Tool of the day
04-28-2012, 12:18 PM
#731
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2008
Position: Urban chicken rancher.
Posts: 6,070
been to JFK?
There you stand in the footsteps of the great Pan Am 747 Clippers ready to go to LHR, printing off your paperwork in a backroom with no ventilation or air conditioning except for a loud 40" fan that doesn't move air forward and unable to breathe because in the adjacent two ventless bathrooms are two dudes doing formation dumping.
it's not quite what you thought it'd be.
the best part is when the dude walks out, minus an o-ring, into a small room with 18 men and women and 12 printers jamming away all of whom are having to stand their and smell what you did and act like they don't notice.
oh where has the romance of this career gone!?
There you stand in the footsteps of the great Pan Am 747 Clippers ready to go to LHR, printing off your paperwork in a backroom with no ventilation or air conditioning except for a loud 40" fan that doesn't move air forward and unable to breathe because in the adjacent two ventless bathrooms are two dudes doing formation dumping.
it's not quite what you thought it'd be.
the best part is when the dude walks out, minus an o-ring, into a small room with 18 men and women and 12 printers jamming away all of whom are having to stand their and smell what you did and act like they don't notice.
oh where has the romance of this career gone!?
When we get hot FAs again, I bet our bathrooms get upgraded.
04-28-2012, 04:08 PM
#732
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: window seat
Posts: 12,544
it's insurance against not holding it on the nose because they forgot to monitor the speed after pulling to idle. they'll catch it, at 230. where they then ram up the power, forget what they're doing and next thing they know they're looking up from a frustrating Angry Birds level to find 315 indicated.
but at least they promised they'd try!
but at least they promised they'd try!
What? Don't h8 the player.
04-28-2012, 06:13 PM
#733
Moderator
Joined APC: Jul 2006
Posts: 5,896
From your Wikipedia page: "Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military forces."
I truly appreciate your service along with all the other brave men and women that have fought and died for this nation. However, your current position is a civilian one with the rest of us civilians. If you are still in the guard or reserve feel free to use the military brevity codes where you can be sure everyone will understand your transmission. For the the sake of situational awareness in a busy airspace system I would like to understand the transmissions of the people I am sharing airspace with.
I truly appreciate your service along with all the other brave men and women that have fought and died for this nation. However, your current position is a civilian one with the rest of us civilians. If you are still in the guard or reserve feel free to use the military brevity codes where you can be sure everyone will understand your transmission. For the the sake of situational awareness in a busy airspace system I would like to understand the transmissions of the people I am sharing airspace with.
I kid, I kid...I'll go ahead an nominate myself as tool of the day for this
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04-28-2012, 06:22 PM
#734
The Brown Dot +1
Joined APC: Jun 2009
Position: 777B
Posts: 7,775
From your Wikipedia page: "Multiservice tactical brevity codes are codes used by various military forces."
I truly appreciate your service along with all the other brave men and women that have fought and died for this nation. However, your current position is a civilian one with the rest of us civilians. If you are still in the guard or reserve feel free to use the military brevity codes where you can be sure everyone will understand your transmission. For the the sake of situational awareness in a busy airspace system I would like to understand the transmissions of the people I am sharing airspace with.
I truly appreciate your service along with all the other brave men and women that have fought and died for this nation. However, your current position is a civilian one with the rest of us civilians. If you are still in the guard or reserve feel free to use the military brevity codes where you can be sure everyone will understand your transmission. For the the sake of situational awareness in a busy airspace system I would like to understand the transmissions of the people I am sharing airspace with.
04-28-2012, 06:45 PM
#735
Can't abide NAI
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Posts: 12,049
In ATL, no. A very somber-faced assistant chief pilot would pull you aside. And you'd try to explain it's a joke, and they'd say they get it (which of course they wouldn't), but it's not in the FOM, and why did y'all have on a sambrairo agin'?
But I bet you they'd laugh if you tried it in an Aeromexico pilot lounge.
Let us know.
But I bet you they'd laugh if you tried it in an Aeromexico pilot lounge.
Let us know.
While you walk away a photo & three video files of you wearing the "non standard hat" would be sent to Mike Campbell with a question regarding whether this could be construed as an "illegal job action." Project pilots would be assigned to identify you and speculate as to what kind of nefarious plot you might be hatching.
A week later a Line Check Airman would be on your jumpseat asking about Pancho Villa and Mexican Outlaws. You would wonder why you've gotten four line checks in three days:
Come to think of it, probably better put on the hat, tighten the tie, then grab the current McRib, check the mailbox, walk quickly past the CPO (ignoring the candy, ear plugs and other pilot bait) and live to fight another day. Giving Thunderbird guy the "Shocker" while having my hand in my coat pocket is about as ziggy as I get with it.
Success - when you retire and everyone goes "who was that ?"
Last edited by Bucking Bar; 04-28-2012 at 07:11 PM.
04-28-2012, 07:12 PM
#736
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: 777
Posts: 866
He would first tell you he went to the Air Force Academy and flew in the Thunderbirds. They can't order coffee from Starbucks without telling the Barista, again. You know, the Thunderbirds never wore Sombreros, except this time ... hey did I tell you I went to the Academy? ... yes Sir, ... can I go now?
While you walk away a photo & three video files of you wearing the "non standard hat" would be sent to Mike Campbell with a question regarding whether this could be construed as an "illegal job action." Project pilots would be assigned to identify you and speculate as to what kind of nefarious plot you might be hatching.
A week later a Line Check Airman would be on your jumpseat asking about Pancho Villa and Mexican Outlaws. You would wonder why you've gotten four line checks in three days:
Come to think of it, probably better put on the hat, tighten the tie, then grab the current McRib, check the mailbox, walk quickly past the CPO (ignoring the candy, ear plugs and other pilot bait) and live to fight another day. Giving Thunderbird guy the "Shocker" while having my hand in my coat pocket is about as ziggy as I get with it.
Success - when you retire and everyone goes "who was that ?"
While you walk away a photo & three video files of you wearing the "non standard hat" would be sent to Mike Campbell with a question regarding whether this could be construed as an "illegal job action." Project pilots would be assigned to identify you and speculate as to what kind of nefarious plot you might be hatching.
A week later a Line Check Airman would be on your jumpseat asking about Pancho Villa and Mexican Outlaws. You would wonder why you've gotten four line checks in three days:
Come to think of it, probably better put on the hat, tighten the tie, then grab the current McRib, check the mailbox, walk quickly past the CPO (ignoring the candy, ear plugs and other pilot bait) and live to fight another day. Giving Thunderbird guy the "Shocker" while having my hand in my coat pocket is about as ziggy as I get with it.
Success - when you retire and everyone goes "who was that ?"
You can look that up here: Multiservice tactical brevity codes
04-28-2012, 08:34 PM
#739
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2009
Posts: 5,113
He would first tell you he went to the Air Force Academy and flew in the Thunderbirds. They can't order coffee from Starbucks without telling the Barista, again. You know, the Thunderbirds never wore Sombreros, except this time ... hey did I tell you I went to the Academy? ... yes Sir, ... can I go now?
While you walk away a photo & three video files of you wearing the "non standard hat" would be sent to Mike Campbell with a question regarding whether this could be construed as an "illegal job action." Project pilots would be assigned to identify you and speculate as to what kind of nefarious plot you might be hatching.
A week later a Line Check Airman would be on your jumpseat asking about Pancho Villa and Mexican Outlaws. You would wonder why you've gotten four line checks in three days:
Come to think of it, probably better put on the hat, tighten the tie, then grab the current McRib, check the mailbox, walk quickly past the CPO (ignoring the candy, ear plugs and other pilot bait) and live to fight another day. Giving Thunderbird guy the "Shocker" while having my hand in my coat pocket is about as ziggy as I get with it.
Success - when you retire and everyone goes "who was that ?"
While you walk away a photo & three video files of you wearing the "non standard hat" would be sent to Mike Campbell with a question regarding whether this could be construed as an "illegal job action." Project pilots would be assigned to identify you and speculate as to what kind of nefarious plot you might be hatching.
A week later a Line Check Airman would be on your jumpseat asking about Pancho Villa and Mexican Outlaws. You would wonder why you've gotten four line checks in three days:
Come to think of it, probably better put on the hat, tighten the tie, then grab the current McRib, check the mailbox, walk quickly past the CPO (ignoring the candy, ear plugs and other pilot bait) and live to fight another day. Giving Thunderbird guy the "Shocker" while having my hand in my coat pocket is about as ziggy as I get with it.
Success - when you retire and everyone goes "who was that ?"
04-28-2012, 08:35 PM
#740
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2009
Posts: 5,113
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