up and coming FAA checkride - Page 3

plthijinx · 01-12-2005, 07:00 PM

thanks guys! for now i'm going to be a "slut" pilot. anyone who needs a pilot contacts me and i fly the plane for them. on demand pilot services for charter basically. there is a local rap artist that i've flown to El Paso a couple of times. they also go to Nashville sometimes too. that El Paso trip was a long one b/c it was in a piper arrow that is about 30 knots slower than the geronimo.

hehe, cellar airlines - "The cheap seats are in the cellar!"

Radar could cater the hot dogs!

Clod - that is doable, as long as everyone chips in on the $150/hr rate the plane goes for. (divided by 5 of course)

404Error · 01-12-2005, 07:33 PM

Hummm...think you could wing on down to Bolivia and pick something up for me?

Disclaimer: It's a joke, only kidding!

wolf · 01-12-2005, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

And wolf could be the (very well-armed) air marshall!

Especially if plthijinx would be so kind as to fly low enough that I could shoot stray dogs out the side door ...

Big and extra hearty congratulations!! I'm glad they got the plane fixed, and the weather held out for you.

plthijinx · 01-12-2005, 09:05 PM

404 - yeah, next time i swing down thataway...hehe, yeah right! lol!

wolf - thx, and i helped fix it too! learn something new everyday. the front gear actuator turned out to be a messy job, along with inserting new front wheel berings and packing them as well.......

zippyt · 01-13-2005, 06:29 PM

YOU ROCK DUDE !!!!!!

So are ya flying up in April ???

plthijinx · 01-13-2005, 07:08 PM

thanks, zip! i'm gonna try. i might take the arrow, it's $45/hr cheaper albeit 10 kts. slower too. so actually it might be a wash with the exception of fuel consumption. i can lean the arrow out to only burn 6-8 gph depending on the weather whereas the geronimo, i can lean it out to roughly 12-14 gph. we'll see.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-13-2005, 08:57 PM

When you finish your Astronaut training you'll look back at this and say ho hum.

Oh....and Dad knows.

plthijinx · 01-14-2005, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

When you finish your Astronaut training you'll look back at this and say ho hum.

Oh....and Dad knows.

yeah right, and thanks.

hey clod, zippyt called me today and expressed interest in going to philly, the geronimo can catry up to 5 including the pilot and we can split the cost 5 ways......just a thought.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-15-2005, 12:39 AM

plthijinx · 01-17-2005, 10:46 PM

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

plthijinx · 01-19-2005, 10:27 PM

MAN! I'm so bummed!! this morning i get a phone call from Mike, my "other" boss and he asked if i could take off friday from my real job to fly a local rapper to cleveland, oh. hmmmmm lemme think.....CHEYEAH!! so i jump through all the hoops in the ol' engineering department to work late today and tomorrow so i can be wheels up by 9:00 a.m. friday morning. got the latest weather and......whoa. icing in cleveland and the surrounding areas from 1,000 to 9,000 ft. so i look at the outlook that's valid for 24hrs and conditions seem to want to improve to "doable" for a 7 hour flight possible on friday. then, the phone rings. it's mike. the agent that booked the flight, well his secretary has already purchased tickets on a carrier. CRAP!! the hours that i would have racked up on that flight would've eaten up a little more than a third of what i need to put out resumes!! granted it's only about 15-18 hours but at $150 an hour......for free!!!!! it would've been awesome! a weekend away from h-town and a chance to roam around cleveland and the rock-n-roll hall of fame! oh well, maybe on their next booking........

wolf · 01-20-2005, 10:19 PM

Shame the gentleman chose not to display the level of bling of flyin' in on a private ride ... perhaps it's not too late to contact his publicist?

01-12-2005, 07:00 PM	#31
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	thanks guys! for now i'm going to be a "slut" pilot. anyone who needs a pilot contacts me and i fly the plane for them. on demand pilot services for charter basically. there is a local rap artist that i've flown to El Paso a couple of times. they also go to Nashville sometimes too. that El Paso trip was a long one b/c it was in a piper arrow that is about 30 knots slower than the geronimo. hehe, cellar airlines - "The cheap seats are in the cellar!" Radar could cater the hot dogs! Clod - that is doable, as long as everyone chips in on the $150/hr rate the plane goes for. (divided by 5 of course) __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-12-2005, 07:33 PM	#32
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Hummm...think you could wing on down to Bolivia and pick something up for me? Disclaimer: It's a joke, only kidding! __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

01-12-2005, 09:05 PM	#34
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	404 - yeah, next time i swing down thataway...hehe, yeah right! lol! wolf - thx, and i helped fix it too! learn something new everyday. the front gear actuator turned out to be a messy job, along with inserting new front wheel berings and packing them as well....... __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-13-2005, 06:29 PM	#35
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	YOU ROCK DUDE !!!!!! So are ya flying up in April ??? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

01-13-2005, 07:08 PM	#36
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	thanks, zip! i'm gonna try. i might take the arrow, it's $45/hr cheaper albeit 10 kts. slower too. so actually it might be a wash with the exception of fuel consumption. i can lean the arrow out to only burn 6-8 gph depending on the weather whereas the geronimo, i can lean it out to roughly 12-14 gph. we'll see. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-13-2005, 08:57 PM	#37
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	When you finish your Astronaut training you'll look back at this and say ho hum. Oh....and Dad knows. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-15-2005, 12:39 AM	#39
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	__________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:57 PM.

01-17-2005, 10:46 PM	#40
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-19-2005, 10:27 PM	#41
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	MAN! I'm so bummed!! this morning i get a phone call from Mike, my "other" boss and he asked if i could take off friday from my real job to fly a local rapper to cleveland, oh. hmmmmm lemme think.....CHEYEAH!! so i jump through all the hoops in the ol' engineering department to work late today and tomorrow so i can be wheels up by 9:00 a.m. friday morning. got the latest weather and......whoa. icing in cleveland and the surrounding areas from 1,000 to 9,000 ft. so i look at the outlook that's valid for 24hrs and conditions seem to want to improve to "doable" for a 7 hour flight possible on friday. then, the phone rings. it's mike. the agent that booked the flight, well his secretary has already purchased tickets on a carrier. CRAP!! the hours that i would have racked up on that flight would've eaten up a little more than a third of what i need to put out resumes!! granted it's only about 15-18 hours but at $150 an hour......for free!!!!! it would've been awesome! a weekend away from h-town and a chance to roam around cleveland and the rock-n-roll hall of fame! oh well, maybe on their next booking........ __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-20-2005, 10:19 PM	#42
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Shame the gentleman chose not to display the level of bling of flyin' in on a private ride ... perhaps it's not too late to contact his publicist? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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