Articles for category Humor & Poetry
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Jun
25
2014
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My Two Cents Worth (April 2014 Issue)
by Randy Mains
I love aviation humor. I love it because I’ve found it always carries an element of truth. Consider the following homework assignment purported to have been written by a fifth grade student at Jefferson School, Beaufort, SC. entitled:
Why I want to be a Pilot
When I grow up I want to be a pilot because it's a fun job and easy to do. That's why there are so many pilots flying around these days. Pilots don't need much school.
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Humor & Poetry
Human Interest
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Apr
17
2014
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Posted by Admin
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A poem by helicopter pilot Marshall Murdock
The best among us are not among us,
You will not find them here;
They stand on distant lands and shores,
For freedom’s cause so dear.
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Humor & Poetry
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Sep
19
2013
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Bashing a Million Bucks with a Hammer
Story by Byron Edgington
Back in Ohio I landed my first stable, long-term—I thought—commercial flying job. The position was with a start-up company in Toledo, with a brand new helicopter, and the promise of an experience many pilots never have, the chance to start a flight operation from the ground up. It was also the first time I got canned.
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Humor & Poetry
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Apr
18
2013
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My motto has always been, “Have fun at work!” To me, fun at work isn’t an oxymoron, a phrase that combines contradictory terms. I suppose fun at work could be considered a contradiction in terms, like the classic Military Intelligence, or perhaps business ethics, or how about Microsoft Works or my favorite crash landing? The thing is, if I’m not having fun at work there’s something that needs changing, and if it’s something within my control, I change it.
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Humor & Poetry
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Oct
25
2012
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Posted by Admin
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The doctor, nurse and I would stand by the helicopter in our matching custom-made University of California San Diego Life Flight blue flight suits looking as sharp as any flight crew on the Navy Blue Angels precision-flying team, (well kind of anyway) and after we gave our spiel someone would invariably approach me personally and ask, “Are you medically qualified, or are you JUST the pilot?”
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Humor & Poetry
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Dec
20
2011
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Posted by Admin
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The Night Before Christmas - Aviation Style
'Twas the night before Christmas, on the ramp by the lobby,
Not a copterwas stirring, not even a Robbie.
The aircraft were fastened to tie downs with care,
In hopes that come morning, they all would be there.
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Humor & Poetry
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Oct
26
2010
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Posted by Admin
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Humor by Klank - One pilot skill that should be taught is dealing with the mechanic. This is some how neglected in the basic flight skills textbook. There was a great text going around a while back on “How to operate a helicopter mechanic”, but I feel that information was for the advanced pilot. Therefore I shall remedy the situation and write a basic piece that I feel should be inserted in your Pilot Operating Handbook.
DEFINITIONS
Mechanic: Worker skilled in using tools, repairing machines, etc, Source - Webster.
Mechanic: Worker skilled in using tools, text, voodoo, threats, intimidation, profanity, pagers, cell phones, and determination, Source - Klank.
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Humor & Poetry
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Apr
06
2010
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Posted by Admin
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I used to laugh at the chopper jockeys
And those things they travel in
I joked about how slow they are
And the way they pound the wind.
Some o' the guys got hoppin' mad
Guess it hit a sour note
Especially one called "Shorty"
Man, I always got his goat.
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Categories:
Humor & Poetry
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Dec
28
2009
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Posted by Admin
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‘You the Pilot?
(Would you ever want to deny it?) By Dorcey (Captain Methane) Wingo
I vividly recall, while enduring the Army’s primary helicopter flight training, that to a man, we were so proud to be pilots! Well, not exactly yet, since we were still just a gaggle of lowly Warrant Officer Candidates and our silver wings were many months away, if ever.
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Humor & Poetry
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Dec
28
2009
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Why helicopters are better than women.... By JH Visitor
· Helicopters don’t object to a pre-flight inspection.
· Helicopters can be turned on at any time, just by the flick of a switch.
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Humor & Poetry