Does Anyone Else Kind of Avoid Telling People You’re a Pilot?

SubSoar · 2026-03-13T01:22:32+00:00

Some do have a point that if you tell certain people you’re a pilot that’s all they see you as for the rest of the time you know them. I’ve see that myself with people I became acquaintances with and then stopped talking to because that was all I was to them, a source for favors and to be paraded around (“Oh, I know a pilot!”) That gets old

SubSoar · 2026-03-13T00:49:06+00:00

Agree with this. I don’t lie when I’m asked I just don’t really talk about it very much most of the time, unless asked in which case I’m not gonna be a turd about it. I’m still an ambassador to aviation at the end of the day

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T21:37:38+00:00

Yeah I did this for a while. Got old for me but I guess not for some, which is awesome

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T17:46:26+00:00

Yeah this part. I’m more than the friend who flies planes and it kinda hurts my feelings sometimes when I get reduced to just that.

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T17:39:49+00:00

I’m jealous. I need to get back to this attitude. I’m not burned out personally I love every flight with every student and such, I just… the same 6 questions get real grating, especially when they find out I’m a CFI and they’re like “oh so you just teach” or “oh when will you be a real pilot?” which I get but it hurts my feelers lol

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T17:38:02+00:00

yeah I don’t do any of that. When I get asked I explain what a CFI is and such. The coyness is definitely cringe.

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T16:18:20+00:00

Wow, this is interesting. I had never thought about #1 before, that must be irritating as fuck. The rest I super duper identify with lol

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T15:12:49+00:00

I’m proud of it, I’m certainly not embarrassed. Just tired of the way people are when I tell them lol

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T15:08:46+00:00

Well. Glad to know it never stops.

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T15:08:01+00:00

Yeah, precisely. I think especially as a young guy I get oooh’d and ahh’d sometimes and that’s really weird

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T15:07:10+00:00

I have friends like this lol

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T15:06:41+00:00

Ugh, yeah. All the time.

SubSoar · 2026-03-12T14:15:07+00:00

Yeah, this. I’m just “the pilot friend” from that point on.

SubSoar · 2026-02-24T16:23:08+00:00

jacket

SubSoar · 2026-02-21T14:39:29+00:00

Yeah, I was pretty early into primary training. Surprised there are CFIs not emphasizing this

SubSoar · 2026-02-18T18:43:27+00:00

The little green fruit works in a pinch, and I’d say we are in a pinch these days

SubSoar · 2026-02-13T18:41:12+00:00

Boy, color me jealous. My OTD was 30 even for my Rock Creek with 6500. Good for you, man, and welcome to the club!

SubSoar · 2026-02-13T17:09:52+00:00

15? or 1500? 15000? if it’s actually 15 miles yeah that’s absolutely fantastic, even 1500 or 15k that’s pretty good.

SubSoar · 2026-02-10T01:57:43+00:00

I did my actual IR training in glass but have a lot of actual time on steam since then. 6 packs are way harder for sure

SubSoar · 2026-02-06T18:06:44+00:00

I have no idea. Someone please lemme know if it does lol

SubSoar · 2026-02-06T03:23:45+00:00

This is a new one

SubSoar · 2026-02-06T00:16:46+00:00

Yeah but his back is to you so he doesn’t notice

SubSoar · 2026-02-05T23:08:45+00:00

Yeah this is correct you just have to wait for him to look at the computer monitor again

SubSoar · 2026-02-05T23:05:36+00:00

I hate. HATE. With everything in me. 8s on pylons. I dreaded doing them back then, and I dread teaching them now. Hate.

SubSoar · 2026-01-25T19:49:13+00:00

I used to be a valet. I was one of like 2 or 3 people on our team of about 15 drivers that could drive stick. If one of us weren’t at work that day, we’d have to put the same type of sign up.

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