You know you are a regional FO when.....

[siucavflight]

When you own an IPOD?

 

[Tchinson]

you still live on campus because you copied a key that says do not duplicate

 

[bizjet800]

When you do more than six "laps" at Costco for their free food, on four or more consecutive nights!

 

[buckwheat]

You know your an FO when............

the first time you log IMC is in the airlines.

 

[iflyasaab]

...You use L Charts as wrapping paper

...you split a crash pad Frankenstein car with other commuters to save a few bucks

...you "wait out" the parking lot attendants at the "remote lot" in CLT so you don't have to pay 4 days of parking. They leave @12:30 am, and CLT wouldn't give me a commuter parking pass when I commuted to work in MEM!

...you "sneak" into the local airport van from xyz hotel where you commute from so you can park at the hotel for free, pretending you "stayed there" last night...

 

[buckwheat]

You ask for the lost cell phone chargers at the motels on the over nights then take them all. When you get home you sell all of them on E-bay to buy ramen noodles.

oh ya............

 

[bizjet800]

When you and your wife go out to a special dinner on your first anniversary and you say, "honey, you can have anything on the drive thru dollar menu!"

And then you ask for extra ketchup packets so you don't run out at home!

 

[pdub20s]

When your asked, "What kind of airplane do you fly?"

Insted of saying, "Embraer 145". you say, "Embraer 145 Regional Jet "

 

[Grey Ghost]

when PJ is hitting on you!!!!!!!

 

[Oakum_Boy]

You qualify for government cheese and your family gets WIC.

You mean the shiiette you eat down by the river?

 

[JediNein]

You no longer even hear the comment "wow, this is a small plane."

You get your FI and myspace fix with the crew room computers.

You have "your chair" in the crew room.

You change bases to get the free food served on certain of the company's flights.

It's the same plane, same crew, but the paint and codeshare changes by the flight.

You have to tell ground which gate you're going to as your company serves four (or more) codeshares there.

It's kinda hard to think of your place as a regional on some of the longer cross-continent flights, until you look at your paycheck. Oh yah.

You've spent three full days at the airport without going anywhere and you're not a 'distressed passenger'.

Once you reach whatever flight hour goal, you spend your time trying NOT to fly.

Someone else always has a much faster upgrade, better equipment, less MELs, and prettier FAs.

Your AME warns you to avoid Ramen if you want to keep your medical.

You can't afford to eat well.

You are amazed that some people are still impressed when you answer their "how big" question with "a 50 seat jet."

The little stuff pays better.

 

[Gandalf]

You think the intercom is off while quoting Topgun the entire flight.

 

[Grinder10]

When a guy you know eats a wrapped candy bar he found in a seat back pocket while helping the FA clean the cabin because he hadn't eaten in about 7 hours.

 

[Gandalf]

When you don't have to go grocery shopping cuz' you have enough of the "crew meals", " extra passenger snack boxes", and "brown bags from the hotels" to last the month.

 

[Gandalf]

While deadheading - You con the gate agent to let you walk down the jetway to another regional companies airplane during a delay to get a free Pepsi.

 

[Amish RakeFight]

You think you have a future at the majors. (or has this already been said?)

 

[bizjet800]

You blow your entire first paycheck on an Ipod Nano. Then, in your infinite wisdom, you negotiate for 10 free downloads.

 

[Stifler's Mom]

You hope that on your 32-hour layover that your room has a micro-fridge, so you can raid the breakfast buffet in the morning and provide yourself with food for the whole day.

 

[Missed Approach]

You need an extra tall flight case to fit your DCs.

You spent more on 747, 767, and 777 stickers for your flight case, then on the actual flight case.

This is your "flight case"
http://www.officedepot.com/a/produc...ssionid=0000TGTovsRNLOyJC9Mfjz_DKx9:10gga5344

You have read all 18 pages of this thread while laying on a bed made from seats 3ab, a board, and 3cd.

You have made a PA announcement that started out "Welcome about Midwest conne...umm...United Express flight 613."

 

[~~~^~~~]

30,000 feet while your jet climbs at 300FPM....

Capt: So, where'd you go to school?

F/O: The Academy

Capt: Wow, Air Force, or Naval?

F/O: Delta Connection Academy

Capt: Oh

Captain goes back to reading two day old USA today....

 

[WAZUP]

Funny, I was just searching for this thread the other day!

 

[CrownandCoke]

when you want to shoot yourself.

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

FO: Capt?

Capt. What?

FO: What was it like flying back before the EICAS2000 days?

Capt: go back to your Ipod.

FO: Yes Capt.

 

[WAZUP]

When you avoid all 877 and Unavailable numbers calling you daily. Sorry I can't pay that this month (or the next)

 

[siucavflight]

when you want to shoot yourself.

This response made me almost choke on my breakfast.

 

[willbob]

When your 7 year old daughter ask you what kind of jobs make good money and you throw out the usual Doctors, Lawers, Engineers, Pilots. At which point your 7 year looks at you and says "Dad... pilots don't make any money", and you say-yes honey your right.

Q. Whats the difference between a large pizza and a regional FO?

A. a large pizza can feed a family of four.

 

[scangadah]

You and the kid are walking through the store and she shouts out "look daddy, big shampoos".

 

[JediNein]

While waiting for the hotel van you strip yourself of all airline garb, epaulets, and such, only to have the other regional crew ask what you're doing. When you tell 'em you just quit and are going back to flight instructing, they look upon you with envy, "man, I wish I could do that!"

You ask and are granted permission from your CP to continue flight instructing on the side, "pays the bills."

Flight instructors don't want your job.

You thought *fifteen* MELs was bad, 'til another crew shows you *twenty-one* (yah Mesa!). They aren't passenger comfort items either.

You have a ready supply of resumes in your flight kit for the jumpseaters.

Once the door has closed, you're off the ground, and handed to center for a few precious moments in cruise, you'd rather not be anywhere else.

 

[XJohXJ]

You and the kid are walking through the store and she shouts out "look daddy, big shampoos".

Well played, sir.

 

[MNMoose]

When you have flown 23 legs in 3 days! Living the Dream!