"Maxwell" #$$9#@%%%.^^^ wrote in message
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"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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On Jan 10, 8:37 am, "Shelly" wrote:
When I asked an airline caption how many type ratings he held, he told
me,
"Actually, I have 6 and a half,

figure that one out."

If you know his name you can look it up at registry.faa.gov. Perhaps
he had a 757 type rating when the 767 came out? Perhaps he has a type
rating limited to VFR or SIC?
I've also found that many captains really dislike answering questions
from GA pilots and have built it BS answers (epecially if this was
United, most of their pilots are jerks). I asked a pilot in Denver (on
a 100F day) if the density altitude was intersting that day. He said
"I don't worry about that stuff I have go to either way; just as long
as the wheels don't hit anything". Clealry he was just patting me on
the head and telling me to go away.


-Robert

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I had a similar experience years ago with a couple of Thunderbird pilots.
Although according to the speaker of the private event I was attending,
they were stationed next to their planes for display and questions. If you
ask them anything except personal questions about themselves, you just got
a ****tly little smirk and the old "that's classified" nonsense. After
about the second or third question I had enough.

No doubt they had enough of you well before, Anthony.

Perhaps we should try the same line and see if it works here on you also.