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About time I weighed in... [View all] Aviation Pro Sep 2012 OP
Righteous! rug Sep 2012 #1
Righteous indeed! tosh Sep 2012 #18
Are you kidding me? He built that plane himself. lonestarnot Sep 2012 #2
Here's the plane that Romney built -- lots of fresh air nichomachus Sep 2012 #115
LOL!!!! w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #3
I'm a naive pilot.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #5
Dallas Morning News...hehe w8liftinglady Sep 2012 #10
Can we surmise, then, that Mitt can't count on the aviator vote? LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #4
A lot of pilots... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #7
I recently retired from a major airline, and The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #11
I trained a bunch of those folks... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #15
Maybe ALPA is special and not like the other unions The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #17
Perhaps they remember the PATCO strike of 1981 Doc_Technical Sep 2012 #52
They know that won't happen. The airlines need them and can't replace them. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #54
not really Bombero1956 Sep 2012 #106
ALPA wouldn't be unique if that were the case. Not Sure Sep 2012 #126
I generally keep politics out of the cockpit because of the attitudes of the vast majority av8rdave Sep 2012 #107
Oh god I love your avatar! flygal Sep 2012 #122
Thanks..that one was a lucky find av8rdave Sep 2012 #128
I know a handful of very liberal pilots from my old job. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #123
They are out there, but few and far between av8rdave Sep 2012 #129
Aren't many commercial pilots former military pilots? Stargazer09 Sep 2012 #116
About 20%... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #118
Thank you! treestar Sep 2012 #6
"walking wad of brown splat" Tennessee Gal Sep 2012 #8
The colorfull descriptions of Romney gave me a good old laughing fit, also. lumpy Sep 2012 #58
+1 WheelWalker Sep 2012 #64
That has been one of my favorite so far... EnviroBat Sep 2012 #92
I have been almost hysterical over this one The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #9
Did the chicken wing thing.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #12
Yep, those nice floating windows The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #13
He doesn't read the xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #40
Well, I guess he can write off the pilot vote...... tavalon Sep 2012 #14
Not necessarily. An awful lot of airline pilots The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #16
Perhaps because they want something from the union pangaia Sep 2012 #27
Oh, they know it's a union. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #31
They'll get it... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #86
Bullies? Mopar151 Sep 2012 #65
I'd like to add one thing; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #19
He would need... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #39
Then remove them from the aircraft and hard wire them!! N/T A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #41
That would go against... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #77
Wellllll...in this particular instance.... A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #78
He's so full of shit and hot air snort Sep 2012 #124
Couldn't have said it better myself Applan Sep 2012 #20
Had to post here so I can find this again. Xyzse Sep 2012 #21
Payne Stewart bleever Sep 2012 #22
No, there was no open window in that case. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #25
Not an open window, but the same catastrophic bleever Sep 2012 #29
There was some initial speculation The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #36
Amazing. ronnie624 Sep 2012 #85
No, the Payne Stewart accident was the result... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #51
Thanks. bleever Sep 2012 #113
He invited the pilots over to dinner to thank them Richard D Sep 2012 #23
Rec'd for Timbuk3 Sep 2012 #24
You have NO idea how much I needed your BRILLIANT post!!! WinstonSmith4740 Sep 2012 #26
LOL! - great line, Aviation Pro: "F yourself with a pitot-static tube." mike dub Sep 2012 #28
I doubt there is a third grader who doesn't know the reason plane windows don't open... hlthe2b Sep 2012 #30
I'm sending this to some friends with the notation: Mira Sep 2012 #32
Exceptional. Are you really John Stewart?.........................nft plethoro Sep 2012 #33
So, I take it... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2012 #34
Don't hold back Pro, Tell us what you really think! mucifer Sep 2012 #35
Holy Shite malaise Sep 2012 #37
That's some good old fashioned potty-mouthed fun! tridim Sep 2012 #38
I loves me some Aviation Pro! Skittles Sep 2012 #42
don't hold back Kyad06 Sep 2012 #43
I don't know what a pitot-static tube is, ejbr Sep 2012 #44
It's not thick, but it's pointed and hot. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2012 #49
Here's a couple pics; A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #60
A-330 config DemoTex Sep 2012 #74
MAC!!!! YA Bastid!!! Howarya!?!?! A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #76
Are you a famous writer? Kyad06 Sep 2012 #45
Bravo! Even The Rude One couldn't have done it better! Buns_of_Fire Sep 2012 #46
Heavens! GREAT rant! My husband is a pilot and when I read him this stuff, he just shook his head. calimary Sep 2012 #47
! n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #48
Thank You Aviaton Pro amuse bouche Sep 2012 #50
Mitt, Catheterize yourself with a pitot probe!! longship Sep 2012 #53
Rec'd by the time I got to "moron". JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #55
Shakespeare be damned. I found my new favorite author. Marie Marie Sep 2012 #56
Obviously Knows Nothing About Aviation USMCMustang Sep 2012 #57
You are fucking brutally hilarious. Don't ever get mad at me! SunSeeker Sep 2012 #59
This is brilliant! And inspired. Bravo!! Indpndnt Sep 2012 #61
You should be in the debates. begin_within Sep 2012 #62
Exactly. Kick and recommend for unambiguous clarity !! WheelWalker Sep 2012 #63
Oh my. asjr Sep 2012 #66
Next week: Mitt Romney - "Why is there no screen door on this submarine?" Initech Sep 2012 #67
Best Post Of The Evening nt a geek named Bob Sep 2012 #68
I didn't know that it's so cold at 30,000 feet. Jamaal510 Sep 2012 #69
Temperature and high altitude flight are critically linked DemoTex Sep 2012 #73
Yep, and usually the only Met interview question.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #75
What's Met? Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #80
Meteorology.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #84
Yup, you science geek you nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #99
heheheh SammyWinstonJack Sep 2012 #70
+100000 dionysus Sep 2012 #71
As a retired Mad Dog captain (MD-80), I endorse Aviation Pro's comments DemoTex Sep 2012 #72
LOL....you cad. You old flyboys and your sense of humor. A HERETIC I AM Sep 2012 #79
THAT is the funniest fucking thing I've ever seen! DemoTex Sep 2012 #87
Dittto northoftheborder Sep 2012 #125
"Lead flight attendant came up to make sure crew had on masks" Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #81
Not then, but maybe now. DemoTex Sep 2012 #88
Rec Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #82
What on earth are you talking about? O_O nt cecilfirefox Sep 2012 #83
16 years in the commercial aviation business and I'm still LMAO spiderpig Sep 2012 #89
This is why Mitt's campaign gets no "lift" JBoy Sep 2012 #90
Honestly, I did not need that much informtion Courtesy Flush Sep 2012 #91
Wow....just fucking WOW!!!! Hepburn Sep 2012 #93
Oh, my. Tell us what you really think. TrogL Sep 2012 #94
LOL@Time of Useful Consciousness of about 30 seconds... freshwest Sep 2012 #95
I liked Rachel's take on it last night too nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #96
Fine.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #101
LOL we all gotta keep a sense of humor nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #102
thank you for weighing in Aviation Pro barbtries Sep 2012 #97
Woot! AP... MrMickeysMom Sep 2012 #98
You're not the Rude Pundit... BB_Smoke Sep 2012 #100
I always bow to his Rudeness.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #103
This gives me joy. WilliamPitt Sep 2012 #104
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #105
enjoy your short stay Bombero1956 Sep 2012 #111
I loved your OP and... Hubert Flottz Sep 2012 #108
Hey, Mr. Big Shot Pilot, we could pay a Chinese girl a dollar an hour to do your job... hunter Sep 2012 #109
Thank you for the hearty laugh boobooday Sep 2012 #110
And as I read some of the comments.... Aviation Pro Sep 2012 #112
Next time, please don't hold back! NT N_E_1 for Tennis Sep 2012 #114
You lost EVERY Republican, when you said Caeser67 Sep 2012 #117
that was satisfying!! KT2000 Sep 2012 #119
Not sure what a "pilot tube" is, but would love top watch you shove it up Shitts assshole! n/t AAO Sep 2012 #120
Thoroughly enjoyable, very articulate, and high-minded righteous rant! I kneel before Zod.... n/t AAO Sep 2012 #121
That was fun reading! Many thanks for the post...best in a long time. AlinPA Sep 2012 #127
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