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fireflyr

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BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« on: March 21, 2006, 03:17:47 PM »
Yeah guys, 

There's a lot of truth in THAT humor!     ;D

Reminds me of my previous employer, he felt that I should feel grateful he didn't charge me for the privilege of flying his airplane.

He bought a King Air 250 so he could take his buddies golfing but couldn't afford to pay me per diem.   ???
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Offline Gulfstream Driver

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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2006, 04:15:18 PM »
You mean you can get paid?
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2006, 04:32:29 PM »
ROFLMAO!!!!!!

EXCELLENT, GULF!!!! ;D ;D
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2006, 04:59:11 PM »
When I took this job, they said I could name my salary...


... I call mine "Bob"... ;D ;D ;D
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2006, 05:04:22 PM »
"BOB"   BWAA HAA HAAA!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

No more, please, my sides hurt!!!!!
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2006, 04:43:00 AM »
Quote from: Sleek-Jet on March 21, 2006, 04:59:11 PM
When I took this job, they said I could name my salary...


... I call mine "Bob"... ;D ;D ;D

Oh my god! That is so funny!
I gotta pass that on!! :D :D
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2006, 06:37:59 AM »
LOL!!! Hans thinks just like MY boss!!!

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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2006, 04:52:07 PM »
Thanks again for the kudos guys.
As I said before, not much around Chicken Wings is invented...rather "observed!"
Hans is based on a boss I had a few years ago when I was a little flight instructor working my way into the charter world. The name and his shape have changed but the rest of his personality I pretty much left intact (with my brother adding his special touch of course). Since then I have found many bosses who are just like him, cheap, with no understanding what goes on and little regard for what keeps their employess happy....
It's not all that fun to deal with them, but in my case I just keep a pencil with me and write everything down so I can turn it into something funny later. With the boss Hans is based on I kept notes because I was going to use some of what he did against him at some point, but he got fired way before I was going to turn him in. Now I have a bunch of notes and years later this seems funny rather than upsetting.... ;)

Quote from: Sleek-Jet on March 21, 2006, 04:59:11 PM
When I took this job, they said I could name my salary...
... I call mine "Bob"... ;D ;D ;D

Is this a "Sleek Original" ??
I would love to used this in a strip somewhere...
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2006, 04:53:35 PM »
ROFL @ Bob  :D

And about the strip, this just prooves that germans do have a sense of humour, it's a bit weird  ;)

Great work as usual guys!
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2006, 06:11:13 PM »
Speaking of insane bosses...

Last summer I worked part-time for an outfit that makes grain dryers.  After working my ass off at $8/hr all summer, I asked for a $2 raise one day.  The boss said, "Done."  Later that day, I was discussing how to go about putting a piece of sheet metal on a dryer with the MOST EXPERIENCED GUY at the shop and the other part-timer.  The boss came in the shop and saw us "standing around."  So, he had the office manager (not himself) call both me and the other part-timer in to get fired.

Here it is 7 months later, and it still pisses me off.   >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #10 on: March 23, 2006, 03:56:56 AM »
Speaking of bosses:

Mine wanted me to fly a TwinStar today from the north end of the field down to our end for maintenance. It had been sitting at the other place for months for a pre-buy and hasn't flown in forever. When I started my preflight I noticed that the rotors were not turning. The rotor brake was off and there was no N2 lock up so I couldn't figure out right away whats wrong with it. But I kinda knew I wasn't going to fly it!  ;)
I drove back to the shop and told my boss about it. He sent me right back out this time with a mechanic (I guess he doesn't trust me, I am an A&P but I am not one of "his boys" in the shop). Interestingly the mechanic came to the same conclusion "well they're not turning alright" he said. Something locked up in the gear box. Then WE drove back to my boss and I told him the same thing again. He was all dissappointed and I knew he's already trying to figure out how to get the helo in the shop without flying it.
I told him, because he was so crushed it didn't work out: "You know, I can fly without radios, GPS, rotorbrake, and many other things but the rotor not turning....that's something I just can't do without.
Call me crazy! I am just funny that way.
Also, the main rotor is not on the minimum equipment list! HA HA"

I feel a Chicken Wings strip coming on !! Any ideas?!

BTW: I've never had that happen that the rotor just locked up like that. I will kepp you posted if you want what the problem was....
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2006, 02:42:00 PM »
Quote from: Mike on March 22, 2006, 04:52:07 PM

Is this a "Sleek Original" ??
I would love to used this in a strip somewhere...

I wish it was Mike...  I think I got that off a poster in the office a couple years ago, can't quite remember now. 
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2006, 03:06:23 PM »
If you want to confuse a student, bring up MEL, MMEL, STC, Required Equipment Lists, etc.  You can just watch the eyes glaze over. :)
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2006, 04:10:10 AM »
Quote from: Gulfstream Driver on March 23, 2006, 03:06:23 PM
If you want to confuse a student, bring up MEL, MMEL, STC, Required Equipment Lists, etc.  You can just watch the eyes glaze over. :)

OOPS!! I totally did that, didn't I?
It's hard sometimes since I grew up in aviation pretty much. I don't even try to explain what exactly I do for a living anymore because it's hard to envision if you have never done it... but sometimes it still gets away from me.
MEL...minimum equipment list (an FAA approved list which gives you a guide line on what can be inop and for how long)
N2.....power turbine wheel (an N2 lock up in a helo would be if the freewheeling unit doesn't disengage and the rotor will turn the engine )

anyone smarter yet? still doesn't clarify much, does it?! sorry! If you wanna know more ask me in the helicopter questions thread....

If I had a nickel for every time one of my students eyes glazed over......
....well.....
I would have a s#!t load of nickels.... ;)
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Re: BIGGER PAYCHECK!!
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2006, 11:28:04 AM »
Quote from: Mike on March 24, 2006, 04:10:10 AM
Quote from: Gulfstream Driver on March 23, 2006, 03:06:23 PM
If you want to confuse a student, bring up MEL, MMEL, STC, Required Equipment Lists, etc.  You can just watch the eyes glaze over. :)

OOPS!! I totally did that, didn't I?
It's hard sometimes since I grew up in aviation pretty much. I don't even try to explain what exactly I do for a living anymore because it's hard to envision if you have never done it... but sometimes it still gets away from me.
MEL...minimum equipment list (an FAA approved list which gives you a guide line on what can be inop and for how long)
N2.....power turbine wheel (an N2 lock up in a helo would be if the freewheeling unit doesn't disengage and the rotor will turn the engine )

anyone smarter yet? still doesn't clarify much, does it?! sorry! If you wanna know more ask me in the helicopter questions thread....

If I had a nickel for every time one of my students eyes glazed over......
....well.....
I would have a s#!t load of nickels.... ;)


Why not use FAA Approved terminology?  "Doo-hickey" works for just about every item on the aircraft.  :)
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