By special request: The Ask The Pilot Thread.

[trof]

Just for you, Allen.

7 years military (F-84)
30+ years commercial.
Lockheed 1011 and Boeing 707, 727, 747.

I've been out of the bidness since 1999, but ask away.

[KG]

1. what is the corner speed of a F-84?

[trof]

2. Warp 7.

[babylonsister]

3. Have you secured a pension? nt

[trof]

4. Kind of. For a while longer anyway.

I was with TWA, who went belly up for the final time in 2001.
The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corp. (PBGC) took over my pension plan.
Of course they are heavily underfunded now, so who knows how much longer I'll collect?

[babylonsister]

5. I ask because my husband works for an airline and this

United activity has us worried. I hope you continue to collect, trof, as you've earned it.

[trof]

7. It is worrisome.

I have some retired friends who were with United and they are screwed. The maximum paid by the PBGC is less than half of what they were getting. Just tough noogies, I guess. "Planning" your retirement turned out to be a useless exercise.

Without going into all the details, my pension is so small that it wasn't affected by the changeover.

[sniffa]

6. do you know where my Luggage is?

it was green. it had wheeLs too, i think.

[trof]

8. Scottsboro, Alabama

http://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/

[Robb]

9. If you were starting again

...today, what's the best route to pilotage? Military, commercial, or washing dishes?

I ask because my wakeboard instructor is currently working on it, and hs eschewed #'s 1 and 2. :)

[trof]

10. Military.

1. They pay YOU to learn.
2. Best training in the world.
3. Airlines still prefer military pilots.

Getting licenses privately is very expensive, but getting into military flight program is more difficult now.

[Robb]

11. How 'bout as a Ma'am, rather than a Sir?

:shrug:

[trof]

12. Simple answer: Makes no difference.

More complicated: It probably does, but still doable.
When I was in there were NO female pilots. A lot has changed since then.

[Robb]

13. Yeah, but when YOU were in

:D



Jes' kiddin'! Thanks muchly!

[GOPisEvil]

14. Are you saying that Wilbur Wright called HIM "sir"?

:spank: Bad dingbat!

[trof]

16. Lindberg was one of my students.

You could look it up.

[GOPisEvil]

17. Shame about that baby of his.

[trof]

15. It got better when they added a motor

and I didn't have to pedal all the time.
;-)

[arwalden]

18. What's More Difficult: Taking Off or Landing?

(Assuming the weather is all clear.)

[arwalden]

19. Is It Safe To Fly At Night?

If we take the "red-eye" are we passengers in more danger of having a drowsy pilot who's as tired as WE are?

[B Calm]

20. Have you ever flown an ultra light?

[undeterred]

21. Does the 911 cover story make sense to you?

[BlueCollar]

22. as a mechanic I have to ask

Why do you guys insist that "...a good landing is any landing you can walk away from..." when we know the truth is "A good landing is one where you can re-use the equipment"?

Seriously though...which plane was your favourite? Personally, I've always liked the 727 Shortie...

[MrScorpio]

23. What do you think that this B-52 pilot was thinking...

When he was performing this stunt, right before he crashed at Fairchild AFB WA, in 1994?

Was he crazy, or what?

[B Calm]

24. Have you ever flown a Cessna over Washington DC?

[B Calm]

25. Have you ever flown a Cessna over Washington DC?