If Cally was a pilot instead of a Specialist her call sign would be 'Mouse'.

I kind of wonder what her callsign would be, but I think the point of the show is that not everyone is a hot shot fighter pilot and the ground crew does just as much work.

Didn't some fans establish the call sign "Nibbler", in honor of Cally's brave reaction in "Bastille Day"? :D

Oh, and I wholeheartedly agree with V that there's already more than enough prominent pilots on the show. In fact, I don't understand why they had to turn mechanic Seelix and jobless Anders into nuggets. The viewpoints and occupations of the major characters should be more diverse.

Indeed.

I don't like it how they keep going "well I could always become a pilot"; I mean the pilots don't really ACT with other people; they're sitting in the prop ships, and the actors who ARE pilots say they hate actually filming these scenes.

I have to agree...some Take on "Nibbler" would be a great callsign for Cally-if she were a pilot. I think Solium mentioned "Gizmo" in the past which is another goodie!

Vorticity
:muffin:

Yes, Gizmo was my suggestion. :P I don't remember which "won" out by us fans. It was VERY close between Nibbler and Gizmo. :whistle2:

Solium's 'Gizmo' suggested is mentioned in the radio interview of her that is floating around the internet. I like that interview for some reason even if it is very early in BSG (I didn't find BSG until Pegasus). I am sorry that I missed those heady days :lol:

Which of the BSG actors actually are real-world pilots?

And, as a real-world sim pilot, I can acknowledge that the flying scenes make little sense.

I'd envision her more as a Raptor or transport pilot than a fighter pilot.

Very true. That actually would have been a good move. They are short on pilots, but I just don't see Cally as a fighter pilot. However with her knowledge of the fighters and transport ships I could see her being trained as a back up for the Raptors.

Woot! You guys remembered Nibbler! Did it really become that big in the sci-fi forums? When I stopped going there as often not many people seemed to like it, the big one was "Gizmo" but I couldn't help thinking of the Gremlin...
Though now Nibbler reminds me of Leela's pet on Futurama, lol.

I remember the poll and it was VERY close, but I think Gizmo pulled away just a bit in the end.

The very reason I suggested Gizmo was because of Gremlins, I thought she had the same cute "puppy" eyes. :P

I only know of science advisor Dr. Kevin Grazier. He has flown a combat airplane once:

Now if you really want to talk about an activity that is counter-intuitive for a scientist to enjoy… In the Los Angeles area, at the Fullerton Airport, there is a company called "Air Combat USA". You arrive early in the morning, are fitted for a flight suit and helmet, then are given a two-hour lecture on the fundamentals of air combat, or dogfighting. Then they take you out to the flight line, and put you in the cockpit of a two-seat aircraft, a Marchetti 262. You are in the left hand side of the aircraft, there is a pilot on the right hand side. These pilots are usually former military pilots, or current military pilots on leave for the weekend. The pilot’s job is to get the plane off the ground, to get you out over the ocean, then to land the plane at the end. Once the pilot gets the aircraft over the ocean, he turns over the stick to you, and in 60 minutes you do six simulated dogfights. A JPL co-worker did that with me for my birthday a couple years back.

I think the stereotype of scientists that we see on TV, and in the movies, needs to be revised! By the way, in our six dogfights, I won three and my friend Jon won three – but I won the first one, which is the one that really matters.

Read more

Plus, when put in the same room with a Humlon, Cally's cuteness quickly turns into deadly nastiness. :ph43r: ;)

@Lex: Yeah, that was a cool story. I wish I could do something like that one day, just to feel the pressure.

That doesn't really count. In those situations, the actual operation of the aircraft is handled by the (certified) pilot in the back, allowing the "player" to concentrate on the dogfighting. Even the turn coordination (using the rudders) is done by the "helper" pilot.

I'm talking more along the lines of landing a Boeing 737-400 at KSFO on ILS, on full manual!

Flying an aircraft once doesn't really make you a real-world pilot. Having the license does!

Reality check, she's married to one! Being a Cylon doesn't neccessarily mean bad intent (see Athena and the four introduced in Crossroads, Pt2).

She'd be more support than front line.
(Not to say she wouldn't be ABLE to fly a viper)

Her call sign would be:

"Shank"

-becuase she's solid, attractive (oh!shiny object), and deadly when she needs to be. :)

[besides Cally "Shank" Tyrol just rolls off my tongue]

:muffin:

Shank? Hmm not sure about that word. :unsure:

i guess it does sound kinda' masculine.

But I stand by Cally SHANK Tyrol.

:thumbsup:

hahahaha

I'd vote for it

Besides the fact that I'm sure she's done being typecast as "cute" and as you can see from her recent roles/interviews,

she's ready for some edgier, flashier, razor*wink,wink* sharp roles, that would really test and challenge her acting abilities.

Just thought of a twisted movie idea. Nicki can play an actress obsessed with a fan! :naughty: