Celebrating my brother’s first solo flight in a glider again after a long time.
And yes, that stuff is actually not that easy to come by here in Germany. IIRC that bottle cost me roughly five times the price it is in the US.
Edit: and it isn’t even THAT bad. At least if it is really cold. I had that one in the freezer.
+rep for the “Dos Gringos” reference.
Hmm. That’s refreshing. Dad was of the Oscar Brand generation, so I grew up listening to the Korean/Vietnam era fighter pilot songs. Just sampled Dos Gringos. Good stuff. Long live the swagger.
I need to bring a load of that in for one of my Air Hauler special missions…!
I have heard stories of low time pilots flying to New England each night and flying back to the Mid West (well, Ohio) loaded to the gills with fresh seafood which they sold to local restaurants on a regular basis… maybe that would be a good Air Hauler run.
@PaulRix During divert ops off the coast, if someone is lucky enough (or unlucky, depending on the situation and perspective), it’s accepted that they bring some goodies to the boat when they return.
Amateurs bring snacks and candy. Pros bring burritos stuffed into the avionics compartments and heroes are born.
About a fifteen years ago we were flying to Bermuda a couple times a week. It was standard practice to go by McDonald’s and load up on sandwiches and Krispy Kreme donuts to take out there.
Springtime in the desert. They’re pretty, but they’ve got those small fuzzy spines, the worst kind of cactus defense. They don’t just poke you, they burrow into your skin and get infected. Is best to just burn any clothes that brush up against these botanical demons because the handful of spines you miss will transfer to all your other clothing in the laundry.
But they are pretty.
Another boring day in the office.
How do you select who gets to sit in the left/right chair?
The Captain (me) only gets to fly the revenue leg (boo). So our typical flights are Fly A to B (non revenue) to pick up the patient (FO gets to fly). Pick up patient, FLY B to C, that is my leg. Drop off patient, FO gets to fly leg C to A. So they generally get to fly 2/3rds of the time…with the thought that they have a bit less experience and time, so they are building that. I can take any leg I want though if I want it, or if I would feel more comfortable. If we are flying a 4-leg trip with a third party team, then I get two legs and the FO gets two legs. He will fly A to B and B to A and I will fly B to C and C to B.
ic. Usually our conversation start with “who needs what?” for currency. Followed by who is most tired or got most rest. On local missions, pilot/co switch during mid-flight so one gets take-off and other gets a landing. On longer more than 16hrs but less 24 hrs missions with extended crew (three pilots vs two normally) person that will be doing landing gets priority sleep as others rotate. Landing this thing is a challenge on it’s own while everyone is alert.
That’s “Counting Crows” lyrics alright!
