New to site -- Actor- would love feedback

Some of us fly aerobatics for fun, some for competition. I do loops, rolls, spins and hammerheads for fun :).

Not all pilots like acro though....
 
NotoriACE said:
WOW! that is amazing!
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It sure surprised the heck out of the Boeing CEO and everyone else who was attending the Seattle hydroplane races that day!
 
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I'm surprised no one mentioned this but ya know Notoriace your gonna have to sneak in a mention or two in the movie of the Pilots of America Web Board. " The front porch of aviation":D
 
AdamZ said:
I'm surprised no one mentioned this but ya know Notoriace your gonna have to sneak in a mention or two in the movie of the Pilots of America Web Board. " The front porch of aviation":D
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Does anyone have a POA hat he can wear?
 
Ahhh product placement!

If this was John from Atlanta, we have to paint his buzzard kills under the left cockpit window.
 
redtail said:
Actually I enjoyed roughing in new construction. You know, before the building is occupied:wink2:.

Oh, I wouldn't say my electrical background led to my flying. They were both childhood passions which grew up together. I just had the opportunity to get into the electrical at an early age but the flying didn't become a reality until I was 33. It only developed into a hobby.

However, working at the airports was definately a tremendous advantage. When I finally started taking lessons, I was already familiar with airport signs and layouts, radio transmission, proceedures, etc. Also many years of PC Flight Simulators:yesnod:

That's really cool, that your electrical work led you to acting career.
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Wow, very true -- I can only imagine it helped a bit!

Who knows..maybe my acting will lead to flying now :)
 
Jeanie said:
Some of us fly aerobatics for fun, some for competition. I do loops, rolls, spins and hammerheads for fun :).

Not all pilots like acro though....
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Wow, that is crazy -- I can't imagine!! I just heard about the Acro documentary! How fun.
 
AdamZ said:
I'm surprised no one mentioned this but ya know Notoriace your gonna have to sneak in a mention or two in the movie of the Pilots of America Web Board. " The front porch of aviation":D
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you know, no one HAD to mention. I keep a list of people or companies that help me for my thank you section! :) I'm very appreciative of everyone and don't take anyone's time for granted. I can't always PAY for it...at least at my stage, but I like to give what I can!
 
alfadog said:
Roger that.
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Ace --

Find a Blu Ray copy of the film "One Six Right". This is one of the best documentary's documenting the joy of general aviation, and features Van Nuys Airport. The quality of the filming and editing is, to quote Ted Logan, "Most Excellent!"

If you can't find the Blu-Ray, hulu.com has it for viewing.
 
NotoriACE said:
you know, no one HAD to mention. I keep a list of people or companies that help me for my thank you section! :) I'm very appreciative of everyone and don't take anyone's time for granted. I can't always PAY for it...at least at my stage, but I like to give what I can!
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And by all means let us know when and where it will be released! We can have a POA watch party!

Also respectfully I think one question you need to ask is why are you a pilot or why do you like to fly. You will get a lot of answers I think most in the General Aviation world will tell you that it is a passion bordering on obsession to view the world where only birds once did can be described a magical, awe inspiring or to some religious experience and cool as hell. I think you might find the same attitude in freight dogs as you move up the aviation food chain toward airline pilots I think you will still find that attitude especially those that still fly GA but those that don't I think you will find have more hardened attitudes simply because of all the BS that is involved in Airline flying, Unions, Management, Government, Workplace issues and obnoxious passangers.

Perhaps understanding the passion we have may assist you in understanding your characters motivation or history. Just my 2 cents.
 
NotoriACE said:
Wow, very true -- I can only imagine it helped a bit!

Who knows..maybe my acting will lead to flying now :)
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Many actors who are pilots: Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, etc, etc,
 
AggieMike88 said:
Ace --

Find a Blu Ray copy of the film "One Six Right". This is one of the best documentary's documenting the joy of general aviation, and features Van Nuys Airport. The quality of the filming and editing is, to quote Ted Logan, "Most Excellent!"

If you can't find the Blu-Ray, hulu.com has it for viewing.
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Amazon has it on DVD, but apparently not in blu ray format.

http://www.amazon.com/One-Six-Right...H06E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339173000&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/One-Six-Right...r_1_3_vod_0_lgo?ie=UTF8&qid=1339173000&sr=8-3
 
I just wanted to tell you, we're all counting on you. Good luck!
 
AggieMike88 said:
Ace --

Find a Blu Ray copy of the film "One Six Right". This is one of the best documentary's documenting the joy of general aviation, and features Van Nuys Airport. The quality of the filming and editing is, to quote Ted Logan, "Most Excellent!"

If you can't find the Blu-Ray, hulu.com has it for viewing.
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I'll look around, sadly I don't have a BluRay player, so I'll see what's available! Thanks!
 
AdamZ said:
And by all means let us know when and where it will be released! We can have a POA watch party!

Also respectfully I think one question you need to ask is why are you a pilot or why do you like to fly. You will get a lot of answers I think most in the General Aviation world will tell you that it is a passion bordering on obsession to view the world where only birds once did can be described a magical, awe inspiring or to some religious experience and cool as hell. I think you might find the same attitude in freight dogs as you move up the aviation food chain toward airline pilots I think you will still find that attitude especially those that still fly GA but those that don't I think you will find have more hardened attitudes simply because of all the BS that is involved in Airline flying, Unions, Management, Government, Workplace issues and obnoxious passangers.

Perhaps understanding the passion we have may assist you in understanding your characters motivation or history. Just my 2 cents.
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Great thought! I had a bunch of questions, I was compiling, but maybe I'll start off with that like you recommend!
 
Greebo said:
I just wanted to tell you, we're all counting on you. Good luck!
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I like that, thanks!

Luck is preparation, meeting opportunity.

That's why I am here, to prep for that opportunity! You guys are all influencing this! :)
 
I'm heading back into the Colombian Consulate now to pick up my work visa, but wanted to ask two questions and see your feedback!

I'll start with Adam Z's suggeste question:

Why do you fly?

Second:

If a commercial pilot has his wallet/passport STOLEN in Colombia (or maybe any country outside of the US) during an overnight stop, what would happen? Procedures to follow? Would they be able to get through airport to fly back next day? Any thoughts here would be great!
 
NotoriACE said:
If a commercial pilot has his wallet/passport STOLEN in Colombia (or maybe any country outside of the US) during an overnight stop, what would happen? Procedures to follow? Would they be able to get through airport to fly back next day? Any thoughts here would be great!
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He would just sneak aboard a domestically bound flight:D, knowing that TSA wouldn't catch him
 
NotoriACE said:
I'm heading back into the Colombian Consulate now to pick up my work visa, but wanted to ask two questions and see your feedback!

I'll start with Adam Z's suggeste question:

Why do you fly?

Second:

If a commercial pilot has his wallet/passport STOLEN in Colombia (or maybe any country outside of the US) during an overnight stop, what would happen? Procedures to follow? Would they be able to get through airport to fly back next day? Any thoughts here would be great!
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Probably not the next day. He would have to go through the U.S. consulate to get a replacement passport, and the FAA to get a replacement certificate and medical if he was to fly back as a pilot. I think a temporary certificate can be obtained online, but the medical could be a bigger issue.

It's a good idea to have scanned copies of important documents like passports available online (e.g. a Yahoo email to yourself) when travelling. You can't get in with a passport scan, but it will speed the process of getting a replacement with the consulate.
 
NotoriACE said:
I'm heading back into the Colombian Consulate now to pick up my work visa, but wanted to ask two questions and see your feedback!

I'll start with Adam Z's suggeste question:

Why do you fly?

Second:

If a commercial pilot has his wallet/passport STOLEN in Colombia (or maybe any country outside of the US) during an overnight stop, what would happen? Procedures to follow? Would they be able to get through airport to fly back next day? Any thoughts here would be great!
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I fly strictly for fun, but that does include flying for business (usually just by myself to meetings in California's central valley region or the bay area). I love the feeling of relatively low flight (compared to the airlines) and the access to some areas that are difficult to drive to.

I have never been to Colombia, but I would think you still have to deal with immigration when landing back in the US. You might be able to fly under radar, over the border (drug runners probably do it regularly). The safest thing, I would think, would be to visit the consulate.
 
NotoriACE said:
Why do you fly?
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I fly as an expression of enthusiam for life. Regrettably, in 2010, I found myself in a situation where nothing in my life really spoke to me. Call it a mid-life crisis. So I rekindled a couple of my older interests, sailing and flying. The flying kinda beat out the sailing, at least for now, but I want to get more active again with that, too. I also took up snow-skiing again although I am somewhat out of shape and live in Miami. Working out was never something I could get enthusiastic about. I am trying, though.
 
Sac Arrow said:
Probably not the next day. He would have to go through the U.S. consulate to get a replacement passport, and the FAA to get a replacement certificate and medical if he was to fly back as a pilot. I think a temporary certificate can be obtained online, but the medical could be a bigger issue.

It's a good idea to have scanned copies of important documents like passports available online (e.g. a Yahoo email to yourself) when travelling. You can't get in with a passport scan, but it will speed the process of getting a replacement with the consulate.
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So assuming he had emailed a scanned copy. What would the process be at the consulate...roughly I guess, if you haven't had to deal with this yourself of course.
 
NotoriACE said:
Would he not need his documents though to get through security?? Passport and such?
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FYI, people joke around a lot here. Sometimes it's flagged with a "smiley" :)D for example), and sometimes not.

In the same vein, pilots quote or paraphrase lines from Airplane! quite a lot without identifying it as such, because they're used to everyone on a pilot forum being familiar with them (for example "I just wanted to tell you, we're all counting on you. Good luck!").
 
Palmpilot said:
FYI, people joke around a lot here. Sometimes it's flagged with a "smiley" :)D for example), and sometimes not.

In the same vein, pilots quote or paraphrase lines from Airplane! quite a lot without identifying it as such, because they're used to everyone on a pilot forum being familiar with them (for example "I just wanted to tell you, we're all counting on you. Good luck!").
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great...now I feel like an @$$ :D
 
NotoriACE said:
So assuming he had emailed a scanned copy. What would the process be at the consulate...roughly I guess, if you haven't had to deal with this yourself of course.
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You go in, tell them you're a U.S. citizen, and that your passport was stolen. They will take all your information down, passport number, address, social security number, etc... and verify it. Depending on how much supporting documentation you have on your person, verification that you are who you say you are could be quick or it could take some time and you may have to have people back in the States vouch for you and fill out declaration forms. Once they are happy with all that, they produce a replacement passport. Process can take a few days.
 
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