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Offline gibbo_335

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Quick Update for ya'all
« on: August 18, 2012, 04:18:40 AM »
HEY Coupers

Been a while since I posted (I know  :-\ slack) But after 18 months away from my home and my beautiful wife ( and my dawg ... woof) I have made it back to Brisneyland (Brisbane  ;D).  I had been flying for an aerial survey company outta Rockhampton (about 2.5hrs north of Brisbane) for the past 16 months, had a ball, BUT NOW, I scored a job back home flying for a freight company flying AC50 Aero Commanders!!!  Apart from the hellish  ::rambo:: early morning starts, it has been a great job. Got signed to line 2 weeks ago and now off on my own!  Here are a few photos flying around in the new job (Facebookers you may have seen these before). 
 Cheers Gibbo ::drinking:: ::drinking:: ::drinking::
First one is VH-YJS a 500S at Roma (Western Queensland) in -1 dec C
Second one is flying into Bundaberg late afternoon
Panel on the way home at night (I can hear the Crownies cooling down in the fridge LOL)
Into Brisneyland at night YAY nearly home for the day ummmm night  :o
« Last Edit: August 18, 2012, 04:41:49 AM by gibbo_335 »
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2012, 06:55:48 AM »
Congrats on the new job..... we took good care of your beautiful wife while you were gone.....  ::whistle:: jk....

Enjoy working from home....not too many in aviation get to do that.....
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2012, 09:05:26 AM »
Great shots Gibbo!   |:)\

And welcome to the OOTSK, or Order Of The Sleepless Knights.  Also known as the Fraternal Order of Freight Dawgs!  Hehe.

Plenty of one liners for Freight Dogs, like:

You know you're a Freight Dog when you haven't logged a day landing in six months.

You know you're a Freight Dog when you can't remember if you're supposed to avoid a thunderstorm by 20 miles or 20 feet.

You know you're a Freight Dog when all the other arrival traffic is in holding patterns waiting to see if you get in.



Keep the pics coming my friend!   ::drinking::

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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2012, 09:06:54 AM »
Sorry to tell you Cobber, I drank the Crownies while you where on long approach and re-filled them with water  ;D ::drinking::
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2012, 09:45:38 AM »
 ;D ;D HA HA G-MAN nice!!!!!  And thanks on both parts LOL

HAHA Oddie I tought they tasted a bit different  ::drinking:: ::drinking:: ::drinking::

Hey R/C thanks mate, yeah those sayings are certainly comming true LOL
And safe skies to all OOTSK members  |:)\  WOOF  ;D
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2012, 04:43:38 PM »
You must be the only one I know (except tour pilots) who has a job in aviation that gets him home every night!
Congrats!
I had no idea those were out there! HAHA!

Got a view of Brisneyland at night once but not exactly from the air, more the hill with the coffee house on top. Was still very cool!
(I forgot the name of the place)
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2012, 09:43:33 PM »
Hi Mike,

Yeah positions at this company are hard to get  :-\ I was very lucky!

The best lookout coffee shop I know of in Brisneyland is Kuta House on Mount Cootha, I'd haxard a guess that was where you were.
P.S. still upset we couldn't catch up when you were over here but I got called back to work in Rockhampton  :-[ :-[ :-[
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2012, 05:00:03 AM »
Sounds like you're having a blast, congrats on the new job!
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2012, 08:06:19 AM »
BTW, I just happened to find a more complete list of Freight Dawg quotes.  I posted them on your FB account my friend, but I thought I'd also share them with everyone in the coop as well:   >:D

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You might be a freight dog if…
 


• Your airplane was getting old when you were born.
• You have not done a daylight landing in the past six months.
• ATC advises you of smoother air at a different altitude, and you don’t give a shit.
• When you taxi up to an FBO they roll out the red carpet, but quickly take it back when they recognize you.
• You call the hotel van to pick you up and they don’t understand where you are on the airport.
• Center asks you to "keep the chickens down" so they can hear you talk.
• Your airplane has more than 75,000 cycles.
• Your company call sign is "Oil Can".
• The lady at the FBO locks up the popcorn machine because you plan on "making a meal of it".
• Your airplane has more than eight faded logos on it.
• You wear the same shirt for a week, and no one complains.
• Center mispronounces your call sign more than three times in one flight.
• Your Director of Operations mysteriously changes your max. takeoff weight during the holiday season.
• Every FBO makes you park out of sight of their building.
• You have ever walked barefoot through the FBO, .................................... because you just woke up.
• You mark every ramp with engine oil.
• Everything you own is in your flight bag and suitcase.
• All the other pilots wait for you to "test the squall line" first.
• All the other airlines hold to see if you get in.
• You request the visual approach with 300’ overcast and ½ SM vis.
• You make no attempt to deviate around weather.
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2012, 09:15:23 PM »
Hahahaha thanks R/C they are gold!
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Re: Quick Update for ya'all
« Reply #10 on: August 25, 2012, 02:17:48 PM »
Hi Mike,

Yeah positions at this company are hard to get  :-\ I was very lucky!

The best lookout coffee shop I know of in Brisneyland is Kuta House on Mount Cootha, I'd haxard a guess that was where you were.
P.S. still upset we couldn't catch up when you were over here but I got called back to work in Rockhampton  :-[ :-[ :-[

Yup! That sounds very familiar.
I know how work goes, mate!  ;)
(haven't seen most of my friends all summer because of fire season)

But there will probably be a next time because Australia is AWESOME! and I'm planning on coming back.
My best buddy from the Military lives in Brisbane now, so even more reasons to go back.....
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