Can I be an airline pilot?

Lachlan said:
Are you suggesting it's the same skillset? Flying a tired out 172 is the same as flying a 737? Cool- sign me up! I'm a student airline pilot now! Same skillset. Or am I misunderstanding your :rofl:?
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I got no idea regarding the 737....I do know, with no training, that the 777 will roll nicely in the sim....and was able to take off and land and not blow any tires in the D sim.:goofy:
 
Greg Bockelman said:
I've never had that problem.:no::D
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Interestingly, the 777 sim seemed much more natural to me than a Cherokee. I'm thinking the 680 might be closer to Cherokee size than 777 size. But the 680 is a real truck when talking about control forces, even more so than the 777 sim.
 
kayoh190 said:
Sheesh, we've moved on. I know you like to post just to hear yourself 'talk', but we've already been through this.
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And you were assigned thread moderator status when? **** off you sanctimonious little prick.
 
Henning said:
And you were assigned thread moderator status when? **** off you sanctimonious little prick.
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Heh heh - guess I touched a nerve. I've never known you to resort to name calling, but then again I can't keep up with how much you post. I just get tired of rehashing the same stuff over and over again. What's the purpose of making this point yet again, when the thread has clearly moved on to something else?
 
kayoh190 said:
Heh heh - guess I touched a nerve. I've never known you to resort to name calling, but then again I can't keep up with how much you post. I just get tired of rehashing the same stuff over and over again. What's the purpose of making this point yet again, when the thread has clearly moved on to something else?
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No, actually you'll notice when people post things with the intent of being *******s, I typically will ******* them right back with a flamethrower. I get suspended occasionally, I don't give a ****. Why did you decide to be rectal sphincter? There was no need for you to say anything at all, you just wanted to be a prick.
 
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Everskyward said:
Interestingly, the 777 sim seemed much more natural to me than a Cherokee. I'm thinking the 680 might be closer to Cherokee size than 777 size. But the 680 is a real truck when talking about control forces, even more so than the 777 sim.
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Must of been cool to fly the 777 sim! I hear that's a nice flying airplane. We used to have a Sovereign on the certificate when I was doing charter work, and the pilots loved it. It sure was sexy inside.
 
kayoh190 said:
Must of been cool to fly the 777 sim! I hear that's a nice flying airplane.
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It was, especially since I flew it with Mrs. Greg B.

Wait, she's someone I can add to my "flown with members" list. :D
 
Checkout_my_Six said:
I got no idea regarding the 737....I do know, with no training, that the 777 will roll nicely in the sim....and was able to take off and land and not blow any tires in the D sim.:goofy:
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Speaking of sims and taxiing.... I have never flown anything bigger than a Beech Duchess (well not officially) but I have been run/taxi qualified in 727, 737, 757 and the L1011. I never had any trouble taxiing any of them. However recently, I did some time in an A320 sim for run/taxi. Holy smoke! I was all over the place in that thing. So to all of you airline jockeys especially the 'bus' drivers (heehee), let me ask a question. Was it just the sim or was it the steer-by-wire and the sim was presenting it correctly?
 
Henning said:
No, actually you'll notice when people post things with the intent of being *******s, I typically will ******* them right back with a flamethrower. I get suspended occasionally, I don't give a ****. Why did you decide to be rectal sphincter? There was no need for you to say anything at all, you just wanted to be a prick.
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Doesn't take much to set you off, does it?
 
SkyDog58 said:
So to all of you airline jockeys especially the 'bus' drivers (heehee), let me ask a question. Was it just the sim or was it the steer-by-wire and the sim was presenting it correctly?
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Might be a little of both. The sims are set up to be a little more sensitive to fly than the actual aircraft.
 
SkyDog58 said:
Speaking of sims and taxiing.... I have never flown anything bigger than a Beech Duchess (well not officially) but I have been run/taxi qualified in 727, 737, 757 and the L1011. I never had any trouble taxiing any of them. However recently, I did some time in an A320 sim for run/taxi. Holy smoke! I was all over the place in that thing. So to all of you airline jockeys especially the 'bus' drivers (heehee), let me ask a question. Was it just the sim or was it the steer-by-wire and the sim was presenting it correctly?
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Some sims seem more touchy than others. I'm not sure if they're calibrated a bit differently or if the hardware gets a bit worn after a while. Regardless, the airplane taxis nicely.
 
Henning said:
I never saw the problem with the bus driver analogy, and I've driven a bus. It's accurate, it's the same job as I do as captain on a boat as well..
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Sorry buddy, it's not the same. But flame all you want if that blows your cork. Your whole post is wrong, we've been thru it already, and you're full of yourself. I'm sure YOU went thru all the training and Certificates to drive that bus, let alone a Class 1 every 6 months. I think most of the airline pilots on here aren't the way you paint us with that broad brush you bought at Home Depot, on sale no doubt. OK, go ahead, I'm ready for the incoming...:rolleyes2:
 
kayoh190 said:
Must of been cool to fly the 777 sim! I hear that's a nice flying airplane. We used to have a Sovereign on the certificate when I was doing charter work, and the pilots loved it. It sure was sexy inside.
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My dad says one of his favorite "tricks" when he was a DC-9 check airman was to fail an engine while doing an NDB hold. It was always an adventure flying with him. I'm just lucky he didn't train me for my multi!
 
Everskyward said:
Interestingly, the 777 sim seemed much more natural to me than a Cherokee. I'm thinking the 680 might be closer to Cherokee size than 777 size. But the 680 is a real truck when talking about control forces, even more so than the 777 sim.
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Are you picking on any particular Cherokee???? Hmmmm???? Where's the tapping foot emoticon anyway?
 
jordane93 said:
My dad says one of his favorite "tricks" when he was a DC-9 check airman was to fail an engine while doing an NDB hold. It was always an adventure flying with him. I'm just lucky he didn't train me for my multi!
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Now if you were doing a DME arc....
 
Greg Bockelman said:
Might be a little of both. The sims are set up to be a little more sensitive to fly than the actual aircraft.
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Kritchlow said:
Some sims seem more touchy than others. I'm not sure if they're calibrated a bit differently or if the hardware gets a bit worn after a while. Regardless, the airplane taxis nicely.
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Thanks guys. Glad to hear that I can possibly blame it on the sim and not my own ineptness. :rofl:

Though in the end, I got signed off so it really didn't matter. I guess the instructor knew all of that and took it into consideration. I personally thought I should have failed at the time. :lol:
 
I don't understand how someone who has never been an airline pilot, can tell an airline pilot what their job is like. It makes absolutely zero sense. If for one minute you think the average PP has the experience, knowledge, and training to fly an airliner, you are mistaken. I'm not saying it's any kind of magic, or takes an Einstein to do, but the average PP on this forum could not jump in my seat and do my job without extensive training. The average PP could drive a bus with little training. Heck, I could perform brain surgery with extensive training (no, don't start saying I put airline pilot on the same level as brain surgery).
 
Kritchlow said:
If for one minute you think the average PP has the experience, knowledge, and training to fly an airliner, you are mistaken. I'm not saying it's any kind of magic, or takes an Einstein to do, but the average PP on this forum could not jump in my seat and do my job without extensive training.
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I don't recall anyone saying they could. What does that have to do with claiming to be the highest authority on the subject of turning a 152 simply because you've spent a lot of time sitting in a seat doing a totally different type of 'flying'?

THAT is where the bus driver analogy comes in. It is apt. You are twisting it so you can feel righteously indignant.
 
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RoscoeT said:
I don't recall anyone saying they could. What does that have to do with claiming to be the highest authority on the subject of turning a 152 simply because you've spent a lot of time sitting in a seat doing a totally different type of 'flying'?

THAT is where the bus driver analogy comes in. It is apt. You are twisting it so you can feel righteously indignant.
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We get it, you don't like airline pilots. :rolleyes2:

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=695420&highlight=airline#post695420

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1169234&highlight=airline#post1169234

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1244192&highlight=airline#post1244192

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1244390&highlight=airline#post1244390

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1244469&highlight=airline#post1244469

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1401373&highlight=airline#post1401373

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1670618&highlight=airline#post1670618

http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1971463&highlight=airline#post1971463
 
RotorAndWing said:
We get it, you don't like airline pilots. :rolleyes2:
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Riiiiiiight. I have quite a few airline friends. They have a job airliners. I have a job doing something else. Big deal. They are fine folks generally speaking.

My problem is over-inflated internet chest beaters who assign themselves the highest level of authority on any basic flying subject simply because they fly professionally and have lots of hours sitting in a seat doing something quite different from handling a small GA craft.

I don't suppose this registers with you.
 
RoscoeT said:
Riiiiiiight. I have quite a few airline friends. They have a job airliners. I have a job doing something else. Big deal. They are fine folks generally speaking.
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Generally.....you forgot to add the "but...." :rolleyes2:


RoscoeT said:
My problem is over-inflated internet chest beaters who assign themselves the highest level of authority
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Seriously, get the chip off your shoulder.
 
Ok....now that we've settled that.

Back to discussing the pilot shortage.....and how rich and wonderful it is to be a Airline-Pilot.:goofy:
 
RotorAndWing said:
Seriously, get the chip off your shoulder.
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LOL. You are composed entirely of chips. :rofl:

Maybe you could supply some actual informative insight on how sitting in the seat of an Airbus gives one the highest level of authority on the subject of turning a Cessna 152? That's what I'm after here. I make bus driver analogies that get right at this question, but rather than the airline drivers actually explaining how they can self-anoint such high status on all matters flying, they just get butt hurt and either cry hater, or spin the analogy to suit themselves. Ah well.

If thinking of me as an airline pilot hater fuels your need for indignation... well, whatever gets ya through the day.

I'm not disrespecting the profession. I understand that you guys are highly trained professionals. So am I. I just don't fly airplanes for a living.
 
Checkout_my_Six said:
Ok....now that we've settled that.

Back to discussing the pilot shortage.....and how rich and wonderful it is to be a Airline-Pilot.:goofy:
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So how many have us have claimed to be airline pilots to impress chicks at the bar?

(hint: hairdresser actually works better, and I've tried both)
 
"What's in your wallet", why lessee, oh look, a pic of my V-tail! Why yes, as a matter of fact, I am a pilot. :D :yes:
 
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My son flies a three engine turbine helicopter; if I tried to fly it, it'd become an earth mover pretty quick. . .on the other hand, he may not be my first choice for PiC for a true short-field landing in our 172, either.

I like airline pilots. And crop dusters. Diffrent skills, don't readily translate.
 
The Airbus pilot didn't start out in the Airbus, they started in a SE piston and then multi piston and instrument and turbine and RJ and then Airbus. Paths can and do differ but that's a pretty common one.

Point is it's odd for someone in the 172 to point at the Airbus guy and yell "that's not real flying" or claim the Airbus pilot doesn't know anything about how a 172 turns. Yes they do, they did it...and they've piled tons of knowledge ON TOP of that. I emphasized on top because that's what it is. Some act as if its replacement knowledge.

With that said I wouldn't jump into a C172 and fly by myself. I'd take a CFI with me to knock the rust off. But that's not an indication of ignorance of how it flies, it's an indication of lost proficiency that comes back VERY quickly.
 
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