What do you feel is the hardest thing involved with flying an airplane?
Aside from trying to stay sober enough to work, I think a circling approach at mins is one of the toughest things. Landing on a gusty day can be a tough one too.
The most difficult thing.
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cyyz...
Careful now............
You better hope TC doesn't find out who you are because agreeing with me might really fix your career......
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Careful now............
You better hope TC doesn't find out who you are because agreeing with me might really fix your career......
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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hmmm
Up until a couple of years when to say NO was the hardest part.
Now, I'm not risking my life for the owner to make a couple of hundred bucks. If they want to can me, they loose a good worker who's training they paid for(maybe not always the case for others). I have no problem going to TC and the labour board to tell them EVERYTHING leading up to my dismissal, including Wx., aircraft maintenance records, comments made by my supervisor that was witnessed by others, etc.....
Want to blacklist me(like that happens!)?
Fill your boots motherf@#^ers.
If the entire industry can't see that I was looking out for the good of this company and it's clients when I didn't fly, then all of aviation can go pound salt.
That being said, don't ground your bird if it has a scratched paint job, or there is a slight chance of thunderstorms, or your Spidey senses are tingling. Respect your owners and usually they will respect you.
BUT
Cover your asses kids!
.....or some of these operators will be in there sans KY!
They know that it's a buyers market for them when it comes to pilots.
If you are 'pushing your limits' due to pressure from above, document it. If you do break regs because you were threatened, document it. Save the weather for that day. Photocopy the log book. Write down the comments made by your supervisor(witnesses are nice but someone who can support your claim might also work).
IT'S YOUR LIFE.
There are many jobs in the world that pay better, with more benefits and less risk. You'll just have to find a new way to get that adrenaline rush. Maybe try rock climbing.
The toughest part for me is moving. Every time I move it's like I'm leaving a part of me there. Leaving friends/family/stability sucks rocks.
I'm sooooo glad to be moving AGAIN.
CYA
K
Now, I'm not risking my life for the owner to make a couple of hundred bucks. If they want to can me, they loose a good worker who's training they paid for(maybe not always the case for others). I have no problem going to TC and the labour board to tell them EVERYTHING leading up to my dismissal, including Wx., aircraft maintenance records, comments made by my supervisor that was witnessed by others, etc.....
Want to blacklist me(like that happens!)?
Fill your boots motherf@#^ers.
If the entire industry can't see that I was looking out for the good of this company and it's clients when I didn't fly, then all of aviation can go pound salt.
That being said, don't ground your bird if it has a scratched paint job, or there is a slight chance of thunderstorms, or your Spidey senses are tingling. Respect your owners and usually they will respect you.
BUT
Cover your asses kids!
.....or some of these operators will be in there sans KY!
They know that it's a buyers market for them when it comes to pilots.
If you are 'pushing your limits' due to pressure from above, document it. If you do break regs because you were threatened, document it. Save the weather for that day. Photocopy the log book. Write down the comments made by your supervisor(witnesses are nice but someone who can support your claim might also work).
IT'S YOUR LIFE.
There are many jobs in the world that pay better, with more benefits and less risk. You'll just have to find a new way to get that adrenaline rush. Maybe try rock climbing.
The toughest part for me is moving. Every time I move it's like I'm leaving a part of me there. Leaving friends/family/stability sucks rocks.
I'm sooooo glad to be moving AGAIN.
CYA
K
The hardest thing about flying is trying to do as little as possible but yet still look like your contributing a lot.
Take today for example came in at a 11:30 a quick review of the parking lot shows no sign of my bosses Range Rover. I can assume he is at lunch. Walk up stairs look through the door no sign of him, but his secretary is at her desk. Must distracted her to make it into my office unseen. Go into the back door and ring the buzzer. Run back to the front door sneak into my office never sees or hears me. Boss returns from 1.7 hour lunch sees me working hard at the computer. I say hello asking if he has read about the game in the morning paper sitting at the front desk. Go back to work on the computer writing on Avcanada about my hard day.
I also know that if I put in half as much time working as I do trying not to work I would accomplish alot, but what fun would that be?
Take today for example came in at a 11:30 a quick review of the parking lot shows no sign of my bosses Range Rover. I can assume he is at lunch. Walk up stairs look through the door no sign of him, but his secretary is at her desk. Must distracted her to make it into my office unseen. Go into the back door and ring the buzzer. Run back to the front door sneak into my office never sees or hears me. Boss returns from 1.7 hour lunch sees me working hard at the computer. I say hello asking if he has read about the game in the morning paper sitting at the front desk. Go back to work on the computer writing on Avcanada about my hard day.
I also know that if I put in half as much time working as I do trying not to work I would accomplish alot, but what fun would that be?
Rectum, damn near killed 'em
