Any other flight officers/attendants?

[Airline Pilot]

Just looking to network with colleagues around the world.  Make yourself known!

-AP

[Mandy]

Do you ever have to fight for shot gun on a plane? Or does it matter? Can both sides of the plane do the same sorta flying? Or does the "drivers" side have more buttons? Which side do you prefer?

[thursday]

pilot on the left, co-pilot on the right.

just like a car.

[Mandy]

Yeah but in a car a co-pilot doesn't have any controlls... That's what I was asking... Is there more buttons and stuff on the pilot side?

[Mariachi]

As much as I love this place and like many of my fellow posters on here, any airline pilot looking for pals on here should be grounded.

[Mariachi]

quote:Originally posted by Superstar 66

stfu mr pink you're mean to me and I never was mean to you.

haha -- you're not the *real* superstar. You will never be the *real* superstar. Deal.

[Airline Pilot]

Copilots controls are equal to those of the pilot, co-pilot must have all available systems should pilot succumb to some sort of incapacity.  We also have an "analog" back up system of basic instrumentation in the event of a computer failure.   Its pretty cool stuff!

[Airline Pilot]

what do you mean Superstar 66?

[Mandy]

quote:Originally posted by Airline Pilot

Copilots controls are equal to those of the pilot, co-pilot must have all available systems should pilot succumb to some sort of incapacity.  We also have an "analog" back up system of basic instrumentation in the event of a computer failure.   Its pretty cool stuff!

So do you prefer being the driver or the passenger?

[Airline Pilot]

Well naturally flying is both my hobby and my profession.  Nothing better than combining a career with one of your passions in life!   Do you fly often?

[Mandy]

I've been on a total of 8 take offs and 8 landings... I don't really like it I almost cry everytime... Beats walking though... []

How did you start? Just always had a passion for flying? I have dreams of flying but not in a plane just with wings or like superman... I like those dreams but being on a plane scares the sh- outta me...

[Lise]

I remembered sitting beside a fellow passenger who was a retired airline pilot. He was so passionate about his former work, he talked about it constantly when we were flying. Not that I understood much but I was amazed at how much he loved and missed flying.

I don't enjoy flying much. Maybe it's because I keep flying economy class but you just feel like unwanted trash when you're flying economy. *sigh*

[Airline Pilot]

I too can never stop talking about flying!  As far as the beginnings of my career, I began flying my Dad's Cessna 182 at the age of 12, and got my pilots license right at 16, and have flown full time ever since.  The more hours I accrued, the bigger the plane I was qualified to fly.

[yorkcountykid]

did you learn and get your licence in canada??? why does canada teach the necessary knowledge of recovering from an incipient spin and the usa does not???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUS98dFnrAs

[yorkcountykid]

did you ever fly the famous beavers or otters???

[Airline Pilot]

no, yorkcountrykid I did not ever fly beavers or otters!  I received my initial flight training in Texas as I grew up, and "married" into a career with a canadian airline (literally!)  as far as ISR, there are a number of ways an aircraft can stall, and like a drivers test, only certain assessments are made, and is the jurisdiction of the aviation authority involved.

[yorkcountrykid]

i sucked off a flight attendant once well more than once actually, i try to do it every time i fly

[yorkcountykid]

i'm sure all commercial pilots know it better than the back of their hand, but what do you personally think about all pilots learning it too???

[yorkcountykid]

ap, pardon the troller who added an 'r' to my name, for he knows not what he is doing.

[Airline Pilot]

most all pilots i've flown/worked with have all sim'd virtually every conceivable type of stall or inclimate weather in the harshest possible takeoff/landing scenarios.  the simulator puts our skills to the test, likely beyond what we will ever experience as a pilot in real-life.

[yorkcountrykid]

yorkcountykid are you gonna suck off the Airline Pilot?

[Airline Pilot]

??  nonsense.

[Ace]

I worked with a guy who used to fly smaller planes throughout British Columbia...  He almost had enough hours in to start flying the big planes, but he had taken a heavy duty mechanics course instead.  He changed careers, as he was getting bored flying!

I guess once your up, you just hit auto-pilot, and you really don't have to do much else...  He found sitting for hours and hours quite boring, and had a hard time staying awake some of the time!

[yorkcountykid]

remember, watch for the 'r' to recognize the troll.
i've always wanted to get into a simulator for fun. the first time i made a controlled stall in a 152, i freaked out lol. those little planes enter and begin to spin quite fast or at least it seemed that way.

[Airline Pilot]

What is a troll?  Stall recovery is by farm amongst the most challenging maneuvers in a pilots career, we always hope never to enter into one.  The 737-700 I currently pilot has several failsafes against stalls, and is pretty well impossible unless instrumentation fails, or hydraulic systems fail.