What is your job?

[ekam]

I'm in the empire business.

[heliguy]

I am a pilot for Southern Airways Express based in Destin, Florida.

[evo-r]

Principal Validation Engineer for a major pharmaceutical company; validate equipment, facility, process and various systems to ensure our drugs are safe, effective and met the requirements.

[pussywillow1972]

Director of IT for a healthcare company and I actually DO live the rock and roll lifestyle.

[RedTele58]

Originally Posted by pussywillow1972

Director of IT for a healthcare company and I actually DO live the rock and roll lifestyle.

Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their Boxster?
So they can park in the handicapped spot.

Sorry Bro - I play a Tele!

Rick

[pussywillow1972]

Originally Posted by RedTele58

Why do guitarists put drumsticks on the dash of their Boxster?
So they can park in the handicapped spot.

Sorry Bro - I play a Tele!

Rick

Nice one. That's better than the old "what did the drummer get on his test? Drool..." joke.

[Wild Bill]

Respiratory Therapist Mayo Clinic Roche;ster MN 1997 986

[mountainman]

Job... we don't need no stinking job. ( it would take away from your time to drive and drink....not at the same time, of course )

[gonzzo]

I fill doughnuts.......

[Homeoboxter]

I`m a researcher in the neuroscience field, I dig into dirty motorbike and Porsche engines with the same entusiasm as into the brain...

[trimer]

Originally Posted by heliguy

I am a pilot for Southern Airways Express based in Destin, Florida.

Please - No selfies while flying the plane! Is it true that using an iphone up there will screw with the plane?? I always get so pissed when I see some person sitting next to me trying to hide the fact that they arent turing off there phone...you know cause it is more important to say Screw You airline and flight attendant than it is to actually just shut the thing off.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by trimer

Please - No selfies while flying the plane! Is it true that using an iphone up there will screw with the plane?? I always get so pissed when I see some person sitting next to me trying to hide the fact that they arent turing off there phone...you know cause it is more important to say Screw You airline and flight attendant than it is to actually just shut the thing off.

[guy behind to the left] "Pilot just took selfi, WTF? Looks pissed. Please help"

[TeamOxford]

[lady passenger in back, reaching in purse for smartphone] "I gotta post a pic of this guy on Instagram!"

TO

[Jamesp]

Originally Posted by trimer

Please - No selfies while flying the plane! Is it true that using an iphone up there will screw with the plane?? I always get so pissed when I see some person sitting next to me trying to hide the fact that they arent turing off there phone...you know cause it is more important to say Screw You airline and flight attendant than it is to actually just shut the thing off.

Nope, you got it wrong. This picture was taken from outside the plane. You know that self important guy who makes the whole plane wait because he's too busy to be on time? Well it appears Heliguy takes off even if that guy misses the door closing and jumps on the nose to stop the airplane. He looks ticked because his view out the windscreen is blocked on climb out.

[pothole]

Originally Posted by trimer

Please - No selfies while flying the plane! Is it true that using an iphone up there will screw with the plane?? I always get so pissed when I see some person sitting next to me trying to hide the fact that they arent turing off there phone...you know cause it is more important to say Screw You airline and flight attendant than it is to actually just shut the thing off.

If it was the least bit dangerous to use your phone on the plane, they would take them all off passengers before they got on board.

It's a bit like not using your phone at a gas station. It was a case of if in doubt, don't allow it originally. There's since been no evidence of any danger whatsoever, but you'll still get the staff freaking out if they see you using a phone at the pump. It's nonsense, but that's how it rolls!

[Cloudsurfer]

Originally Posted by trimer

Please - No selfies while flying the plane! Is it true that using an iphone up there will screw with the plane?? I always get so pissed when I see some person sitting next to me trying to hide the fact that they arent turing off there phone...you know cause it is more important to say Screw You airline and flight attendant than it is to actually just shut the thing off.

Absolutely not. Way back in the old analog phone days, there was a SLIGHT change of a TINY bit of interference if using an analog phone near some of the oldest navigational radios, but it's not the slightest concern now.

[brjak]

Originally Posted by heliguy

I am a pilot for Southern Airways Express based in Destin, Florida.

Love that! a selfie with passengers on board. On a different topic, is that clarity aloft headset you have?

[Einherjar]

USAF EOD







Disarming bombs and blowing stuff up!

[jb92563]

Originally Posted by Einherjar

USAF EOD

Disarming bombs and blowing stuff up!

How come my guidance counselor never suggested THAT as a job option.

Geez, I missed my calling, and doing that as a hobby gets you on a do not fly list now.

Interesting story to me at least:
My dad was a WWII German POW at a POW prison outside Fort Worth Texas (Mineral Springs) from 1942-45.
At the POW camp they gave the prisoners reading material, which were books issued to American soldiers as well.
Skip forward 30 years and I have this book about rockets and missles in my hands as a 15 year old, complete with formulations for various propellants and explosive mixtures.
When knowledge met with opportunity (Chemistry Class) I found myself doing extra credit work, without the teachers knowledge, as my friend and I made a batch of black powder and tested it in the fumes hood.
All went well and the black powder worked brilliantly but unfortunately a friend of my friend decided he wanted to try as well.
However he had the great idea that grinding all of the ingredients together in the mortar/pedstal was a good idea.
He found out inadvertently how to make a mortar as eventually did enough grinding to get ignition on the desk right in front of the teacher.
Burned his hand pretty severely unfortunately but fortunately he did not rat us out.

I made rockets with my ingredients as the FLQ in Canada had caused a ban of the Estee's rocket engines in the 70's

I still have that Book.

[SteelStroke]

Retired Air Force E6/100% Disabled veteran.