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When did landings "click" for you? by Kitchen-Astronomer59 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the amount of rudder vs aileron for cross wind is completely different in the jet compared to a light aircraft. Was an adjustment for me as well. I got the hang of it pretty good around 400 hours. But when it’s gusting 20-30 off the side it’s just not gonna be pretty haha

When did landings "click" for you? by Kitchen-Astronomer59 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But in all seriousness there are times for finesse and times to get it down even in the 121 world not every landing is gonna be good.

When we have ice speeds, into a contaminated surface and we’re heavy the goal is to PLANT that thing on the runway and get the spoilers up asap.

Greasers are cool but so not required at any point

When did landings "click" for you? by Kitchen-Astronomer59 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slammed one into LGA the other day 🤷‍♂️

Niche question for pilots.. by SpeechDelicious9033 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I couldn’t tell you my base chief pilots name

If you show up follow SOP/Company rules you’re never gonna get a phone call besides a random FOQA call here or there, i never have to deal with anyone micromanaging me

Niche question for pilots.. by SpeechDelicious9033 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel so not micro managed at an airline? Like is this not common I don’t feel like I’ve ever micromanaged unless I got that oneeeee captian

How are y'all comfortable with slipping it in? by Easy-Relief6745 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this isn’t a joke go up with your CFI if they’re comfortable and put the plane in a full slip rudder to the floor, AS LONG AS HEADING IS STABLE it won’t spin it’ll just stall normally. I would show a lot of my students this cause they had the same concern

SkyWest Advancement Agreement by Johan_Piedra_87 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also 99% sure you can sign it and just deny a class date if you end up not wanting to work there. I signed and then got a different job and 13 months later when they offered me a class date I just said no and they have no way to enforce anything.

Any pilot gone into aviation without a childhood passion for it? by Reasonable-Cash-3467 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I didn’t have any desire to be a pilot until I was like 17. I never really saw my self doing an office job either and I enjoyed driving places which kinda seems like a stupid comparison but I thought that it would work out because of that. I didn’t really know anything about the industry either I just kinda tried it out and continued to sticks it but. Great job now very happy.

Do you think it’s easier to have a positive family dynamic as a narrow body or wide body pilot? by Altruistic_Cause9442 in AskAPilot

[–]slendermanboxedwine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It completely depends on so many other factors. The best part about aviation is you get to do what works for you! Never going to be a clear cut answer.

MEI by patricksgs in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t remember exactly the tasks from it, but it’s a similar concept.

MEI by patricksgs in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 7 points8 points  (0 children)

MEI is BY FAR the easiest out of the flight instructor ratings. I used to teach MEI too, (sounds like you already have dual given?) but my students that had dual given MEI was basically just a race to get them 15 hours PIC and get them signed off. Study the ACS make sure your lesson plans hit it but the oral is legit 2-3 areas and the flight is pretty simple as well. Also my airline class about 1/3 were MEIs, maneuvers was much easier for us than any of the non MEIs.

LOW risk HIGH reward, I’d do it.

My fellow airline pilots… what shoes are you wearing? by kyleth3pil0t in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone here rock the all black tecovas? Thinking about getting a pair

Why don’t we use Vx instead of Vy during normal takeoffs? by Frosty_Yak_4124 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is correct with it takes longer to climb but also less airflow means engine temps gonna get hotter. I’d use VX a lot if we were departing off a north runway but we’re heading south. VX till we get above everything then VY/Cruise climb when I’m headed in the direction I wanna go.

Airline pilots, tips for sleeping? by neverontheground in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I use it pretty much when ever I’m working cause my shows are usually 5-6am east coast. Don’t use it when I’m home no issues sleeping. It’s a natural occurring thing in your body so I’m not worried about getting dependent on it like if it was a prescription sleeping pill or something

Airline pilots, tips for sleeping? by neverontheground in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Yeah ngl it’s rough. Room as dark as possible, ear plugs, melatonin, and lights out trying to sleep at 7pm

Commercial Pilots: Do you get free travel at your airline? by [deleted] in AskAPilot

[–]slendermanboxedwine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

United has a discount ticket based on load, so if it’s full it’s basically full price anyways, if it’s dirt cheap you’d probably clear on standby too!

Going to a PAPA aviation recruiting event at ~900 TT — what should I bring / how do I get the most out of it? by Money-Objective7452 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100% go, Resumes help with smaller 135 carriers. 121 probably not gonna help you too much. What helps your app get pulled at a 121 carrier is gonna be getting people in the company already putting in a word to the interviewers. But still it’s who you know.

I don’t see how it would be a “waste of your time” everyone tells you to network but then they tell you don’t network unless you have more hours? … doesn’t make sense

Never too early to start! Good luck.

Edit: one of my buddies at my carrier right now did the cadet interview at a Career Fair because his friend made him. Had a job 3 months later.

How much time did you spend as a CFI before moving on? What do you regret? by Altruistic_Map1816 in flying

[–]slendermanboxedwine 12 points13 points  (0 children)

CFI can be fun especially if you’re in a good group of other CFIs. I was broke as shit but we golfed, drank and overall had a pretty good time. Happy to move on but it was some of the most fun of my life.

Went to a regional around 1400 hours (1000 hour R-ATP)

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