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by Schooner69A
Wed Dec 14, 2022 5:29 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Personal Callsigns
Replies: 82
Views: 9062

Re: Personal Callsigns

Civilian, not military:

Guy had one leg shorter than the other: he was nicknamed "The Sniper's Nightmare"...
by Schooner69A
Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:46 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: 94% of YVR's 2044 noise complaints came from 3 individuals
Replies: 20
Views: 2772

Re: 94% of YVR's 2044 noise complaints came from 3 individuals

Here in Vernon, BC we had an individual buy a house about three miles/six degrees off the arrival/departure path of the only runway. And then bitched about the low flying aircraft.
by Schooner69A
Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: WestJet
Topic: #EncoreFlowMoraleLow
Replies: 81
Views: 25195

Re: #EncoreFlowMoraleLow

"One last thing. Mr Swallow, instead of creating division amongst pilot groups, try to come up with stuff which benefits all. I think you need a hobby" I have a hobby. After 45 years of gainful employment, I built an RV-7A in which I've managed to fly about 100 hours a year. Why would you make such ...
by Schooner69A
Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:41 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: The woke have finally awoken.
Replies: 6
Views: 3081

Re: The woke have finally awoken.

There is no doubt that the naysayers and anti-vaxxers will be adequately rewarded...
by Schooner69A
Fri May 06, 2022 8:07 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Circuits and can you glide to a suitable landing...
Replies: 11
Views: 1572

Re: Circuits and can you glide to a suitable landing...

I was military trained on Chipmunks and Harvards and the ability to make the runway from anywhere in the circuit was one of the tenets of training. However, some sixty years later, I find it ironic that after flying a 2,3, or 4 hour trip over the unforgiving land of NB, Que, Ont, or the inviting ter...
by Schooner69A
Tue May 03, 2022 8:38 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Cardiologist Says 30 Percent of Vaccinated Pilots Would Fail Health Screenings Due to Vaccine Injuries
Replies: 31
Views: 4049

Re: Cardiologist Says 30 Percent of Vaccinated Pilots Would Fail Health Screenings Due to Vaccine Injuries

Jerryrig posted: “Schooner69, once you realize google is an extreme left-wing corporately funded biased search engine hell-bent on mis-leading the general public for profit of its donors, everything else will start to make sense. Well, here’s a guy who doesn’t fit that fallacious piece of info: http...
by Schooner69A
Tue May 03, 2022 3:07 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Cardiologist Says 30 Percent of Vaccinated Pilots Would Fail Health Screenings Due to Vaccine Injuries
Replies: 31
Views: 4049

Re: Cardiologist Says 30 Percent of Vaccinated Pilots Would Fail Health Screenings Due to Vaccine Injuries

Jerryrig:

You keep basing your comments on flawed sources. It makes you look inept and weakens your argument...


"During the COVID-19 pandemic, McCullough has promoted misinformation about COVID-19, the COVID-19 vaccine, and COVID-19 treatments."
(From Wikipedia - Google the twit's name...)
by Schooner69A
Wed Apr 27, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: Just another possible medical incapacitation event
Replies: 62
Views: 10593

Re: Just another possible medical incapacitation event

The problem with the information presented by JerryRig is that all of it is accompanied by the unmistakable scent of water closet.


:smt040 :smt040 :smt040
by Schooner69A
Tue Apr 26, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Plane Swap Rant
Replies: 24
Views: 2632

Re: Plane Swap Rant

Stunts like this are akin the self abuse in a house of ill repute: you can do it, but what's the point...?

(;>0)
by Schooner69A
Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:53 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: American Airlines Captain Robert Snow Has Heart Attack Post-Vaccination Inside Cockpit.
Replies: 9
Views: 2923

Re: American Airlines Captain Robert Snow Has Heart Attack Post-Vaccination Inside Cockpit.

The have been 575,145,258 shots in the arm in the USA, and Jerry Rig picks one random example of a pilot having a heart attack?

As we used to characterize the Hampton slough outside Rowley: shallow...
by Schooner69A
Wed Apr 20, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: I have discovered the identity of this forums anti-vaxxers
Replies: 9
Views: 1768

Re: I have discovered the identity of this forums anti-vaxxers

Dr Robert Malone. Some of you may be familiar with his name: a charlatan full of misinformation if not outright lies... If, after reading this, you can show some redeeming features about the pretender, have at… Starting in mid-2021, Malone received criticism for propagating COVID-19 misinformation a...
by Schooner69A
Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Missing plane Wawa
Replies: 39
Views: 10172

Re: Missing plane Wawa

"Satellite ADSB will be compulsory for more or less all airplanes in Canada from 2026"

My brother just bought the tail-mounted uAvionix transmitter. I'll probably follow suit... (Installing on RVs...)
by Schooner69A
Mon Apr 18, 2022 7:59 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Looking for a place to do my CPL/Multi/IFR in British Columbia
Replies: 3
Views: 1405

Re: Looking for a place to do my CPL/Multi/IFR in British Columbia

Don't forget Aurora Aviation Academy. You could do your basic training in Kamloops and your ME IFR in Vernon... Contact them as per info in the link... https://auroraaviationacademy.com/
by Schooner69A
Mon Apr 11, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: US pilot deaths increase by 1750%
Replies: 17
Views: 2071

Re: US pilot deaths increase by 1750%

"Hey, I’M not saying these, I’m only passing on the info so YOU can understand what may happen to you or those around you." Balls. By 'sharing' this false info with no disclaimer, you are putting your stamp of approval on claims that can be disproved in a New York second. Stop doing it. Everything y...
by Schooner69A
Sun Apr 10, 2022 12:01 pm
Forum: Covid
Topic: When people say the vaccine is dangerous...
Replies: 20
Views: 3292

Re: When people say the vaccine is dangerous...

Hey, pecessix:

Coin your own cute little phrase.

(Although, I've heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Are we in a bromance?)

:smt040
by Schooner69A
Sun Apr 10, 2022 11:58 am
Forum: Covid
Topic: When people say the vaccine is dangerous...
Replies: 20
Views: 3292

Re: When people say the vaccine is dangerous...

There are no doubt people who eschewed vaccination, contracted Covid 19, and lived. There are no doubt people who were vaccinated, contracted Covid 19, and died. However, when the last bell is rung and statistics are tallied, it will be found that a significantly higher percentage of unprotected peo...
by Schooner69A
Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:50 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Comorant crash
Replies: 11
Views: 4264

Re: Comorant crash

"I predict the RCAF will try to hide any detail of the event..."


Stay away from meteorology and the stock market...
by Schooner69A
Sun Apr 03, 2022 7:57 am
Forum: Covid
Topic: When people say the vaccine is dangerous...
Replies: 20
Views: 3292

Re: When people say the vaccine is dangerous...

I don't know why the anti-vaxxer crowd keeps presenting dubious information that retains the unmistakable odour of water closet...
by Schooner69A
Sun Mar 27, 2022 8:21 am
Forum: WestJet
Topic: How To Hide John's Posts
Replies: 4
Views: 3362

Re: How To Hide John's Posts

I dunno. Blocking the OP?

Isn't that like leaving the canary at the coal mine entrance...?

Long or not, I think you have to ask yourself: "Is is valid or not? Is it true or not?".

Luckily, my working career did not include a union, so I'm interested...
by Schooner69A
Tue Mar 08, 2022 9:44 pm
Forum: Sunwing
Topic: Sunwing/Westjet
Replies: 286
Views: 54461

Re: Sunwing/Westjet

"He's far more believable than Putin but has the same credibility."

When the argument is lost, the loser resorts to innuendo and slander...

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