Bass playing pilots -- Anybody?

[guy n. cognito]

That's not called for, and you're not allowed to call a TB member a name, which is what you've done, indirectly. I did take note of your heartburn with my vivid description, and removed my post. This is not the proper forum for a political post such as mine was.

By the way, did you serve in any service longer than the six years I did in the Marine Corps, son?

Pretty interesting comments from someone who just referred to all military pilots as murderers.

 

[nutdog]

C'mon CD. Aside from the military part, you just got through describing your 2 day work week that lets you attend music school, then start complaining about no retirement.

I know what captains at majors make. Sure, it's not what it used to be but it's still a pretty good living. You ought to be able to eek out a meager retirement. You spent six years in the Marines and can't take a pilot joke?

You're quoting rules to me. It seems as you've considered that labeling anyone in a given occupation as a murderer may be disrespectful and political. You've apologized and retracted. Seems very reasonable.

My apologies as well. I shall go back and withdraw all my posts referencing yours.

 

[MX21]

Does R/C count? I fly unmanned aerial systems. I do some aerial photography and play around with autopilot electronics.

I also have done a few full-scale flight lessons, but with teens and one headed to college, it may be a few years before I can get back to that.

MX

 

[MatticusMania]

For some reason I keep misreading this thread title as 'Bass playing idiots'.

 

[bassist11]

Is this a division of the alcoholic bassists club?

For some reason I keep misreading this thread title as 'Bass playing idiots'.

Sounds like we need to start a talkbass club entitled:

"Bass playing pilots: the tale of idiots and alcoholics"

 

[bmc]

Nice! As of 2008, there were only 18 in existence and only 6 of those were flyable. Probably even fewer today. They were offering rides in one at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo museum. I was tempted to pay $200 just for a passenger ride. Heck, if they were offering right-seat lessons, oh yeah I would have paid dearly. Cool plane and essentially marked the beginning of the airline industry.

N414H was the plane. Henry Ford had it on floats out back of his house on the Detroit river. I managed to wrangle 30 minutes of stick time. I thought I would try to imagine what it was like for the old guys flying it, so I took off the David Clark's on takeoff. My vision went blurry.

Forgot to add a Bucker Jungman and an old Jodel, in the list.

Highly illegal was 15 minutes right seat in an A340 over Turkey with autopilot disconnect, shooting an approach down to the threshold in an old FH-227, practicing engine failures in an empty Twin Otter. Climbing out, leveling off and playing gentle yank and bank in an empty B737-200QC freighter.

ah...the good old days.