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Not a pilot but we may have spoken before if you come to the UK. I'm an Area RADAR Air Traffic Controller. Shame things are so quiet at the moment, makes things easier though as the majority of the time you can simply say route direct!
I bet we have spoken. I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have been across the pond. My last flight in August, checked in with Shanwick and the guy said WELCOME! Glad to hear you! Good to see you back Delta!
It was pretty slim pickings for airliners crossing at the time. It was my first flight across since March!
I had a great career and enjoyed my last job the most. This involved flying a Boeing 737-200 combi with a gravel kit flying to a remote mine site with a gravel runway in the Canadian Arctic, a great aircraft great people to work for and very rewarding.
I got to see that on an Alaska 737 with gravel kits jumpseating up to Anchorage and stopping at just about every little gravel strip out there. I believe they retired them all a decade or so ago. Lots of fun, agreed!
I bet we have spoken. I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have been across the pond. My last flight in August, checked in with Shanwick and the guy said WELCOME! Glad to hear you! Good to see you back Delta!
It was pretty slim pickings for airliners crossing at the time. It was my first flight across since March!
I’m glad, the Irish guys always seem so friendly and after finally seeing some land it’s got to be nice to hear a Welcome.
It’s still pretty slim pickings, airways are not crowded, it’s almost a little dangerous for the newer guys thinking this is the normal. It’s not always this easy!
Makes you appreciate the Welcomes and Goodbyes. I believe you’ve got to have some flair and character on frequency otherwise it turns into work right?
I’m glad, the Irish guys always seem so friendly and after finally seeing some land it’s got to be nice to hear a Welcome.
It’s still pretty slim pickings, airways are not crowded, it’s almost a little dangerous for the newer guys thinking this is the normal. It’s not always this easy!
Makes you appreciate the Welcomes and Goodbyes. I believe you’ve got to have some flair and character on frequency otherwise it turns into work right?
Yes indeed. Bird has their own personality and of course Gander is always great. London always seemed busy before, getting vectors or directs all the time. More women controllers with London it seemed than others except for France. Brest is always good to work with. Always short cuts. One night going feet wet out of NE USA, I had an issue getting my clearance CPDLC so I went to voice. Talking with Goose I got it and inquired if it would be passed to Gander who was controlling me before the track entry fix. He said: "What is good for Goose is good for the Gander!"
CFI flying a 1946 Cessna 140 taildragger. My S2k goes faster than i can fly!
My first flight (and later solo) was in a Taylorcraft L2 that was two years older than me. Most of my low hours are in taildraggers, mostly Citabrias. Quit flying in 2000 though.
My Dad was a pilot in WWII. He landed on a strip in Tokyo right after the war ended, and before the airfield had been repaired from our bombs. I think he was flying in bigwigs.
ASEL. Currently nearing completion of a Europa XS Tri-gear powered by a 914. Otherwise time limited to training in C-152 (with one hour in Citabria for spins) and local and cross country in rented C-172.
I've been enlisted aircrew in the air force since 2010 (KC-135 Boom Operator, ~3500 flight hours) so while not a pilot, very familiar with it as we work hand in hand as a crew to get the job done, whatever that may be (Air refueling, cargo, aeromedical evacuation, etc). I got a ASEL private pilot certificate October of last year as well, and took a few 135 pilots out flying for a change which is nice. All C-172 time, 92 hours so far. I'm currently trying to commission as a pilot and getting onboarded with the Civil Air Patrol to do some flying with them.
Here's a pic of the business end of the KC-135. Views are second to none.
