Strangest ways to pass the time

I've seen one of our guys around the terminal wearing a black leather cowboy hat and carrying what I think is a mandolin case with his bag. I wanna fly with that guy on general principle but he's on a different airframe.
 

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CFI A&P said:
What do you do with those maps? Personal consumption or distribute them within the fan base of that game?

An old co-worker of mine is a hardcore geocacher, so they’d go hunting on overnights.
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i post them on community forums - but i think usage is pretty limited, most people would rather watch a 5 minute youtube (i guess im dating myself using the term youtube / tiktok is what the cooler kids use now) videos rather than something archaic as a map or textual instructions that you can read in about a minute on how to get to a particular location on the map.
 
I teach part-time at a college, so a lot of my "free time" is spent reading up on the next lesson and building PowerPoints, creating tests/quizzes, grading quizzes, etc... it honestly was more work than I ever expected, but I enjoy creating something from scratch that's helping others.

I'll get roasted for this one since the hobby involves airplanes and computer games, but I recently built a gaming PC. Took me a long time to research everything and learn how to do it. I got DCS and now play with a group of guys flying the F-14. I grew up on this airplane, so reading stuff about it, learning all the systems, etc. etc., is actually a blast. With time to kill in the office I'll spend an hour or two reading manuals how to work the AWG-9 or do intercepts or whatever, then I'll jump on after the kids are in bed and do a 1.5-2 hour mission working on what I learned in the books. It's particularly fun when we get 6-8 guys together and have a human RIO in each plane, coordinating a mission, roasting each other on our carrier traps, and just generally BSing on the intercoms. I don't like mindless boredom of watching TV, so spending time learning something that was such a big part of my childhood is pretty fun.
 
The GoPro quick app works really well for putting together POV videos of smashing around various bike parks. Easy to add music via the 'gram. I still have my Vimeo account but that isn't as popular these days:



This one brings a tear to the eye. 2019 right before the pandemic. So much changed before I could get back to Whistler again, 2 years later.
 
FlyChicaga said:
I teach part-time at a college, so a lot of my "free time" is spent reading up on the next lesson and building PowerPoints, creating tests/quizzes, grading quizzes, etc... it honestly was more work than I ever expected, but I enjoy creating something from scratch that's helping others.

I'll get roasted for this one since the hobby involves airplanes and computer games, but I recently built a gaming PC. Took me a long time to research everything and learn how to do it. I got DCS and now play with a group of guys flying the F-14. I grew up on this airplane, so reading stuff about it, learning all the systems, etc. etc., is actually a blast. With time to kill in the office I'll spend an hour or two reading manuals how to work the AWG-9 or do intercepts or whatever, then I'll jump on after the kids are in bed and do a 1.5-2 hour mission working on what I learned in the books. It's particularly fun when we get 6-8 guys together and have a human RIO in each plane, coordinating a mission, roasting each other on our carrier traps, and just generally BSing on the intercoms. I don't like mindless boredom of watching TV, so spending time learning something that was such a big part of my childhood is pretty fun.
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What are you teaching PT in college? LE or aviation?
 
After a long detour into management, I was so excited to be back on the line (inflight service) in 2022. But after about a year, I got really bored, even though I was, more or less, still happy to be back out there. I finished my master’s degree back in 2016 and I’d always dreamed of pursing doctoral studies, but it was hard to find accredited, reasonably priced distance programs. Then I stumbled across a program at Oklahoma State. I applied and was accepted and have been working on it since late ‘22. Aviation and Space, Ed.D. - Online - Oklahoma State University
I also run a lot and often bid my layovers around places that I know are good destinations to run. On long layovers, I try to do between 15-20 miles. SFO (both airport area and the city) is probably my favorite for that. Any of the Asia destinations always have good running trails as well. I ran the Honolulu Marathon on a layover in HNL back in December.
All that being said, it is easy to get into a funk on the road. It can be very lonely and as I get older, I find it harder to force myself to hangout with the crew because I’m naturally an introvert. Plus my current base seems to be very much a bunch of slam-clickers. Now they largely split the pilots and the FAs on the pairings as well, even on TOs. Being a more technically minded FA, I always enjoyed talking shop with flight operations over dinner and some drinks.
 
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