What do your helicopter wives say at the breakfast table?

[aeroscout]

Moggy has a wife?

A wife has Moggy !

[Mad Dog]

No helicopter wife for me. When I am back home, my man makes me a smoothie every morning; with fresh Mangos when they are in season.

 

Though I guess Helicopter husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends are disliked by some employers. What is with this job ad? Seriously!? It says, "Must be single (no girlfriend, boyfriend ect.)"

http://www.helijobs.net/2014/04/cherry-drying-pilot-washington/

 

Do some Helicopter wives/husbands out there go crazy, and call the employer?

 

Has anyone ever seen such a requirement for a helicopter pilot?

[pilot#476398]

I saw that ad too,...even applied!

 

...and the job is only for 6 to 8 weeks! They don't think anyone could bear to be seperated for such a looooooooooooong period?

[Wally]

No helicopter wife for me. When I am back home, my man makes me a smoothie every morning; with fresh Mangos when they are in season.

 

Though I guess Helicopter husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends are disliked by some employers. What is with this job ad? Seriously!? It says, "Must be single (no girlfriend, boyfriend ect.)"

http://www.helijobs.net/2014/04/cherry-drying-pilot-washington/

 

Do some Helicopter wives/husbands out there go crazy, and call the employer?

 

Has anyone ever seen such a requirement for a helicopter pilot?

 

Famous/infamous story in the Gulf of Mexico:

Lead pilot gets a call from a pilot's wife wanting to know when his break day was, he had not been home in 2 months.. "Last Wednesday, ma'am." Different wife and family than locally...

[Mad Dog]

I saw that ad too,...even applied!

 

...and the job is only for 6 to 8 weeks! They don't think anyone could bear to be seperated for such a looooooooooooong period?

Indeed. 6-8 weeks is not long at all. Seems pretty strange to me. I am guessing there is some kind of story behind them putting the requirement in... I wish I knew what it was. Good luck on getting the job!

[cburg]

 

 

Do some Helicopter wives/husbands out there go crazy, and call the employer?

 

 

 

At my job if your spouse calls and complains to HR, Payroll, Benifits...you're toast.

[Renaud]

For us, when we got our contract, they asked us to read it with our wife, and she need to sign the article where it was written that in any case she is allowed to call HR, HQ, OCC, etc...

 

Due to the specific of our ops, if something get wrong the company will call her, but she need to understand that we where send in middle of nowhere in Africa sometimes without any connexion available.

 

Today, with Internet everywhere, much more easy... sometimes too much!

 

[Francis Meyrick]

 

 

What is a helicopter husband?

DEFINITION:

 

A 'Helicopter Husband' refers to a mildly eccentric, mostly harmless, but somewhat dim-witted individual, with a tendency to be fascinated with all things relating to aviation, especially rotary flight. He will typically bore the pants off everybody at family gatherings, and cats hate him. He represents poor marriage material, because he tends to think nothing of sleeping in cars, New Orleans gutters, or in the back of a helicopter in remote locations. (After he has left the Master Switch on). He is often broke, spends a fortune getting his licenses, and spends money excitedly on motorcycles, boats, and other toys. Fundamentally a warmhearted, generous, fun loving person, but monstrously naive, and marred by fiscal incompetence, perennial poverty, and extreme delusions. Women tend to be initially attracted to these dopes, but soon wise up.

Financial institutions are well familiar with their overdraft situations. Other institutions also recognize the genus instantly. (Soup kitchens, massage parlors, and debt collectors)

But the killer?

No way... would they change a thing. Extraordinary.

 

In essence, they are "Barking Mad"....

Edited April 12, 2014 by Francis Meyrick

[palmfish]

DEFINITION:

 

A 'Helicopter Husband' refers to a mildly eccentric, mostly harmless, but somewhat dim-witted individual, with a tendency to be fascinated with all things relating to aviation, especially rotary flight. He will typically bore the pants off everybody at family gatherings, and cats hate him. He represents poor marriage material, because he tends to think nothing of sleeping in cars, New Orleans gutters, or in the back of a helicopter in remote locations. (After he has left the Master Switch on). He is often broke, spends a fortune getting his licenses, and spends money excitedly on motorcycles, boats, and other toys. Fundamentally a warmhearted, generous, fun loving person, but monstrously naive, and marred by fiscal incompetence, perennial poverty, and extreme delusions. Women tend to be initially attracted to these dopes, but soon wise up.

Financial institutions are well familiar with their overdraft situations. Other institutions also recognize the genus instantly. (Soup kitchens, massage parlors, and debt collectors)

Whats a Master Switch? Is that like a Jesus Nut?

[Pohi]

It's the switch you hit right before the "fly" switch.

[Francis Meyrick]

 

 

Whats a Master Switch? Is that like a Jesus Nut?

It's what my Boss says she should have when I get to telling some outrageous yarn, with much arm waving and TACA-TACA-TACA hand gestures... that's usually when I accidentally knock your beer over....

 

Sentinpjin, the Chinese called me. Really. I could be sensitive. (But I'm not)

 

Ho-Hummm....

[palmfish]

It's the switch you hit right before the "fly" switch.

Wait, I dont have either of those. What am I doing wrong?

[Pohi]

Wait, I dont have either of those. What am I doing wrong?

They might not be switches, in some models they are buttons.

[aeroscout]

They might not be switches, in some models they are buttons.

They are usually found on a touch screen.

[Whistlerpilot]

Recent conversation at the breakfast table. The feeahnsay says "you're such a nerd always reading those helicopter forums". I tell her no actually I'm not a nerd, I'm really awesomely cool cause I'm a friggin helicopter pilot. She yawns...

[aeroscout]

Recent conversation at the breakfast table. The feeahnsay says "you're such a nerd always reading those helicopter forums". I tell her no actually I'm not a nerd, I'm really awesomely cool cause I'm a friggin helicopter pilot. She yawns...

Watch her closer next time. It might be a fake yawn. I've seen a lot of those !

[silver-eagle]

What is a helicopter wife?

A woman who flys in, disturbs the air, makes lots of noise, and accomplishes little.

[aeroscout]

A woman who flys in, disturbs the air, makes lots of noise, and accomplishes little.

Have you scheduled yourself for eye surgery yet ?

The operation that puts a pair of eyes in the back of your head ?

[heligirl03]

Have you scheduled yourself for eye surgery yet ?

The operation that puts a pair of eyes in the back of your head ?

Aaahahahahhahah!

I'm still not really sure what to make of this thread, I'm just happy that apparently I don't fit anywhere in the whole fiasco! Life is good, lol.

[michael.scheller]

Though I guess Helicopter husbands/wives/boyfriends/girlfriends are disliked by some employers. What is with this job ad? Seriously!? It says, "Must be single (no girlfriend, boyfriend ect.)"

http://www.helijobs.net/2014/04/cherry-drying-pilot-washington/

 

Has anyone ever seen such a requirement for a helicopter pilot?

 

This is illegal discrimination in most states including Washington.

http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/discrimination-employment.aspx

 

UPDATE -- It seems that DragonFlyAviation LLC is incorporated in Texas where it is NOT illegal.

 

But, some of my worst days at work as a boss has been when the spouse couldn't get in touch with her/his spouse. I thought the "I'll be gone for a month" briefing we gave them all the week prior might have been a clue, but I guess I expect too much.

[Francis Meyrick]

well, in defense: the job at DragonFlyAviation might well HUGELY appeal to some poor slob hen-or-rooster-pecked working class peon, who would be THRILLED to be out-of-contact for a while with his/her ball and chain.

Notice I'm gender neutral here, and politickle-ally 100% correct.

And I'm not stirring either.

Much.

[mohave green]

Im away half the time so I am not sure what my wife says when I am gone. I just remember what my first helo instructor said to me, "it doesn't matter whether you have a good marriage or a bad one, you will be happy half the time" so true

[aeroscout]

Im away half the time so I am not sure what my wife says when I am gone. I just remember what my first helo instructor said to me, "it doesn't matter whether you have a good marriage or a bad one, you will be happy half the time" so true

And sometimes those 2 halves don't make you whole.

[michael.scheller]

My wife and I were both Active Duty when we met and married and for four years afterwards. Our "honeymoon" assignment was in Korea where she worked as an RN and I flew MEDEVAC out of K16 but with duty up at Camp Casey. The rotation schedule for me average 7 days at Casey and 14 days at K16 but sometimes it worked out that I would have 4 weeks at K16. Typically, like I'm known to do, I would get under the skin of SWMBO and the question would pop out "Isn't it time for you to go to Casey again?"

 

Gone for 6 weeks starting today then start a 14/14 schedule... she's gonna be happy again.

[Alpha Elite]

 

Ah! DEFINITION: "A long-suffering, patient female, who merely sighs, shakes head sadly, and comforts the cat, after Normal Event"

 

Define "Normal Event". DEFINITION:

 

Day 1 OFF after 7 ON, and 50 plus flight hours.

Breakfast time. Peace on earth. Bleary eyed husband. Not with it. At all. Brain cells stuttering. (previously tried to microwave coffee cup by opening refrigerator; subsequently tried to put milk carton away in microwave) (seriously)

 

Helicopter sound is heard in distance, approaching steadily.

Helicopter husband behaves as follows:

 

says: "Oh, cool!"

spills coffee

knocks over chair

steps on cat

goes flying out back door to see

 

Sound familiar?

This is so familiar minus the 50+ flight hours and the 1 day off and 6 flying. I wish it wa though, could use the flight time to pay the bills rather than this graveyard shift job i have to have to pay the bills atm.