new to website... not to sim

[simlady/ Karen]

Hello everyone. I'm the other half of Blueskydriver. I thought it was about time I got my butt in the cockpit and fly with him since I've helped build it, the past 10 years or so.

Now that the construction stage is almost over.. (does it really ever end?)...I thought I would give it a go. The flying is good as long as we don't do hard banks, my stomach can't take it yet and sickness bags have not been installed. (That's another thing to add to my list.)

I just wanted to say HI to everyone because I hear so MUCH about other peoples cockpits and what they are doing that I thought I better start looking for myself so I knew what to expect next for a project. 

Talk to every one soon as I do more flying... 

[matta757]

Welcome aboard! It's always fun to have a flying partner, especially if that person has been helping build the beast!

Matt

[Bob Reed]

Hello simlady. Nice to see you posting. Do you fix dryers? Mine just died... lol 

[simlady/ Karen]

yep got it fixed. I'm happy that we didn't have to buy a new one. I can now send husband to get new cockpit seats now. Just did 4 hour flight with him and my backside is sore... (from seat). 

I'll be doing more flights with him from now on...

[Bob Reed]

yep got it fixed. I'm happy that we didn't have to buy a new one. I can now send husband to get new cockpit seats now. Just did 4 hour flight with him and my backside is sore... (from seat). 

I'll be doing more flights with him from now on...

Well you need to come fix mine! lol I don't think I am going to be so lucky. Think it is toast......

[Trevor Hale]

Wow! Welcome to the forum. Never had any cookouts here before. I must congradulate you for your 10 year tolerance of our outrageous hobby.

I look forward to seeing more of you around. Perhaps you should start your own cockpit next to bsd's so you can show him up. Lol.

Glad to have you here.

[simlady/ Karen]

Thanks. I've heard your name alot.... all good.

We have another cockpit, 727 in my driveway... just waiting for the building to go up so that we can have them both in the same area.  It might be a year or so yet.

I think the hobby is insane..outrageous is putting it lightly. 

I'm sure I'll be around more as I get more involved.

[Maurice]

You poor, poor lady!!! You can't even get away from him when he gets lost in his sim  . My wife lives for those moments of pure freedom   

Maurice

[Rodney]

Welcome SimLady!  That's just awesome that you build and fly.


When you gonna tell him it's really not his anymore?

[simlady/ Karen]

Maurice, I look at it this way, he's married to the sim, I'm the mistress.

Rodney, I have always been a builder and a hands on kind of person, thought I would give flying a try. It's not to bad as long as I don't get motion sick, Air sickness bags have not been installed...yet.

He already knows it's not his... 

[MLeavy737]

Simlady,
  Cool, welcome! Thats awesome ya'll build and fly together!  I remember when i had my sim flyable,  wife and i took a few little trips.. Was a blast.

Mike L

[jackpilot]

Sorry to be so late K. Sort of missed that post.
Welcome aboard...(4 stripes on both seats hey!)
Jack

[simlady/ Karen]

Hi Jack...

I don't know about both of us wearing 4 stripes at the same time. Someone has to be in charge... we'll have a quatar handy to flip each time we fly. 

[jackpilot]

2X4stripes happen when a 3 calls sick!...or when rotations are screwed up.

[MLeavy737]

2X4stripes happen when a 3 calls sick!...or when rotations are screwed up.

Or 2x4 stripes happen when a company is not properly staffed and a scab captain wants to make extra money even though there are people on forlough... From what ive seen anyhow

Btw the FO and CA roles at airlines are so defined that most CA's will not accept an FO assignment if asked by scheduling. The feeling is they just dont feel comfortable with the flows and all the Other things that FO's do to make a CA's job easy. After all, the FO's do all the work

Mike L

[XOrionFE]

That's funny Mike.  That's what I used to say when I was a Flight Engineer.  Pilots had the easy job....we FEs did all the work!

:-)

scott