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Chris Farris
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Posted: July/25/2008 at 14:47 |
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UPS Airlines Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma to fix one; a reassurance to those of us who fly routinely in our jobs. After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a 'gripe sheet,' which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
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Bigdaddy0381
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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget Thats a good one there. Had me in tears |
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BeltFed
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I've got a friend who used to be a A&P mechanic, and they had a similar form. One of their pilots had a problem with the auto-pilot, and noted it on the form. When he got the sheet back the replie was E.S.T.O.. The piot asked my friend what E.S.T.O. meant. My friend looked at the pilot and said "equipment smarter than operator".
I work at the airport that the UPS hub is located at, and I have met many UPS pilots (aka flying truck drivers), and I believe Chris.
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Dale Clifford
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whats even funnier is that a great deal of traffic of UPS and USPS is carried by FEDex jets.
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cyborg
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Some of the answers that the ground support crew are giving, LOL They make me proud.
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Kickboxer
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Hmmm... Odd that UPS would have a "target radar" and an IFF (Identification Friend or Foe).
Edited by Kickboxer - July/25/2008 at 19:18 |
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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I first heard this as an Air Force joke which makes more sense with targeting radar and IFF.
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BeltFed
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Most the UPS pilots are ex-military so it still works. They are a good bunch of guys, but they are still pilots.
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Life's concerns should be about the 120lb pack your trying to get to the top of the mountain, and not the rock in your boot.
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Stick actuator is the preferd term, rather than pilot...
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mercenary1947
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That is hilarious ! Having built those birds for years and did structural repairs ... they hit home . I miss those guys in the plant and some of the crazy stuff that was done and said ...
you can't imagine ... can't count how many times men and women were caught in areas in the planes ... goin at it ! DON'T EVER LET YOUR WIFE work at an aircraft factory !
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martin3175
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can you say midget anymore ?? politically correct or is it "height handicapped?" |
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cyborg
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I believe they prefer the term VERTICALLY CHALLENGED
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