It's no wonder people are afraid to ask questions on this site when they have to deal with people like you.

I'm done with dealing with elitists. Have a nice day folks.

So, about these headsets without microphones........:rolleyes:

Ummmm, Isn't that the point of giving them a headset without a mic, so you DON'T have to yell at them.

j3

I'm sure he imagined himself wearing the mic-less headset.

Someone back on page 1 said they'd want such a device for issuing safety briefs: Nice idea, but safety briefs should, in best practice, include an acknowledgement from the passenger that they have understood and present an opportunity for the passenger to ask questions. Can't do that if you can't talk, nor could a pax say "I say Biggles, is that cloud of black smoke meant to be pouring out the back of Number 2, what?" - which I'm sure no Omnipotent God of the Sky who frequents PPrune would need, but I have heard there are some pilots out there who might not be PPruners... :ooh:

A smart comms box that can cut the pilot clear of cabin chatter when he needs to is a better idea, albeit more expensive, and means I have a cabin full of spares when mine ****s itself mid-flight.

But it did feel good to be rude to cadetkid, didn't it? I wish I could join in but I'm short of witty retorts :sad:

You know when the airline pilots walk in, they are the punters winging and whining that the only thing decreasing faster than their terms and conditions is their ability to fly....

What can I say mate... I like what I see!

http://www.travelsnitch.org/wp-conte..._autopilot.jpg
Just because you don't...don't bring your hate on me...:=

Oh GOD!!!!

ITW, you owe me a new box of tissues, that was too funny! :ok:

I could quote a lot of people on this one, as some valid points. But a point of disagreement that shouldn't exist, is the difference between the need of cutting the Pax out of the Tx loop for private vs commercial ops.
There is no difference in either operation in this facet.

If you think there is, then please explain to me the operational difference in the following situation

I'm doing City orbits in melbourne with my family (pvt op)
Joe from MB is doing the same (chtr op)

Where is the difference in comms req'd ?????
Sorry but the argument of cutting down the pvt op just doesn't wash with me, esp given some of the pro pundits attitudes around here of pvt op's not being pro enough for them.

Woodwork has mentioned the best idea, selectable intercomm. I've flown with some of these, and whilst they are good, they are not ideal.
2 position. Crew/all.
Most times on these flights, the guy in the RH seat isn't crew, he wants to natter with the GIB's about how full the MCG is today.
Those intercom's need 3 positions... Pilot/crew/all. (they prolly exist, just never flown one yet)

Woody also makes a vaild point about the pax having fully functional headsets to replace his in the case of a failure. Had that happen to me before, (more than once) I doubt anyone here has never had a headset failure, excepting the overpaid ones that buy a new headset every year.

The original post.........should have maybe been in pvt ops?? PFFFFFFFFTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!! :mad:

Seriously, I'm an aussie, i live in ozland, i want to buy in ozland, i'm gunna ask in the Australian section, and poo to anyone that thinks that wrong. I know the supplier will be happy!

I know you do, but you should stop posting videos about yourself on youtube :cool:

You do know that the whole premise of that video was pulling the piss out of fast jet drivers...

Watch it again...After this one..


ICEMAN - The Later Years - Video

I would love to be that cool...but poor old me had the skills, co-ordination and shameless good looks required to hover...:ok:

Video response score

Goblin. 0 (not funny....very corny tho)
ITW. 1 (hilarious, did always wonder what happened to that upstart plick)


Topic score. -5 for the both of you :D

And we have the photo to prove it :hmm:

http://i976.photobucket.com/albums/a...F/IMG_1393.jpg

The fourth bar gets worn at the bar :cool:

oh come on goblin, that ones been done to death...good informative thread that one


Straws?

http://static.lifeislocal.com.au/mul...ull/985422.jpg

Keep your head down, work hard, be nice to your mother GG.... one day you might wake up and find yourself FLYING.

Also your parents can be proud of their sons career, and can stop telling their mates at the bowls club that you are a real estate agent...because the truth is far worse.....:}

Sounds like GG has a chip on his shoulder and like morno got the last two letters of his name back the front

I've got more "real" flying time in a 210 weed man than you as a millitary pilot will fly in your entire career :cool:

Sad but true.

In fact your "real" flying time will only qualify you as a first officer on a super puma. I've spent many a day in places like Timor listening to ex black hawk guys waffle on about how they should be captains as they used to fly black hawks there at night. Now they feel totally demorilized as the captain won't even give them a landing (due to their inexperience) :ok:

So yes, enjoy your "real" flying as a public servant and I'll enjoy my lofty perch and the lifestyle it affords me. If I want to do some "real" flying, I can afford to grab a bonanza and go shoot off for a naughty weekend. You can't, your licence isn't recognized :D

Oh and real flying? It's Certainly not VFR in a chopper for a couple of hundred hours a year under millitary supervision and risk assessment. If you want to do some real flying, go do some mustering. You might learn a thing or three (and some humility) :ok:

Seriously
 

ITW, GG,
as amusing as your personal trade offs are....prolly time you guys took it private, before the mods close what could be a productive thread.

Failing that, start a new thread GG Vs ITW, and we can all come in make special comments and grade your responses without compromising quality threads.

Geez... Bitter much?

Did recruiting brief you on the reason they found you unsuitable, or did they just tell you no...and give you the number of Jimmy Magoofa who needed help flying his 210?

Oh...and there I more to a rewarding career than hours in your logbook my friend...Did you chat to the hawk drivers who plucked punters of the roofs of houses in SE QLD? You're the expert, tell me, how do I log the expression on the face of someone who is alive because some 'public servant' risked their life to hoist them off their roof during a thunderstorm?

Enjoy your lifestyle while it lasts...I don't see many Helicopter cadetships springing up...do you?

(Hate to burst your bubble - but CASA recoginises our licenses...poor research bro...)

You should go tell Ben Robert-Smith that he is a public servant, one of the many brave selfless men that secured your "lifestyle"

See how that works out for you.

You disrespectful :mad:

Well you insulted the flying skills of an airline pilot. Its okay when you are dishing out though, so I thought It was time to point out a couple of home truths.

If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen.

Yes you are a public servant. You chose to be there, you are not doing what you do for charity, nobody forced you to be there. You are paid to be there just like I am and you use your skills just like I do, to do your job to the best of your ability. You signed on the dotted line and if you didn't, some other young whipper snapper would have been sitting in your seat thinking they were the ****.

You also chose to butt in and have a sly dig at me in a conversation that was not of your business.

Next time mind your own business.

And pul-lease, Ben Robert-Smith has nothing to do with this.

That's like me saying "you inconsiderate prick, how about you tell Captain Sully that he should do some real flying"

You and Ben Robert Smith are like me and Neil Armstrong.