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The way my flight surgeon put it is "the FAA doesn't care about most of your medical history unless you crash your plane, and then they care about everything in your medical history."
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rldmoto posted:I live down in Key West, and I'd say that the area from Miami to Key West is hands down my least favorite part of America. For a frame of reference, I like North Carolina. Small world! I live in NC.
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I'm super happy about the fact that I've never set foot in Florida. When people ask me about my accomplishments and bucket lists I usually put never having gone to Florida near the top of that list. Remember that decade old Patton Oswalt joke about how the only reason you should ever visit Florida is to identify your daughter's body? That joke was too kind on Florida, we have ample evidence in the years since that in fact Florida is far worse than even that joke would lead you to believe. Florida. Not even once. If you're from Florida and you hear this you probably assume that I am a gatorator and I just hate the bulldawgs or whatever the dumb local sports teams are and I can assure you nothing is farther from the truth, in fact most of the world tries to avoid the entire Southeast entirely merely because it is near Florida. Pryor on Fire fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Mar 22, 2019 |
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Mar 22, 2019 13:01
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Which part of NC is very important. I’ll throw out that Eastern NC is the worst.
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Stupid Post Maker posted:https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1105468569800839169 Actually, see, he's an expert on avionics
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Potato Salad posted:Actually, see, he's an expert on avionics QFT, except that he thinks avionics is the study of birds.
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fatman1683 posted:QFT, except that he thinks avionics is the study of birds. I am using this as my descriptor for him from this point forward.
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shame on an IGA posted:which parts of NC this is important Lumberton? I'm not trying to get stabbed, man. Rolo posted:Small world! I live in NC. I think we've talked about this in the past? Maybe. I have a house near KSOP and kept my plane at BQ1.
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Animal posted:Find ‘Cilantro cafeteria’ (5891 NW 36th St, Virginia Gardens, FL 33166) near the Boeing and Atlas training centers, 5-10 minute walk but be careful not to get killed by crazy drivers crossing the avenue. It’s a small place. Goddamn truth right here. Only way I got through 3 months on 36th street. That and the gigantic tab I racked up at Miller’s ale house.
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Private Pilot general airman knowledge pop quiz time so that I might settle an argument in-office I haven't wanted to pick yet: I'm a private pilot and I want to go on a trip with a friend. My friend is so blown away that I asked them to go that they want to chip in for the trip. The trip, all of which (fuel, oil, rental, ramp fees), costs $500. I can collect no more than the pro rata share, which is... A) $250 B) $499 One of the above is my answer, the other is the answer my coworker has been telling prospective students.
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Mar 23, 2019 19:59
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Pro-rata means cost/participants. So 500/2 = 250. Pilot pays all rounding errors.rldmoto posted:I think we've talked about this in the past? Maybe. I have a house near KSOP and kept my plane at BQ1. This is definitely the bad part. babyeatingpsychopath fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Mar 23, 2019 |
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Mar 23, 2019 20:51
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Yeah,"A" is 100% the correct answer. However, if you're a Silicon Valley tech-bro, you can argue "B", on the basis of "I created an Uber-airplane app! It's gonna disrupt airlines! Rules don't apply to me!"
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azflyboy posted:Yeah,"A" is 100% the correct answer. Then Air Wagner augers in with 5 people in back who can’t believe the deal they got on their flight.
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CBJSprague24 posted:Private Pilot general airman knowledge pop quiz time so that I might settle an argument in-office I haven't wanted to pick yet: phone up the FAA and find out!
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azflyboy posted:Yeah,"A" is 100% the correct answer. My answer was A. My coworker who came to us from part 121 but has private themselves has been telling people B. I just wanted to make totally sure the interpretation of the regs I got in Private Pilot Ground School 14 years ago was the correct one, especially since that aspect of it was one of the things I originally found the most interesting. I can't wait to see how they try to tell me I'm wrong next week.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Pro-rata means cost/participants. So 500/2 = 250. Pilot pays all rounding errors. Whaaaaaaaaat? The bad part is the stretch between Ft Bragg and SC. We are only slightly inside the okay area. Granted, the westernmost part and the easternmost part are the best parts, but the north of the Piedmont area isn't so bad.
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Is it just me, or is a regional FO sitting in the crew room doing a Microsoft Flight Simulator version of a flight at their airline a little weird? "I'm gonna simulate doing work while I'm at work!"
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I love when my buddy, who is into sims, asks me about if I’m into flight sims. I worked at FlightSafety. Fuuuuuuuck no.
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azflyboy posted:Is it just me, or is a regional FO sitting in the crew room doing a Microsoft Flight Simulator version of a flight at their airline a little weird? I completely lost any and all interest in flight sims once I started flying professionally.
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Update: this guy is doing virtual airline stuff, so he's determined to make his downtime at work as much like work as possible.
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azflyboy posted:Is it just me, or is a regional FO sitting in the crew room doing a Microsoft Flight Simulator version of a flight at their airline a little weird? https://i.imgur.com/YOBbBhS_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium
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Meh, I still do some flight sim from time to time. Yeah I fly for work, but I don't get to take a Twin Otter into St. Barts on a regular basis, or shoot an instrument approach to minimums into Castlegar, or any of that stuff, so sim can still be fun and challenging. Regarding cost-sharing, not only may costs only be split, but in Canada specifically, you cannot split the cost of the aircraft rental -- only fuel, oil and applicable fees charged against the aircraft for the flight. So I would argue that, in Canada at least, (A) would also be incorrect since you specified that the cost of the flight included rental. You are only allowed to split whatever portion of the rental cost covers fuel.
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What's the thought process behind going 121 vs 135? I'm coming up on that decision soon and I thought it'd be a pretty easy decision but I can't make up my mind. There are many aspects of 135 that are appealing, like cool rear end bizjets and going to different places, plus hanging onto a more GA feel than the airlines. I like XC flying and going to different FBOs and poo poo like that, but I also like job security which 121 has over 135 (right?)
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Define "simulator". I would do somewhat involved flights on FS2004 to replicate real life when I was a teen (complete with downloading paint schemes, soundpacks, and a software program with AI on real flight plans). Then I started flying actual airplanes and that ended that (though I'd occasionally do stuff like fly a Caravan from TOL or Sandusky to Put-In-Bay), but I haven't played since probably 2008. Now, if you work at a facility where you have access to FSX but it's installed on...I don't know...say, a Redbird which is FAA-approved to maintain Instrument currency and you have a set of keys and know how to operate it and get paid to do periodic inspections on it, anyway...
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two_beer_bishes posted:What's the thought process behind going 121 vs 135? I'm coming up on that decision soon and I thought it'd be a pretty easy decision but I can't make up my mind. There are many aspects of 135 that are appealing, like cool rear end bizjets and going to different places, plus hanging onto a more GA feel than the airlines. I like XC flying and going to different FBOs and poo poo like that, but I also like job security which 121 has over 135 (right?) 135 is the Wild West and you’re often in no support environments. 121 is vastly more structured in all aspects.
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gently caress part 135 in the rear end. You should be asking part 91 or 121. Either go full on into darkness or join an actual civilized society where the rules actually mean something. Edit for emphasis: I’ll quit flying if I ever have to go back to 135. It’s really that bad Arson Daily fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Mar 24, 2019 |
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135 Pros: -See cool places -I almost never see the inside of a terminal. Enjoy the FBO where you get to boss airport employees around -Usually good pay -Probably better uniform -Tips! Floyd Mayweather gave me like 2 grand once. 100 is average and happened about 1/3rd of 135 trips I’ve done -Smaller fleet means knowing the pilots/planes better and seeing the same guys a lot (possible con but I liked my coworkers) -Lots of go-and-hang-out trips. I get a ton of hiking in on corporate trips and I go to the beach about once a month year round -I assume the planes are more fun. The Lear 60 and Falcon 50EX have been so awesome to fly. We go fast! 135 Cons: -Maybe probably a poo poo schedule. Pop ups! -Maybe terrible management, like seriously terrible, like try to kill you terrible -Some rich people suck so insanely hard it will depress you -You’re probably gonna have to clean up that piss on the toilet seat and fish the tampon out of the sink -Enjoy prepping the plane yourself, doing all the paperwork and giving passenger briefings gently caress 135 though, go 91.
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Part 135: either you have an awesome job or you work for sociopaths. There can be no in-betweens.
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Animal posted:Part 135: It’s this
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Animal posted:Part 135: word
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Thanks for the feedback! The 135 I'm considering had a good reputation, as far as I know (Pentastar), it's local, pays well, and I might have an internal recommendation. The lack of support and dealing with the rich fucks is a pretty big turnoff.
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Flew the sim for the first time tonight and hot dang the 767 flies nice. 
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Rumor that went around Toronto-area aviation community has it that the owner was teaching but didn't have the proper paperwork/insurance.
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Fallen Hamprince posted:Rumor that went around Toronto-area aviation community has it that the owner was teaching but didn't have the proper paperwork/insurance. why didn't he just pull the parachute
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e.pilot posted:Flew the sim for the first time tonight and hot dang the 767 flies nice. It’s surprisingly nimble, isn’t it? It’s also slick as gently caress so don’t ever hesitate from using those speed brakes. Animal fucked around with this message at 11:26 on Mar 25, 2019 |
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Animal posted:It’s surprisingly nimble, isn’t it? It’s also slick as gently caress so don’t ever hesitate from using those speed brakes. Slows down as bad as a 200 
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Does the 757 type rating come for "free" with the 767 type rating or are 757/767 and each individually separate ratings?
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hobbesmaster posted:Does the 757 type rating come for "free" with the 767 type rating or are 757/767 and each individually separate ratings? They’re somehow the same type.
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