Now you all may of watched Faking it on the T.V, a show that puts people in a career they are unfamiliar with and then trys to tern them into that job type and confuse a judge of who is the fake. Mel Gibsons helicopter pilot did just that but avoided the media during this event.
Police had descovered that Mel Gibsons helicopter pilot was not really a helicopter pilot and that he had had a few dozen lessons or so in a B206, copied a CPL off Google. (You can get aqnything off Google) If this was not going to the limit he then filled in his 500hours in his log book and applied for the position, and then took the job, he has flown Mel all over the U.S and acted as his personal pilot in other countrets when he has been away.
When Mel had let him borrow some money he refused to pay it and when police investigated via the FAA they found out that he had no licence and only 40hours in Jetrangers.
He has been doing it 10years and well just think if he had kept his nose down he would of gotten away with it, lucky he didn’t.
Regards
R.weaver
Safe legal flying
By: Chipmunk Carol - 4th June 2004 at 16:49
I’m not too sure I understand your last comment. I had a very poor education. Please forgive me.
Do you have a date yet for your Airplane tech exam? We all want to root for you. We’re banking on you passing and taking us all flying. 🙂
By: R.weaver - 3rd June 2004 at 14:12
I know Janie, Money from Ground instruction and flying giving demonstartions of your teaching, like Oxford aviations ground school.
Another 50 saved 🙂
Next exam; Airplane tech.
Regards
R.weaver
Safe legal flying
By: Learning_Slowly - 2nd June 2004 at 17:02
Oh I get lost all the time… I know when I am as a map is brought down sharply on the back of my head, after failing to identify the three landmarks that are not there, as I am over the wrong town.
I will learn. Slowly!!
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd June 2004 at 16:51
Oh yes I urm passed My NAV today at 76%, I know its cutting the cake thin but a pass is a pass.
Bravo!
I’m sure you’ll never get lost. If people ask you to, just ignore them. 🙂
Did they teach you how to fold the map? Did they show you that Stokenchurch mast has disappeared off the maps, but is still sticks up 1121 feet above sea level? Did they show you how to find this out on the Internet? If the answer is ‘no’ to any one of the above, go and pester your instructor for leaving holes in your knowledge.
So, what is your next exam and when is it?
By: Learning_Slowly - 2nd June 2004 at 16:43
I wouldn’t say I don’t trust the CAA, many of them do a great job. You just feel you get charged more by them, then say the FAA.
Then again everything is cheaper in the USA.
We don’t have to like the CAA but at least we can fly because of them.
By: R.weaver - 2nd June 2004 at 16:35
Only way to make money in aviation is to join the CAA… 🙂
Isnt that correct, they are most likely more untrusty than all of those PPLS who have been offered some dosh. Ofcourse none of us would take it.
Oh yes I urm passed My NAV today at 76%, I know its cutting the cake thin but a pass is a pass.
Regards
R.weaver
Safe legal flying
Oh and Janie does that 50 include spending the night with you? 😎
By: Learning_Slowly - 2nd June 2004 at 13:52
Only way to make money in aviation is to join the CAA… 🙂
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd June 2004 at 11:42
Robbo: You’ve just given me an idea for making money out of aviation. Posing for nose art. Brilliant!
Robert, why don’t you do that?
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd June 2004 at 10:52
I get everywhere!
(If anyone wants the credit for taking this photo, please let me know!)
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd June 2004 at 10:15
Very amusing. You didn’t know that I had modelled for the nose art.
By: Chipmunk Carol - 2nd June 2004 at 09:53
Robert. Send me £50 and I’ll tell you how to make money out of flying.
😀
Oh I’m cruel!
By: R.weaver - 1st June 2004 at 18:36
Now why would you think that janie, hence Safe legal flying, me of all people, I voted against it, shame on you.
Regards
R.weaver
Safe legal flying
Dan photocopy that CPL correctly we don’t want the sit on their ass CAA chaps finding out. :p
By: Chipmunk Carol - 1st June 2004 at 16:59
I’ve got a sneaking suspicion this story has given you an idea.
Uh oh!
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