| Msg ID: 2691946 |
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| Author:just now
6/8/2021 7:53:13 PM |
Vietnam Era pilots are retiring. Make sure you enroll in flight school asap. |
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| Msg ID: 2691954 |
Is that Viet Nam pilots, or ERA pilots (NT) +3/-1
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| Author:Is Silverstate still going?
6/8/2021 9:01:52 PM Reply to: 2691946 |
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| Msg ID: 2691957 |
breaking +7/-0
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| Author:Rupple steel skin
6/8/2021 10:30:06 PM Reply to: 2691946 |
They have been retiring for some time now. Did you just wake up? |
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| Msg ID: 2691960 |
breaking +1/-0
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| Author:JT
6/8/2021 10:45:20 PM Reply to: 2691957 |
Are there any of those guys left? |
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| Msg ID: 2691962 |
Yep, still here, still kicking (NT) +5/-0
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| Author:living the dream .... or nightmare
6/8/2021 11:06:39 PM Reply to: 2691960 |
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| Msg ID: 2691977 |
breaking +2/-2
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| Author:DUH, ..
6/9/2021 6:33:39 AM Reply to: 2691946 |
If a Nam pilot was 19 in1975, they would be 65 today. The youngest Nam pilot I know is 67. Been flying 35 years, and I do not know a single Nam era pilot still wiggling sticks. Only ones I know that have yet to retire are in management. |
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| Msg ID: 2691978 |
Uh, Not really, math genius ....19 in 1969, and +4/-1
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| Author:still kicking ... and flying
6/9/2021 6:53:32 AM Reply to: 2691977 |
did the management thing for years, though. Now kicking back in HAA and still making bank. Feeling good, no health issues, class-I medicals .... 70 is the new 50 |
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| Msg ID: 2692007 |
Uh, Not really, math genius ....19 in 1969, and +1/-1
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| Author:bentwrech
6/9/2021 10:38:00 AM Reply to: 2691978 |
thank God! Will not take away from their Nam time, they went through some horrific sh*t. On the civilian side though, most of them were a pain in the ass. |
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| Msg ID: 2692103 |
bentwrench was enlisted +0/-0
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| Author:Pilots were officers ... just sayin
6/9/2021 8:04:03 PM Reply to: 2692007 |
It seems you forgot "respect" for rank as soon as you got out Yes, I'm trolling angry mechs .... I trust my life to the mechanics abilities and work ethic |
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| Msg ID: 2692063 |
breaking +3/-0
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| Author:oldNtired
6/9/2021 1:59:07 PM Reply to: 2691977 |
Were'nt to many "NAM" pilots in 1975 if any. 1972 was about the end of it. Yes most of us are retired. Thank God ! In 40 years in the industry I aways heard of the "Pilot Shortage", never saw it. Pay was always suppressed because there was always 10 pilots for every job and operators took advantage of it. Our equipment was much less sophisticated than what you guys get to fly. We didn't have every Acronym program or union protecting our AZZ. Just the good ol FAA and trust me, they were not there to help you ! Not complaining, just a different time. But I am glad I flew in my time rather than yours. This industry is like war. Nothing ever changes. Just new weapons and different people. |
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| Msg ID: 2692093 |
breaking +1/-1
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| Author:Lost in the 80’s
6/9/2021 6:31:40 PM Reply to: 2692063 |
I'm sure your remember when LORAN C (TDL711 & Micrologic!) came out and we thought it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. |
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| Msg ID: 2692012 |
guess what +4/-0
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| Author:Anonymous
6/9/2021 11:13:16 AM Reply to: 2691946 |
even if half of the pilots flying today left the industry for one reason or the other, we wouldn't need any more. ...but...but...pilot shortage!! ...Gwendolyn, please. There is no pilot shortage. That lie is told so that gullible young folk can be separated from their future earnings by indebtedness, and awholebuncha flight schools can stay in business. fact is...there are a lotta helicopters out there that just aren't needed. too many ships chasing too little business. and it's gonna get worse in the future. to sum up: too many pilots...the world don't need any more pilots...if you are thinking and dreaming of being a pilot, get some professional help. but don't be a pilot. you are not needed to fly. the end. |
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| Msg ID: 2692082 |
guess what +5/-0
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| Author:There is ALWAYS a shortage
6/9/2021 5:13:07 PM Reply to: 2692012 |
of skilled pilots who are willing to work for cheap wages.
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| Msg ID: 2692173 |
guess what +0/-0
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| Author:ratskeller
6/10/2021 1:11:29 PM Reply to: 2692012 |
Looks like the airlines are busy again.
Lots of open EMS jobs but hems is pretty boring.
Sometimes you do nothing for a whole week.
what fun.~ |
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| Msg ID: 2692186 |
I wouldn’t say getting paid is nothing +1/-0
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| Author:Anonymous
6/10/2021 4:27:19 PM Reply to: 2692173 |
just sayin' |
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| Msg ID: 2692080 |
breaking (NT) +0/-0
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| Author:Dude vietnam pilots retired 10 yrs ago
6/9/2021 5:00:27 PM Reply to: 2691946 |
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| Msg ID: 2692104 |
Yes Dude, I retired over 10 years ago, now I play (NT) +0/-0
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| Author:at HAA ....rhymes?
6/9/2021 8:05:49 PM Reply to: 2692080 |
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