Who is the biggest loser you have flown with?

[STREAKS]

When I was at Comair Aviation Academy (guess I could just leave it here), one of my many tallented CFIs for days tried to convince me with his heavy espanol accent that on an ILS, it is illegal to continue to the DH, instead you are to anticipate your sink rate and initiate the go around XX feet prior to the DH. This is the same instructor who tried to market a glued-together watch, made in mexico (nothing against the crafstmanship, despite the fact that my 2000 VW Jetta has a taco in the transmision) during an NDB hold over LEE for $20.00 bucks. Oh Oh! and get this, when I brought this up with management, they told me I was out of line!!! That whole place was a freekin zoo!
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People, people!!! We're all scared and horny!

 

[AirMugsy]

It kinda gets to me when GA pilots in lil Cessnas, at 12noon on a sunny day, feel the need to taxi around with every single light/stobe availible, blinding everyone in site.

 

[SkyBoxFO]

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.

 

[AirMugsy]

Thats freaking funny

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.

 

[NYCPilot]

........ one of my many tallented CFIs for days tried to convince me with his heavy espanol accent that on an ILS, it is illegal to continue to the DH, instead you are to anticipate your sink rate and initiate the go around XX feet prior to the DH. ....!

This reminds me of a question a lot of pilots seem to get wrong.

On an ILS if the runway environment is not in sight and a missed approach needs to be executed, are you allowed to go below DH?

Most pilots for some reason say no, thinking that it's the same as an MDA, where you must level off and not descend below it if the runway is not insight.

The correct answer is yes, you may descend below DH on an ILS even if the runway is not in sight. Only of course to get yourself established on the MAP, not to land. Since you are in an established descent flying the needles, you will end up going below DH while arresting the descent and transitioning to a climb attitude.

 

[G100driver]

I have thought about this long and hard and I must give this award to an entire group .... The Silly Ass Patrol (CAP).

When I was 15 I wanted to be a pilot and friend told me about the Silly Ass Patrol. I walked into the "Barack's" and there was a group of teenager's in flight flight suits saluting a 250 lb. 40 something lady (unfortulnately also in a flight suit). The guy running the show was this god and country freak telling me how the Silly Ass Patrol can get me into aviation by learning the ropes with the experts that volunteer to fly their C-177.

I could not get out of there fast enough. While the CAP does perform a valuable service ... quit the militarist marching and saluting stuff. Nothing looks more unimpressive than a bunch of posers pretending to be something that they are not.

 

[Hogan]

biggest loser

I'm inclined to agree with G1000 on the CAP. Some of the units just seem to be playing dress up -- it's a matter of the leadership, I suppose. On a related note I say the biggest loser I have flown with was a woman/CFI candidate who was in teh CAP and was afraid of 10 knot crosswinds so I had to fly the airplane (she was also scared to fly from the left seat that day) and on short final she starts telling me about her boyfriend issues. When one of the other CFI candidates had a bad checkride experience and was ready to quit in frustration, this same females response was "Give me all your flying stuff!" were talking frickin; thousands in books, tapes, etc. Also wanted all applicants leather jacket, gear bag and frickin aviation frame art. She claims she was best friends with the frustrated pilot. WHo needs a friend like that? Here let me kick you while you are down...

 

[mar]

Don't get me wrong

Retired AF O6 - didn't like it when people wouldn't stand when talking to him and no one called him Col xxx anymore...I met him- my father worked with him - good pilot just couldn't leave the rank and active duty behind.......

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!

 

[Draginass]

Flew with a guy who complained what b*tches his 3 ex-wives were. Felt like telling him the problem wasn't with his ex-wives and he should look in the mirror tomorrow morning. Eastern scab to boot. Good pilot but interpersonal skills were atrocious. As a human being . . . total loss.

 

[T-Storm Chaser]

I fly with this UND grad that thinks he an aviation god and knows more than everyone else. He is some punk that overpaid for his education and tried to correct the groundschool instructor for everything that was not what he was taught in his UND class on the aircraft. What a toolbag. Home Depot style. WTF, the instructor has a heck of alot more knowledge than some 500 hour PFT that thinks he is the shiz-nit and has no real experience. I say black ball the SOB.