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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Swoops on December 02, 2010, 03:01:49 PM
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Just awarded CRJ 700 Captain in O'hare.
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Swoops
CO 777th Demons
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At long last you get to fly left.
HiTech
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WTG
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:aok
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WTG :aok :airplane:
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Thats a buff?
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:aok
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Nice. So now what? You get assigned a plane? How does it work?
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:salute
WTFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Grats Swoop!!
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WTG Swoops! :salute
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Congrats Swoop.
Wurzel
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WOW !!! ... WTG Swoops !!!
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Congrats Swoops :cheers:
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Awesome!!! Wtg Swoops!! :salute
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WTFG :aok
Captain :salute
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Swoops I cant wait to fly on your plane. Ive got the leather flight cap and goggles ready to go. I'll be in coach mumbling check 6 to the passing flight attendants. Please let the air marshalls know that its ok for me to enter the cockpit during flight as Im very qualified as an online B-17 pilot. Its a four engine bomber you know...........
EZRhino
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Does this mean Swoops can fly around the country picking us all up so we can go to the CON next year?
Congrats Swoop!
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Congatulations Swoop. Would be cool if they let you have your own nose art.
ack-ack
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Congatulations Swoop. Would be cool if they let you have your own nose art.
ack-ack
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Congrats!
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Congrats Swoops!
Be sure to thank your passengers for joining your mission!
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Whew, I'm flying United.
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Congrats. :aok
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:aok :D
Does this mean Swoops can fly around the country picking us all up so we can go to the CON next year?
Congrats Swoop!
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Does this mean Swoops can fly around the country picking us all up so we can go to the CON next year?
Congrats Swoop!
My bigger fear is he'll take a load of passengers and drop them over some town! :)
Congrats Swoop!
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Congrats Swoops! :aok
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We're givin her all we got KIPTIN!
Congrats! :)
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remember you can only HO in the game!
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<<S>> Captain Swoops.
Just an FYI, we all expect a ride.
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First time up don't forget to press alt f4, see what happens :noid
Semp
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maybe I'll have you as my pilot on one of my many trips to LSE :rock congrats
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Well done Swoops, WTFG! :aok :salute :cheers:
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Awesome! I am Executive Platinum on AA and now have someone to complain to directly!! HA!!
Seriously, congratulations sir!
Changeup
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Look up SWAPLT...he's a right-seater for (a competing airline) and is based out of the biggie just SSE of you and might be a SOX fan. He'll be in the left seat before long. He's a 77th FS "Gambler" and we're downright proud of both of you!!!
PS---It might be hard to not get on the mic and say "OK...we're hittting the bish strats with your luggage...A, B, And C row take the fuel factory......
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:salute captain
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does this mean that you can finally join the "mile high club"?
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Roger Murdock: Flight 2-0-9'er, you are cleared for take-off.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: L.A. departure frequency, 123 point 9'er.
Captain Oveur: Roger!
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Victor Basta: Request vector, over.
Captain Oveur: What?
Tower voice: Flight 2-0-9'er cleared for vector 324.
Roger Murdock: We have clearance, Clarence.
Captain Oveur: Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?
Tower voice: Tower's radio clearance, over!
Captain Oveur: That's Clarence Oveur. Over.
Tower voice: Over.
Captain Oveur: Roger.
Roger Murdock: Huh?
Tower voice: Roger, over!
Roger Murdock: What?
Captain Oveur: Huh?
Victor Basta: Who?
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Do captains get to BUZZ the tower? Congrats btw young man.
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Nice! :aok
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Grat you!!!
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WTFG SWOOPS now no doing split Ss or trying to reverse the other planes :salute Captain
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WTG Swoops, Congrats :aok :salute
On a side note, make sure to keep the cartoon flying styles out of the real thang... :O :cheers:
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will you still have to get a body cavity search before boarding the plane like passengers do? :D. congrats!!!
semp
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Great news. :cheers: Here is to an awesome career :rock
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WTG CO Swoops, congrats to your captain promotion.
Remember, only call the waitresses "Flight Attendants"
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Well done Swoops, "The buck stops here now"..!
Much respect.
PS. Thanks for the missions.
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WTG Swoops.
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WTG Swoops! Congrats :salute :cheers: :joystick:
Rob
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Congrats Swoops!!!
:salute
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Just awarded CRJ 700 Captain in O'hare.
Swoops
CO 777th Demons
:salute :salute :salute :rock
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SWAPLT = SouthWest Airlines PiLoT?
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:salute Captain
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WTG Swoops
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sweet so does this mean we all get to fly for free cuz we know someone in the biz?
jk WTG! :salute
Just curious how old you were when you began your long venture towards where you are today?
hook it up though
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sweet so does this mean we all get to fly for free cuz we know someone in the biz?
jk WTG! :salute
Just curious how old you were when you began your long venture towards where you are today?
hook it up though
I'll ride in the cargo hold.
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LOL, I thought he got an unlock on a flight sim game.
:salute Congrats :aok
<S> Oz
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WTG my man!
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wtg Swoops :salute
2 questions:
1. Where are the 50 cals?
2. Is that a perk plane?
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wtg Swoops :salute
2 questions:
1. Where are the 50 cals?
2. Is that a perk plane?
swoops is a 20mm man!
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Thank you gentleman for the congrats, I appreciate all the sentiment.
Bagrat: I started flying at the age of 16 in 1995, washing planes pumping gas, etc,. Was supposed to start at another Regional Airline in September 24th, 2001. Obviously, there was a "major" downturn in the industry beginning that month all new hire classes where canceled and we were told to re-apply in 6 months. The regionals didn't really start hiring again until 2003 with minimum time requirements "through the roof" ,3,000 - 4,000 hours,then as the demand for pilots started increasing and the minimums came down to 1500 hours total time I was hired in 2004. It took me 6 years at American Eagle before I was awarded a captain bid and I'm 31 now, still with 34 years left to go in the Airline Industry. For anyone interested, there will be a huge sucking sound in the airline industry, barring another major catastrophe. The demand for Pilots starting well...now is starting to soar amongst the regionals and the major/legacy carriers will follow soon here in the US due to the massive amounts of retirements expected. According to the FAA, they haven't issued nearly enough new "student" pilot certificates to offset the projected amount of retirements forecast to begin here in the near future. The military is not training and releasing pilots into the major airlines like they once were and with the implementation of new more strict experience requirements imposed upon 121 air carriers the pool of available pilots is shrinking quite rapidly. The industry is going to suffer a huge "labor shortage" here in the near future and those that are already qualified will be in great demand.
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I'm on track to have my commercial by 18, and my CFI, II, and MEI by 19.
My goal is to be a right seater by 25, and captain by 35.
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At long last you get to fly left.
I guess Swoop's previous job wasn't flying for NASCAR....
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Does that mean we get discounts on flights you are being the captain for??
LOL great job and :salute
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A most hearty congratulations!
HONK!
Gooss
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WTG swoops :salute
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Congrats
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Congrats Swoops! :airplane:
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Dont ho with the real thing....... Congrats.... :D
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Thank you gentleman for the congrats, I appreciate all the sentiment.
Bagrat: I started flying at the age of 16 in 1995, washing planes pumping gas, etc,. Was supposed to start at another Regional Airline in September 24th, 2001. Obviously, there was a "major" downturn in the industry beginning that month all new hire classes where canceled and we were told to re-apply in 6 months. The regionals didn't really start hiring again until 2003 with minimum time requirements "through the roof" ,3,000 - 4,000 hours,then as the demand for pilots started increasing and the minimums came down to 1500 hours total time I was hired in 2004. It took me 6 years at American Eagle before I was awarded a captain bid and I'm 31 now, still with 34 years left to go in the Airline Industry. For anyone interested, there will be a huge sucking sound in the airline industry, barring another major catastrophe. The demand for Pilots starting well...now is starting to soar amongst the regionals and the major/legacy carriers will follow soon here in the US due to the massive amounts of retirements expected. According to the FAA, they haven't issued nearly enough new "student" pilot certificates to offset the projected amount of retirements forecast to begin here in the near future. The military is not training and releasing pilots into the major airlines like they once were and with the implementation of new more strict experience requirements imposed upon 121 air carriers the pool of available pilots is shrinking quite rapidly. The industry is going to suffer a huge "labor shortage" here in the near future and those that are already qualified will be in great demand.
thx! big :salute again!
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Thank you gentleman for the congrats, I appreciate all the sentiment.
Bagrat: I started flying at the age of 16 in 1995, washing planes pumping gas, etc,. Was supposed to start at another Regional Airline in September 24th, 2001. Obviously, there was a "major" downturn in the industry beginning that month all new hire classes where canceled and we were told to re-apply in 6 months. The regionals didn't really start hiring again until 2003 with minimum time requirements "through the roof" ,3,000 - 4,000 hours,then as the demand for pilots started increasing and the minimums came down to 1500 hours total time I was hired in 2004. It took me 6 years at American Eagle before I was awarded a captain bid and I'm 31 now, still with 34 years left to go in the Airline Industry. For anyone interested, there will be a huge sucking sound in the airline industry, barring another major catastrophe. The demand for Pilots starting well...now is starting to soar amongst the regionals and the major/legacy carriers will follow soon here in the US due to the massive amounts of retirements expected. According to the FAA, they haven't issued nearly enough new "student" pilot certificates to offset the projected amount of retirements forecast to begin here in the near future. The military is not training and releasing pilots into the major airlines like they once were and with the implementation of new more strict experience requirements imposed upon 121 air carriers the pool of available pilots is shrinking quite rapidly. The industry is going to suffer a huge "labor shortage" here in the near future and those that are already qualified will be in great demand.
The minimum hour requirements being put in place in the wake of the Buffalo / Colgan crash are only going to make things worse.
Congrats BTW.
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Say hello to Nick Simmons.
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Well done sir, your father is hopefully still with us and will tell you how proud he is of you I am sure.
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Thank you gentleman for the congrats, I appreciate all the sentiment.
Bagrat: I started flying at the age of 16 in 1995, washing planes pumping gas, etc,. Was supposed to start at another Regional Airline in September 24th, 2001. Obviously, there was a "major" downturn in the industry beginning that month all new hire classes where canceled and we were told to re-apply in 6 months. The regionals didn't really start hiring again until 2003 with minimum time requirements "through the roof" ,3,000 - 4,000 hours,then as the demand for pilots started increasing and the minimums came down to 1500 hours total time I was hired in 2004. It took me 6 years at American Eagle before I was awarded a captain bid and I'm 31 now, still with 34 years left to go in the Airline Industry. For anyone interested, there will be a huge sucking sound in the airline industry, barring another major catastrophe. The demand for Pilots starting well...now is starting to soar amongst the regionals and the major/legacy carriers will follow soon here in the US due to the massive amounts of retirements expected. According to the FAA, they haven't issued nearly enough new "student" pilot certificates to offset the projected amount of retirements forecast to begin here in the near future. The military is not training and releasing pilots into the major airlines like they once were and with the implementation of new more strict experience requirements imposed upon 121 air carriers the pool of available pilots is shrinking quite rapidly. The industry is going to suffer a huge "labor shortage" here in the near future and those that are already qualified will be in great demand.
Swoops, first I want to say congratulations! That is flat out awesome news and I am so freakin' jealous of you right now I just want to shake your hand. (Great Missions too BTW I'll try to talk the LCA into joining more of them).
I had a huge passion for flying as a kid, but I grew up in a family that was less than... encouraging... for anything. Growing up I was told constantly that I would be the first of our family to ever see the inside of a college, but in my Senior year after waiving my right to a social life in order to work full time and maintain reasonably well grades, all I got from my parents was a 'You're on your own.. we can't help. If you go away to college I don't know what we'd ever do!' I guess in a way a sense of 'Thank God for what you have, but don't ever expect anything better' was instilled in me.
I took the easy way out... I turned my back on college to work full time.. I followed my dad's footsteps in the Auto Repair industry despite his multiple warnings otherwise and here I am about to go back to work after a long stint of unemployment to once again work my butt off for a fraction of what I used to make.. just to have a job. After watching him get Fired for getting too old to keep up, with no savings or retirement to fall back on I have become extremely weary of any future this industry might offer for me. Basically, it's just a paycheck to me anymore... and having to get up every morning for the sake of only a paycheck is increasingly disturbing to me.
Even if I HAD the connections or the ability to pursue a career in flying today, at the age of 35 I can't help but to feel that by the time I was able to make a career out of it, it would be time to retire. With no money, extremely poor credit (ex-wife issues).. and a lack of motivation I just see it never happening.
Looking back I would have done a LOT of things differently.. but that's easy to say but not so easy to do at the time. When you're a teenager going into unknown territory and scared out of your mind at what the future has to hold, it really does help a LOT to have a family that supports you... who will encourage you to take that first step... who will NOT let you back down... and who will offer you open arms should you ever need it. Without this, it becomes EXTREMELY EASY to just turn around and run away, and settle for a life of mediocrity like I did.
Let Swoops' story of success motivate you guys! Especially you kids! If you're interested in flying professionally, *NOW* is the time to start... and regardless as to where your passion leads you, do NOT give up.. do NOT be afraid and don't EVER settle. Life's too short.
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congrats swoops!
now if i fly your airline, can you show me a proper rolling scissors?
:D :D :D