Too Much Coffee
Hard at WorkThe Western horizon is a long line of hazy red as night is rolling across the white North. We're South bound at 24,000 feet for home from Points North. We spent the morning hopping between northern towns picking up and dropping off people. And then spent the afternoon drinking coffee and playing crib in the small warm kitchen of Points North while the snow fell and wind blew outside. We've still got about 50 minutes till we're home and I'm starting to feel the coffee. I'm gonna be sore by the time we land. It's my captains leg to fly, I'm really hoping he's going to make a smooth landing tonight or it could get messy up front here...
The other KingAir has a tube up front for such a time as now. Sadly this plane doesn't...
Now is when you start thinking of wanting to fly something bigger, something that has a decent lav on board...
...45 minutes to go, time is passing slowly...thank goodness for the tail wind tonight...
Other Action Going on at Points, Exploration for Uranium
posted by Jade @ 8:34 PM
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4 Comments:
As a female pilot, it's a common problem - especially in the small pistons & turboprops. The 'tube' doesn't offer any comfort, either. A study should be done about dehydration of female pilots trying to avoid this discomfort! Some euphemistically refer to this phenomenon as "The Other P-Factor". Thanks for the laugh!
Hey Jade,
Jim at YXE FSS here...just came across your blog while working the dreaded midnight shift in the tower. Not as much fun as flying; but at least I have a way to drain the coffee!
Keep on blogging...
I never did think of the tube and a female pilot. Hmm, yeah, tough...
Thanks for reading.
We have a lav on board but its at the size for a male to not be able to stand and not low enough to kneel :) So I hear ya on the wanting to fly something with a bigger washroom.
Jim @ YXE....so this is why when we call late at night there is a delay in the response :) :)
I remember in Thompson at night coming in late from the Arctic I would check in and ask which movie they were watching before anything else :)
Safe flying and fss'sing :)
Cheers,
FD
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