Willy G

[Willy G @flyobx]

@jbransonx My brother flies a Gulfstream for a household name business owner. I fly for a legacy airline. He deals with this stuff ALL the time.

I don’t, and I’ll make 3x what he makes this year.

There’s not a time when I talk to him where he doesn’t regret not going legacy part 121.

[Willy G @flyobx]

Five is too many.

1. Cable machine
2. Pull-up bar
3. Smith Machine
4. Adjustable dumbbells

[Dorian B @DorianB112]

Let’s settle this once and for all: if you had access to only five pieces of gym equipment for the rest of your life, which five would build the best physique?

[Willy G @flyobx]

DEN. LGA. ORD.

AVOID. AT. ALL. COSTS. ALWAYS.

[Combat Learjet @Combat_learjet]

Denver is currently a MESS!

[Willy G @flyobx]

Yes!

And while we’re at it something I learned in the infantry:

If an item is mission critical, have 2 of them so that if you were to lose it or it gets damaged, you can still press on.

The formula:
2=1
1=0

[Dilan Esper @dilanesper]

Pro tip, and this one I have A LOT of standing to talk about, because as a lawyer I fly in for arguments, depositions, etc. all the time:

If you must get somewhere on time, leave yourself 24 hours or so for flight delays.

[Willy G @flyobx]

Every LEGIT military pilot I flew with wore a G -Shock.

The d-bags wore fancy watches.

[The Global Watch Club @GlobalWatchClub]

Tom Cruise wore a vintage Porsche Design Chronograph 1 in both Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick

[Willy G @flyobx]

ORD is the worst. Unpredictable weather, moody controllers, ramp congestion, 45 minutes to get to the gate that is probably occupied.

Avoid.

[JonNYC @xJonNYC]

Nobody going to Chicago today

[Willy G @flyobx]

@Roadman_Podcast On par for the brand.

[Willy G @flyobx]

I think about this expedition every time someone complains about their flight getting delayed or lack of WiFi etc etc….

[Sam Parr @thesamparr]

Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose is one of the best non-business books I’ve read. It's about the Lewis and Clark expedition into the American West from 1804-1806.

Some crazy encounters they had that sound made up but aren't:

1. Walked 8,000 miles, from St. Louis to the Pacific and back. They lost 1 man the entire trip (out of like 30). Sergeant Charles Floyd died of a ruptured appendix during a time when the disease wasn't even recognized by doctors at the time.

2. They cataloged 178 plants and 122 animals new to science. grizzly bears, prairie dogs, pronghorn antelopes, and coyotes were all things Americans had never seen.

3. They documented 103 grizzly encounters and killed at least 43 of them. Most in Montana. They called them "white bears" and were terrified.

4. Sacagawea was about 16 when she joined, gave birth on the journey and carried the baby the rest of the way. 2 years. In a leather sack on her chest. Insane. Clark loved that kid so much he raised him after the trip.

5. Congress approved the expedition for just $2,500.

[Willy G @flyobx]

This guy gets it.

[Dutch Rojas @DutchRojas]

My flight to Chicago may get cancelled.

A lot of people are annoyed.

Instead, I am sitting here thinking about how absurdly spoiled we are.

A metal tube flies through the sky at 400 miles an hour with hundreds of people inside it.

Most days, nobody even claps.

So yes, delays are frustrating.

But I am grateful for the thousands of people who make this engineering miracle feel boring.

[Willy G @flyobx]

San Diego:

• Latinas + beautiful mids
• Botox
• Fish tacos
• Surf
• Twenty something year old military kids mixed with trust fund kids

[Murray Hill Guy @MurrayHillGuy1]

Miami:

• Latinas
• BBLs
• Boats
• Crypto
• “I’m an entrepreneur”

NYC:

• Beautiful mids
• Finance
• Hinge
• Knicks
• “I’m too busy this week”

[Willy G @flyobx]

I’ve been instructing aerial refueling for twenty years or so.

What I’ve learned is you mostly have to stay quiet and let them figure it out.

But also, guard the controls closely and be ready to do something drastic.

[Willy G @flyobx]

A reminder:

Rookie travelers collect airplane cards.

Pro travelers collect dog cards.

[Willy G @flyobx]

True.

The SNA crowd is the LAX crowd on steroids.

[Robert Davi @RobertJohnDavi]

i fly all over the world but the most arrogant people are those flying to and from Los Angeles! it is like a bunch of unhappy robots! no personalities no joy in their faces - I left the shot hole LA 4 years ago and can now really see the difference!!!

[Willy G @flyobx]

@MCCCANM 737 cockpit reminds me of a 1970's pinball machine...

[Willy G @flyobx]

Pilots hate Ohare as much as the passengers.

I specifically bid my schedule to avoid that 💩 show.

[Dante 🇺🇸 @DanteTheDon]

Landed at Ohare one hour ago. Still not even close to a gate to disembark. People are starting to flip out because they’re missing connections like crazy. This place is always such a shit show

[Willy G @flyobx]

@afshineemrani I bookmarked this post. I’ll read it…later.

lol

[Willy G @flyobx]

Management puts A LOT of priority on getting the first flight of the day out on time. If it’s late, it ripples throughout the day.

[Kristen Arnett @Kristen_Arnett]

i can’t believe i’m saying this, but a 6am flight is top tier. the people watching is next level and half the plane is empty because no one wants to get up and/or they slept through their alarm

[Willy G @flyobx]

I had frequent and recurring dreams of crashing (never did) during my military career.

I’ve been flying commercially for several years and those dreams subsided.

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

A question for my fellow aviators, military, commercial or private.

Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night running checklists? Or am I nuts?

[Willy G @flyobx]

Summertime at NAS North Island means the Navy consolidates their west coast t34 trainers to provide incentive rides to aspiring naval aviators.

Awesome program, look for them cruising over the beaches of San Diego.

[Willy G @flyobx]

The outfit can come from Costco and if you’re built like this it looks fantastic.

Spend $$$$ on quality shoes.

[WellBuiltStyle @WellBuiltStyle]

If you can't wear your polo casually (with jeans) and dress it up (with slacks)

I hate to break it to you, but you have the wrong kind of polo.