is a pretty good idea! Every year there are several gear up landings at towered airports. How hard is it for the tower to say, "UAL776 check wheels down, cleared to land runway 11." Reply,"Roger, UAL776 cleared to land 11, gear in transit or gear down or holding the gear." Not that airline types are landing unintentional gear ups (except Great Lakes). Military types that have flown PAR approaches know that approach says something to the effect of, "over the final approach fix wheels should be down." Put that in the civilian world shooting an ASR approach, which is out of the norm for most of us. It is real easy to forget the gear. We are creatures of habit.

Well, when you are operating with a crew of two or three, following standardized checklists and flows, the aircraft needs a lot less power on approach, and the gear horn blaring in your ear, and the red light shining in my face. One thing if you are flying a Seneca or Mooney, but if you get to the point when flying a jet that the gear ain't down and locked and the tower has to remind you, yes then sir, you are a dumbass.