.. that's a skill reserved for you flingwing folks ..
We don't even get a mention
John.
The Airline Transport Rated Pilot
Leaps tall buildings in a single bound
Is more powerful than Concorde
Is faster than a speeding bullet
Walks on water
And discusses policy with God.
The Multi Engine Rated Pilot
Leaps short buildings in a single bound
Is more powerful than a VC10
Is as fast as a speeding bullet
Walks on water on a calm day
And talks to God.
The Instrument Rated Pilot
Leaps short buildings with a running start and a favourable wind
Is almost as powerful as a 1-11
Nearly as fast as a speeding bullet
Walks on the water of a deep puddle
And talks to God, if specially requested.
The Commercial Rated Pilot
Leaves nail scratch marks at the top when trying to leap short buildings
loses a tug of war with a 152
Can fire a speeding bullet
Swims well
And is occasionally addressed by God.
The Private Pilot
Barely clears a scout camp tent
Is run over by a single engine aircraft
Sometimes recognizes a speeding bullet
Can dog paddle
And talks to animals.
The Soloed Student Pilot
Runs into buildings
Recognizes a Cessna 152 twice out of three times
Has never seen a speeding bullet
Can stay afloat under instruction
And talks to the wall.
The Non-Soloed Student Pilot
Trips over door sills entering buildings
Says "gosh, look at the aeroplanes" a lot
Doesn't know what a speeding bullet is
Only stands in the shallow end
And mumbles to himself.
The Aircraft Engineer - that's you
John
Lifts buidings and walks under them
Kicks aircraft out of hangar
Catches speeding bullets with his teeth and chews them
Freezes water with a single glance
And talks to everybody
THE AIRCRAFT ENGINEER IS GOD
I was actually thinking 727 performance in my post, didn't realise it could be so dismal.