Freight Dawgs....

Flying Beech 18's outta PTK. You might be a freight dog if…

• Your airplane was getting old when you were born.

• You have not done a daylight landing in the past six months.

• ATC advises you of smoother air at a different altitude, and you don’t give a shit.

• Taxiing up to an FBO they roll out the red carpet, but quickly take it back when they recognize you.

• You call the hotel van to pick you up and they don’t understand where you are on the airport.

• Center asks you to "keep the chickens down" so they can hear you talk.

• Your airplane has more than 75,000 cycles.

• Your company call sign is "Oil Can".

• The lady at the FBO locks up the popcorn machine because you plan on "making a meal of it".

• Your airplane has more than eight faded logos on it.

• You wear the same shirt for a week, and no one complains.

• Center mispronounces your call sign more than three times in one flight.

• Your Director of Operations mysteriously changes your max take off weight during the holiday season.

• Every FBO makes you park out of sight of their building.

• You have ever walked barefoot through the FBO, .....................................because you just woke up.

• You mark every ramp with engine oil.

• Everything you own is in your flight bag and suitcase.

• All the other pilots wait for you to "test the squall line" first.

• All the other airlines hold to see if you get in.

• You request the visual approach with 300’ overcast and ½ SM vis.

• You make no attempt to deviate around weather.