SparkyBoy
5th Jul 2006, 12:25
1. If while accelerating down the highway you pass 60mph and try to gently pull back on the steering wheel...
You just might be a pilot.
2. If while driving on the highway you wish that you could set the cruise control to follow the lane you are currently in....
You just might be a pilot.
3. If while driving down the highway you instinctively reach with your right hand in an attempt to trim your car for level driving...
You just might be a pilot.
4. If when taking a corner in your car, you curse that you are not able to bank and thus feel centrifugal force pulling you to the outside as a result of the uncoordinated turn...
You just might be a pilot.
5. If while starting your car you yell "Clear!" before turning the key...
you might be a pilot.
6. If while driving on a 2 lane road you feel an urge to drive on the yellow line at the speed of a "brisk walk" ...
you might be a pilot
7. If while driving down the freeway you wonder which white "center line" to drive on ...
you might be a pilot
8. If you get out of your car and look for tie down ropes ….
you might be a pilot
9. If you use the e-brake to drop the flaps
you might be a pilot
10. If, while driving, you notice a flag indicating that the wind is blowing from your left, you instinctively turn the wheel to the left to correct for the crosswind while pressing your right foot on the gas...
...you might be a pilot.
11. If, while driving, you wonder to yourself, "When's this thing due for annual?"...
...you might be a pilot.
12. You can afford peanut butter OR jelly, but not both.
you might be a pilot
13. You get in your car and can't figure out how to start it because there's not enough switches, dials and knobs.
you might be a pilot
14. You start your car in the morning and tune in your favorite radio station, expecting to pick up the local ATIS and get your clearance to drive to work.
You just might be a pilot.
15. You manipulate the floor stick shift as if it were the throttle...
you might be a pilot
16. If, while driving on an unfamiliar highway, you find yourself looking out the windshield and saying to yourself " If the engine quits right now, where would I put it down? "....
You might be a pilot
17. When driving into a fog bank you pick up the cell phone dial 0, and ask for an IFR clearance while announcing to your passengers that you are going IFR and simultaneously turning on all your lights including emergency lights (aka - anti-collision lights).
you might be a pilot
18. You have sectionals in your car but don't have a single road map...and have navigated across the country without a problem.
you might be a pilot
19. You use towers, VOR's, etc as checkpoints while in your car.
you might be a pilot
20. You've swung the compass in your car at least once.
you might be a pilot
21. Navigation and refueling stops are based on time enroute, not distance.
you might be a pilot
22. You have at least one major clock in your house set to GMT.
you might be a pilot
23. If, while cruising down the Highway, your wife or girlfriend announces the need for a "potty break" and you reach into the back seat and produce the red "Lil' John" (complete with the "Lady J" adapter) and hand it to her...
YOU MIGHT BE A PILOT...(a dead one...but a pilot...)
24. You are driving and hit a patch of fog, and you start looking for the AI....
You might be a pilot
25. If you tune your car stereo to 1200 as soon as you leave the driveway...
You might be a pilot
26. If you notice it's quite windy and you call the local AWOS just to see how strong they are...
You might be a pilot
27. You use a set of David Clarks for hands-free cell phone when driving in NY or NJ
you might be a pilot
28. Your hand-held GPS is set for knots rather than MPH when driving
you might be a pilot
29. If you check the car's oil, and make sure the fuel is free of contaminants before driving
...you just might be a pilot.
30. If you record the odometer reading when you get in and out of your car
...you just might be a pilot.
31. If you look for an engine start-up checklist in the door pocket
...you just might be a pilot.
32. You look at the fuel gauge and wonder if you can afford to re-fill it!
Then say "What the hell, " lets fly anyway"!
you might be a pilot.
33. If you think about flying while driving and other drivers wonder why the big smile!
you might be a pilot
34. You check the flag on the house to decide which way to turn out of the driveway.
you might be a pilot
35. You can't understand why people in the office get annoyed at all the static as you crank up the volume on you PC speakers listening to your favorite tower on LiveATC.net
you might be a pilot.
36. When you get home at night and walk into the house, you throw your credit card on the counter and tell your wife "that's 1.5 hobbs"
you might be a pilot.
37. If you "pre-flight" a golf cart
you might be a pilot
38. You smell the fuel nozzle after filling your car, just to make sure you got the right stuff.
You might be a pilot.
39. Your wife accuses you of having a mistress, but you swear you were at the airport.
You might be a pilot.
40. 25 percent of your responses to your wife are, "Roger" or "Wilco".
You might be a pilot.
41. If 15 percent of your responses are, "Roger" or "Wilco", and another 25 percent of your responses to your wife are, "Unable".
You might be an instrument pilot.
42. When you're looking at controller.com your wife accuses you of looking at porn. (True story)
You might be a pilot.
43. If you have a dozen or so awos/atis programed in the phone w/voice tags --
You might be a pilot.
44. If you drive with the sunroof open when it's raining... for better visibility...
You might be a pilot.
43. If while driving on a long trip, you annoy your spouse by looking at your watch and saying things like, "If we were flying, we'd be there by now." or observing, "Hey, we're now on the Los Angeles Sectional!"
You might be a pilot.
44. If you have a bumper sticker that says "My wife said if I go flying one more time she'll leave me.... boy am I going to miss her"
You might be a pilot.
29. If you are on a local road that is sloping downward and levels off at the corner, and you see it as short final, with the cross walk markings as your threshold ...
Then You Are A Pilot
30. If you immediately look to the sky when you depart your car or house to check for cloud heights and weather, ...
Then You Are A Pilot
45. If your right hand rests instinctively on the throttle (radio volume knob)...
You might be a pilot.
46. If you're driving on a LONG x-country with marginal weather and you keep looking up at the sky saying, "Hell, we could have flown under that!"
You just might be a pilot!
47. If you're kids run up a large cell-phone bill, you think about it in terms of rental-hours...
You just might be a pilot (with teenagers)...
48. If you search specifically for BLUE reflectors to line your driveway...
You just might be a pilot...
49. If , while driving you point out traffic at 12 o'clock 3miles aproximatly 1000 ft above you
...you might be a pilot
50. If while with women all you talk about is airplanes, and when with airplanes all you talk about is women
...you might be a (male) pilot
51. If you spend 4 hours a day on aopa forums
...you might be a pilot
52. If you take a longer route just to pass by an airport ...
you might be a pilot
53. If you want to know what the weather will be like for your weekend barbeque and you call 1-800-WX-BRIEF
...you might be a pilot
54. If you have more airport weather hotlines programmed into your cell phone than people.....
you might be a pilot
55. You monitor the local airport on your scanner while working in the garage or sitting on your deck reading.
you might be a pilot
56. You even look up when birds fly by.
you might be a pilot
57. When driving, you put your arm out the window to fly your hand in the airflow. As you slow down, you lower your pinky(flaps) and thumb(slats) and increase AOA to the stall.
you might be a pilot
58. Headset tan lines in the summer.
you might be a pilot
59. When a friend flies into town, you don't leave to the airport until you hear their airliner on your handheld.
you might be a pilot
60. You can identify the type, manufacturer and model number of every GA aircraft that you see in the air but don't have a clue what kind of cars your neighbors drive.
you might be a pilot
61. I'm surprised no body mentioned this. Driving home from the airport, you notice the red taillights ahead on the Interstate and you attempt to brake with both feet. (it doesn't work, left foot hits clutch, right foot hits gas)
you might be a pilot
62. You can see the runway VASI lights from an overpass on the way to the airport, and you panic and pull up because all you see is red.
you might be a pilot
63. If, while out on a drive, you nearly have an accident because you were too busy pointing out the nearby VOR to your wife (despite having done so at least 20 times in the past)..
...you might be a pilot.
64. If an airliner roars overhead, and without even looking you say "that's Virgin's 4:45 departure to London, 747-400" (and you're CORRECT, believe it or not)...
...you might be a pilot.
65. If your idea of perfect bathroom reading is Trade-A-Plane and/or the Used Aircraft Guide...
...you might be a pilot.
66. If your idea of a perfect FedEx package contains LPS-1 dry lubricant, DC-4 compound, two RHM38E spark plugs, Champion thread lubricant, and RejeX...which you happily open like a kid at Christmas, to the bemused glances of your coworkers...
...you might be a pilot.
67. If you charge a meal on your credit card and reflexively wonder, 'Can I get the MBNA 5% rebate on this?'....
...you might be a pilot.
68. If your wife flat-out tells you she never remotely worries about you cheating on her "because you already have a mistress, and I know where to find her"...
...you might be a pilot.
69. If you get all of these jokes, you might just be a pilot.
you might be a pilot
70. You request clearance to transition bravo when on the freeway onramp.
you might be a pilot
71. You "fly" in formation with the car in the left lane.
you might be a pilot
72. When intercepted by another craft flashing his lights, you reduce your speed to 100kts and wait for him to form up ahead of you, and soon realize you have been joined by three others and a helicopter; But you can't figure out why because you kept your airspeed below 250kts and didn't enter any restricted areas.
you might be a pilot
73. You do a 10 degree scan across your windshield for traffic.
you might be a pilot
74. You wonder why the GPS in your new car doesn't show ground speed.
you might be a pilot
75. You trim your car for 60mph using the "autothrottle".
you might be a pilot
76. You explain to your niece who will shortly be learning how to drive how you must stop at the "hold short" line before a stoplight.
you might be a pilot
77. You check for anyone on final before pulling onto a main road.
you might be a pilot
78. You find yourself manuevering in a parking lot as if your truck has the wingspan of a Cessna and trying to "spin" said vehicle into a parking spot.
you might be a pilot
79. If you named your new puppy, "Piper"
- You might be a pilot
80. If you constantly look at your watch and time your driving legs
you might be a pilot
If you've ever said "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?"
...you just might be a pilot (that spends too much time online.)
82. You load up the car with the family and bags and calculate the weight and balance. You also consider bag and kid placement for proper CG.
you might be a pilot
83. At work you are the resident meterologist that people trust and plan their schedules on and text answers like 15019G22 CU BKN100 41/19 doesn't phase them anymore.
you might be a pilot
84. Everyone you work with understands and now uses terms such as, but not limited to: standby, hold short, cleared as filed and sump the tanks (btw: that a potty run)
you might be a pilot
85. If you count your life in 6 minute increments (think Hobbs...)
You might be a pilot
86. You have your better half use batons to direct you up the driveway to the car hanger...
You just might be a pilot.
87. When you see a thunderstorm over the road in front of you and begin thinking of alternate routes to deviate around it...
you might be a pilot.
88. When you arrive at your destination and are in the process of parking, you scold your passengers for unlatching their seatbelts before you have come to a full stop....
you might be a pilot.
89. You get ads for a cruise, and all you can think about is how it will keep you from flying.
You might be a pilot.
90. If you call for a weather briefing for the commercial flight you're scheduled on.
you might be a pilot
91. 25 percent of your responses to your wife are, "Roger" or "Wilco".
You might be a pilot.
92. When you're looking at controller.com your wife accuses you of looking at porn. (True story)
You might be a pilot.
93. When you drive home from the airport after a bunch of touch-n-gos and suddenly realize you are doing 70mph in a 35...
you might be a pilot
If Marylou, your secretary, spells her name, "M-like Mayonaise, A-like Artichoke, R-like Raspberry, etc.", you subconsciously seek a reason for firing her...
-- you just might be a pilot.
95. If your wife refuses to drive to LA with you, because each time you...
a) got off and back on at each I-5 exit, declaring it was a clearing maneuver, and
b) almost get into an accident at the Grapevine because you're trying to make visual contact with the Gorman VOR, and
c) you time your arrival to be at rush hour so you can sit on the 405 underneath the LAX final and watch the bellies of the heavies going by overhead...
-- you just might be a pilot.
96. When you're driving out of the airport and instinctively slam on the brakes just before getting to the tree lined road and can't figure out how you're going to get through the narrow tree openings without knocking the wings off.
you might be a pilot
97. After arriving at the lake for a picnic, you can't decide whether to park your car in the lot.. or on the lake!
You might be a (SeaRey/Aventura) pilot.
A hot date with your girlfriend consists of grabbing the scanner, stopping at El Polo Loco and then going to KSNA for a romantic lunch;
you might be a pilot
99. Your flightbag is with you at all times.
You just might be a pilot.
If you can accurately depict any aircraft attitude with your hands…
you just might be a pilot.
101. If you understand the concept of ‘a quiet evening alone with your logbook’…
you just might be a pilot.
102. If after being around an airport all your life, you still run out of the hangar when you hear an engine start up…
you just might be a pilot.
103. If you still own at least one book about airplanes you had as a kid…and still read it…
you just might be a pilot.
104. If during stressful and difficult times in your life, waxing an airplane is therapy…
you just might be a pilot.
105. If you talk to a machine made of steel and aluminum in gentle tones and address it with personal pronouns such as ‘she’ and ‘her’...
you just might be pilot.
106. If you can't walk under a wing without reaching up and running your fingers along its underside...
you just might be a pilot.
107. If you have ever laid awake at night worrying about loosing your medical…
you just might be a pilot.
108. If you have ever lost a friend in an aircraft accident and gone flying to honor their memory…
you just might be a pilot.
109. If you are departing your driveway and need to turn right but turn left crosswind (KPIB is left traffic only) and cross mid-driveway on downwind to get to your correct heading, I mean to go right, while announcing to your passengers you are "Left Crosswind, Left Downwind and crossing mid field for a departure..."
You might be a pilot
110. If you start your car, rev the engine to 1700 try to check the mags and apply full heater to check for rpm loss....
You might be a pilot
111. If you call for flight following for VFR for your long cross country drive and give them your car tag, make, model and speed….
You might be a pilot
112. You either already have, or plan on installing soon, a good quality weather station at your house.
you might be a pilot
113. If someone asks you what time it is and you tell them, in GMT time...
You might be a pilot
114. It they know how to figure local time from what you tell them....
They may be a pilot
If you have an upcoming honeymoon, and she wants the Bahamas, and you get mostly excited about the entire marriage prospect because it means you'll get to fly VFR TO THE BAHAMAS!!!.....
YOU, may just be a pilot !
116. If your wife brags about losing 5 pounds for the sole reason that she can carry a little more baggage in the plane.
you might be a pilot
117. If at night you can identify the type of aircraft that is on final approach to John Wayne Airport by the position of the landing lights.
You might be a pilot
118. If your friends can tell that you had to cancel a flight today, based only on the tone of your voice...
you might be a pilot."
You just might be a pilot.
2. If while driving on the highway you wish that you could set the cruise control to follow the lane you are currently in....
You just might be a pilot.
3. If while driving down the highway you instinctively reach with your right hand in an attempt to trim your car for level driving...
You just might be a pilot.
4. If when taking a corner in your car, you curse that you are not able to bank and thus feel centrifugal force pulling you to the outside as a result of the uncoordinated turn...
You just might be a pilot.
5. If while starting your car you yell "Clear!" before turning the key...
you might be a pilot.
6. If while driving on a 2 lane road you feel an urge to drive on the yellow line at the speed of a "brisk walk" ...
you might be a pilot
7. If while driving down the freeway you wonder which white "center line" to drive on ...
you might be a pilot
8. If you get out of your car and look for tie down ropes ….
you might be a pilot
9. If you use the e-brake to drop the flaps
you might be a pilot
10. If, while driving, you notice a flag indicating that the wind is blowing from your left, you instinctively turn the wheel to the left to correct for the crosswind while pressing your right foot on the gas...
...you might be a pilot.
11. If, while driving, you wonder to yourself, "When's this thing due for annual?"...
...you might be a pilot.
12. You can afford peanut butter OR jelly, but not both.
you might be a pilot
13. You get in your car and can't figure out how to start it because there's not enough switches, dials and knobs.
you might be a pilot
14. You start your car in the morning and tune in your favorite radio station, expecting to pick up the local ATIS and get your clearance to drive to work.
You just might be a pilot.
15. You manipulate the floor stick shift as if it were the throttle...
you might be a pilot
16. If, while driving on an unfamiliar highway, you find yourself looking out the windshield and saying to yourself " If the engine quits right now, where would I put it down? "....
You might be a pilot
17. When driving into a fog bank you pick up the cell phone dial 0, and ask for an IFR clearance while announcing to your passengers that you are going IFR and simultaneously turning on all your lights including emergency lights (aka - anti-collision lights).
you might be a pilot
18. You have sectionals in your car but don't have a single road map...and have navigated across the country without a problem.
you might be a pilot
19. You use towers, VOR's, etc as checkpoints while in your car.
you might be a pilot
20. You've swung the compass in your car at least once.
you might be a pilot
21. Navigation and refueling stops are based on time enroute, not distance.
you might be a pilot
22. You have at least one major clock in your house set to GMT.
you might be a pilot
23. If, while cruising down the Highway, your wife or girlfriend announces the need for a "potty break" and you reach into the back seat and produce the red "Lil' John" (complete with the "Lady J" adapter) and hand it to her...
YOU MIGHT BE A PILOT...(a dead one...but a pilot...)
24. You are driving and hit a patch of fog, and you start looking for the AI....
You might be a pilot
25. If you tune your car stereo to 1200 as soon as you leave the driveway...
You might be a pilot
26. If you notice it's quite windy and you call the local AWOS just to see how strong they are...
You might be a pilot
27. You use a set of David Clarks for hands-free cell phone when driving in NY or NJ
you might be a pilot
28. Your hand-held GPS is set for knots rather than MPH when driving
you might be a pilot
29. If you check the car's oil, and make sure the fuel is free of contaminants before driving
...you just might be a pilot.
30. If you record the odometer reading when you get in and out of your car
...you just might be a pilot.
31. If you look for an engine start-up checklist in the door pocket
...you just might be a pilot.
32. You look at the fuel gauge and wonder if you can afford to re-fill it!
Then say "What the hell, " lets fly anyway"!
you might be a pilot.
33. If you think about flying while driving and other drivers wonder why the big smile!
you might be a pilot
34. You check the flag on the house to decide which way to turn out of the driveway.
you might be a pilot
35. You can't understand why people in the office get annoyed at all the static as you crank up the volume on you PC speakers listening to your favorite tower on LiveATC.net
you might be a pilot.
36. When you get home at night and walk into the house, you throw your credit card on the counter and tell your wife "that's 1.5 hobbs"
you might be a pilot.
37. If you "pre-flight" a golf cart
you might be a pilot
38. You smell the fuel nozzle after filling your car, just to make sure you got the right stuff.
You might be a pilot.
39. Your wife accuses you of having a mistress, but you swear you were at the airport.
You might be a pilot.
40. 25 percent of your responses to your wife are, "Roger" or "Wilco".
You might be a pilot.
41. If 15 percent of your responses are, "Roger" or "Wilco", and another 25 percent of your responses to your wife are, "Unable".
You might be an instrument pilot.
42. When you're looking at controller.com your wife accuses you of looking at porn. (True story)
You might be a pilot.
43. If you have a dozen or so awos/atis programed in the phone w/voice tags --
You might be a pilot.
44. If you drive with the sunroof open when it's raining... for better visibility...
You might be a pilot.
43. If while driving on a long trip, you annoy your spouse by looking at your watch and saying things like, "If we were flying, we'd be there by now." or observing, "Hey, we're now on the Los Angeles Sectional!"
You might be a pilot.
44. If you have a bumper sticker that says "My wife said if I go flying one more time she'll leave me.... boy am I going to miss her"
You might be a pilot.
29. If you are on a local road that is sloping downward and levels off at the corner, and you see it as short final, with the cross walk markings as your threshold ...
Then You Are A Pilot
30. If you immediately look to the sky when you depart your car or house to check for cloud heights and weather, ...
Then You Are A Pilot
45. If your right hand rests instinctively on the throttle (radio volume knob)...
You might be a pilot.
46. If you're driving on a LONG x-country with marginal weather and you keep looking up at the sky saying, "Hell, we could have flown under that!"
You just might be a pilot!
47. If you're kids run up a large cell-phone bill, you think about it in terms of rental-hours...
You just might be a pilot (with teenagers)...
48. If you search specifically for BLUE reflectors to line your driveway...
You just might be a pilot...
49. If , while driving you point out traffic at 12 o'clock 3miles aproximatly 1000 ft above you
...you might be a pilot
50. If while with women all you talk about is airplanes, and when with airplanes all you talk about is women
...you might be a (male) pilot
51. If you spend 4 hours a day on aopa forums
...you might be a pilot
52. If you take a longer route just to pass by an airport ...
you might be a pilot
53. If you want to know what the weather will be like for your weekend barbeque and you call 1-800-WX-BRIEF
...you might be a pilot
54. If you have more airport weather hotlines programmed into your cell phone than people.....
you might be a pilot
55. You monitor the local airport on your scanner while working in the garage or sitting on your deck reading.
you might be a pilot
56. You even look up when birds fly by.
you might be a pilot
57. When driving, you put your arm out the window to fly your hand in the airflow. As you slow down, you lower your pinky(flaps) and thumb(slats) and increase AOA to the stall.
you might be a pilot
58. Headset tan lines in the summer.
you might be a pilot
59. When a friend flies into town, you don't leave to the airport until you hear their airliner on your handheld.
you might be a pilot
60. You can identify the type, manufacturer and model number of every GA aircraft that you see in the air but don't have a clue what kind of cars your neighbors drive.
you might be a pilot
61. I'm surprised no body mentioned this. Driving home from the airport, you notice the red taillights ahead on the Interstate and you attempt to brake with both feet. (it doesn't work, left foot hits clutch, right foot hits gas)
you might be a pilot
62. You can see the runway VASI lights from an overpass on the way to the airport, and you panic and pull up because all you see is red.
you might be a pilot
63. If, while out on a drive, you nearly have an accident because you were too busy pointing out the nearby VOR to your wife (despite having done so at least 20 times in the past)..
...you might be a pilot.
64. If an airliner roars overhead, and without even looking you say "that's Virgin's 4:45 departure to London, 747-400" (and you're CORRECT, believe it or not)...
...you might be a pilot.
65. If your idea of perfect bathroom reading is Trade-A-Plane and/or the Used Aircraft Guide...
...you might be a pilot.
66. If your idea of a perfect FedEx package contains LPS-1 dry lubricant, DC-4 compound, two RHM38E spark plugs, Champion thread lubricant, and RejeX...which you happily open like a kid at Christmas, to the bemused glances of your coworkers...
...you might be a pilot.
67. If you charge a meal on your credit card and reflexively wonder, 'Can I get the MBNA 5% rebate on this?'....
...you might be a pilot.
68. If your wife flat-out tells you she never remotely worries about you cheating on her "because you already have a mistress, and I know where to find her"...
...you might be a pilot.
69. If you get all of these jokes, you might just be a pilot.
you might be a pilot
70. You request clearance to transition bravo when on the freeway onramp.
you might be a pilot
71. You "fly" in formation with the car in the left lane.
you might be a pilot
72. When intercepted by another craft flashing his lights, you reduce your speed to 100kts and wait for him to form up ahead of you, and soon realize you have been joined by three others and a helicopter; But you can't figure out why because you kept your airspeed below 250kts and didn't enter any restricted areas.
you might be a pilot
73. You do a 10 degree scan across your windshield for traffic.
you might be a pilot
74. You wonder why the GPS in your new car doesn't show ground speed.
you might be a pilot
75. You trim your car for 60mph using the "autothrottle".
you might be a pilot
76. You explain to your niece who will shortly be learning how to drive how you must stop at the "hold short" line before a stoplight.
you might be a pilot
77. You check for anyone on final before pulling onto a main road.
you might be a pilot
78. You find yourself manuevering in a parking lot as if your truck has the wingspan of a Cessna and trying to "spin" said vehicle into a parking spot.
you might be a pilot
79. If you named your new puppy, "Piper"
- You might be a pilot
80. If you constantly look at your watch and time your driving legs
you might be a pilot
If you've ever said "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!?"
...you just might be a pilot (that spends too much time online.)
82. You load up the car with the family and bags and calculate the weight and balance. You also consider bag and kid placement for proper CG.
you might be a pilot
83. At work you are the resident meterologist that people trust and plan their schedules on and text answers like 15019G22 CU BKN100 41/19 doesn't phase them anymore.
you might be a pilot
84. Everyone you work with understands and now uses terms such as, but not limited to: standby, hold short, cleared as filed and sump the tanks (btw: that a potty run)
you might be a pilot
85. If you count your life in 6 minute increments (think Hobbs...)
You might be a pilot
86. You have your better half use batons to direct you up the driveway to the car hanger...
You just might be a pilot.
87. When you see a thunderstorm over the road in front of you and begin thinking of alternate routes to deviate around it...
you might be a pilot.
88. When you arrive at your destination and are in the process of parking, you scold your passengers for unlatching their seatbelts before you have come to a full stop....
you might be a pilot.
89. You get ads for a cruise, and all you can think about is how it will keep you from flying.
You might be a pilot.
90. If you call for a weather briefing for the commercial flight you're scheduled on.
you might be a pilot
91. 25 percent of your responses to your wife are, "Roger" or "Wilco".
You might be a pilot.
92. When you're looking at controller.com your wife accuses you of looking at porn. (True story)
You might be a pilot.
93. When you drive home from the airport after a bunch of touch-n-gos and suddenly realize you are doing 70mph in a 35...
you might be a pilot
If Marylou, your secretary, spells her name, "M-like Mayonaise, A-like Artichoke, R-like Raspberry, etc.", you subconsciously seek a reason for firing her...
-- you just might be a pilot.
95. If your wife refuses to drive to LA with you, because each time you...
a) got off and back on at each I-5 exit, declaring it was a clearing maneuver, and
b) almost get into an accident at the Grapevine because you're trying to make visual contact with the Gorman VOR, and
c) you time your arrival to be at rush hour so you can sit on the 405 underneath the LAX final and watch the bellies of the heavies going by overhead...
-- you just might be a pilot.
96. When you're driving out of the airport and instinctively slam on the brakes just before getting to the tree lined road and can't figure out how you're going to get through the narrow tree openings without knocking the wings off.
you might be a pilot
97. After arriving at the lake for a picnic, you can't decide whether to park your car in the lot.. or on the lake!
You might be a (SeaRey/Aventura) pilot.
A hot date with your girlfriend consists of grabbing the scanner, stopping at El Polo Loco and then going to KSNA for a romantic lunch;
you might be a pilot
99. Your flightbag is with you at all times.
You just might be a pilot.
If you can accurately depict any aircraft attitude with your hands…
you just might be a pilot.
101. If you understand the concept of ‘a quiet evening alone with your logbook’…
you just might be a pilot.
102. If after being around an airport all your life, you still run out of the hangar when you hear an engine start up…
you just might be a pilot.
103. If you still own at least one book about airplanes you had as a kid…and still read it…
you just might be a pilot.
104. If during stressful and difficult times in your life, waxing an airplane is therapy…
you just might be a pilot.
105. If you talk to a machine made of steel and aluminum in gentle tones and address it with personal pronouns such as ‘she’ and ‘her’...
you just might be pilot.
106. If you can't walk under a wing without reaching up and running your fingers along its underside...
you just might be a pilot.
107. If you have ever laid awake at night worrying about loosing your medical…
you just might be a pilot.
108. If you have ever lost a friend in an aircraft accident and gone flying to honor their memory…
you just might be a pilot.
109. If you are departing your driveway and need to turn right but turn left crosswind (KPIB is left traffic only) and cross mid-driveway on downwind to get to your correct heading, I mean to go right, while announcing to your passengers you are "Left Crosswind, Left Downwind and crossing mid field for a departure..."
You might be a pilot
110. If you start your car, rev the engine to 1700 try to check the mags and apply full heater to check for rpm loss....
You might be a pilot
111. If you call for flight following for VFR for your long cross country drive and give them your car tag, make, model and speed….
You might be a pilot
112. You either already have, or plan on installing soon, a good quality weather station at your house.
you might be a pilot
113. If someone asks you what time it is and you tell them, in GMT time...
You might be a pilot
114. It they know how to figure local time from what you tell them....
They may be a pilot
If you have an upcoming honeymoon, and she wants the Bahamas, and you get mostly excited about the entire marriage prospect because it means you'll get to fly VFR TO THE BAHAMAS!!!.....
YOU, may just be a pilot !
116. If your wife brags about losing 5 pounds for the sole reason that she can carry a little more baggage in the plane.
you might be a pilot
117. If at night you can identify the type of aircraft that is on final approach to John Wayne Airport by the position of the landing lights.
You might be a pilot
118. If your friends can tell that you had to cancel a flight today, based only on the tone of your voice...
you might be a pilot."