Parking at the bowser and wandering off
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Parking at the bowser and wandering off
A growing trend I have noticed lately is the increase ignorant 
ing dumb "pilots" who park in front of the bowser get there fuel then wander off to run there errands or wait and load there pax and generally p!ss about when there are others waiting to use the bowser, one Mensa member at emerald recently actually put all the bungs, straps and covers on his chieftain and wandered off. another in an R44 recently who went up to the terminal to get lunch while I parked nose into the R44 to get fuel his D!ick head mate in another R44 parks behind me boxing me in, guess what chopper kook - fixed wings cant back up.
These pricks are worse than copilots who sit there with a vent blowing on there mic so the voice channel flicks on and off, at least they are within striking range.
Is this a symptom of a growing lack of airman ship or am I just getting old and grumpy ?
ing dumb "pilots" who park in front of the bowser get there fuel then wander off to run there errands or wait and load there pax and generally p!ss about when there are others waiting to use the bowser, one Mensa member at emerald recently actually put all the bungs, straps and covers on his chieftain and wandered off. another in an R44 recently who went up to the terminal to get lunch while I parked nose into the R44 to get fuel his D!ick head mate in another R44 parks behind me boxing me in, guess what chopper kook - fixed wings cant back up.These pricks are worse than copilots who sit there with a vent blowing on there mic so the voice channel flicks on and off, at least they are within striking range.
Is this a symptom of a growing lack of airman ship or am I just getting old and grumpy ?
Maybe just old and grumpy????
No not all, that is piss poor behaviour.
Did you have a word to those involved??
Who the hell refuels at the petrol station then leaves their car parked in front of the pump and goes off to do their shopping or run errands???? NO ONE.
If it had been me they would have heard about it.
No not all, that is piss poor behaviour.
Did you have a word to those involved??
Who the hell refuels at the petrol station then leaves their car parked in front of the pump and goes off to do their shopping or run errands???? NO ONE.
If it had been me they would have heard about it.
Don't blame the Y generation - It's the clueless from all generations! I am always conscious of making sure not to slow people down in the air or on the ground. It's common sense/good manners/airmanship whatever you want to call it.
Yeah well these would be the same people who go to get petrol for their cars, then leave the car parked on a pump while they go inside to do the weeks grocery shopping.
Just another part of the inconsiderate generation.
Just another part of the inconsiderate generation.
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"These pricks are worse than copilots who sit there with a vent blowing on there mic so the voice channel flicks on and off, at least they are within striking range".
Mate I hear ya, then try tell them and 10 minutes later their doing it again.
Mate I hear ya, then try tell them and 10 minutes later their doing it again.
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Well, bowser etiquette just isn't what it used to be. Was at the bowser the other day and someone pulls up right behind me in a 172. Fair enough. But then his mate, was obviously taxiing around the other way to pull up right in front of me. "Surely not" I thought. I thought wrong.
He got the big "wave off" and then decided he'd better pull up behind his mate and wait his turn. Can't have been thinking to hard there.
Anyway, at the avgas bowser yesterday which was right beside the Jet A1 bowser and I spotted this metallic grey coloured egg-beater, which I identified as a squirrel, approaching the field at Warp 7 (had a deadline to meet evidentally).
A straight in on 35, making a bee-line for the Avtur bowser which was not more than 40 feet from where I was perched precariously balanced on the top of this rickety ladder filling the 210. "Surely not" I thought. I thought wrong. Again.
I nearly fell off the ladder and onto the top of the wing. It was only because I was able grip the leading edge of the wing and steady myself that I didn't go for a burton. I reckon the tips of the rotor blades weren't more than 30 feet from where I was balanced. Not good enough I'm afraid.
Still can't believe the guy actually pulled up that close to me. Does make you wonder.
He got the big "wave off" and then decided he'd better pull up behind his mate and wait his turn. Can't have been thinking to hard there.
Anyway, at the avgas bowser yesterday which was right beside the Jet A1 bowser and I spotted this metallic grey coloured egg-beater, which I identified as a squirrel, approaching the field at Warp 7 (had a deadline to meet evidentally).
A straight in on 35, making a bee-line for the Avtur bowser which was not more than 40 feet from where I was perched precariously balanced on the top of this rickety ladder filling the 210. "Surely not" I thought. I thought wrong. Again.
I nearly fell off the ladder and onto the top of the wing. It was only because I was able grip the leading edge of the wing and steady myself that I didn't go for a burton. I reckon the tips of the rotor blades weren't more than 30 feet from where I was balanced. Not good enough I'm afraid.
Still can't believe the guy actually pulled up that close to me. Does make you wonder.
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Parking at the bowser and p*ssing off - I must say in my memory I've been guilty of that twice on my long navs when I needed a leak badly (after checking the bowser is not in great demand).
Now I am reformed - I carry a couple of empty drink bottles so that I will never have to leave the cockpit at intermediate stops. Each "episode" requires a full litre capacity !
Now I am reformed - I carry a couple of empty drink bottles so that I will never have to leave the cockpit at intermediate stops. Each "episode" requires a full litre capacity !
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Who the hell refuels at the petrol station then leaves their car parked in front of the pump and goes off to do their shopping or run errands????
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Reminds me of an incident at Maroochydore or whatever it is now many years ago when Mike Keely in his Bell 47 crop duster dumped whatever was left in his tanks on the inconsiderate that jumped the que on him . I believe the safety rag of that era even published some photo's
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Is this a symptom of a growing lack of airman ship or am I just getting old and grumpy ?
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Airmanship and manners in general are unfortunately making way for cost cutting and schedules, among other things. Have had many people cut in front in circuits, taking spots in bowsers, parking me in. Etc.
Consideration for others in general has dropped.
Consideration for others in general has dropped.
Is this a symptom of a growing lack of airman ship or am I just getting old and grumpy ?
although in this case you'd have to call it "groundsmanship" wouldnt ya?The thing is that people in general seem to have forgotten about looking after each other and it takes an event like the last coupla weeks for people to actually give a crap about anyone but themselves...
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Sixtiesrelic, I'm with you. No offence to you gen Y folk, but the way some have their brains wired, they just don't seem to notice when they're really inconveniencing and pissing off us grissly old wrinklies... Its not that they don't care, they just don't have the capacity to sense it.... they are almost always very polite and apologetic when these things are gently brought to their attention. You cant blame the poor darlings, they cannot helpi it.
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Apart from people sitting at bowsers after they have taken their fuel, what really p**%%s me off , is that stupid ad on the telly that has people moaning "MORE For MEEEE"..... 
Took a young fellow for a night flight the other night. He has his RAA licence, and is training for his Private, and wants to go higher. He didn't get off to a good start with me though when he didn't open his half of the hangar door the last foot till it was flush, and I found out on the way out. My fault tho..should have checked what he had done..
Took a young fellow for a night flight the other night. He has his RAA licence, and is training for his Private, and wants to go higher. He didn't get off to a good start with me though when he didn't open his half of the hangar door the last foot till it was flush, and I found out on the way out. My fault tho..should have checked what he had done..