12-11-2019, 08:18 PM | #201 |
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Congrats! But who was on your training plane?
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12-11-2019, 08:48 PM | #202 |
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Congrats PM!
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12-11-2019, 09:37 PM | #203 |
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So. Freaking. Awesome.
Congrats! After the 747 the 777 is my favorite passenger plane
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12-12-2019, 08:48 PM | #204 |
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Any chance of another Year in the Life?
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12-12-2019, 09:50 PM | #205 |
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Well done, PM! Congrats!
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12-13-2019, 01:05 PM | #206 |
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The fact that you remember this and want more of it is very flattering. I was really irritated when Photobucket stopped free hosting on their site. I will have to think about it for sure. Because there's a whole lot different about the way this fleet operates than the last one, but thank you very much.
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12-13-2019, 01:09 PM | #207 |
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Thank you for all the congrats guys! I mean, it's been 20 years since I got my private pilots license. This is definitely one very close step to the top of the mountain, and the pay raise that I just got (no good kids gonna steal it all for themselves, I just know it) looks mighty fine. As a reward I've got a YT of my flight ripping through the Vegas Strip. It was fun. I'll keep this up for a couple weeks and then plan to take it back down. Please don't share it outside this group. Thanks
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12-13-2019, 01:22 PM | #208 |
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Congrats and a cool video!
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12-13-2019, 01:37 PM | #209 |
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That video was cool as heck.
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12-13-2019, 02:43 PM | #210 |
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Was on a flight this week. Pilot announced a solider escorting remains and for us to let that soldier de-plane first when we landed. I've had that occur before but the pilot went on to say the remains were from WW2. Sad and cool at the same time.
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12-13-2019, 04:03 PM | #211 | |
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very much want more!
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12-17-2019, 09:52 AM | #212 |
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The most important question...is there a training center in Colorado, and can you get me on the simulator.
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12-17-2019, 11:51 AM | #213 |
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I also want more. FYI, imgur has become my PB replacement
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12-17-2019, 02:36 PM | #214 | |
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I actually did get an old friend of mine from HS, that I hadn't seen in 25ish years, in. We were in CAP together back in the day, and he's a LtC. in the Air Force in the Springs area. He came up and went though an entire day with me. So, technically, yes? But it's so rare that it actually works out. Like really, really rare. That was a good time though.
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12-17-2019, 02:41 PM | #215 |
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Oh, BTW, first trip yesterday, currently sitting in Beijing experiencing the full middle of the night time change effects.
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12-17-2019, 09:33 PM | #216 | |
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12-17-2019, 09:40 PM | #217 | |
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I'm assuming that's two crews on that haul? And out of curiosity....you're at cruise, you exchanged pleasantries with center ... what the hell do you do to pass the time on long hauls? |
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12-17-2019, 10:22 PM | #218 | ||
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It was a trip going over the pole last night. Got up to 82N, so not quite over the top, but plenty far north. You're pretty much completely on your own up there and it's quiet. I had training to do so we kept busy, but you're right, two crews to swap out. We had two breaks, the longest I was in the seat was about 3.5 hours at a time. A lot less than the long hauls I made on the 737. The flight was just over 13 hours all together. So making sure the airplane is still in communication with who you're supposed to be. Making sure the Russians know who and where you are, so they don't get squirrelly. Check position and fuel all the time. Watch the stars, think about life. Normal stuff.
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01-16-2020, 10:15 AM | #219 |
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Flying home from New Orleans on Tuesday morning, via Tampa, on Southwest.
On NOLA to Tampa leg, my plane had: Tony Dungy Booger McFarland and Clemson players: Gage Cervenka Sean Pollard Diondre Overton Last 3 were on their way to the East/West Shrine Game in Tampa coming up this weekend. Also ran across CJ Spiller in the airport and my wife chatted him up for about 5 minutes. It was 5:30 AM, but he was as nice as could be.
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01-16-2020, 11:47 AM | #220 |
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Please tell me you did us all a favor and pushed Booger out the emergency exit at 30K feet.
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01-16-2020, 11:54 AM | #221 |
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Booger: "Because this plane has taken off, that means we are in the air right now."
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01-16-2020, 11:58 AM | #222 |
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I did have the urge to taunt him about if he still thinks the Bills should run a draw just because he was wearing an LSU shirt, but I am not a dick, so I didn't.
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01-16-2020, 06:00 PM | #223 | |
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Oh SHIT, he's the Perd Hapley of football.
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01-29-2020, 02:40 PM | #224 |
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PM, any special precautions pilots & crew are taking with the outbreak?
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02-01-2020, 04:44 PM | #225 | |
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I've never had a body odor situation while flying and these guys look okay pic wise. I doubt it was religious discrimination and would a pilot actually initiate this or other cabin crew?
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02-01-2020, 08:20 PM | #226 | |
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This is taken from a cursory google search. The issue likely started with a passenger complaint.
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01-16-2021, 12:29 AM | #227 |
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I carried nobody. Not one soul. Just got back from Rome with a plane capable of carrying 300 passengers, and since it was a cargo only leg, it was empty, only pilots (4). Nothing makes you feel more like a king than having all those empty seats at your disposal. A very unique experience.
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01-16-2021, 01:00 AM | #228 |
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Glad to hear that you're back in the air. (If there was a mention that you were flying again, I must've missed it...) |
01-16-2021, 01:18 AM | #229 | |
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what music did you blare in the cabin....and do you get to eat all the first class meals? |
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01-16-2021, 08:42 AM | #230 |
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Finally, all the peanuts you want!
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01-16-2021, 08:53 AM | #231 |
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Thank you! Yes it's been since last February. Since then I went non-qualified, was kicked off the plane, told I would have to bid a different plane than initially chosen, then allowed back on the plane, but in a new base. Then sent to training and given 1 day before a check ride and said fuck that, but I did make it after only one extra day and now I am officially legal to fly again. Happy to still be on the 777 after all that. Quote:
No music, the PA doesn't have Sirius XM or anything like that. It would've been Learning To Fly by the Foos though. If they gave us unlimited snacks, or peanuts, yeah, but it's seriously stripped down right now. I think I did eat a few bags of chips though. I was telling my wife this last night that I could literally fuck anywhere in that plane, from the galleys, to the seats, to the crew rest bunks, pilot or FA, didn't matter. I had an entire section of pods to myself watching Wolf of Wallstreet coming back on my break. Which was funny, because that's exactly what's in the movie.
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01-16-2021, 10:42 AM | #233 | |
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You're more than welcome to pick me up at COS and fly me to Rome any time if that happens again. |
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01-16-2021, 10:44 AM | #234 |
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01-16-2021, 11:10 AM | #235 |
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with only four of you you could practice social distancing on the plane
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YES! I can see you dressed as a teeny bopper too! Quote:
I'm seriously dying to know what you had to eat on this trip! Quote:
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01-16-2021, 11:54 AM | #237 |
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Fly me away!
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01-17-2021, 08:00 AM | #238 | ||
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Yeah, I don't think anyone wants to see that right now. Quote:
Actually, the flight is catered just for the crew on board. We have different meals than the rest of the plane, and we have the option to special meals that might be different than the standard beef/chicken meals, like an Indian meal, or Kosher, or Salad meal as examples. A flight to Rome would have two meals boarded for us. There are also sometimes the standard snacks that first class might have on board, from chips, gummy bears, or snack boxes. I tend to eat way more junk than I should as a way to kill time, so that's not good. In Rome though, I had a meal with the crew consisting of all the Italian classics of red wine, bread with olive oil, meat and cheese tray and spaghetti with meat sauce. I had a piece of pizza for lunch/breakfast (if you're counting me being on east coast time) before we left again. Quote:
Yep, the type depend on the variant of aircraft, only the 777 and 787 in our fleets have true bunks for flight crew. They can vary from feeling a bit like a coffin to feeling like a much bigger and more comfy coffin. My 5 yr old self would have never wanted to leave as they feel a bit like a fort. We have boarded sheets, blankets and pillows too for each crew member to use. They also block one of the seats in business class on certain routes as well so crews have an option to use that too.
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01-17-2021, 08:03 AM | #239 |
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It was good to get back to it and knock a new destination off my list, but the really weird thing about going to Rome is that Americans aren't even allowed there yet because of Covid. So tourism is way down, and I'm sure we stuck out like sore thumbs.
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01-17-2021, 08:47 AM | #240 | |
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You are allowed to drink wine while flying or close to flying? I thought it was a no-no if XX hours before flight. |
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01-17-2021, 09:03 AM | #241 | |
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Yes, you're correct, there is a 12 hour restriction, but we had a 24 hour layover. So there was plenty of time to have a drink.
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06-28-2021, 08:45 PM | #242 |
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The answer is nobody. This year I've only carried passengers to Houston and Honolulu. Every other flight I've done this year has been cargo only. I gotta say, having an empty 777 to fly around the world with no passengers, no flight attendants and all the first class seats in the plane to yourself, all the sleeping bunks is a certain sort of oddity that is unlikely to be repeated in the future, and it's spoiling the shit out of me.
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06-28-2021, 08:49 PM | #243 |
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Get the ORD -> COS route and you can fly me in a couple of days.
Wee bit smaller plane than your 777, though. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 06-28-2021 at 08:50 PM. |
06-28-2021, 09:03 PM | #244 |
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HAHAHA...We can open up new routes since it looks like we're the only US airline who is ready to rebound.
We're about to witness the greatest battle for market share in aviation since deregulation.
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06-28-2021, 09:59 PM | #245 |
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I miss these updates, but its great to hear you're doing well and enjoying life. Cheers, PM.
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06-28-2021, 10:23 PM | #246 |
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Just get me flights from Newburgh to Europe again.
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10-11-2021, 09:47 PM | #247 |
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One could argue I carried PM on his plane today.
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10-12-2021, 09:35 AM | #248 |
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Haha, very true.
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10-12-2021, 10:16 PM | #249 |
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Was PM drunk again? I just watched "Flight" and drunk pilots make the best pilots.
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10-13-2021, 12:54 PM | #250 |
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No, but I did learn he doesn't drink coffee, so I can never trust him behind the wheel of a real plane, ever.
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