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Originally Posted by Clocks  How much could a pilot possibly pencil-fly? |
This is a true story. Back in one of my old Navy squadrons, I was the de facto logs and records clerk as well as the Scheduling Officer. I logged all the pilot's flight time every day.
We had a guy who got invited for a major airline interview, but as an ex-helicopter pilot, he was afraid he didn't have enough fixed wing flight time. One Friday afternoon, he comes in, checks out his logbook and asked, "Where do you keep the new logs?"
I told him. As he was leaving, I jokingly said, "Don't forget to change pens every once in awhile."
Monday when I opened his logbook, there was not a single instance of my handwriting in it.
He got hired by Pan Am. And the colloquial term for that is either "Parker P-51" or "Boeing ballpoint" time.
If he ever gets caught, that's the end of his airline career considering PRIA.