March 12, 201610 yr Wow, interesting careers! I am a retired T7 driver. Unfortunately realworld flying wasn't too good for me healthwise. Can't get enough of flight simming, though Regards, Perry
March 12, 201610 yr Tell us about the bunker! :o Sworn to secrecy. Really nothing more than common utility tunnels
March 12, 201610 yr Really nothing more than common utility tunnels That's exactly what someone who knows about the bunker would say hehe
March 12, 201610 yr I am an Air Force Chaplain (Active Duty) and during my career have been fortunate to ride in a variety of airframes. B52, C130, F16B, KC 135, Lear, Hueys and a few other interesting AC
March 12, 201610 yr Well for the past months my "day job" has been taking care of me and my spouses little baby boy. Best months of my life! I am, however, looking forward to return to my "real" job as an Endodontist. It'll be nice to see my colleagues and students again. Richard 7950x3d | 32Gb 6000mHz RAM | 8Tb NVme | RTX 4090 | MSFS | P3D | XP12
March 12, 201610 yr Well for the past months my "day job" has been taking care of me and my spouses little baby boy. Best months of my life! I am, however, looking forward to return to my "real" job as an Endodontist. It'll be nice to see my colleagues and students again. Yikes! Endondonist, huh. Well, someone's gotta do it :mad: Seriously, I've had my share of root canals and I sure felt a lot better afterward...
March 12, 201610 yr >Retired from American Airlines in January. Most of that time was with US Airways. Mike, What stations were you? I was an AP for USAir / US Airways at LAX / BWI / CLT, working 727,737-200/300/400, 757,767, A319/320/321, F28, F100. For the past 7 years though , Sr. Internal Sales Manager for Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah GA. Kerry, I remember you from the forums a few years ago. I was in Cleveland for 24 years and spent the last (almost) 13 here in DFW. When you were in CLT did you know Scott Metzger? I see you mentioned the F100. I never thought I'd see an airplane that would make the F100 look good until we got the Embaer 190's. The most brutal aircraft I've ever worked from the fleet service side.
March 12, 201610 yr Scott Metzger? I knew an older fella by that name that worked airline maintenance at RDU for TacAir. He was a pilot a long time ago at American before becoming an A&P and worked at a few airports including CLT. Maybe the same guy?
March 12, 201610 yr Until recently I was a configuration management engineer in the helicopter industry. Recently started a new job in certification, still in the H/C industry. Antoine Bidartarra
March 13, 201610 yr I knew an older fella by that name that worked airline maintenance at RDU for TacAir. He was a pilot a long time ago at American before becoming an A&P and worked at a few airports including CLT. Maybe the same guy? Kylan, Probably not. The guy I'm talking about is now probably in his mid 40's.
March 13, 201610 yr I never thought I'd see an airplane that would make the F100 look good until we got the Embaer 190's. The most brutal aircraft I've ever worked from the fleet service side. Just curious... what's with the 190's? Jaime Beneyto My real life aviation and flight simulation videos [English and Spanish] System: i9 9900k OC 5.0 GHz | RTX 2080 Super | 32GB DDR4 3200MHz | Asus Z390-F
March 13, 201610 yr Just curious... what's with the 190's? I worked in Fleet Service. We're the guys who load the planes. The 190's were not built to be a mainline airplane. They are really just a large commuter jet. The forward cargo bin is very long and narrow with a low ceiling. Trying to stack luggage in that thing was like a deathwish. We used to call it the flying occupational injury. The Embraers 170/175/190 were terrible when they first came online. The computer systems would crash regularly, requiring a reboot. We called them POS 180's. POS... piece of sh**, 180 referred to you pushing it back and it doing a 180 and returning to the gate with a mechanical.
March 13, 201610 yr When you were in CLT did you know Scott Metzger? Yes, I remember Scott. I did not know him well, but the name is very familiar. Charlotte is a big place, but I worked all over there. I started Charlotte in the main O/H hanger, then moved to the line hangar, then the drop in line shack, then over to work the A, C, and D cons at the gates. I'm sure that we crossed paths in there someplace. Kerry W. GipeSavannah Georgia, USAUS FAA A&P / Commercial Pilot Multi Engine Land IFRYour talent is a gift from God. How you use your talent is your gift back to God.
March 13, 201610 yr Interesting....... Banker - Vice President David G David J Guillen Intel Core i7-6850k CPU @ 4.1 O/C GeForce GTX 1080 TI l Sony 4k Ultra HD 48" Window 7/64 l 16GB RAM
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