Pilot Error

lol

Oh my!

George is the new Carlos.

But...when you are driving, there are things you can hit. Other cars, street lamps, etc.

In the air, there isn't the same sort of danger. I don't know how to explain it.

and im pretty sure that commercial airplanes are supposed to stay 1 mile away from another commercial plane

not exactly one mile. its typically a thousand feet of clearance between two aircraft.

well a few KM

a few nautical miles horizontally depending on the situation. as for vertical separation it can be as little as 1000 feet once again depending on the situation.

That's an aircraft inspection, that's not a pilot's uniform and all the instruments indicate the plane's not flying (unless it's perfectly gliding through the air, in which case alpha as FUCK)

Never forget.

and step in if shit goes down, like a crash.

Mother fuckers save lives n shit

because controlling an aircraft in the air is the most difficult part of flying, right?

c'mon, man.

Your username makes me nervous about you being a pilot.

someone finally caught that. im a helicopter mechanic and gunner as well

Nice, helicopter mechanic sounds much more difficult than standard mechanics.

FAA requires you use the maintenance manual and its just a big picture book a 5 year old could do it

Well damn, maybe I should get into that.

you can make really good money as well just be compitent with tools and general mechanics

I'm already pretty good with general mechanics, but thus far it has only been used to avoid paying a small fortune for car tune ups/repairs.

thats how i started small aircraft engines are just like aircooled beetle engines get yourself one and familiarize yourself thats what i did and jets are just turbo chargers so maybe find yourself a junk yard turbo you can turn them into jet engines fairley easily plus its just fun

Fair enough! I might just do that in a year or so.

theres a lot of community colleges or technical schools that get you certified for fairly cheap you will need an airframe and powerplant certificate good luck

Thanks mate, I just need to save up enough money to even attempt the first step, you know? haha.

join the military they pay you to get certified

I have been intending to do that soon.

better now than later the gov. is cutting the military drastically they mat stop hiring

Very true, I just want to finish getting my associate degree first, plus I'm already certified as an EMT, so I should get more options than most once i join.

for sure go army by the way

I'm not sure what branch I'll go into yet, probably see which options I like most after taking the test.

go with the one that offers a bonus

There we go, that will just about do it!

I love it when this shit happens... you just post a simple comment and then BOOM you are now in the helicopter matnince (sorry for bad spelling)buisness

Take it from someone who was in the Corps and Navy. Go army, unless you have a wild streak.

Oh god I can see the apple propaganda now... "Fly you plane with an iPad!" Until the app crashes and everyone dies

ipads will never have control over a plane but to be used as GPS the FAA requires an antenna be mounted to the outside of the plane to keep it from losing service

Chopper Gunner eh? USAF? Army? Navy perhaps? Or USMC? Or perhaps a different nation?

army CH-47 chinook

Ahh. I'm Corps myself. Fly safe bro, riding in the CH-46's are a nightmare to me, ugh. Damn Sea Knights.

yeah man yall went all stingy on the sea night 3 wheels no outboard fuel tanks? what the fuck!!

ive always wondered- do planes have cup holders in the cockpit?

not really some do ive flown in more planes with cigerete lighters than ccupholders

Source please?

Well, to be fair, that's kind of a confirmation bias, seeing as had you suffered any crashes, you wouldn't BE here to tell us it's a bad idea.

You do have me there. i was attempting to state that the use of electronics should not be banned if the pilot is using them correctly such as a aid to situational awareness.

pic or never happend
post you're pic with a pilote hat and holding a paper saying 'fuck you samous you are wrong'

I do not work for a pilot company therefore, I do not have said "pilots hat"

Doubt it.

No crashes YET

OH. OH MY FGGDFGDSFGSDFGSDGFSDFG.....
I LOVE YOU.

Is that a Toa Metru?

Nuju is sad you don't know him by name.

I'm sorry, Nuju.

holy shit dude, how many bionicle reaction images/gifs do you have? because I FUCKING WANT THEM

I actually just pulled up Web of Shadows on Youtube and screencapped for this one. If you want gif, though, just go to the Bionicle tag on Tumblr. Cross-Wired-Freak should have everything you need.

awesome.

my apologies but this is the stupidest fucking thing ive ever heard..

My thoughts exactly. But it does make some sense.

For instance, the materials inside planes, particuarly the seats (I think it was the seats), release noxious fumes when they catch fire. In the event of a fire on the plane, having the pilots present increases the risk that they be knocked out and rendered incapable of flying their aircraft, effectively dooming all aboard.

Now imagine if the pilot was instead sitting in the control tower, controlling the plane remotely. No chance of knocking out due to noxious fumes, sudden depressurization, diving sickness (due to rapid descent), et cetra.

I do see where you are coming from, and it does make sense in a way

But i do still feel that when it comes to remote controls, many more things can go wrong. For instance, when you're completely depending on remote control, it is so much easier to lose contact or signal to the plane. Where as when theres a pilote on board even if computers start to fail, theres still the possibility of manually controlling the aircraft, right?

As for toxic fumes and such, a) why wouldnt they just re design and use non harmul material and stuff (although possibly expensive, its better than the remote control idea) and b) why not make the cockpit have its own ventilation system, as well a fire proof it and totally isolated from the main cabin, so if anything does go wrong, the flight attendants could be trained to deal with it, while the pilots, the trained pilots, are locked in ensuring the safety of all by doing whatever is necessary.

In my eyes, I just beleive there are simpler, more convienient ways to deal with these sorts of problems.

We all know KISS, keep it simple stupid. (not saying anyone is stupid, its just the expression)

As a pilot I use my tablet and phone with Garmin pro as a situational awareness aid, it is not a distraction if used correctly.