Helicopter Ag flying

Beav wrote:

you've spoiled it for me Shiv. In fact you really
"stuck it" to him and left me with...nothing:-)

Sorry Beav.

Next time I'll try to take Potatohead out of the pot early
and you can peel him and slice and dice what remains.

"Warner" wrote in message
oups.com...
Beav,
I did not mean to sound as if I was calling anyone here a liar.

In that case, may I sugest you develop your writing skills a touch more,
because you gave that "impression" whether you like it or not.

I think
YOU are making assumptions that are not there. I also meant to be
comical in regards to my insurance quote.

Soory, but there was nothing whatsoever comical in your post, and believe me
when I tell you, I've got THE most broad spread of humour possible. People
can call me a cnut and I'll still laugh.

I fly myself, so I have
nothing but respect for my fellow pilots.
I do agree in part with what the other poster said earlier, maybe the
attitudes you convey are part of the reason no one posts here.

If you think so, then fine, although I seriously doubt it myself.


For this
site to have been around as long as it has and have only a handful of
posters says it all.

Yeah, and it's all little Beav's fault. Take him out and reduce him to soup
I say.

This is nothing more than a daily diary blog since
there is obviously no more than 2 or 3 that post regularly. Wonder why?
It's nothing more than insults and bragging.

Yep, I insult those who insult those who brag, because in THIS case, the
"bragger" wasn't bragging he was relating an experience that YOU thought was
********.

Not much to reply to when
the fellow poster braggs about him being a cool dad or tearing a rotor
blade tip off.

See? You're still at it. If Rocky says he ripped a tip off, YOU see that as
bull**** because you knwo YOU couldn't do it and survive to tell. If *I'D*
done that, Id be bragging too, but it'd be REAL bragging, not something that
was buried inside a story as a "throwaway" comment.

Or going to the absurd lengths of posting one of our
fellow pilot's full name and address. And then supposed calling his
FBO!!?? (Although I did notice that when the fellow who had his name
posted admitted it was him and challenged "the other Kevin" to tell us
his name the other Kevin wouldn't) These sorts of posts would
immediately be deleted on Vertical/PPrune and so forth. If you think
many pilots enjoy this sort of "professional" conversation then I have
swamp land to sell you.

How much? Is it in the Everglades? Are there aligators included. Count me
in.

**Thank you to the ag pilot for his nice responses. I do appreciate
them.**
(Maybe they should change the name of this forum to
rec.aviation."arguing idiots" rotorcraft)...
So long, kiddies.

You're leaving? ****, that's disappointing.



--
Beav

Reply to "beavis dot original at ntlworld dot com" (with the obvious
changes)

My first flying job was ag work - but I didn't just walk into it off
the streets, I'd been working for that operator as a combination
loader/truck driver/A&P mechanic for over a year. As a matter of fact,
that's how I built up the flight time to get my CPL in the first place
- I had just over 40 hours when I got my PPL, started ferrying
helicopters between job sites to build time.

It took a year or so to get 150 hours TT, even considering how crappy
the pay was I still came out ahead. Plus I had that first job lined up
too - in my case having the A&P license already was a huge help in
getting in the door...

I'm not in the ag business anymore, not even in aviation for that
matter - I miss the flying, but not the pay.