Backpack for the ladder to the 747 upper deck on my deadheads, 5 o'clock shadow because mine grows out relatively quickly and I'll have it after a 12 hour day.
Oh, and between 5 pilots on my last company deadhead, 4 of us had backpacks.
Pretty much, and it really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things that I have a backpack. Lots of pilots do, particularly freight pilots.The sound of 121 pax drivers heads exploding can be heard....
Bits about the PPM where I work aside, I agree.Pretty much, and it really doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things that I have a backpack. Lots of pilots do, particularly freight pilots.
Wish more pilots would just show up, fly, and actually show some solidarity for once. With everything else that goes on in this industry, the last thing we need are pilots slamming each other over stupid crap like their bag choice. Sheesh.
That's cool. I just have no patience with other pilots using their FOM standards as a guideline for what constitutes a "professional" to the rest of us. Frankly, we have way more important stuff to worry about than being bag police in the terminal.On the companies that allow backpacks: Cool.
However, we're not given the choice and they will slap some time off on you if you're not in compliance.
They say wear the uniform like "this" and don't wear "that". Cool. I can dig it.
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That's cool. I just have no patience with other pilots using their FOM standards as a guideline for what constitutes a "professional" to the rest of us. Frankly, we have way more important stuff to worry about than being bag police in the terminal.
Oh hey, if anyone sees me walking through SFO this morning with 5 o'clock shadow and a wrinkled shirt, I started my day in Korea. Not that anyone would ask.
Did you just race card me?Aww, I've had 43 years of being unduly judged for a variety of controllable and non-controllable aspects of my physical appearance.
You'll get used to it and you'll still get a cab before me in most cities.
You'll get used to it and you'll still get a cab before me in most cities.
If we're going to go after peoples bags the giant lunch bag should be the biggest no-no.
It's amazing that happened in Boston. I would expect it in South Carolina, but Massachusetts?
Well, it's something common we catch bitch about.
When we talked bout scope before the camel's nose was under the tent, there was butthurtedness beyond all butthurtedness.
Kind of like how the blogosphere will spend weeks bitching about flag pins, but nothing tangible like foreign policy or monetary policy.
I'll get right on that, on my 18-minute turns. I'm sure that UA-FC-FH-FLIGHT CREW SHAVING is a perfectly excellent reason to take a delay.
Now we are defending the backpack. That's it. I'm officially old.
Most of the guys I know that "worry about others", often need to get their own house in order in some way.