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Offline flyemu

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Real World Pilots
« on: December 29, 2009, 12:07:37 PM »
Greetings All

Just curious if there were any real world pilots flying around the Arenas, practicing, or doing squad activities.

Is anybody out there? ;)

Mike "Hardpoint" McCormick
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Offline Sol75

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2009, 12:16:20 PM »
Yep
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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2009, 12:30:37 PM »
Used to work for an airline, wher I started as Ground School Instructor.

Went to Boeing in 1980 to study General Performance Engineering and Performance Engineering - B-747 Specific, to be able to teach Performance and Weight and Balance.

In this airline flew L-188(Locheed Electra II), B727-100, B-707-300/400 and was flying DC-10-30 as Flight Engineer when I retired.

Sometimes asked colleagues, "Does blood stink? 'Cause if it stinks, am wounded..."  :x

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2009, 12:46:42 PM »
SWAPLT is a professional pilot for one of the major airlines.



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Offline Sol75

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2009, 12:49:19 PM »
I don't fly professionally yet, I am working towards doing airshow performances in my Edge 540T.  This summer will be attending a school by Sean D Tucker (Awesome airshow pilot) which will put me on that path!  CAN'T WAIT!  :rock

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Offline rvflyer

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2009, 12:52:09 PM »
Greetings All

Just curious if there were any real world pilots flying around the Arenas, practicing, or doing squad activities.

Is anybody out there? ;)

Mike "Hardpoint" McCormick
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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2009, 12:54:35 PM »
Student.

Hours slowing with weather...

Offline MutleyBR

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2009, 01:01:20 PM »
I don't fly professionally yet, I am working towards doing airshow performances in my Edge 540T.  This summer will be attending a school by Sean D Tucker (Awesome airshow pilot) which will put me on that path!  CAN'T WAIT!  :rock

Sol

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Someone did a maneuver I had only seen in the book "Conquest of lines and simmetry", by Duane Cole.

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« Last Edit: December 29, 2009, 01:07:48 PM by MutleyBR »
"If you're in a fair fight, you didn't plan properly."
Nick Lapos, chief R&D pilot, Sikorsky Aircraft

"To go up, pull the stick. To go down, pull the stick back harder..."

Offline MachFly

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2009, 01:09:40 PM »
Working on getting my PPL, got 20 hours so far.
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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #9 on: December 29, 2009, 01:11:22 PM »
  :huh Once I was thrown out of a Cocktail Bar...does that count for a self flight?
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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2009, 01:15:41 PM »
Greetings All

Just curious if there were any real world pilots flying around the Arenas, practicing, or doing squad activities.

Is anybody out there? ;)

Mike "Hardpoint" McCormick
Pale Horses

private.....single engine land.

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #11 on: December 29, 2009, 05:57:37 PM »
Private, Multi, with Complex, tailwheel, signoffs.  I am working on my third logbook, havent totaled it in 4 years so couldtellyou how much time I have, but I have flown some of the planes in the game.
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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #12 on: December 29, 2009, 06:05:17 PM »
Private, Multi, with Complex, tailwheel, signoffs.  I am working on my third logbook, havent totaled it in 4 years so couldtellyou how much time I have, but I have flown some of the planes in the game.

i've flown someof the planes in the game too.

i crash em too.  :noid :aok


just kiddin dude....... :neener:
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Offline Bucky73

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #13 on: December 29, 2009, 06:45:04 PM »
<--- :airplane:
i fly a bit IRL  :salute

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Re: Real World Pilots
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2009, 06:51:39 PM »
There are at least 3 pilots in the raw prawns, ftJR, Gorkle and mezz who is RAAF and kicks serious butt considering his amount of time in game.
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