What is a professional pilot?

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:24 pm

I started this thread in the wrong tone.

I like everyone post sometimes without really looking at the tone of the post, so with that in mind I shall start this thread with the simple question of what do you think a professional pilot consists of?

Cat

Hoser · Post by **Hoser** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:27 pm

You need bars... and they have to be gold

flyinhigh · Post by **flyinhigh** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:03 pm

bars mean shit.
there are so many things to it that the only way to sum it up would be not being a cow boy.
oh and just what your signature says to cat

peeelot · Post by **peeelot** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:16 pm

They will have to have respect for LIFE. If they don't they are just another person who will hurt a lot of people. There is a time and place to play in the air. A professional know how to determine when.

cyyz · Post by **cyyz** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:20 pm

The Bentlix(sp) if I recall correctly,

Travolta

Pro Pilot
Career Actor?

So with their interpretation, I don't know...

But I'd agree with peelot,

There is a time and place to play in the air. A professional know how to determine when.

You can d8ck around but a pro knows when to stop the horse sh9t and get to business and become serious(not to be comfused with becoming a nazi)

PPP · Post by **PPP** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:34 pm

anyone who can shoot the shiit, wake up on the bathroom floor and still be dressed right and ready to go.

hehe

xsbank · Post by **xsbank** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:47 pm

The bars are actually quite useful in places not N.A. as you will get much more cooperation and respect in your dealing with ground crew and gov't types if you wear 'em. Middle East, parts of Europe, Asia, Russia etc.

Keeping those who depend upon you safe - kinda like the doctors, "...do no harm..."

Blackhole effect · Post by **Blackhole effect** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:03 pm

Cat Driver wrote:I started this thread in the wrong tone.

I like everyone post sometimes without really looking at the tone of the post, so with that in mind I shall start this thread with the simple question of what do you think a professional pilot consists of?

Cat

Great thread start for me as a 300hr guy.

I'd like to hear what "Cat driver" has to say about this one too,

I think a pro Pilot is someone who cares for his career as much as he woulld care for something very dear to him. Our career choice needs that respect, as we are holding whats dearest to others.

Ha unless you fly cargo ~

sky's the limit · Post by **sky's the limit** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:10 pm

Webster Online Dictionary:

Main Entry: 1pro·fes·sion·al
Pronunciation: pr&-'fesh-n&l, -'fe-sh&-n&l
Function: adjective
1 a : of, relating to, or characteristic of a profession b : engaged in one of the learned professions c (1) : characterized by or conforming to the technical or ethical standards of a profession (2) :exhibiting a courteous, conscientious, and generally businesslike manner in the workplace
2 a : participating for gain or livelihood in an activity or field of endeavor often engaged in by amateurs <a professional golfer> b : having a particular profession as a permanent career <a professional soldier> c : engaged in by persons receiving financial return <professional football>
3 : following a line of conduct as though it were a profession

Pretty much sums it up for me.

av8tor_assrope · Post by **av8tor_assrope** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:02 pm

Pilot: a highly skilled technician.

Aviator: and artist who is in love with flying.

heard that somewhere just can't remember where.

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:08 pm

In everything you do around aeroplanes, take pride in doing it like a PROFESSIONAL. Set the example by exhibiting true AIRMANSHIP at all times.

Redneck_pilot86 · Post by **Redneck_pilot86** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:10 pm

flyinhigh wrote:bars mean shit.

Bars dont mean shit. Bars mean beer. Sewers mean shit

CID · Post by **CID** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:16 pm

None of us can say we’ve never thought about this age
old question. We have to think long and hard to do
this properly.

Can we sum it all up in a few sentences? I think we can
achieve a consensus if we concentrate on the first letter of
the word "professional". "P" stands for paid.

Dare I continue or do I risk offending some who insist
really good pay has no bearing on professionalism or
it is only a very minor part. Of course salaries of pilots
vary immensely depending on experience and luck. Some
even say it depends more on "who" you know (and blow)
rather than "what" you know!

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:07 pm

A true professional is one who does ordinary things extraordinarily well.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:38 pm

" A true professional is one who does ordinary things extraordinarily well. "

And gets paid accordingly.

Blackhole effect · Post by **Blackhole effect** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 3:46 am

A true professional is one who does ordinary things extraordinarily well

And gets paid accordingly.

Good summary Ithink~

Doc · Post by **Doc** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 8:47 am

Ya know Cat, after much thought, I'd have to say that anybody who has ever answered an ad in Soldier Of Fortune magazine has to qualify!

unregistered · Post by **unregistered** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:11 pm

"A pilot who makes more than 80% of his living flying aeroplanes. "

I know other industries which use this stipulation to separate professional from amateur.

Cat Driver · Post by **Cat Driver** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 7:24 pm

Yeh, and being in aviation can expose one to other fields of knowlege.

Having been a pilot for so long I picked up other skills and as a part time job I'm a clap doctor.

Jeeses there I go screwing up my own thread...

tlux · Post by **tlux** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:32 pm

Hey Cat Driver (or should I say Clap Doctor), do you think a "professional pilot" would use an MP3 player while flying?

BYW, how did you get the name Cat Driver???? Do you drive a dozer or snow cat?

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 3:45 pm

[quote="Cat Driver"]Yeh, and being in aviation can expose one to other fields of knowlege.

Having been a pilot for so long I picked up other skills and as a part time job I'm a clap doctor.

Yeah, after learning to fly and before I got married, I became a competent free lance gyncolgist!

ScudRunner · Post by **ScudRunner** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:44 pm

picture says a 1000 words

Panama Jack · Post by **Panama Jack** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:19 pm

flyinhigh wrote:bars mean shit.

Said by a man who obviously doesn't know what he's talking about.

Why we airline pilots are so fond of our bars (and you thought that all these years we were talking about uniforms).

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