You Just Might Be A FLOPS Pilot If ...

[guido411]

Splitting hairs now, ok. I was wrong. What then, is the difference between the 85 and the 146?

 

[On Your Six]

Splitting hairs now, ok. I was wrong. What then, is the difference between the 85 and the 146?

I jumpsat on an RJ85 while I was still with UAL. I was told that the RJ85 is an updated version of the 146 - you could tell by the EFIS vs. the older analog. Perhaps the ex-Mesaba guy who has flown them can provide more examples...

 

[guido411]

Speaking of the 85/146. . .whatever happened to the avatar that showed a "Virgin" 146 parked at the gate and a "Slut" 146 taxiing by? I supposed Big Brother put the axe on it. boy that was a classic.

 

[guido411]

You might be a FLOPs pilot. . .

. . .if you've ever pitted out a shirt in the process of unloading 60" suitcases from the lav in the summer while the lineman that just stepped out of the shiny air-conditioned Lexus gets ANOTHER $50.

. . .if you've ever shaken hands with an owner that showed up early while you were wearing rubber gloves. (clean? maybe. . .)

. . .if you've ever seen a Citation III up close. (does anybody else fly those things?)

. . .if your "black book" no longer has girls' phone numbers in it but now hotel and airline cards.

. . .if you know that the word "circadian" isn't referring to an insect that makes a lot of noise during summmer nights.

. . .if you never know what row you're supposed to be talking to in the OCC. ("Are we row 2 now? No? One? But that's the second row. What tail are we on?")

. . .if you've ever discussed the best way to dump a lav en route over CGF.

. . .if you've ever repositioned 3 hours for a 35 minute live leg.

. . .if after resetting the Fujitsu 3 times you think updating Jepps wasn't THAT bad.

. . .if you still haven't tried to use the printer yet.

. . .if you only remember to turn off the dingleberry when it makes that chirping sound in the headset.

. . .if you cheer when seeing the next leg is DAL-LAS.

. . .if you cry when it changes to DAL-TEB.

 

[Nipsedaiser]

Murphy was an optimist.

 

[learflyer]

Don't hijack this funny azz thread with your airline bull$hit!

 

[Nipsedaiser]

Yeah!

 

[dime line]

airline azzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeessssssssss

 

[Jetsi]

You might be a FLOPS pilot if . . .

That managerial position at the McDonald's down the street from you starts to look really good.

You are begging the military to keep you in Iraq or Afghanistan for another year.

When a job offer comes up at 2/3 of your FLOPS paycheck, you calculate how many times you will have to donate plasma in a year to keep your current financial situation.

And last but not least, you stampede to take that job at 2/3 of your current paycheck and gladly stand in line with the hookers and winos to donate plasma, and then run to the sperm bank to make a deposit as well.

Good thread, keep it goin.

Jetsi

 

[jetwash]

You know your a Flight Options pilot if:

You can't wait to see what happens on February 17th when we go part 135 and OCC has a complete meltdown!!!!

you have weeks of unused vacation since you were not able to get any days off approved.

you look in the mail everyday for any type of letter from ASAP