Ever stuck your neck out too far? And got away with it?

(SelwayKid) wrote:

Would you like to be a staff writer for Zoom?
He can be contacted at Aero Snooze Nooz.
He's always looking for trailblazers and legends like himself.

Tell him...
Unka BOb -- sent ya.

Hey downunder..... I wonder what it is with you guys who seem so
offended by someone who doesn't mind commenting on the real world of
professional aviation. Some of the most dangerous pilots I've flown
with were Ozies or Kiwis. They didn't show much common sense when it
came to sticking their necks out. Others have impressed me with their
high level of professionalism. Doesn't that seem the way in the world?
Some are good, some are bad, and the rest fall in between someplace.
You make me smile with the flamboyant swashbuckler zowie. If I were
perhaps I could make a fortune on TV or someplace?
Nope. I am just a highly experienced pilot with the advantage of
having flown in many countries doing a variety of missions with just
as broad a variety of aircraft.
As for being a staff writer....does it pay anything? g
Ol shy & Bashful
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Thou speaketh too loudly, sir.

The last self proclaimed "PRO" to sound off as loudly
as you.... was anything but "PROFESSIONAL".

BTW...
I'm not at all offended at your flakey antics, other than it's
a shame to see you give real professionals a black eye.


Main Entry: pro·fes·sion·al

1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession b : engaged
in one of the learned professions c (1) : characterized by or
conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2) :
exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike
manner in the workplace


Barnyard BOb -- over 50 years of successful flight

The last self proclaimed "PRO" to sound off as loudly
as you.... was anything but "PROFESSIONAL".

BTW...
I'm not at all offended at your flakey antics, other than it's
a shame to see you give real professionals a black eye.

as is this moron who cannot even check his fuel loading

Thou speaketh too loudly, sir.

The last self proclaimed "PRO" to sound off as loudly
as you.... was anything but "PROFESSIONAL".

BTW...
I'm not at all offended at your flakey antics, other than it's
a shame to see you give real professionals a black eye.


Main Entry: pro·fes·sion·al

1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession b : engaged
in one of the learned professions c (1) : characterized by or
conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2) :
exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike
manner in the workplace


Barnyard BOb -- over 50 years of successful flight


Bob is entirely right here. Not a very professional thread at all. It
didn't read very good at all on the playback. Chalk it up to a little
too much Holiday merry-making. Hope nobody was offended.

Consider it "Withdrawn."
The aviation jury will disregard this thread, and pretend that it
never happened.
(well, professional lawyers get away with this...don't they?) ;-)

pacplyer - happy new year

"SelwayKid" wrote in message
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RU ok wrote in message
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(SelwayKid) wrote:

Well, I've been
flying over 40 years now and have been places that books are written
about and I'd have never been there if I always followed the rules.
And, the people who follow have the advantage of my having gone first
to plot the way. I think the same of those who I have followed and am
always amazed and humbled when I see what they did.
I don't even bother thinking of the many times when I landed with
either a helicopter or airplane on fumes and sweating it out the whole
way. Stupid? Nope... just a professional working the best way I can
under trying conditions.
Doing what the rest work from after we push the envelope and see how
far we can go.
No So Shy & Bashful with 21,000+ hours and still not done......
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Zowie... but aren't you the flamboyant swashbuckler.

Related to the infamous Capt Zoom Campbell, maybe?

Would you like to be a staff writer for Zoom?
He can be contacted at Aero Snooze Nooz.
He's always looking for trailblazers and legends like himself.

Tell him...
Unka BOb -- sent ya.

Hey downunder..... I wonder what it is with you guys who seem so
offended by someone who doesn't mind commenting on the real world of
professional aviation. Some of the most dangerous pilots I've flown
with were Ozies or Kiwis.

see matey

you orgasm on the danger instead of doing your job properly

an dangerous fool

Zowie... but aren't you the flamboyant swashbuckler.

Related to the infamous Capt Zoom Campbell, maybe?

Would you like to be a staff writer for Zoom?
He can be contacted at Aero Snooze Nooz.
He's always looking for trailblazers and legends like himself.

Tell him...
Unka BOb -- sent ya.

Oh God, is this funny!
I just saw a movie on HBO: "Catch me if you can" starring Tom Hanks.
It's about an imposter doctor/airline pilot just like you know who.
Hysterical! Bob, I think Selway's gotta be zoom's long lost kid. When
you click on his name the delusional stories that pop up are
unmistakable.... LOL!

pacplyer - out

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...&output=gplain

SelwayKid wrote in message
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"RT" wrote in message
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SelwayKid wrote in message
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"RT" wrote in message news:ba7sj1$praf8$1@ID-

Selway Kid - 22,000 hours of fun flying all over the world

Now you are trying to tell me that at the *start* (let alone
later)
of a
procedure turn you couldn't get back to the paddock? And you
(like
everyone else) were operating at *cruise*?

Is that what you're saying? What the hell were you flying? A
2-car
garage?

(Dusting, eh?)
HUH?

Um, sorry - a single "HUH?" is not a valid answer to 4
questions........

OK. Since you are being silly now let me attempt to answer your
questionable questions.
1. What do you mean by the start of a procedure turn? Are you
referring to a spray turn-around? Those are done according to the
terrain and surrounding obstacles as well as the type aircraft being
used.
2. Why should I return to any paddock since that is not what I am
spraying?
3. I am not in the habit of trying to fly as less than flying
airspeed. while spraying with fixed wing, we are normally flying at
cruise speed at an altitude of anywhere from 3' above the crops, to
perhaps 50' above them. Obviously if we are spraying trees we'll
adjust altitude accordingly. Our turn-around altitude will depend on
terrain and obstacles but is frequently within 6 feet of the tops of
trees and or powerlines.
If spraying with rotorcraft, the speed may be anything from just into
translational lift, to cruise. It will depend on the crops being
treated.
4. I didn't imply blue gums were not in OZ....here they are
generally
referred to as eucalyptus and are plentiful in many agricultural
areas
I work in.
5. I am not licensed to fly a two car garage. However, I have quite
a
bit of experience with the following agricultural aircraft; Pawnee,
C-188, Ag Cat, Fletcher, Thrush -piston and turbine, AirTractor
-piston and turbine, Bell helicopters 47/206, Hiller 12C&E piston and
turbine, Hughes 500, and a few multi engined aircraft equipped for ag
work.
I do hold an ATP and rated in ASMELS, Rotorcraft (Instrument) and
hold
5 instructor ratings. I have been licensed in at least a dozen
countries.
Does that satisfy your silly questions?
Huh?

*********************************

No, it doesn't actually. One of the things about the net is that
anyone
can appear/pretend to be anyone they like, even if they're in an iron
lung
in hospital.

A couple more silly questions for you, Selway "Kid", mate...

Where is the master switch on a Fletcher 300, and how does it operate?
And
don't bother to try to explain why you can't remember. How are the
booms
attached?
Pawnee: where is the fixed fire extinguisher fitted and how is it
actuated?
How many bungee cords are used?
AgCat: position of the oil reservoir?
C-188; where is the main fuel injection filter and how do you remove
it?

"I have been licensed in at least a dozen countries."

Name just the first 12, with dates.

"I am not in the habit of trying to fly as less than flying airspeed.
while
spraying with fixed wing"

REALLY! You mean all these other silly buggers still DO that - and
after
you've TOLD them?

"What do you mean by the start of a procedure turn? Are you referring
to a
spray turn-around? Those are done according to the terrain and
surrounding
obstacles as well as the type aircraft being used."

Oh really?

(Dusting, eh?)
HUH?

Huh - you don't know what that is?

"and a few multi engined aircraft equipped for ag work."

Details, please.....

1. What do you mean by the start of a procedure turn? Are you
referring to a spray turn-around?

but you say: "I do hold an ATP and rated in ASMELS, Rotorcraft
(Instrument)
and hold
5 instructor ratings."

*5* instructor ratings. What are they?
And you don't know what a procedure turn is????????????
And when did you do the theory for the ATPL - who with and why? (Erm,
note
ATP = airline transport pilot. While you may hold one, we're not
really
interested in your kinky habits. Try ATPL = as above licence)

"Why should I return to any paddock since that is not what I am
spraying?"

Que? And this is after an engine failure?

From your responses so far, if you have done as you say, you are a
statistical anomaly, as in something that doesn't exist.

A far more likely explanation is that you are either a pimply faced
kid (or
a fat and bald divorcee) amusing himself by abusing himself while
running
Micro$loths Flight Sim.

In the first case stop wasting everyones' time and go and do your
homework.
In the second case stop wasting everyones' time and look up the yellow
pages
for "Cathouse".

In either case stop wasting our bloody time, you ******.

Goodbye SelwayKid - I hope you leaned your lesson.

Thanks Selway,

It only took a week for someone to spot my great writing ;-) , but now
that you've let the cat out of the bag, we must both pay the price of
being real pilots... we must face the wrath of the RAH and the RAP
private-pilot peanut galleries! :-#

Actually, there is just no higher form of flattery around here... than
being flamed by these fearless Lyco and Continental minute men
(they're fearless for a whole minute after leaving the ground!)
Flames are their way of saying: "You cocky *******, I would kill to
get a shot over the pole! But alas, I'll be stuck here in this
cornfield forever." (Even I had that fear for the first few years.
Then that fear was replaced with the fear of never seeing my family
again; i.e., living my whole life out in dingy hotels) :-(

Just try to explain to these "weekend weenies" as BWB calls them, that
commercial flying, a lot of the time, blocks-out no matter what the
true weather or maintenance concerns are... And they'll probably whip
out their regs and stammer "but..but..but...it says..here...oh, you
beastly daredevil men you!"

So, it is believable to read about an occasional tight fuel situation;
after all, if it's commercial aviation (esp. int'l) over that many
years, stuff happens. As long as you don't f$#k up, the rest of the
world just assumes that flying is by-the-book-safe (just as there are
never any deviations from homebuilding plans among EAA members. Ask
Dan Rather.) ;-) OTOH, running on the ragged edge all the time is
hard to believe. No commercial pilot that I know refers to
frequently flying "out of the envelope" or "places that books are
written about" or "seeing how far I can go." This sounds more like
fraudulent test pilot speak. But never-the-less, I enjoyed reading
your zooming post. :-)

There are only two things bugging me right now. One, I smell a setup.
Usually, no one around here agrees with anything I say this fast.
Two, there's just no way now the "dysfunctional duo" (Captain Ripcord
and Robin the Rican) are going to hire me as a roving reporter (darn,
all my talent gone to waste!) That's not possible now that Barnyard
Bob has just announced that we are on par with these Aviation Lizards,
er … I mean Aviation Legends (where did that come from?) Gee, thanks
Bob… for once I'm actually speechless.

For more unbelievable tales from around the world, stay tuned to this
EAA caped-crusader station. :^D LOL!

pacplyer

(good ruse by the way!)


(SelwayKid) wrote in message . com...

So, it is believable to read about an occasional tight fuel situation;
after all, if it's commercial aviation (esp. int'l) over that many
years, stuff happens.

stuff happens

to do it repeatedly like the fool makes out is bad planning and dangerous
the man is an idiot

"HiM" wrote in message ...

So, it is believable to read about an occasional tight fuel situation;
after all, if it's commercial aviation (esp. int'l) over that many
years, stuff happens.

stuff happens

to do it repeatedly like the fool makes out is bad planning and dangerous
the man is an idiot

I agree with you HiM. I was just trolling him since his claims were
somewhat similar to a fake doctor/pilot who we have here on this side
of the pond. But if anything he says is true, he would be a statistic
by now. No, I suspect he is just a teenager leafing through a pile of
Dad's magazines. I remember dreaming about being "Smiling Jack" when I
was sixteen. :-)

Have a great "summer" in NZ

pacplyer

SelwayKid wrote:
Without going thru the rest of your interesting and poignant post, I
completely agree with you. I don't know how many times I have poked
outside the envelope because of conditions that I couldn't control.
Those who are quick to point a finger and say "you should do this, or
that..." are not very well adapted to aviation. Yeh yeh I
know...regulations are there to protect you etc, etc. Well, I've been
flying over 40 years now and have been places that books are written
about and I'd have never been there if I always followed the rules.
And, the people who follow have the advantage of my having gone first
to plot the way. I think the same of those who I have followed and am
always amazed and humbled when I see what they did.
I don't even bother thinking of the many times when I landed with
either a helicopter or airplane on fumes and sweating it out the whole
way. Stupid? Nope... just a professional working the best way I can
under trying conditions.
Doing what the rest work from after we push the envelope and see how
far we can go.
No So Shy & Bashful with 21,000+ hours and still not done......

You sound just like Rick Collins.
He's very dead now.

Tilly