amcflyboy

*Sigh*. When cartoons were actually funny!

J-models...'nuff said!

Yup..they're called Flight Engineers. Ask any Guard unit out there!

Even that is turning into a stretch...sadly.

Congrats bro, sounds like a good deal. I'm trying to bring balance to my "three legged bar stool" by balancing my Guard Job, Airline Job and family. Moved away from the Guard base because ODF is turning sour, man days are drying up, and politics are getting out of control. Jetblue and my family now has more of my attention because I live in base, and only commute once a month to New York for drill weekend.

Sounds like a pissed off USAirways pilot!

You remind me of a Squadron Commander I had several years back. We ran his ass out of our unit so fast, he gained weight!

Awesome.

Hey man, here's something to pull away, like what everyone else is saying. We're not perfect. I've got a couple of stories about crews who tried to throw me under the bus because I'm not Captain "Fvcking" America and don't think like they do. Rest assured, people are learning from your lessons and taking stuff away from this. Were there mistakes? Probably, but we've all made them. As I sit here in my hotel room, getting ready for the return leg back to home with my Airline, I can definitely take away your lessons and put them in my bag of tricks. As a side note, I'm in Jacksonville, FL the day after the bomb scare that evacuated the whole friggin' airport! The Air Force cut loose a valuable pilot. But their loss is going to be somebody else's gain. The airlines are hiring (as eyes roll), and you can use this lesson to wow the companies. Obviously, just tell them the important points, don't go into too much detail! But this is for you if you so choose to go this route! You're alive, you're crew is alive, and the PAX are alive. The aircraft was recoverable and is probably back in service. Good luck to you and your family. There was a guy I flew with at my company who is also a C-17 pilot out of TCM who knew the airdrop mishap crew. From what I heard, the A/C was not to blame, but the parachutist was! I'm guessing you're a victim of the AMC/CC not getting his pound of flesh from the airdrop mishap. Just my 2 cents though.

Exactly.

Sweet...standing by on whether or not they want to interview me!

Quite possibly a GILF? (and I don't mean grandmother either!!!) Sorry I keed!

So are Squadron Christmas parties and fun runs. Oh wait....

Don't know who this clown is, but he probably got it for hangIng out with my unit doing some worthless desk job in the SFA office down at McMurdo. If he did it for 30 days, that checks!

Whoa...what the hell happened? Seriously.

Its New York...glad I'm not a citizen of that state anymore! 'Nuff said!

Airline Transport Professionals is another one. That's where I got my ATP. They have a three day accelerated course for instrument proficient pilots (dudes like us). Its a non-type rate course, and they accept GI Bill.

Ahh yes, the Sukhoi Regional Jets or SRJ's that everyone in the cockpit is talking about. They're competing directly with the Mitsubishi Regional Jets or MRJ's! Fan-fooking-tastic.

I was just there yesterday. It was fooking windy too with +/- 10 on final. Found out some of my passengers had yacked, when we arrived at the gate.

You mean the one who screams at you for not calling PINAX?

Just waiting for my ROPMA to come through....

Nice.

Done

You guys wouldn't last one day at the airlines! You're heads would either explode, or the other pilot would choke you by the end of the trip! Though I do agree about sticking to regs, you gotta know what regs are more important and more simply, when to pull the stick out of your asses.

Yes, but does she use them correctly? The world may never know.