My online shopping will be ok on its own for a few months. I think Ill stay put for now.

I also switched to the Bose QC2's. Cant live without them now. They're really addictive since also using them for the deadheading too.

Saw it wiv me own eyes. Its landed in YHM. Nice bird. Sitting right next to the 757.

Congrats guys!

Well, it looks like it wasn't a rumour. Took this this am.

How do any accidents happen? Even to some of the most professional people we know? It happens. It can happen to any of us any given day. Lets just be glad the guys made it out of that ok, and we're not discussing how well we "knew" them or what great guys they "were". Let's live and learn, and I kno...

Yup. med school then fly. We especially need a Proctologist on this board :laughbig: But seriously, if the forecasts and trend continues, you'll be done in 7 years with a specialty, and the industry wont have all the pilots currently forecasted. Lots of time to get in while still having the option t...

Glad no one was hurt. had a touch of those conditions 2 weeks ago. not a nice feeling.

antiskid hammering, ac wincocking, the edge getting close, some hydroplaning ; earned our pay that day. Turned out ok but added to the gray.

invest in some earplugs man. I pop them in as soon as I get to my seat. You can still hear all you need to but not at that annoyingly overloud level it's at so you can hear over the brat screaming for chocolate two seats back

Like the man was saying, try Firefox.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

I only keep IE for backup now for a few sites that are buggy.

looks interesting. i'll ask around.

just do it!

you may suffer at first, have to live with less, but be warned... once bitten, you may not be able to retreat from the gig after you started. Not too many jobs give you the buzz.

"You can check out anytime you like, but, you can never leave"

Floyd J. Stelly posted this a looong time ago.

http://www.enginehistory.org/the_making_of_a_flight_engineer_(6).htm

Tons of detail and a good story. It'll give you a good idea.

and yes, the SO is a pilot doing the Flight Engineer's function.