Maybe thats the reason your willing to fly for free?
This is why pilots are paid soo little....
- Thread starter CFI A&P
- Start date
Maybe thats the reason your willing to fly for free?
SIUav8er
Narcosis
bwahahaha! I know the first guy! He was a PFT "FO" at Ameriflight. LOLZ
C-182 flyer
Well-Known Member
I think you've got a dog in the fight.. You call him Clipper..
You two are a regular Maverick and Goose..
You're both new members, you both only care about this thread, it's cute..
Goose was an NFO, not a pilot. I have never met Clipper, but good on him if he had the military pay for his education. He has a lot of fun ahead of him if he does have a flight contract attached to that "free" education. They will however, seem to be taking every dollar back, a nickle at a time with the occasional pain cave.
Back to the original idea here. I used to work for myself doing contractor work and ran into the same type of thing as you have here. Anyone with a pickup truck will try to undercut the guys who really are the reliable, quality businesses. Those people would never last long, and the homeowners would be calling you back when they saw the error in their ways.
Not to mention, these guys on Barnstormers have their name's out in the open on the interwebs, potentially getting themselves blackballed from future jobs if they do find themselves trying to work their way up through the ranks.
Tram
Well-Known Member
You mean, the guy in the back doesn't fly?
C-182 flyer
Well-Known Member
Watch out, you could hurt someone's feelings if the wrong person hears you say that. Remember to treat the NFO with kid gloves.
ryan1234
Desensitized Member
If you're doing the flight program - ROTC/BDCP may cover tuition, but not the flight lab, etc.
Anyone who has had the military pick up the bill for ERAU's flight time/labs, etc feel free to correct me
Clipper5895h
New Member
How?
Tram
Well-Known Member
Because it violates the rules set forth in the agreement, most likely..
Pass privileges are for personal use, not commercial activity..
Just like a FedEx pilot caught using his discount to ship items for "business" is a firing offense...
Clipper5895h
New Member
Right, I get that part but no one knows the airline with the pass priviages,or where he lives so they can't prove or connect him with using them illegally???
Tram
Well-Known Member
Keep telling yourself that.. I say yourself because i believe you are him.. If you are using your parents privileges you may want to think about the repercussions of doing such.. I'm sure the person allowing you to use the privileges would love to lose their job due to you abusing them..
If you believe that it would be that hard to prove, you're living in a bubble.. There are pilots who get in hot water with the FAA over YouTube videos under "assumed names."
You have posted you phone number on a classified ad..
Think about it..
This ferry pilot has no business in aviation. Consider that last week, I paid a guy $35 to spend an hour washing and cleaning my car. This guy doesn't have nearly as much education as our ferry pilot, and he considers his skill to be 4.375 times more valuable than that of an ERAU grad. FML
Wow, talk about inflation? My guy only charged $15! You're overpaying him. . .making me look bad. Looks as if I might have to resort to the local car wash.
Guess that's better than the $75 the guy charges to "detail" my car, and much less expensive than the zero dollars I charge my "son" to wash it . . . if he wishes to "drive" it.
Kinda compared to corporate flying, huh? Nepotism?
Maurus
The Great Gazoo
Obviously you haven't been in aviation long. This world is very small. Aviation makes it even smaller. Someone will find out who you are.
Clipper5895h
New Member
well i guess all these rants and posts make ppl feel better about their own life so you know what...I'm done with ya all...see you on top when i'm in the left seat...thanks for everyone who has defended me and i appreciate the views of those that disagree with me...Peace on earth and a merry christmas to all..this will be my very last post in this worthless forum lol
Tram
Well-Known Member
well i guess all these rants and posts make ppl feel better about their own life so you know what...I'm done with ya all...see you on top when i'm in the left seat...thanks for everyone who has defended me and i appreciate the views of those that disagree with me...Peace on earth and a merry christmas to all..this will be my very last post in this worthless forum lol
Wait, I thought you were "his friend?"
I guess Tim Martins is a hero to someone.. That's good..
Merry Christmas!
Tram
Well-Known Member
tlewis95
I drive planes
Hah, exactly. His contribution made this thread so much more valuable and "facepalm-able" for anyone else who reads it with a similar idea. :yar:
Merry Christmas!
jrh
Well-Known Member
well i guess all these rants and posts make ppl feel better about their own life so you know what...I'm done with ya all...see you on top when i'm in the left seat...thanks for everyone who has defended me and i appreciate the views of those that disagree with me...Peace on earth and a merry christmas to all..this will be my very last post in this worthless forum lol
Oh. My. Goodness.
So much drama. I can't believe I just saw a JC member go from "Hi guys, I'm new here," to "You guys suck, I'm taking my ball and going home," in only seven posts.
That has to be some sort of record.
The thing I don't understand is how a person like Clipper can be so clueless to people trying to help him. I don't post here because I'm trying to boost my own pay, make myself feel better, or rip on the new guy. It's because I legitimately want to help people. I've learned some lessons from my own experiences/observations over the years and I'd like to pass on these lessons to guys with less experience. Hopefully save them the trouble of learning it the hard way.
Then what do they do? Come here, act like they know best, get pissed off, take their ball, and leave. Ok. Whatever. It makes me shake my head in astonishment.
Hopefully the next newbie will be more receptive to solid advice.