Thinking Of Bailing Out Of Training . . .
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sweber1987
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Just remember the reason why you initially started flying. As for the kid situation, just slap the living crap outta him, I'm sure he'll be fine after he wakes up from the concusion!:yeahthat:
Maximilian_Jenius
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Don't be gay dude, suck it up!
What did Keenan Ivory Wayans say in the movie "Most Wanted?"
"I'ma Marine, we don't plan we improvise!"
:laff:
None of those . . . lol.
Gay, as in the "I'm 22, have never lived away from home, and have never KNOWN a woman (or man for that matter) . . . " gay!
I actually had a kid call me "old"!! Can you believe it?
Really, I just need a friend. Somebody that has filed a flight plan before. Or, maybe knows what a cloud looks like. You know, I'd settle for somebody that's old enough to drink without feeling nervous about it.
I kinda feel your pain, bro - but not THAT extreme.
Sitting around the break room I sometimes start feeling too old for an entry level job.
But screw it - I'm starting over career-wise in life!
Still though, and no offense to fellow airnet guys on the board - a lot of you look yooouuuuunnngg.
Brand X
Well-Known Member
None of those . . . lol.
Gay, as in the "I'm 22, have never lived away from home, and have never KNOWN a woman (or man for that matter) . . . " gay!
I actually had a kid call me "old"!! Can you believe it?
Really, I just need a friend. Somebody that has filed a flight plan before. Or, maybe knows what a cloud looks like. You know, I'd settle for somebody that's old enough to drink without feeling nervous about it.
But you are living the dream!!!
Hootie
Old Skool
Bro I know exactly how you feel. When I was in class I thought I was surrounded by some of the biggest tools on the planet. I had this 24 y/o dude in my class who had been hired by ASA with 280 hours and then came over to Skywest at 1001 hours and thought he owned the place. There was also a 22 y/o who had come over from the poorest paying first year regional out there and yet had no student loans, owned a nice 4 bedroom house in a major market and drove a hummer. Also every once in a while you will see a face or two in the crew room that can't even grow pubes yet talking about how they already have the seniority to upgrade they just are 500 hours short of the minimums, but the FO pay isn't all that bad because their parents only charge them $100 a month to live there.
My old chief pilot told me when I left that if it doesn't work out at the regionals that all I need to do is call to get my old job back at AMF. And I came very close about every other day while in training to going back to freight. Then once I got online I thought about it only once a month. Now a year later I don't think about it at all. It really does get better or maybe you just get brainwashed?
Either way hang in there, and after the year mark you'll be so soft that you'll never be hard again....even if you wanted!
Van_Hoolio
Well-Known Member
Wait until you fly with a captain, younger than yourself, who has "Riddle Man Syndrome". I got one of those the other day.
Brand X
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BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Fortunately over here with a 5 year upgrade any "Riddle Man" attitudes have long since been washed away. However, there certainly are some FOs coming in with that attitude. We'll see. With the upgrade slowly working it's way down to 3 or less years, we may see some Riddle Dude Captains soon.
mrivc211
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I had a ex -mesa mapd program 300 hour wonder trying to tell me and a checkairman riding the jumpseat that he was ready to fly the jet when he got hired AT 300 HOURS. Both the checkairmen and I were trying to be diplomatic about it, but this guy kept pushing the subject. Finally I flat out told him he had no business being in that seat at that time. He agreed somewhat but kept saying how he had 80 hours of sim time in the CRJ prior to that, that he bought. It just kept getting worse and worse. On top of that, he was a terrible FO. I'm still tempted to fill out a review on him. I'm just too much of a nice guy.
Sometimes you have to be mature enough to step back from the politics and judge him based solely on his performance as an FO. Which at best was average at times.
mrivc211
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I love when some of these guys have been with the company for 8 months and flex about how they can upgrade if they wanted too. Yet, they don't because they like their schedules soooooo much. It's tough, because half of me wants to slap these fools and put sense into them, the other half is telling me to shut up and let them weed themselves out of my competition pool.
I think my rantings did work on a few though. My best friend is doing IOE on a new captain who was my FO. When I started flying with him, he couldnt see why upgrading would benefit him right away. It was as if you were talking to a wall. After 3 weeks of flying together, I left him with as much advice as I could give. That was a year ago, and he's just now flying the line as a captain. Looks like some of them do listen. LOL.
wildfreightess
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Hang in there, Lloyd-a-liscious! My class was the same. Luckily I had one guy who had his head on straight. Even though I'm older than most of the captains I fly with, a lot of that pre-pubescent punk attitude seems to die down a little by the time they upgrade. Maybe it's all the babes they score with their way-cool uniform and ray bans! :nana2:
amorris311
Well-Known Member
lloyd man stick with it. you are far more prepared than these people you are in class with. then again do what you love. if it means flying 747's or c-152's do what puts a smile on your face and gives you the best life. i am sure i speak for most when i say we will stand behind you 100% in whatever you choose.
Van_Hoolio
Well-Known Member
There's not much to go into detail about, just that the guy conducted himself like he had someting to prove and he had to assert that HE was in charge.
Me: "Hey, are you ready for the recieving check?"
Capt: [very sharp] "No."
[five seconds later, with no other activity]
Capt: "Recieving checklist please."
You'd almost have to be around our airline's culture to understand how atypical that is. I love flying with more senior captains. Unless you're going to bend metal they don't give a #^(%. If you make a mistake they'll have a good laugh at your expense and then help you out. If you catch something they're doing they'll say, "Hey, good catch, thanks, etc." Not this guy. He missed something that I corrected and it set a bad tone for the rest of the flight.
Beware of the "Riddle Man Syndrome". If they tell you they went to Riddle and they're not somewhat embarrased or regretful, watch out.
Mike
aloft
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Zoomies are so lame. "Lemme slip ya the secret handshake...*wink wink*"
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