Who is the biggest loser you have flown with?

[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.

 

[Lead Sled]

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!

Maybe it also happened at United - I have no idea. I do know that it happened to a Western 727 crew as well.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

When I flew corp. I had the "honor" of flying with a furlowed TWA F/O.
He CONSTANTLY bitched how it wasn't like TWA and how great a pilot
he was. He was also a Riddle Diddle which made things worse. He'd brag
on how much he made at TWA (but still in debt, the dumbass) and every
time he'd say how great he was, he slammed the plane (a CE-550) on the
runway so hard, it would scared the hell out of the pax. He'd preach
standard procedure day in and day out then make up calls on the approach.

That company had 3 of those guys, each tried to kill me with their "Skills".
One was deathly afraid of ANY thunderstorm or buildup.

Same guy, as PNF failed to listen to the whole ATIS going into MCO.
Him: Take the next taxiway
Me: (remembering the NOTAM) Is that one still open?
Him: yeah yeah, just take it.

We nearly hit a jersey barrier and are getting screamed at by the tower.
Same guy was constantly hitting buttons and saying "what does this
button/switch do?" I told him I'd break his arm/neck if he did it again.
I meant it.

Another guy wanted to reset the A/C bus at FL 410 (CE650) which would
have hozed the nav and pressurization. It is NOT standard procedure.
Same guy tried crossing an active at TEB, yes I hit the breaks, while getting
yelled at. He almost died by blunt force trauma from the right seat.

Different guy would shut off the nose gear steering for takeoff because he
thought it was too sensitive.

Different pilot would get scared by traffic and yell "GGUUEEEEAAAH" instead
of "traffic 12 o'clock our level 1/2 mile". I'd have to ask 20 questions to
find out what was wrong "what is it Lassy? is Timmy cought in the well?"

Boy I miss corperate.uke:

CE

 

[fishalaska]

Your threads are priceless! The stories are worth a six pack to everyone!

 

[Lostdog65]

He is teaching me to fly the beech 99 from Reno to Winnemucca and we are unpress at 17,500. I go for the O2 mask and he says "God I hate when people use that crap, I don't like smoking around it". I put it away and he graciously offers me a pall mall nonfilter. I shudder to think of the buzz I would have missed out on had I not lit up and gone for the O2 instead.

Psycho...

Just started reading this thread but I have to ask...

N209BH by any chance? UPS run from RNO to WMC? PM me...I think I know who you are talking about. I did my 99 training from RNO to WMC in 99'...

Eric

 

[414Flyer]

Wherethefucca? (Winnemucca) I worked there in 2003, not as a pilot, ( I took a break from flying for a few months) as a wildland firefighter.

Flew with an owner in a T-210 that thought upon starting a descent, should then open cowl flaps for cooling.

Also as groundspeed increased more and more from IAS as climbing higher in altitude, though that meant more and more tailwind, instead of considering true airspeed.

Same person later bought a twin and got caught by FAA flying it on his single engine licence.