Does anybody have any weird rituals prior to flying?

gomntwins

gomntwins

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My girlfriend things I'm crazy because everytime I get into an airplane (I've been doing this since I was a little kid), whether I'm riding on a 747 to Japan or doing touch and go's in a 172, I don't feel comfortable flying until I pat the airplane on its side right before I get in. My girlfriend thinks I'm a little are odd for doing this... so I was curious, does anybody else do this? Or have a ritual/habit of their own prior to flying? Just curious!
 
Not I!
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You mean like having the crew chief throw water out of a canteen onto the O-2 prior to leaving on a mission?
 
What did that cost, like 40 'bhat' or something?
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One of the guys that I flew with who flew O2's in SE Asia did that.

Nevermind the 'bhat' comment because we really weren't basing observation aircraft in Thailand... NOT!
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I tell everyone, "Yeah, my pal was head of his UPT class!"

"Is he flying the viper?"

"Nah, the A-10!"

"Why?"

"The OV-10 wasn't available!"

"Why the OV-10?"

"Well, we decommisioned the O-2!"

"Perfect guy for the hog."
 
OV-10 would be another cool one. Still flying them in Thailand, Phillipines, Colombia, and California.

There's three at Mesa-Falcon Field. Figure they're being converted for the Colombia mission or California mission.
 
Before you ask again, I still think Kristie's going to veto your idea of dragging me down to central America to fly OV-10's!
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Or have a ritual/habit of their own prior to flying? Just curious!

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I pat the nose. Dunno why, just do! The last time I didn't, I ended up with about an inch of mixed ice all over the thing. I'll keep my ritual, thankyaverymuch.
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Before you ask again, I still think Kristie's going to veto your idea of dragging me down to central America to fly OV-10's!
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You'll make a heck of a lot more than both of us are making now.

No ALPA to deal with.

No pax to deal with.....at least no scheduled ones.

All PIC time.

Don't need to commute/jumpseat to work.

No Captain's to have to adjust your demeanor towards.

No boring flying.

No MFDs. In fact, nothing high-tech.

No TSA.

...and the list goes on Doug.
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Before you ask again, I still think Kristie's going to veto your idea of dragging me down to central America to fly OV-10's!
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You'll make a heck of a lot more than both of us are making now.

No ALPA to deal with.

No pax to deal with.....at least no scheduled ones.

All PIC time.

Don't need to commute/jumpseat to work.

No Captain's to have to adjust your demeanor towards.

No boring flying.

No MFDs. In fact, nothing high-tech.

No TSA.

...and the list goes on Doug.
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Do you have to buy your own flak jacket, or is one provided for you?
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Does anybody have any weird rituals prior to flying?
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Yes. I move the ailerons up and down, check the oil, inspect the tires and brakes...I like to be the last one to touch the gas caps. This is very difficult when flying as a passenger on a airline though.
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I like to take a leak before every flight...

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Me too...on the left main. Gotta mark my territory. Hate those low-wings though.
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I like to take a leak before every flight...

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That's called the PDP.

(Pre-Departure-Pee)
 
That's weird, here I thought I was the only one who patted the plane before flight. Is that a common theme or are we just weirdos?
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Then what is the PDF?

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files made for the adobe acrobat reader.




I have my passengers pre-puke before doors-closing just to get that portion of the flight out of the way.
 
Dude... remind me never to fly with you. Apparently I am only 1 of a very select few who haven't upchucked during one specific unusual attitude recover scheme that my instructor does. He tried it on my to day. I got a little dizzy, but didn't feel to queasy at all. I guess it involves a left wingover connected to a 180* turn back to the left while decending back down from the wingover. He damn near stalled the airplane right before he gave me the plane back. Fun Fun.

On the subject at hand... No, I don't really have any specific thing I do.

Ethan
 
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