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03-18-2003, 09:38 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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I passed my checkride today!!
Wow, in my spare time when I am not on the FOFC board, or playing one of my numerous teams, I have time to fly airplanes.
Three years of training has led me to this moment. And from here my new career begins. Flying 50 or 70 seat jets!! Watch the sky.....I may be flying your next flight.
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03-18-2003, 10:39 PM
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World Champion Mis-speller
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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Re: I passed my checkride today!!
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Way to go! I would love to learn to fly, but I wouldn't trust myself. |
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03-19-2003, 05:46 AM
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Lethargic Hooligan
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: hello kitty found my wallet at a big tent revival and returned it with all the cash missing
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Congrats on the checkride pilotman.
how does it compare to that first solo?
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03-19-2003, 05:51 AM
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Mar 2003
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Gratz!!
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03-19-2003, 06:45 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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I still think that your first solo is one of the most exciting things you will ever do. The second that the flight instructor gets out of the airplane and you takeoff and realize that only you are going to get yourself safely on the ground, a nervous excited feeling takes you over. After you've landed your adrenaline is pumping and you can do nothing but smile.
Other rides that are similar are when you actually get you private pilots liscence, and when they tell you that you are good enough to teach other people how to fly. Those are the best. Today, this ride was a great feeling of relief, the training course is very fast and this is a big jump in airplanes from what I had been flying. In addition, it's nice to know that I'll actually be able to support my family. As a flight instructor last year I made about $10,000, this will be a big step up from that.
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03-19-2003, 06:54 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Rennes, France
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That sounds like first time sex... |
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03-19-2003, 07:01 AM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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...especially when the training instructor gets off of your girlfriend and leaves you there all alone with her for the first time! 
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03-19-2003, 01:44 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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ALF: not the first time I have heard that.
Ksyryp: LMAO
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04-09-2023, 10:04 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Super thread bump....It's been 20 years since I started this career. In that time I've worked for 3 companies, flown nearly 12000 hours, flown over the Atlantic, Pacific, Central and South America. I've flown all the CRJ variants, all the 737 variants, the 777 and the 787. Now, I can say, I've climbed the mountain. I have reached the pinnacle of my career with 17 years to go.
I am now a captain at a legacy airline. So dream fulfilled. Boxes checked. Going back to the 737 for the next few years, so if you're domestic, and want to meet up with a PilotMan on a layover hit me up. It doesn't work out very often, but sometimes it does. So it's handy to have people and plans laid out ahead of time. I've been with FOFC since I was getting my initial ratings, and now I wanted to share this momentous moment with you.
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04-11-2023, 11:55 AM
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Annapolis, Md
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good stuff PilotMan, hats off to you
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04-11-2023, 12:11 PM
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Congrats man, that is indeed a great accomplishment!
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04-11-2023, 12:27 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA
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Yay PM!
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04-11-2023, 12:47 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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Gratz and does that mean you will come through Phoenix again at some point?
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04-11-2023, 01:18 PM
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World Champion Mis-speller
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Covington, Ga.
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Congrats! Though I'm sure you will never fly into Atlanta since it such a small, out of the way hub.
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04-11-2023, 01:46 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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I'll be through Atlanta 3 times in 5 days in mid-May - headed to West Palm Beach for a graduation to Birmingham for a wedding and back home.
Of course, I suppose I could drive 90 minutes up 75 to see you if I really wanted to. We were there this weekend and spent a couple hours at Jungle Jim's which has now become my new favorite place to shop/kill an entire afternoon.
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04-11-2023, 01:57 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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To coin a phrase that seems fitting .... you love to fly and it shows
(odds are that's the wrong legacy airline but hey, close enough lol)
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04-11-2023, 01:58 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
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If I'm reading that correctly, you might actually spend more time in the security lines than you spend in the air.
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04-11-2023, 01:59 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Congrats!
SI
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04-11-2023, 02:07 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Nah. No security in ATL and Lexington is a breeze. We'll see about PBI but I'm not worried about it. With TSA precheck I rarely spend more than 10-15 minutes tops in security at any airport.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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04-11-2023, 02:57 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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This is awesome news. So cool. Every time I fly I look for you.
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04-11-2023, 02:58 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Love ya buddy! Sorry, CAPTAIN buddy!
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04-11-2023, 03:00 PM
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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I figured by now you'd be flying us all around in some kind of FOFC plane, but, getting past that disappointment, congrats!
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04-11-2023, 03:25 PM
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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Good stuff!!!
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04-11-2023, 03:59 PM
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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We've never managed to buy one. Or that aircraft carrier. Or the abandoned college.  SI
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04-11-2023, 04:09 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Not colossal enough.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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04-11-2023, 04:16 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Good for you, PilotMan, congrats!
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04-11-2023, 04:18 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Yes! I have no idea how those trips look, or if it's this or the Bus that does them, but yes, I am back. Quote:
Yep, I'm still here if you ever feel like getting some dinner or something too! Which location did you go to? The one over on the east side, or the original up in Fairfield? Quote:
If you buy it...I will fly it!
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04-11-2023, 04:21 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Thank you for the congrats's!
It's pretty weird that my time at FOFC (especially when you count that year I was just lurking prior to signing up) predates just about all my flight time! We're old. Officially. Just happy I got here. And now, the goal is to make sure that I see my retirement day and know when my retirement flight will be. Got many, many years to get that planned though!
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04-11-2023, 04:23 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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We were at the Jungle Jim's in Eastgate. It's about 20 minutes from where my daughter and her boyfriend live in Ft. Thomas.
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M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete." |
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04-11-2023, 04:24 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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Eastgate is good, huge, but it lacks some of the charm of the original. It's a bit longer drive, but worth the stop if you find yourself up that way. Tons upon tons of stuff to look at.
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04-11-2023, 04:42 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Can I try on your uniform?
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04-11-2023, 06:39 PM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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I used to love Jungle Jims
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04-11-2023, 07:14 PM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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There's got to be a snap filter that works just as good. Could fool anyone.
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04-11-2023, 07:46 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Chicagoland
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Congratulations and great work PM!
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05-21-2023, 10:25 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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The Mrs and I left home on April 12. She came along, we drove out to Denver road trip style over 4 days, hitting things here and there. I did about 30 days worth of training with a new hire a my first officer. Days off early on were spent going here and there in the car, Bolder, Breckinridge, Springs, Wild Animal Sanctuary. Days off later were spent resting.
Most of training started at 4a, which was painful. The Mrs is vegan with food allergies and Denver is fantastic and puts Cincinnati to shame. It's even better than NYC. (Kansas is a wasteland of options) Just fantastic options. We had 2 different "evaluations" and then the final check ride Thursday. All passed. The Mrs and I hit the road again and finally get back home again today, after another 4 days on the road. Highlights coming back were the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and Ted Drew's Frozen Custard (hadn't been there in 10+ years. Still amazing). In total 40 days. I'll be in a real airplane again, in the left seat, on Wednesday. It's gonna be a blast!
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05-22-2023, 07:52 AM
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Not Delaware - hurray!
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Late to the party, but always fun reading your posts. Congrats on the captainship and scooting over to the lefthand-side on Wednesday!
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05-22-2023, 07:57 AM
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Favored Bitch #1
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: homeless in NJ
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What an awesome adventure. Are you going to announce over the PA it is your first flight as a captain? |
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05-22-2023, 08:20 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
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lol
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05-22-2023, 09:43 AM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: The scorched Desert
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And if you do, please have one of the flight attendants recording LOL |
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05-22-2023, 10:57 AM
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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I've considered it, but I don't think the traveling public will be nearly as impressed with myself and I am.
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05-22-2023, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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