Hello all!

ATPilot Newcomer

Hello people! Nice to be able to join this forum. I am an ATP rated pilot living in the Southeast USA. Looking forward to gathering some good information and sharing with others!

Just wanted to say hello for my first post.

thanks!
ATP

Singingastro Trusted Member Houston, TX

well welcome to the realm of stuckmic. you will get a lot of your questions answered here. WELCOME!!!!!!

irishcarbomb Moderator Houston, TX

welcome!!! have you applied yet? make sure you check out the pilot section!

Rosstafari Daaaang. /X

G'day. You fly professionally or just hold an ATP?

ATPilot Newcomer

Thanks everyone for the welcomes

As for applying, I believe I am past the age cutoff

Yes I do fly professionally. Corporate Pilot currently calling Atlanta home. I have been flying professionally for 30 years now and have about 15,000 hours. Currently type rated in 4 turbojet aircraft. Have flown numerous others as well.

And for the curious, I enjoy engaging in conversation with ATC because I find that by understanding your job and some of the proceedures, I can better assist you by not asking for things I won't get, or by suggesting something that may help.

An example is with the A80 Tracon. ATL arrivals are the bane of corporate pilots going out of the A80 West gates. Why? We get stuck below them unless traffic is light and the controller can point us out to the TAR and climb us through his airspace. Usually it's just too busy. So, our work around is to file out of the NOONE departure gate, over GQO and then turn west bound. That allows us to get that all important climb (to reduce fuel burn). About the time we reach GQO we're at or above FL240, turn west bound and continue climbing over the ATL arrivals coming in over RMG.

And I got this suggestion from an A80 controller. Turns out it's incredibly helpful.

Admin I'm Kind of a Big Deal Houston

Welcome to StuckMic...tell all your pilot friends about the site as well!

Rosstafari Daaaang. /X

Several applicants just went through a PEPC (Pre Employment Processing Center -- kind of a screening, so to speak) in Atlanta. Part of it involved receiving second class airman certificates at a doc that's probably seen about every pilot in town at one point or another. I can't remember the name, but it was in East Point, between Big Nick's and a BBQ place. Ever been by there?

ATPilot Newcomer

That would be Dr. Stacy Vereen. He is the AME who I go to for my 1st class. He's been around quite a long time. Good man he is.

TOWER_BOY1 Senior Member brooklyn NY

wecome to Stuckmic!!!!!

Rosstafari Daaaang. /X

That's him. I liked him, kind of a good ol' boy. My kind of person. I imagine that office hasn't changed for a long, long time... that's how I picture medical offices looking like back in the fifties.

The pulled pork across the street is pretty good, too.