FlyChicaga
Vintage Restoration
Something along those lines.
Scary but cute "little" airplane
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Something along those lines.
ATC RET 2003
No More Vectors
An actual radio conversation I was involved in...
Me: Traffic, one o'clock, seven miles, eastbound, a Shorts three sixty, one thousand feet below you.
The Pilot: Yeah, we had him a minute ago, but he flew over a trailer park and we lost him.
BobDDuck
Island Bus Driver
Where you in PIT at the time? The instructor that did my PPL was a retired Hanson/Airways guy who told me a similar story about flying the Shorts. he said they were really easy to see in flight because they were so blocky, but the minute you flew over a trailer park nobody could find you any more.
Firebird2XC
Well-Known Member
mjg407
Well-Known Member
Had to do a double take, thought you said did you ride a BRO? :rotfl:When someone mentions how small my equipment is, my response is, "Can it fit in your garage?"
(yes I'm still talking about airplanes)
The one guy who said yes in Palm Springs I asked "Can I come work for you, then?"
Amber, did you ride on the BRO?
Bumblebee
Commodore
When someone mentions how small my equipment is, my response is, "Can it fit in your garage?"
(yes I'm still talking about airplanes)
The one guy who said yes in Palm Springs I asked "Can I come work for you, then?"
Amber, did you ride on the BRO?
The Brasillia? I think the closest thing I've come to a BRO was Eagle's EMBs. I hated those things. I did ride an ATP once.
No, I'm not talking about Bill having his ATP, I mean the BAe ATP that UFS flew out of ORD for UAX years ago. :laff:
Bumblebee
Commodore
I saw EMB and thought, maybe...you had taken a ride on my equipment:rotfl:
The Brasillia? I think the closest thing I've come to a BRO was Eagle's EMBs. I hated those things. I did ride an ATP once.
No, I'm not talking about Bill having his ATP, I mean the BAe ATP that UFS flew out of ORD for UAX years ago. :laff:
ppragman
FLIPY FLAPS!
Lol, I get the "how old are you?" on a fairly regular basis. I usually make a smartass comment and joke with the pax a little bit, because hey, its Alaska. But it is somewhat grating on the nerves. Whenever someone calls my airplane little, I usually point towards a smaller airplane on the ramp and say, "no, now that's little."
surreal1221
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Consumers, showing their stupidness regularly.
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Okay, I'll try it again! :beer:
No, I'm not talking about Bill having his [Airline Transport Pilot rating], I mean the [British Aerospace] [Advance TurboProp] that [United Feeder Service] flew out of [Chicago O'Hare] for [United Express] years ago..
There, that better?
ATC RET 2003
No More Vectors
Nope... I was in Asheville, NC.
To sidetrack for a moment, a guy I worked with in Greensboro would, without fail, after issuing traffic on a Twin Otter append, "You know why they call it a otter? 'Cause it otter been a truck... sure don't look like a airplane."
WalterSobchak
Well-Known Member
People say that all the time on the Saab. It's like they expect a 'Heavy' going to Aberdeen, SD.
"Sorry the Whale is booked to Narita and the 777 is headed to Bejing so you're just gonna have to ride the Saab today.....Now both of you sit down and listen to Bambi our FA"
Other great comments are......
"Oh, wow this ones little" and the correct response is "I bet that was your wife's reaction also....." or a well placed "That's what she said."
"How old is this thing? Is it from WWII?" the response for that one is "Yes its from WWII. When the bomb bay opens by accident we loose your luggage"
"Puddle Jumper......" response....... "You wouldnt be on it if you didn't live near a puddle."
"Sorry the Whale is booked to Narita and the 777 is headed to Bejing so you're just gonna have to ride the Saab today.....Now both of you sit down and listen to Bambi our FA"
Other great comments are......
"Oh, wow this ones little" and the correct response is "I bet that was your wife's reaction also....." or a well placed "That's what she said."
"How old is this thing? Is it from WWII?" the response for that one is "Yes its from WWII. When the bomb bay opens by accident we loose your luggage"
"Puddle Jumper......" response....... "You wouldnt be on it if you didn't live near a puddle."
Firebird2XC
Well-Known Member
My personal favorite:
Is this thing SAFE? My KIA is bigger than this!
The route was Islip, Long Island (ISP) to BOS. Seriously.