If you have 600-750 hours, and a MIFR, and some operator offers you a ramp job, tell him to stuff his head up his ass and fight for air... A flying job is IN an airplane, not loading one!! ... Working a ramp for a year, will cost you a flying job today! Really. Different people have different opini...

Finally and most importantly, the world/civilization didn't end/stop after the depression, and as you mentioned people bartered for whatever they needed, so when fuel prices sky rocket and we the people can't afford it, civilization will not collapse, maybe crime will increase, but we will "live on...

The Iranian government is being quite aggressive but it is their right to do this, as much as it is their right to enrich uranium. Iran is not similar to Iraq. It is known as a relatively sophisticated and educated society. However if President Ahmadinejad was one I.Q. point smarter he'd realize tha...

Not too long ago I picked up at the local library Donald Trump's CD on a book "How To Get Rich". Not that I'll ever get rich being a flight instructor but I was ready to discover new ways of thinking and see what makes other successful people tick. One of the things that really impressed me was a st...

The biggest obstacle to candid communication about our petroleum supply is fear. Looking back at the last year or so, it's clear that people put up an immediate barrier to any discussion that points to a different future and way of living. No one that I ever talked to was responsive to the phrase "P...

priest wrote:They're damned if they attack, and damned if they don't.

You're absolutely right! We're definitely in a jam right now. There's some pain that we'll face in the future. Either it's going to hurt now if we do something about Iran, or experience pain later on when they get 'da bomb'.

We all know gas prices are a scam... like insurance they blame price increases to consumers on the rising costs of this and that, and other bs factors, and then post record profits. Yes and no. It's true that prices reflect the fears and speculations of what might happen. However, these high petrol...

Last night for the first time I've heard positive proof about our predicament regarding world oil production. During an interview on the CBC it was confirmed that for the first time in history OPEC is pumping petroleum full out in the last 6 months. It was explained that the amount of oil produced h...

What you need is organization and discipline. You have to commit yourself to a schedule that you know you will follow through with. Here's what I did. 1 . Studied at least one hour per day. 2 . Planned ahead of time what information I wanted to cover in the next day, the next week and next month. 3 ...

So far I've read about people's preferences on...

Blonde hair
Brown hair
Red hair
Black hair

What about "No hair"? Just like Natalie Portman in her new movie?

Oh...the lobsters!!! Will someone PLEASE think of the lobsters!!!

Re: "Pilot shortage in the future" I'm cautiously optimistic about this statement. Let's face it boys and girls the last downturn in the cyclical aviation business was very nasty. I'm sure that there were many people who simply didn't consider getting in because it looked so awful. Perhaps we should...

I've been told by 3 individuals that they had their training paid for by the government. They all possessed a Commercial license prior to this funding. I've also collected extra anectdotal evidence of 2 other individuals who quickly found themselves out of aviation work, applied for Employment Insur...

When I was going for my PPL I was handed off in the middle of my training to a female instructor. I always noticed her when I walked into the flying school and found her very attractive. However, after 2 or 3 flights I switched and went with someone else. Eventhough at the time I didn't have a girlf...

I was brought up in a Christian household during my formative years. From my early teens onward my family and I became non-practicing but I still retained my beliefs. A few years ago however I became very skeptical about everything I was taught and challenged everything to do with Christianity. I wa...

...extremists would stop blowing themselves up, maybe we’d stop making fun of em…just a thought. This may be true KAG but is it truly necessary to make fun of them? If we know that certain groups out there are nuts is it wise to taunt them? Some deranged people are like kegs of dynamite. Why should...

Teddy-Rux(grenade)pin

or how 'bout...

Bombington Bear

...maybe thinking that I might get a right seat on a jet. There are too many pilots in Canada, that's why the pay is crap. Tomasz we all understand how you feel. Aviation is a harsh mistress. The pay is usually not commensurate with your abilities. Although not everyone is the same there are some o...

Schinky --------since you obviously like statistics, then I have one for you also. Name me ONE US President who was nominated for and ran for the Oval Office with a major health concern on his resume. In case you've forgotten, Cheney missed near-death with a SECOND heart attack and there was some c...

There will be no need for George W. Bush to be impeached. Before his presidential mandate is over we will wake up to a world where Dick Cheney will be at the American helm. Things can change very rapidly. Through 'time and unforseen occurence' powerful leaders can be humbled, replaced and forgetten....

New Year's Resolutions 2006

1. To never, ever, ever get fu**ed around by anyone again(person, organization, company etc.)
2. Stop being a 'nice guy'
3. "NO!!! I will not work for free!!!"

Sorry if I offend some here but, working the desk at a school is not paying dues, instructing is not paying dues, slug it out building docks, painting or whatever for a year and presto, you're in a Turbine aircraft. Problem is that some people say "but I don't want to go up north, I like the City" ...

I also received $40 from one of my passengers after a scenic flight. I bought the real Kraft Dinner that week.

cyyz wrote:

Shtinky wrote: a cheque for $200.00 which by the way I didn't cash but framed it
instead.

Cause you pay the 25$ when it goes NSF...

Zzzzzzing!

Entire collection of 2 different seasons of the Simpsons on DVD and...

... a cheque for $200.00 which by the way I didn't cash but framed it
instead.