Ultralights,

:ok: :ok: ;)

And of course the certificate in your wallet has your personal initials as the aircraft rego :D

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When you can upgrade can afford to upgrade your Jepps binders from Plastic to Premium Leather

Well, I reckon you know when you've made it when instead of the instructor calling you a RETARD, the plane itself calls you one... Everytime you are about to land!

Soulman.

I think you've made it when you look out your office window and think to yourself. "God I pity those bastards stuck in their buildings all the way down there!"

When you don't have to buy a newspaper. You just read one that the passengers have left behind.

When whatever you're flying has windscreen wipers.... :8

Wipers ?

Some Chieftains have wipers. A Chieftain also has an aisle, but I wouldn't consider a Chieftain as "making it".
:confused:

So does the De-Havilland Dove....Wipers - the only hydraulic thing in it. Still coupla them floating around the joint.
Well.....errrr....ummm.....maybe we could've call it'making it' if it was the late 50's :)

Smoothie :ok: :ok:

When people start asking "When will you retire from the airlines" instead of "So are you planning on trying for the airlines".

:confused:

B_C_L/Smoothie,

Yeah after typing it I did remember seeing a Mojave with wipers. Regardless, I'd probably consider a Chieftain as making it at the moment!!!

It's all relative! :ok:

TL

Transition ;

Agreed..... These days at times Chieftain pays more than a FO in a Tinny anyways ..... So....Agreed

Smoothie:ok:

Oi you lot........Don't badmouth Chieftains!!!!!!!
Or you'll have to deal with me!:E

You only live twice. Once when
you're born. Once when
you've looked death in the face.

When 80 nm or more is your TOP OF DESCENT rather than your first leg of the day.

80 nm is your TOD, standard descent profile is 280/240 knots (conducted at flight idle.)

I am privileged enough to have moved on from Chieftains now however, I remember a time when I thought that if I never flew anything bigger I would live and die a happy man, thats still true, but it only gets bigger and better from there.

Dang, I love this job! ;)

I always thought that by the time I get to fly a plane where the nosewheel is behind me I'd be a happy man;)

When everything in your hangar has the training wheel directly under the rudder

happy days,

When you can't see the wingtips from the cockpit and you've never been down to the back if the aircraft. Ever.

:ok:

While playing on Jane's simulations with your young son you turn and ask "Do you want to be a pilot when you grow up ?" and he replies "no way I don't want to end up drinking the beer in the local pub!" .......

- When you are sitting in your canteen at work, look through the window and notice there are two car parks allocated to representatives from companies "Rolls Royce" and "General Electric"

When I know what RVSM means :O