You Just Might Be A FLOPS Pilot If ...

[Heavy Set]

You know your a flight options pilot when : You pour out the coffe and no matter where you are it flows right back to your shoes.

You know your a flight options pilot when : youve flow 5 straight 14 hour days and then something big breaks only to find out they can MEL it and give ya min rest again.

You know your a flight options pilot when : You see a Flops CJ on a ramp with pilots accualy intending to fly it and you think youve seen a ghost.

You know your a flight options pilot when : Maintenece MEL's the knife valve in the lave and you land in DAL to find a nice tepee shaped tird for you to deal with on a 20 min turn.

You know your a flight options pilot when : You see another Flops pilot loading 3 SUV's full of luggage and you think poor bastard but ohh wait thats my partner and hes just loading the first 3 cars.

You know your a flight options pilot when : You envy the line sevicemens job.

You know your a flight options pilot when : You think unemployment is a noble proffession.

You know your a flight options pilot when : You want to rip the tounge out of the next person that says you have a neat job.

Perhaps you could return to Mesaba and fly the Avro again... Sorry to hear you are not happy with your job at FLOPS. There have to be some good aspects otherwise you would be gone by now - right?

 

[Frac Daddy]

Spend 30 minutes explaining to every shmuck out there 10 times a day what 'fractional' means

Oh that's easy. Fractional: A corporate pilot's job for a fraction of the pay.

 

[choppengruven]

Heavyset

Perhaps you could return to Mesaba and fly the Avro again... Sorry to hear you are not happy with your job at FLOPS. There have to be some good aspects otherwise you would be gone by now - right?

I'm just poking fun at "my profession" and if you dont like it why dont you just go eleswhere. In the future keep your opinions about me to yourself.

Flame suit on and fully charged

 

[matchthehatch]

I'm just poking fun at "my profession" and if you dont like it why dont you just go eleswhere. You must be in the Citation program to have taken such offense. What's wrong Heavyset afraid your little vacation you get every other week will get ruined when you transition to another aircraft? Welcome to the working mans world big boy. In the future keep your opinions about me to yourself.

Flame suit on and fully charged

choppengruven - I enjoyed your post and thought that the whole idea behind the thread was to bring light and levity to our crappy job. Heavy Set - working for FLOPS $uks. Yeah, I said it, and I'll be out of here at the first better opportunity that I can make happen. You sure took the air out of an otherwise entertaining thread.

 

[Heavy Set]

I'm just poking fun at "my profession" and if you dont like it why dont you just go eleswhere. You must be in the Citation program to have taken such offense. What's wrong Heavyset afraid your little vacation you get every other week will get ruined when you transition to another aircraft? Welcome to the working mans world big boy. In the future keep your opinions about me to yourself.

Flame suit on and fully charged

Perhaps you should chill out a bit. You could either read my response as critical (which it never was) OR you could read it as curious about what you might like about your job. Sometimes I am just not sure who is serious and who is just being sarcastic... You can't tell on this board because everyone seems so upset all the time - that's the point. I don't work for FLOPS and I don't intend to ever - especially if people like you at FLOPS are powder kegs waiting to blow. Re-read my post in a less hostile frame of mind and you'll see that I was just curious and sincerely sorry that it "seemed" you didn't like your job. Perhaps you should drink less caffeine...

 

[dalegribble]

When your farts start to smell like canteloupe.

When on Day 7 even the 5ft. tall Guatemalan housekeeper (who crossed the Rio Grande just 2 weeks ago) starts looking like Jennifer Lopez.

When your weekend morning "routine" is thrown out the window because someone is substituting for Juliet Huddy on "Fox and Friends".

When you take a middle-of-the-night pee sitting down because you don't want to turn any lights on (and you still found your way to the toilet without bumping into anything).

It is not a weekend without a peek at Juliett's leggs

 

[choppengruven]

Re-read my post in a less hostile frame of mind and you'll see that I was just curious and sincerely sorry that it "seemed" you didn't like your job.

Nope, I reread it and you're still an ass hole. Didnt I read in one of those other post your one of those guys who probably introduce yourself as " I'm a Furloughed so and so." Hanging your identity and your hat on what was.

I don't work for FLOPS and I don't intend to ever - especially if people like you at FLOPS are powder kegs waiting to blow.

This is a FLOPS post why do you even respond with such remarks?

 

[Heavy Set]

Nope, I reread it and you're still an ass hole. Didnt I read in one of those other post your one of those guys who probably introduce yourself as " I'm a Furloughed so and so." Hanging your identity and your hat on what was.

This is a FLOPS post why do you even respond with such remarks?

Thanks for wasting our time with your cheap remarks. Good luck in your career.

 

[leardawg]

PPPPPPPPPPHHHHHHHHHLLLLLLLLLTTTTTTTTT!

(The sound of air leaving a deflating balloon).

I suppose it was inevitable!

 

[shamrock]

Thanks for wasting our time with your cheap remarks. /QUOTE]

Thanks for bringing an otherwise amusing thread to a screeching halt.

 

[On Your Six]

Thanks for wasting our time with your cheap remarks. /QUOTE]

Thanks for bringing an otherwise amusing thread to a screeching halt.

Thanks Heavy for being a complete JERK!

 

[leardawg]

" Heavyset was barely into his monologue when he was drowned out by a chorus of "BOO"s, "Get off the stage!" and "Yo mama wears combat boots!". As the audience began to get unruly, he was rapidly escorted off the stage as the eggs and tomatoes began to fly!"

Let me try to get the party started again. You just might be a FLOPS pilot if:

Airline delays on Day 1 roll right off your back (Hey, I'm a pilot; I know things get backed up due to Wx, Mx etc. I'll just sit here and read my procedures and limitations for the next 5 hours!), while the same situation on Day 8 drives you to the point of madness (F**ing incompetent douchebag airlines! When, oh when, will these a**holes get their act together?!).

During those rare multiple-day hotel stays, you become so bored you actually consider running down the hallway yelling (in your highest pitch scream) "Immigracion esta aqui! Immigracion esta aqui!" just to get a chuckle from the ensuing inevitable panic and mayhem.

When the hotel fire alarm goes off at 2 a.m., you stay in bed because, at that particular moment, burning to death seems like an acceptable alternative to interrupting your sleep or dealing with the day that awaits you.

When checking out of the TEB/Lyndhurst Marriott at 4 a.m. you trip the bell at the shop entrance a bunch of times in a row with your foot just to see the pissed-off night clerk come out with bed-hair and eyes barely open. (This refers to you, D.M.!).

 

[learflyer]

1. Your excited about being done after only 10 hours.

2. You have a 5 o"clock shadow at noon time.

3. it's a great day because it is time to wear your days 5-8 pants.

 

[PHX767]

- You look at the grease stain on the back of your shirt (Beechjet pilots) from backing into the left engine and think, "ahh that's still a good shirt."

- When checking out of the hotel they ask you the room number and you truly have no idea.

- You value your Hilton HHonors statement more than the weekly announcement

- You rate your last tour by how many times you had to clean the lav

 

[minimums]

You might be a FLOPS pilot if..........

Your company charters over $200,000 a day (almost everyday) and refuses to hire more pilots or upgrade.......

or, your a Citation X driver and smack the tail of another aircraft........

or, your a Legacy driver and smash not one, but twooooo legacys at the same time.......

ahhhh, and people actually finance this company WHY????