Airbus A340-600.
Airbus A340-600.Are you still a pilot or was that something you did in the past?
Are you still a pilot or was that something you did in the past?Not a pilot, more on the maintenance side.
FolkenRawr posted... I was going to go into detail about mine. Nevermind.Nah come on dude, share the story! I for one would like to hear it.
Not a pilot, more on the maintenance side.
I stretched "operated" to mean that I was part of a crew that did engine runs. So technically I operated it, but I didn't fly it.
I once "flew" a Super Hercules (C-130J) although I wasn't really supposed to. Also flown a friend's helicopter a few times.
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Nah come on dude, share the story! I for one would like to hear it.
storyDude, that's pretty fucking cool. Might have been tough work but still, you were pivotal to the production line. Plus you get to drive a big yellow thing that boop boop boops everywhere. Not to mention the forklight licence meme.
Dude, that's pretty fucking cool. Might have been tough work but still, you were pivotal to the production line. Plus you get to drive a big yellow thing that boop boop boops everywhere. Not to mention the forklight licence meme.
Assuming your forks/grabber/whatever it's called was rear wheel steer, I would happily wager that you could reverse park a car much better than the average driver.
You might not have enjoyed it, but don't sell yourself short matey. It takes skill to do what you did and, whether or not you were comfortable doing so, you fucking did it.
Oh, no - it was legit cool as fuck. I actually loved coming in on 'non production' weekends where the goal was just to organize the rolls for the upcoming jobs. Without the added stress of picking, landing, loading, prepping the rolls ad infinitum, it was a super cool experience that I know not many can say they've experienced.I get you 100%. Virtual cheers next time you have a pint.
The thing really does have some pep, too. We generally use electric ones, but for major shifts they'd bring in the diesel. That thing is a hog
Edit: And thanks, btw. Tough day without much encouragement. It's wild how many people don't realize just how much a little thing like a small compliment/call out can be a big thing.
A train technically. Went to some park when I was young and there was a train that went like 3mph that kids could take turns being a conductor in and stop/start train. It has 2 carriages but I'm 99% sure they were non functioning and just for show.I briefly drove the train at the Austin zoo. Not a real train though.
It was fucking terrifying. And keep in mind my machine was, again, the first step. As in production couldn't go anywhere without my machine working fast