Airplane People Problems

Seth · August 18, 2014

My wife made a joke with me/to me/ (probably about me) yesterday. She then said, are you going to post that on MooneySpace? I at first hadn't thought to, but because she mentioned it, I told her yes:

The conversation kind of went like this:

Meghan: blah blah blah "APP"

Seth: What's APP

Meghan: You know, Airplane People Problems - Man, I can't get the autopilot to capture the glideslope, guess I'll just have to hand fly this approach - APP.

I smiled and looked at her, and then we both laughed, and then continued with other probably not be announced here APP problems.

We are a so fortunate that we live in a country that allows our work ethic and a little luck to save up and make our passion of flight a reality.

So . . . feel free to share your APP problems, I know some of the MooneySpace characters have some funny ones.

-Seth

Joe Zuffoletto · August 18, 2014

I spent 2 hours one recent Sunday afternoon figuring out how to position my Mooney and RV-8 in my hangar so I could pull either one out without moving the other. APP.

**N201MKTurbo** · August 18, 2014

My wife is a little put off because I'm not working on the kitchen remodel. It is annual time. - APP

jrwilson · August 18, 2014

My wife and I refer to them as "first world problems." I try to realize how lucky we are to be able to have those problems

orionflt · August 18, 2014

wow, this APP works well with my ADD....aircraft distraction disorder

Brian

BTR · August 18, 2014

My wife is a little put off because I'm not working on the kitchen remodel. It is annual time. - APP

+1

**aviatoreb** · August 18, 2014

My wife is mad because I want to steal the rider lawn mower we just bought from the neighbor for a screamin' deal - I need it for the hangar to drag my airplane around. You guys understand me right? She thinks we should mow the lawn with hit. Hmmppph!

We are currently in negotiations for some kind of deal where maybe it could live at the house during the summer when the grass grows and live in my hangar just a mile and a half away (I would drive it there) for the winter which is when I need it anyway as it is harder for me to move the airplane by hand on ice.

APP

orionflt · August 18, 2014

I don't see an issue, in fact I think you are being more then reasonable offering to keep it at the house during the summer.

Brian

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**cliffy** · August 19, 2014

ICE! That's why I live in Arizona We don't need no stinkin ice!

**aviatoreb** · August 19, 2014

Ice - you know - the stuff in your drinks?

I visited Arizona once when it was 116f. I'll take the ice!

**N201MKTurbo** · August 19, 2014

My wife and I went hiking last night in the mountains (Shaw Butte) it was kind of cool out only 109 when we started. Some thunder storms rolled by which cooled it off to a frigid 95 by the time we were done.

**aviatoreb** · August 19, 2014

My wife and I went hiking last night in the mountains (Shaw Butte) it was kind of cool out only 109 when we started. Some thunder storms rolled by which cooled it off to a frigid 95 by the time we were done.

I hope you brought a nice wool sweater.

**N201MKTurbo** · August 19, 2014

My wife had one in the car. She wears it when we go out because most places set the AC too cold.

Seth · August 19, 2014

I showed this to my wife and was corrected: Not Airplane People Problems, but Aviation People Problems.

I haven't let her know what an AMU is yet . . . that'll be a fun discussion.

-Seth

FlyDave · August 19, 2014

My wife says "All you ever think about is aviation". I don't know what the problem is.....

Mcstealth · August 21, 2014

Her "You are heading out to the airport for no reason?"

Me "Yes, I like the smell of Jet A in the morning."

Seth · August 21, 2014

Funny, I'm wearing any-shirt at the paint store right now that says "I love the smell of AV gas in the morning"

orionflt · August 21, 2014

Me on a saturday morning: I'm running a few errands and swinging by the airport for a few minutes, I won't be too long.

Her: have fun sweety see you tonight........or if we have things to do: what do you mean your stopping by the airport, I thought we were doing ?????(what ever we had planned) today!

Me: I'm just stopping by for a minute.

her: yea, a minute airport time...thats 5 hours normal time.

**aviatoreb** · August 21, 2014

Me on a saturday morning: I'm running a few errands and swinging by the airport for a few minutes, I won't be too long.

Her: have fun sweety see you tonight........or if we have things to do: what do you mean your stopping by the airport, I thought we were doing ?????(what ever we had planned) today!

Me: I'm just stopping by for a minute.

her: yea, a minute airport time...thats 5 hours normal time.

So true.

So we have a Mooney Money Unit (MMU). 1MMU=$1000

No one discusses the Aviator Time Unit. 1ATU= 5 civilian hours.

**aviatoreb** · August 21, 2014

Who here has done the "I'm just going to pop by the airport for a few minutes" and next thing you know you are phoning to your wife from 250 miles away saying you will be a few more minutes.

**Hank** · August 21, 2014

Me on a saturday morning: I'm running a few errands and swinging by the airport for a few minutes, I won't be too long.

Her: have fun sweety see you tonight........or if we have things to do: what do you mean your stopping by the airport, I thought we were doing ?????(what ever we had planned) today!

Me: I'm just stopping by for a minute.

her: yea, a minute airport time...thats 5 hours normal time.

Even my wife agrees with this! As a student, I would head off for a lesson starting at 1000, and get home mid-afternoon; it was 10 miles driving each way.

At least I haven't made Erik's phone call . . . yet!

orionflt · August 21, 2014

Even my wife agrees with this! As a student, I would head off for a lesson starting at 1000, and get home mid-afternoon; it was 10 miles driving each way.

At least I haven't made Erik's phone call . . . yet!

stay around aviation long enough and you will......just hope she didn't have plans when you do.

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bonal · August 22, 2014

There is something about being at an airport I can't think of any place I can go that gives me a greater sense of peace and balance it's hard to explain. My home field is very quiet most times the stillness only broken occasionally by the sound of an airplane coming or going, my favorite sound. You can here them for a long time and then so peaceful until the next arrival or departure that may not come for hours. I wish I could spend more time there.

Joe Zuffoletto · August 22, 2014

There is something about being at an airport I can't think of any place I can go that gives me a greater sense of peace and balance it's hard to explain. My home field is very quiet most times the stillness only broken occasionally by the sound of an airplane coming or going, my favorite sound. You can here them for a long time and then so peaceful until the next arrival or departure that may not come for hours. I wish I could spend more time there.

I wish my home field was like that... KAPA does over 800 operations a day. Sigh.

Awqward · August 23, 2014

So true.

So we have a Mooney Money Unit (MMU). 1MMU=$1000

No one discusses the Aviator Time Unit. 1ATU= 5 civilian hours.

Of course here in Scotland 1AMU = $5,000!

But the ATU conversion is 1:1 :-)

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