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And get one of those obnoxious 'Dog is my Copilot' bumper stickers and being extra super obnoxious about it.
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Rolo posted:I've been doing a lot of flights for Pilots N Paws lately and I think I need to stop. I almost adopted a dog today simply because of how cool it was in the plane. That's great 
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May 28, 2014 01:11
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Rolo posted:I've been doing a lot of flights for Pilots N Paws lately and I think I need to stop. I almost adopted a dog today simply because of how cool it was in the plane. Propwash Drag Immelmann Chandelle if it's a little frou frou thing Whitcomb I dare you to name a dog Prandtl-Glauert
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May 28, 2014 01:14
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Rolo posted:I've been doing a lot of flights for Pilots N Paws lately and I think I need to stop. I almost adopted a dog today simply because of how cool it was in the plane. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU9USxJ9vPs
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May 28, 2014 01:37
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Rolo posted:I've been doing a lot of flights for Pilots N Paws lately and I think I need to stop. I almost adopted a dog today simply because of how cool it was in the plane. When I was in flight school my roommate rescued a kitten and named it FOD.
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May 28, 2014 01:41
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I'd go with "Alpha." Even sounds like a dog name!
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May 28, 2014 02:07
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He said "insufferable aviation related" names, not good/decent names I mean come on you're not even trying! 
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May 28, 2014 02:37
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Name your dog DeltaOscarGolf.
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May 28, 2014 03:08
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My dogs have figured out what 'Oscar Uniform Tango' and 'Whiskey Alfa Lima Kilo' are. Get a lab mix. Name it Sully. Take him to the pond to play and scold him when he does an ATPee on your rug.
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May 28, 2014 03:18
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And I thought my cousin's lab named Cessna was bad. (She was found trying to stay warm under his plane so it makes sense at least!)
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May 28, 2014 13:13
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Bark Yeager?
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RJ for the name? Also, thanks for the crew scheduling feedback. A former instructor of mine echoed what you said, saying it sucked and is a thankless job. I get screamed at enough by my rear end in a top hat brother.
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May 28, 2014 15:24
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CBJSprague24 posted:RJ for the name? Rolo posted:Bark Yeager?
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KodiakRS posted:Ok, but in the airplane that I fly ~15% thrust will have you taxiing at 50+ knots. It's not TO thrust but it's certainly well above "normal" taxi speed. So... use less thrust? Or go nuts taxying at 50+ knots, assumedly that's nowhere near your Vr anyway so nobody could accuse you of setting TO power too early. In the airplane I fly, we taxi at around 30 knots (well, when not stuck behind a line of A320s) and in the specific situation you mentioned I wouldn't go applying takeoff power until crossing the threshold of the runway itself.
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May 29, 2014 07:52
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Well I went and done got LASIK today. Five hours later and I can already see almost as good as with my glasses, though my eyes are still irritated and a little blurry.
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Animal posted:Well I went and done got LASIK today. Five hours later and I can already see almost as good as with my glasses, though my eyes are still irritated and a little blurry. Did you wear contacts while flying? I can't imagine flying without sunglasses. I also can't imagine flying with those dorky shaded glasses clip ons too. No matter what you're flying #1 rule is look cool and sound cool
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May 30, 2014 03:05
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Bob A Feet posted:Did you wear contacts while flying? I can't imagine flying without sunglasses. I also can't imagine flying with those dorky shaded glasses clip ons too. No matter what you're flying #1 rule is look cool and sound cool I bought prescription sunglasses from Warby Parker, their Raskin model. They are awesome, I am sending them back to have non prescription lenses installed.
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May 30, 2014 03:30
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Yeah I do prescription sunglasses. But it sucks traveling with two pairs and going without them for a couple weeks when I get new lenses.
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I can imagine thats the best way to do it. I used to wear contacts but got PRK surgery while I was in college, before I started flying. The cockpit would be a sucky place to have a contact fold up on you or get dry or do whatever it decides to do to annoy you.
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Bob A Feet posted:No matter what you're flying #1 rule is look cool and sound cool This could really be the entirety of the OP.
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I sound like a robot. Is that cool?
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The Ferret King posted:I sound like a robot. Is that cool? That depends, on a scale of Hal to Microsoft Sam to "DANGER ROBINSON FAMILY" how robot are you?
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When I first got to my current facility and started training on ground control, a local pilot asked "When did ya'll switch to a digital ATIS (Automated weather broadcast for the airport)?" We don't have a digital ATIS. It was my voice on the recording.
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May 31, 2014 17:35
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Call me an old man, but I really don't like the digital ATIS use here in Canada, mostly because it is painfully slow. I kid you not it often takes almost three minutes to cycle through the whole message, and inevitably you copy the last two-thirds of the message and then all of a sudden "STANDBY FOR NEW ATIS MESSAGE...STANDBY FOR NEW ATIS MESSAGE..."
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May 31, 2014 19:58
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Pilot has medical emergency on a commercial flight (737). Airforce B1-B pilot assists first officer to get the plane down: http://www.afspc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123412412&source=GovD
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MrYenko posted:This could really be the entirety of the OP. Well poo poo. I'm the guy that wears those clip-on sunglasses and sounds like a complete doofus on the radio. OP please update my status to "KodiakRS- Not A Real Pilot (PHX/ORD)"
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May 31, 2014 20:20
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The Locator posted:Pilot has medical emergency on a commercial flight (737). Airforce B1-B pilot assists first officer to get the plane down: That's a pretty cool story. No idea what I'd do in a situation like that.
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Rolo posted:I've been doing a lot of flights for Pilots N Paws lately and I think I need to stop. I almost adopted a dog today simply because of how cool it was in the plane. I'd love to do that. PM me some details.
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May 31, 2014 23:09
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Pilots N Paws is no big secret - if you're up for volunteering, here's their website: http://pilotsnpaws.org/
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KodiakRS posted:Well poo poo. I'm the guy that wears those clip-on sunglasses and sounds like a complete doofus on the radio. Well as long as no one ever equates the two, ie you're taxiing behind a line of planes to park and you sound like a doofus on the radio and then you get out next to them and clip on your sunglasses, well, you just broke every kind of rule.
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How does a doofus sound?
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DNova posted:How does a doofus sound? Have you ever heard Captain Apollo on the radio? I have.
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The Ferret King posted:Have you ever heard Captain Apollo on the radio? I have. Haha, no. I'm just curious though. I don't want to be a doofus on the radio.
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I don't think any of us have avoided that fate. Slow to respond, too many "um's" or "ah's," needing instructions repeated constantly by ATC, making vague or annoying calls on the common traffic frequencies, sounding lost or confused, sounding like an old farmer John, not listening or stepping over other people on the same frequency etc. Or, in Apollo's case, sounding suspiciously giddy at all times. These are all traits of a doofus. Usually harmless, sometimes hilarious to your peers, the Radio Doofus is an entertaining animal that is often a temporary lapse in radio composure. It is opposite from a Radio rear end in a top hat, who is much more malevolent and consistent in their breaches of radio conduct. EDIT: This is all made up, but I love using the word "doofus" or "dingus" as a term of endearment for less than brilliant displays of anything.
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I think my radio calls are ok but I probably read back instructions too much when it's not necessary.
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Well, better too much than too little, especially if your speech rate is good and your transmission is brief and concise. Reading back instructions places the responsibility of accuracy back on ATC and is good insurance for a pilot. Though I understand wanting to keep things brief, I also I understand why pilots would want to utilize that insurance as often as possible. The only thing I regularly hear new pilots read back that I think is unnecessary, is the wind check.
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Dalrain posted:Pilots N Paws is no big secret - if you're up for volunteering, here's their website: http://pilotsnpaws.org/ Awesome. Maybe one day, when I can afford to rent an airplane, I can participate. AWSEFT fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Jun 1, 2014 |
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The Ferret King posted:Or, in Apollo's case, sounding suspiciously giddy at all times. These are all traits of a doofus. I'm just so excited to talk to ATC I don't know why.
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The Ferret King posted:Usually harmless, sometimes hilarious to your peers, the Radio Doofus is an entertaining animal that is often a temporary lapse in radio composure. It is opposite from a Radio rear end in a top hat, who is much more malevolent and consistent in their breaches of radio conduct. Which category does "Any traffic in the area please advise" fall under?
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fordan posted:Which category does "Any traffic in the area please advise" fall under? I'd call that doofus category for sure. Along with "with you." Both are fairly harmless, just pointless.
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