Originally Posted by
Chris Martyr
Is there such a rank as a Junior/Senior Thread Drifter....?
A junior first officer is allowed to hand swing a Stampe, whilst under the supervision of a senior FO or higher who has been trained in chocking.
A senior FO who has been trained and endorsed in chocking is allowed to hand swing a Stampe, unsupervised.
An instructor is capable of training and endorsing pilots to chock a Stampe.
A senior Instructor is capable of telling everyone how Stampes were so much harder to swing in their day when they hadn't invented chocks yet.
A Stampe is an aircraft with two wings.
A senior Stampe is also known as a triplane.
A Captain wears 4 stripes and pronounces chocks as chockies and thinks chockies these days are not as tasty as when they were an FO.