Perks of being a Dawg...

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mikecweb

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So the lovely midwest allowed me to renew my instrument currency... in one night!
6 legs.
6 Approaches.
None >300ft ceilings
2 <100ft
I'm tired.
 
Sounds like the NE. In a two week period last spring, I had 53 instrument approaches, and one visual.
 
mikecweb said:
So the lovely midwest allowed me to renew my instrument currency... in one night!
6 legs.
6 Approaches.
None >300ft ceilings
2 <100ft
I'm tired.
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were you in the soup all night, or were you able to climb above the junk?
 
ajf005 said:
How were you getting in with <100ft ceilings in a Baron?
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135 (and I ASSume 121 is the same), visibility is the only limitation. If the approach calls for 1 mile vis, and you have 1 mile vis, you can shoot the approach. Now, having said that, if you shoot said approach, and the MDA is 500', with the reports being <001 OVC then you might have some expaining to do on how exactly you saw the visual references:insane:

Usually, on an ILS, when you are shooting an approach to mins, your flight visibility will be better than what's reported, since the lights can be seen easier at night, (and there are some other tricks to help out :yar: ), they will have all the lights cranked up, and you can continue down 100' if you have the approach lights in sight...something I did many times as a freight dawg!
 
Stone Cold said:
135 (and I ASSume 121 is the same), visibility is the only limitation. If the approach calls for 1 mile vis, and you have 1 mile vis, you can shoot the approach. Now, having said that, if you shoot said approach, and the MDA is 500', with the reports being <001 OVC then you might have some expaining to do on how exactly you saw the visual references:insane:

Usually, on an ILS, when you are shooting an approach to mins, your flight visibility will be better than what's reported, since the lights can be seen easier at night, (and there are some other tricks to help out :yar: ), they will have all the lights cranked up, and you can continue down 100' if you have the approach lights in sight...something I did many times as a freight dawg!
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:yeahthat:
And as you know Joe it sure is a whole different world at night. If I was going into MKE during the day yesterday I probably woulda had to gone missed.
 
mikecweb said:
So the lovely midwest allowed me to renew my instrument currency... in one night!
6 legs.
6 Approaches.
None >300ft ceilings
2 <100ft
I'm tired.
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Too bad you didn't have an SIC like me to help you through the night. Jordan's just not as helpful :sarcasm:

Got TUL
 
I've been in the soup for the better part of three weeks now. We're still picking up ice in the northwest.:yar: It's been -10 degrees C or lower at 8000-9000ft. I've been breaking out pretty high though. I've only shot about 5 appraoches in three weeks.
 
murphfly said:
Too bad you didn't have an SIC like me to help you through the night. Jordan's just not as helpful :sarcasm:

Got TUL
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Jordan is switching over on Monday.
Congrats on TUL. First you get the coolest PIC in the company on the best run in the company....and then you get awarded a base close to home out of training. Geez....
Saw my favorite checkairman yesterday again.
 
murphfly said:
Too bad you didn't have an SIC like me to help you through the night. Jordan's just not as helpful :sarcasm:

Got TUL
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Hey congrats on getting TUL - When do you start flying on it? I'm probably not all that helpful as an SIC, I know this because I try my best to be helpful. My buddy from the last class took my place in MKE as an SIC.

mikecweb said:
Jordan is switching over on Monday.
Congrats on TUL. First you get the coolest PIC in the company on the best run in the company....and then you get awarded a base close to home out of training. Geez....
Saw my favorite checkairman yesterday again.
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Thanks for letting me ride along. Should be about 3.5 wks with your flying schedule. See you on Mon
 
mikecweb said:
Jordan is switching over on Monday.
Congrats on TUL. First you get the coolest PIC in the company on the best run in the company....and then you get awarded a base close to home out of training. Geez....
Saw my favorite checkairman yesterday again.
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Good Times:nana2:SHE WANTS YOU!
 
there are so many more perks to being a freightdog then being the best pilot in the fbo!

avtrip points
atlantic bucks
amexpoints
climbing at 10k a minute in a lear24 with legal documents for "cargo"
hilton diamond vip status
jumpseating and meeting OG freightdogs
flying an old fedex falcon cargo bird into MEM with AOG freight for a fedex md11, and everyone gawking over your airplane!
 
Queboat said:
flying an old fedex falcon cargo bird into MEM with AOG freight for a fedex md11, and everyone gawking over your airplane!
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Good, bring me our fuel line so we can get the He11 out of TEB!!! Thanks!!:D:bandit: BTW, anybody in TEB area??? I'm here until the 25th, as of right now...Seggy, where you at?
 
The perks of a freight dog

12-15 days off a month
Home based
Avtrip Points (getting 16,417 points on a topoff)
Steak Bucks
A lot of hotel points
Climbing at 500fpm to all the way up because you took off at MTOW
Flying a classic Boeing Bird.
Flying the fastest Boeing Commercial Bird Made. .90M
St. Elmos Fire
Taking off at sunset then watching it rise again the next morning on the next leg.
Shooting some challegning approaches in "fun" weather
 
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