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I don’t need that kind of stress in my life any more, Mr. Pilot Man.
I don’t need that kind of stress in my life any more, Mr. Pilot Man.
Robert Stack really doesn't know what to look at in that gif, does he?
“Sorry I turned left on delta can I take Echo 2 Echo instead?” Or “ugh tower 8TT at the end of 13…I need to shut down and get out quick.” Both have been by me, the second one I forgot to close a gas cap and had fuel streaming down.I don’t need that kind of stress in my life any more, Mr. Pilot Man.
I absolutely cannot wait to introduce LittleWx to one of the greatest theatrical masterpieces ever made.
but do you still have your Crown Royal bag?Man, I can’t tell you how many times we had to deal with this in the control tower …
Lol, no, not in Cedar Rapids. I have heard that story, though.
Lol, no, not in Cedar Rapids. I have heard that story, though.
We didn’t get a whole lot of military traffic, an occasional visit from some fighters or transport aircraft doing practice approaches. Getting visits from Air Force 1 was always an event (usually a big hassle, since it shuts down everything around the airport for a while).
While I did get to walk around inside Air Force 2 one time (way back when Dan Quayle was VP, before they used the B757 as AF2), I never got a visit inside Air Force One. I’ll never forget the one time a President was visiting Cedar Rapids, and the flight crew invited us to come over and have a look, and the only person our supervisor allowed to go over was … the supervisor.
(This was the same supervisor who bid on a new position in Texas, was selected, packed up his stuff and moved … without telling his wife of a few months, who was out of town when he left. When she got back and saw he and his things were gone, she called the tower to ask if we knew what had happened to him. But that’s yet another story …)
He was, different. I got along with him okay, but I didn’t always agree with his methods of supervision or how he dealt with people. He had been married and divorced by the time he came to CR, and had a young son who I believe was living in Texas with his mom. He would have almost daily phone conversations with his son (in the operational areas, not in private) that would always begin, “Hey, little buddy!”I think that 2nd story might be good, we're all friends here you can share it.
My dad was an executive at Sikorsky Aircraft. There is a separate hanger where the President's fleet of helicopters were stored. My dad took me in their once. Once inside the hanger there was a chain link fence with barbed wire along the top and numerous armed guards.Lol, no, not in Cedar Rapids. I have heard that story, though.
We didn’t get a whole lot of military traffic, an occasional visit from some fighters or transport aircraft doing practice approaches. Getting visits from Air Force 1 was always an event (usually a big hassle, since it shuts down everything around the airport for a while).
While I did get to walk around inside Air Force 2 one time (way back when Dan Quayle was VP, before they used the B757 as AF2), I never got a visit inside Air Force One. I’ll never forget the one time a President was visiting Cedar Rapids, and the flight crew invited us to come over and have a look, and the only person our supervisor allowed to go over was … the supervisor.
(This was the same supervisor who bid on a new position in Texas, was selected, packed up his stuff and moved … without telling his wife of a few months, who was out of town when he left. When she got back and saw he and his things were gone, she called the tower to ask if we knew what had happened to him. But that’s yet another story …)
Once I got used to it walking on beams wasn't a big deal. But it's not for everyone.
I didn't mind beams or even 2x4s but the time Velo sent me to pull up the flags in Hilton and it was just 2x4s with a view of the floor 80 foot below, I froze. I got another worker that was in the ceiling with me to shimmy out and get them.
