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I am pretty much afraid of flying.
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Is it the heights that you fear?
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No, not really I *am* afraid of heights, but there is no sensation of heights (in my mind) when you fly, it is more of the *what if's*, and some of it is based on experience, I have had more than one in-flight fire, one engine failure (not to total loss, thankfully) Ice, Ice and More Ice. I have been in a spin south of Salt Lake city, with ice on a Cherokee in Solid IMC BELOW MVA. So I have a much more respectful fear as I approach flying. Plus now that I am bopping along at 410, the added extreme cold, Cold soaking the airplane, rapid depressurization, and all the things that go along with it are continually on my mind.
Here is a good example. In the LJ and the CJ, if you have a rapid depressurize of the cabin, the issue is to, obviously, to get as low as you can as fast as you can. well the ACM that keeps the cabin pressurized is a "direct drive" function of the engines, so how do you go down? you pull the power, you pull the power you speed up the cabin pressure air loss because you are shutting down the ACM, so you need to get even lower.. Lower faster, yeah dropping 20-30,000 feet ASAP is a ton of fun. NOT. it is these types of things that are always on my mind.
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Snow: A job isn't always just a job. I know plenty of people who enjoy their jobs. Maybe not you, I guess your just one of those people who isn't happy unless their sitting on their ass doing nothing. That sorta stuff bores me..
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Well you are so lucky that work doesn't bore you, for a number of reasons, especially since your profile says:[ QUOTE ]
looking around for a non-degree flight school. I think my ultimate dream would be to fly 747s for United but I would be happy flying with any of the major airlines.
[/ QUOTE ] Because not having a degree means you will need to work, well a hell of a lot longer to achieve the same as those of us who have worked, and made the effort to achieve a higher education. and the dream you have, (which will remain a dream) of flying for a major airline, is unreachable without a degree. Granted you may go to another school of higher education, and learn to fly as well, but in the short term, you may want to do an inventory of your aviation skills and employment history before you spout on and on how others are messed up because we understand the difference between **WORK** and play. Never Work when you are playing and never play when you are working.
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So you don't like being a pilot AND your scared of flying?! Geez Eagle are you sure your in the right industry?
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Yes I sure am, please tell me more about your aviation experiences, and why I am out of line. Please tell us child tell us!
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Hell maybe I'll just be one of those rare pilots who enjoys their job! I love technical things, I like planes, I like driving, so it seems logical I'll like 'driving' a plane for a living.
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And Maybe you will be one of those people who vapor locks and is unable to fly due to paralyzing fear, or one of those people who can not pass a medical, or one of those people who thinks they are bulletproof and kills themselves and others because they like driving.
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I pity you people who go through life doing a job you don't like, I mean what's the point of that? I'd rather work at a job that I like and earn a little less than make a big salary and be miserable, but hey maybe to some of you money is more important that anything else.
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This is the funniest thing I have read in years. Having just retired from Twenty Years in the military, Are you even twenty years old yet... no I didn't think so, jeeze... I mean have you ever even kissed a girl?
Bwahahahahahh! tell you what, when you stop popping zits and start shaving, give me a call, then I will continue to berate you . at this point it isn't even worth the trouble, ....