Unfriendly Skies

Snowbird wrote:

Why so?

I don't remember all of the details, but there was a general attitude of "what
a great pilot I am" exemplified by the story in which ATC tells him he can have
any altitude he wants 'cause the weather's so bad nobody else is flying. There's
the outright hatred for GA exemplified by the statement that everyone calls the
lower sky "Indian Country" 'cause we're all out to get people like him. And there's
the fact that I really despise anonymous authors.

Normally I will give a book away if I simply don't intend to read it again. I
found this one poisonous enough to send it to the landfill.

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
...

.... There's
the outright hatred for GA exemplified by the statement that everyone
calls the
lower sky "Indian Country" 'cause we're all out to get people like him.

I thought "Indian Country" was a reference to all the little
planes being named after tribes. Well, the Piper planes
anyway. Oh well. Live and learn.

I agree with George, the book was anti-GA in a big way. The impression was that
airline pilots in general feel the same but that is not the case. Most have
some experience and many own light planes and are very pro- GA.

(PS2727) wrote in message ...
I agree with George, the book was anti-GA in a big way. The impression was that
airline pilots in general feel the same but that is not the case. Most have
some experience and many own light planes and are very pro- GA.

I agree. Most guys like GA. But every outfit has a few sour notes in
it. Too bad this butt head got published. "Unfriendly Skies" kinda
sounds like old United. The current guys are great, but we used to
say: "All United pilots have been through asshole school," refering to
their cavalier attitudes on the radio, particularly in Denver. That
ceased once they became number two in size.

Ps2727 psa three-holer? If that's the case: thanks for the old JS's.
:-)

pacplyer

Not PSA but AA and definitely pro GA where I got my start and still enjoy
flying for fun. According to the author pilots with a civilian background
should never have been allowed to fly for the airlines. Sure is nice that the
grumpy old farts are retired and I get to be one for a while.

(PS2727) wrote in message ...
Not PSA but AA and definitely pro GA where I got my start and still enjoy
flying for fun. According to the author pilots with a civilian background
should never have been allowed to fly for the airlines.

Now I know I dislike this "Unfriendly Skies" dickhead. Half of my
original outfit was civilian. It was a smart move to add diversity to
an outfit that transversed time zones constantly (FTL.) Now I'm
called a FLAP (****ing light airplane pilot) so I retort by calling
them PIMPS (pompous incompetent military pukes!) ;-) All in good
humor of course.

Sure is nice that the
grumpy old farts are retired and I get to be one for a while.

Man you said it. Never thought it would happen to me. :-)

Keep the pointed end forward and the shiny side down,

pacplyer