Wierd Capt / FO / FE

[FL000]

Big Wheel's rocked!! I wish they made them for adults! Man those were fun!

Uhhh...they do.

http://www.topgear.com/content/features/stories/2005/10/stories/15/01large.jpg

 

[Quack]

We have a guy that everyone calls Full Stall Paul...he thinks you have to land a Dash as the stick shaker goes off. Needless to say, he's had at least a few tail strikes and still continues to fly...unbelievable

 

[Dangerkitty]

We have a guy that everyone calls Full Stall Paul...he thinks you have to land a Dash as the stick shaker goes off. Needless to say, he's had at least a few tail strikes and still continues to fly...unbelievable

I would imagine he has had quite a few trips to the Chief Pilot's office as well.

 

[nyboilermaker]

He's IS great freakin' stick though.



Here's to full stall Paul and The Alien.
GO PDT!

 

[lowlycfi]

I used to work the ramp for a regional (back when they were called commuters). We had a Captain that would tape newspaper over ALL of the cockpit windows for the entire flight from taxi out to taxi in. He would cut a little hole out through the paper on the front window to taxi with. We would just unplug the GPU and pull the chocks after both engines were running, because we couldn't see any hand signals from him. Imagine the look on the passengers faces that were waiting in the terminal and saw this Metro taxiing in with all of the cockpit windows covered in newspapers. That was always a challenge to explain. "Don't worry ma'am, the pilots in that airplane have x-ray vision." I guess he always responded to traffic calls with....."uh, negative contact."

 

[flx757]

What can you say...it was a Metro. You did what you had to do to try and keep cool. One time we took some plastic tubing and put it over the eyeball outlets in the "coat closet" and routed them up to the cockpit then stuffed them down our shirts. (Metros got REALLY hot in Texas...).

One of the passengers wrote in to the company asking why the pilots were getting "oxygen" and they weren't.:nuts:

 

[lowlycfi]

What can you say...it was a Metro. You did what you had to do to try and keep cool. One time we took some plastic tubing and put it over the eyeball outlets in the "coat closet" and routed them up to the cockpit then stuffed them down our shirts. (Metros got REALLY hot in Texas...).

One of the passengers wrote in to the company asking why the pilots were getting "oxygen" and they weren't.:nuts:

I hear ya. I always felt bad for the crews in the summer. We did have a pretty good ground a/c setup for our airplanes, though. We had home a/c units powered by Honda generators bolted onto push carts. We had a 10 foot duct that we would attach to the hole in the rear bulkhead. Cold soaked the a/c pretty good on the ground. Keep in mind, this guy taped up the windows even in winter.

 

[FN FAL]

I just flew with a guy who apparently thinks I'm unraveled.

When we met in the hotel lobby for the first time he spotted some loose thread on my belt and quickly snapped it off (the thread). Told me I needed a new belt.

Later in the flight we were talking and I noticed his eyes kept looking down at my sleeve. When I paused he picked some lint (or maybe another thread) from my shirt.

Later, he wanted to know why my left shirt pocket was unbuttoned.

I DON'T KNOW!!! 'Cause that's where I keep my loose threads????

Let us know when he looks at your face kind of funny and then licks his thumb and wipes a smudge off like a dotting mom.

 

[Standby 1]

He didn' tell us to do that, he used to do a lot of weird stuff (Still does some). I will never fly with him again.

He still does this, bwa ha ha ha. Great fun to mess with him while walking thru terminals - I couldn't resist. I also made a point to bring along a hand-held GPS when I saw I was flying with him....when he started pulling out his extra hand-held radios, etc, I pulled out the GPS and told him "right on!". He never was quite sure if I was messing with him or not. If I ever have to fly with him again (doubtful), I'm bringing along my pink fuzzy dice for the windscreen.

Flew with a CA at a previous airline who was always threatening to end his marital/financial/emotional woes by augering in on the next approach....used to scare the pee out of the FA's. His psych evals were done on a pretty routine basis, but last I heard, he was still there.

Takes all kinds..............

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[787]

Back in the day...at a small midwest airport...we at redtail had a list in ops for all the CA's that peed in our cheerios. And for those accustom to ACARS perf data...the 'numbers' were sent only after a nice long wait and numerous calls over the ops freq. Even had tower call down a time or two as the 'release time' from center was fleeting. Moral of this story...DON'T piss off your ground crew.

And on the otherhand there were many-a-crew we took very good care of...'cause the respect was there. Thanks XJ guys.

 

[LowlyPropCapt]

He's IS great freakin' stick though.



Here's to full stall Paul and The Alien.
GO PDT!

Is the Alien still on the line? Haven't seen him in quite a while. Does he still fly around with all the lights on and the ignitors in manual in day VMC?

 

[Phaedrus]

Had a very odd FE when I flew the 10 that more often than not told the copilot to "fleer! fleer!" during landing. He was arabic and thus the mispronunciation. I often laughed. He was told on more than one occasion to put a cork in it, but I think it was reflexive for him.
Another FE, as prescribed by our manual, would call out radio altitudes from 100 feet AGL down to 10 feet. His "100" call always made me grin: "One hunyet feet!"

 

[Dangerkitty]

Had a very odd FE when I flew the 10 that more often than not told the copilot to "fleer! fleer!" during landing. He was arabic and thus the mispronunciation. I often laughed. He was told on more than one occasion to put a cork in it, but I think it was reflexive for him.
Another FE, as prescribed by our manual, would call out radio altitudes from 100 feet AGL down to 10 feet. His "100" call always made me grin: "One hunyet feet!"

I must know. Who you fly for chief?

 

[Phaedrus]

Those were USAF chaps.

 

[Ty Webb]

Back in the day...at a small midwest airport...we at redtail had a list in ops for all the CA's that peed in our cheerios. And for those accustom to ACARS perf data...the 'numbers' were sent only after a nice long wait and numerous calls over the ops freq.

Ever think that maybe if employees spent more time doing their job and less time trying to eke out some petty little revenge, that your company might have been profitable?

I would have had a call in to the Director of SOC after the second time. Homey don't play that s#!t.

 

[Dangerkitty]

Those were USAF chaps.

USAF folks that could barely speak english?!!?!?!?!? WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

[Flechas]

He still does this, bwa ha ha ha. Great fun to mess with him while walking thru terminals - I couldn't resist. I also made a point to bring along a hand-held GPS when I saw I was flying with him....when he started pulling out his extra hand-held radios, etc, I pulled out the GPS and told him "right on!". He never was quite sure if I was messing with him or not. If I ever have to fly with him again (doubtful), I'm bringing along my pink fuzzy dice for the windscreen.

Flew with a CA at a previous airline who was always threatening to end his marital/financial/emotional woes by augering in on the next approach....used to scare the pee out of the FA's. His psych evals were done on a pretty routine basis, but last I heard, he was still there.

Takes all kinds..............

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If I ever see his name on my pairing I'm calling sick or refusing the trip...

 

[787]

Ty Webb--Homey plays, or used to in the ground pounder days...Pilots play...Mgmt plays...THE GAME. Left redtail for a Brown opportunity. Certainly not my fault NW is Bk'ed. Sounds like you've been stung?

 

[klhoard]

USAF folks that could barely speak english?!!?!?!?!? WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?

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Outsourcing, DangerKitty . . . . Outsourcing. . . .
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[BigMotorToter]

I once flew with a guy who wittled a wistle out of wood that sounded like a train wistle. He would put on a train conductors hat and blow the wistle over the PA at the end of his PA's, and then say "AAAAALLLLLL ABOOOORED!" I did a 5 day trip listening to this goofball. When I did my PA's, he would count how many times I said "um" and tell me about it. He also gave PA's at night and told everyone if it were daylight you would see the grand canyon etc... usually this was followed by a call from the stews telling him to ease up on the midnight PA's because he was wakeing up everyone.
Inbetween flights, he would go back into first class and break out this harp like instrument that layed on his lap and play songs for the F/A's.

Another guy I flew with was convinced that Y2K (remember that) was going to be the end of the world. He sold everything he had and converted all his cash to gold, thinking that was the only currency that could be used when the world started going crazy (riots, mass hysteria etc...). He said he built an underground bunker which was full of food, ammo etc...that could be selfreliant for 6 months.

I also flew with another wacko who was a huge conspiracy guy. He said that the exaust from cars had a chemical that the Gov. uses as mind control for all the citizens in the U.S., but he takes some herbal supplement that counter acts this chemical. Also told me Mr. Rodgers used to be a special forces trained killer in Vietnam, and the reason he always wore a long sleeved sweater was that it covered up all his tatoo's, also told me Mr Rodgers also used his show to subliminaly control childrens brains.

What's really insane is that these guys all flew a great airplane.

I wonder if there is a message bored for Doctors somewhere with a similar string!?

 

[landlover]

I once flew with a guy who wittled a wistle out of wood that sounded like a train wistle. He would put on a train conductors hat and blow the wistle over the PA at the end of his PA's, and then say "AAAAALLLLLL ABOOOORED!" I did a 5 day trip listening to this goofball. When I did my PA's, he would count how many times I said "um" and tell me about it. He also gave PA's at night and told everyone if it were daylight you would see the grand canyon etc... usually this was followed by a call from the stews telling him to ease up on the midnight PA's because he was wakeing up everyone.
Inbetween flights, he would go back into first class and break out this harp like instrument that layed on his lap and play songs for the F/A's.

Another guy I flew with was convinced that Y2K (remember that) was going to be the end of the world. He sold everything he had and converted all his cash to gold, thinking that was the only currency that could be used when the world started going crazy (riots, mass hysteria etc...). He said he built an underground bunker which was full of food, ammo etc...that could be selfreliant for 6 months.

I also flew with another wacko who was a huge conspiracy guy. He said that the exaust from cars had a chemical that the Gov. uses as mind control for all the citizens in the U.S., but he takes some herbal supplement that counter acts this chemical. Also told me Mr. Rodgers used to be a special forces trained killer in Vietnam, and the reason he always wore a long sleeved sweater was that it covered up all his tatoo's, also told me Mr Rodgers also used his show to subliminaly control childrens brains.

What's really insane is that these guys all flew a great airplane.

I wonder if there is a message bored for Doctors somewhere with a similar string!?

YOU WIN!!!!! The part about the train whistle is outrageous, i'm in stitches!!!

 

[NYCPilot]

Can't forget that incident where an AA pilot made religious remarks over the PA calling non-christians "crazy."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3472265.stm

 

[psysicx]

I heard the same thing about Mr Rogers. Is there any pics of him w/o long sleeves?

 

[mdf]

I once flew with a guy who wittled a wistle out of wood that sounded like a train wistle. He would put on a train conductors hat and blow the wistle over the PA at the end of his PA's, and then say "AAAAALLLLLL ABOOOORED!" I did a 5 day trip listening to this goofball. When I did my PA's, he would count how many times I said "um" and tell me about it. He also gave PA's at night and told everyone if it were daylight you would see the grand canyon etc... usually this was followed by a call from the stews telling him to ease up on the midnight PA's because he was wakeing up everyone.
Inbetween flights, he would go back into first class and break out this harp like instrument that layed on his lap and play songs for the F/A's.

Another guy I flew with was convinced that Y2K (remember that) was going to be the end of the world. He sold everything he had and converted all his cash to gold, thinking that was the only currency that could be used when the world started going crazy (riots, mass hysteria etc...). He said he built an underground bunker which was full of food, ammo etc...that could be selfreliant for 6 months.

I also flew with another wacko who was a huge conspiracy guy. He said that the exaust from cars had a chemical that the Gov. uses as mind control for all the citizens in the U.S., but he takes some herbal supplement that counter acts this chemical. Also told me Mr. Rodgers used to be a special forces trained killer in Vietnam, and the reason he always wore a long sleeved sweater was that it covered up all his tatoo's, also told me Mr Rodgers also used his show to subliminaly control childrens brains.

What's really insane is that these guys all flew a great airplane.

I wonder if there is a message bored for Doctors somewhere with a similar
string!?

You have my vote also. I will be laughing about the Mr. Rodgers thing for a while!!

 

[xdrvr]

Got a guy at our company we call WMD (weapon of mass destruction) everything he touches turns to ... part of your MEL should include a NASA form when you're flyin w/him

 

[Mr Hat]

also told me Mr Rodgers also used his show to subliminaly control childrens brains.

Mr Rogers? No....Now Barney on the other hand. Can you say New World Order?

Alright, I gotta tell it.
We had a Captain at my airline, good guy, I flew with him a few times when I was an FO and got along great with him. Been fired a few times, lots of sexual harassment stuff. I don't get offended by anything so we got along great.

Anyway...he had just come back from a sexual harassment "leave"...went to Mexico on an overnight. On the overnight he went out drinkin (within the time limit of course) and had a grand old time. The next day at the airplane he insisted on doing to walk around. The FO didn't think anything of it and just did his thing. They flew a few legs that day and this Captain insisted on doing to walk around every time. By the end of the day he was met by customs and some management folk.

It seems that while on the overnight in Mexico, he rented a gas scooter. When he left Mexico he brought the scooter with him. He put a crew tag on it and at every station he would get out and tell the rampers that it was his and make sure he kept it on the plane. Got snagged for importing goods without paying taxes on them and got fired for transporting hazardous materials (it still had some oil in the engine but no gas). And he didn't even get to keep the scooter. If this story were about anyone else, I'd never believe it. The FO had no idea what was going on until they were met by the authorities.

 

[klhoard]

. . .<snip>. . .

Another guy I flew with was convinced that Y2K (remember that) was going to be the end of the world. He sold everything he had and converted all his cash to gold, thinking that was the only currency that could be used when the world started going crazy (riots, mass hysteria etc...). He said he built an underground bunker which was full of food, ammo etc...that could be selfreliant for 6 months.. . .<snip>. .

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[HalinTexas]

ATA had the offspring of a very significant aircraft disigner/manufacturer. {cough Lear cough}

This guy had flown all kinds of aircraft. Heard he was a great stick. Was kind of a f#$%up in his dad's eyes. The was an "Area 51" nut. Lived in LAS with a showgirl and did a radio show espousing the UFO cover up. Mgt. asked him to leave after a couple of warnings.

 

[XTW]

I once flew with a guy who wittled a wistle out of wood that sounded like a train wistle. He would put on a train conductors hat and blow the wistle over the PA at the end of his PA's, and then say "AAAAALLLLLL ABOOOORED!" I did a 5 day trip listening to this goofball. When I did my PA's, he would count how many times I said "um" and tell me about it. He also gave PA's at night and told everyone if it were daylight you would see the grand canyon etc... usually this was followed by a call from the stews telling him to ease up on the midnight PA's because he was wakeing up everyone.
Inbetween flights, he would go back into first class and break out this harp like instrument that layed on his lap and play songs for the F/A's.

If his initials were T.M., I think I flew with him on the L10. Not long after that he was ordered to cease and desist with the whistle.


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[mdf]

ATA had the offspring of a very significant aircraft disigner/manufacturer. {cough Lear cough}

Lived in LAS with a showgirl.

Can't be all bad..