Big news on the job front

[MiniDave]

Cap'n Dan...... ;D

[94touring]

Ha thanks.  They called earlier and said training starts in 2 weeks.  Doesn't finish till April sometime.

[94touring]

Finished captain upgrade training this morning.   Talk about a stressful week. 

[MtyMous]

Awesome, dude. Congrats. Go get a steak dinner to celebrate.

[94touring]

I flew to Lexington to see my lady friend.  62.gif

[Willie_B]

Way to go.  4.gif

[Jims5543]

I flew to Lexington to see my lady friend.  62.gif

That's the spirit!!

Congrats Capt. Dan.


Any knee jerk reaction to the events last week?  I wondered how it changes things for you. 

[Mudhen]

Ya, I hope they teach you in your fancy training which side of the door you're supposed to be on.   :(

[94touring]

Regarding the Germanwings incident, I look at it like this.  There have been how many millions of departures in the past say 40 years, and how many crashes were due to a pilot intentionally crashing.  You likely will never hear of a similar story again the rest of your life.  Mental illness can be hidden and unpredictable.  Unfortunately they didn't have a 2nd crew member policy like we have in the US.  This would have helped.  But even then if a pilot wants to take down a plane you could have 5 people up there and it wouldn't matter.   We can have guns...and one guy with a gun can take out the others in the blink of an eye in that environment.   I will still be leaving the cockpit to piss and not be worrying my first officer is set on killing me.

[Jims5543]

That is why I called it a knee jerk reaction.

It was such an isolated case it was nothing more than an anomaly.

I know how media can influence shit and I know they are just salivating. You know, reporting the plane crash with a gleam in their eye.

So, of course, something has to be done.  /sarcasm

[94touring]

Yeah I knew what you meant.  Likely all that's to happen is the foreign carriers will need to adopt our two crew members in the cockpit at all times.   

[Jims5543]

I was thinking since this asshat pilot decided to end 140 lives over a piece of ass, maybe all airlines should only hire and train priests. This way we eliminate the vagina factor.


Boom!! 

Pass that on to the FAA and NTSB.


I take cash or checks.

[94touring]

All I know is I will still leave to piss without worrying my first officer is set on killing me.

[Mudhen]

All I know is I will still leave to piss without worrying my first officer is set on killing me.

I'd think you'd worry more about some disgruntled stewardess... :-X

[94touring]

You mean flight attendant, this isn't 1970 anymore lol.  I'm not too worried about them either, I'll just remove the disgruntled ones from the trip. 

[Jims5543]

You mean flight attendant, this isn't 1970 anymore lol.  I'm not too worried about them either, I'll just remove the disgruntled ones from the trip.

Wait, is there a chance of a disgruntled one being on one of your flights.  22.gif

You are indeed a real life Quagmire..... Giggity......

[94touring]

Oh yeah I've had a few.  And yes I am a real life Quagmire!

[Jims5543]

Saw this, thought of you Dan.

[94touring]

Brings back memories!

[Jims5543]

Related:

[94touring]

I've been struck by lightening off the nose of the airplane before.  It's bright and loud.

[Jims5543]

Dan, was this you?

[Mudhen]

 :D

[94touring]

Lol.  I would do that. 

[Mudhen]

Lol.  I would do that.

Tell me you didn't just say that.

(not that there's anything wrong with that, of course)