I did an Atlanta Hawks charter about a decade ago, took a plane into ATL onto the Signature ramp to drop off the team, then DH’d the aircraft down to TPA there after.
After dropping off the passengers and the cabin crew, we often would let the ground crew on to grab what’s left of the steaks, sandwiches, lobster, all the high-end food the athletes let behind that they didn’t consume. So when you’d pull into an FBO with the special config 319, you had all the ramp help you needed.
So I talked to one of the rampers as he was loading-up on some food, talked to him briefly about flying and how he was working on his private and what his plans were.
Today, on campus, this freshly-hired pilot walks up and says I looked familiar. I said, “You look like a guy I rant into about ten years ago on the…”
“Signature ramp!”
“Holy cow, you did it!”
We talked for about twenty minutes and he was happy that I remembered who he was because he certainly remembered our conversation.
But that’s not the best part. This is the same guy who left the galley carts unsecured so when we took off in Atlanta, we heard BAM BAM BAM as the carts rolled and dumped used food trays with left over food all over the galley… and again on landing in TPA!
“Oh, by the way, when you’re on OE take special attention to the red tabs on the galley carts, look at this picture!”
“That was me? “
“That was you. But welcome to SouthernJets!”
Shared a good laugh!. (I’ll, sorry TPA ACS)
After dropping off the passengers and the cabin crew, we often would let the ground crew on to grab what’s left of the steaks, sandwiches, lobster, all the high-end food the athletes let behind that they didn’t consume. So when you’d pull into an FBO with the special config 319, you had all the ramp help you needed.
So I talked to one of the rampers as he was loading-up on some food, talked to him briefly about flying and how he was working on his private and what his plans were.
Today, on campus, this freshly-hired pilot walks up and says I looked familiar. I said, “You look like a guy I rant into about ten years ago on the…”
“Signature ramp!”
“Holy cow, you did it!”
We talked for about twenty minutes and he was happy that I remembered who he was because he certainly remembered our conversation.
But that’s not the best part. This is the same guy who left the galley carts unsecured so when we took off in Atlanta, we heard BAM BAM BAM as the carts rolled and dumped used food trays with left over food all over the galley… and again on landing in TPA!
“Oh, by the way, when you’re on OE take special attention to the red tabs on the galley carts, look at this picture!”
“That was me? “
“That was you. But welcome to SouthernJets!
”Shared a good laugh!
. (I’ll, sorry TPA ACS)
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