http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/life/35-secrets-your-pilot-wont-tell-you-2399544/
i thought some of them were hilarious
i thought some of them were hilarious
35 Secrets Your Pilot Wont Tell You
- Thread starter Lethal1ty17
- Start date
- Status
Thanks for posting!
These are my favorites:
Quote:
“Is traveling with a baby in your lap safe? No. It’s extremely dangerous. If there’s any impact or deceleration, there’s a good chance you’re going to lose hold of your kid, and he becomes a projectile. But the government’s logic is that if we made you buy an expensive seat for your baby, you’d just drive, and you’re more likely to be injured driving than flying.” -Patrick Smith
Quote:
“Pilots find it perplexing that so many people are afraid of turbulence. It’s all but impossible for turbulence to cause a crash. We avoid turbulence not because we’re afraid the wing is going to fall off but because it’s annoying.” -Patrick Smith
These are my favorites:
Quote:
“Is traveling with a baby in your lap safe? No. It’s extremely dangerous. If there’s any impact or deceleration, there’s a good chance you’re going to lose hold of your kid, and he becomes a projectile. But the government’s logic is that if we made you buy an expensive seat for your baby, you’d just drive, and you’re more likely to be injured driving than flying.” -Patrick Smith
Quote:
“Pilots find it perplexing that so many people are afraid of turbulence. It’s all but impossible for turbulence to cause a crash. We avoid turbulence not because we’re afraid the wing is going to fall off but because it’s annoying.” -Patrick Smith
Another thing pilots wont tell you is, most of you have heard the saying "when its your time to go", well when its the "pilots" time to go by logistics it also becomes yours.,,
A secret a mechanic won't tell a pilot "I think it's fixed".
Hah, that was a good and funny read. I like the thing about turbulence. It's true- why be afraid of it? I don't like it, but it very rarely causes serious problems.
There's no mention of good pilots or 'bad' pilots. Some of the weakest pilots I have flown with can land very smoothly, consistently. What most in the back don't realize is that same person has tried to kill everybody half-a-dozen times on his/her way to that smooth landing...
Point is there's a great deal more to it than a smooth touchdown
Overall there was some good stuff in that article.
Point is there's a great deal more to it than a smooth touchdown
Overall there was some good stuff in that article.
Last edited:
Quote:
“You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket, pull up to its desk at the curb, and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it, but half the time, you’re really on a regional airline. The regionals aren’t held to the same safety standards as the majors: Their pilots aren’t required to have as much training and experience, and the public doesn’t know that.” -Captain at a major airline
I don't know where that comes from. They may not be as experienced as major airline pilot, but they have to get the same type of licenses to fly.
Quote:
“There is no safest place to sit. In one accident, the people in the back are dead; in the next, it’s the people up front.” -John Nance
I worked with a doctor who was specialized in working on aircraft crashes, trying to find the causes, and he always ask to be booked at the back due to what he has seen in his studies. It is not the most comfortable place, but it is the safest in his mind.
Quote:
“Please don’t complain to me about your lost bags or the rotten service or that the airline did this or that. My retirement was taken to help subsidize your $39 airfare.” -Pilot, South Carolina
“I am so tired of hearing ‘Oh my God, you’re a girl pilot.’ When you see a black pilot, do you say ‘Oh my God, you’re a black pilot’?” -Pilot for a regional carrier
Quote:
“People don’t understand why they can’t use their cell phones. Well, what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing, and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we really are.” -Jim Tilmon
“We’re not trying to ruin your fun by making you take off your headphones. We just want you to be able to hear us if there’s an emergency.” -Patrick Smith
And they will be the first to complain if something happens... because of their behavior.
“You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket, pull up to its desk at the curb, and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it, but half the time, you’re really on a regional airline. The regionals aren’t held to the same safety standards as the majors: Their pilots aren’t required to have as much training and experience, and the public doesn’t know that.” -Captain at a major airline
I don't know where that comes from. They may not be as experienced as major airline pilot, but they have to get the same type of licenses to fly.
Quote:
“There is no safest place to sit. In one accident, the people in the back are dead; in the next, it’s the people up front.” -John Nance
I worked with a doctor who was specialized in working on aircraft crashes, trying to find the causes, and he always ask to be booked at the back due to what he has seen in his studies. It is not the most comfortable place, but it is the safest in his mind.
Quote:
“Please don’t complain to me about your lost bags or the rotten service or that the airline did this or that. My retirement was taken to help subsidize your $39 airfare.” -Pilot, South Carolina
“I am so tired of hearing ‘Oh my God, you’re a girl pilot.’ When you see a black pilot, do you say ‘Oh my God, you’re a black pilot’?” -Pilot for a regional carrier
Quote:
“People don’t understand why they can’t use their cell phones. Well, what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing, and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we really are.” -Jim Tilmon
“We’re not trying to ruin your fun by making you take off your headphones. We just want you to be able to hear us if there’s an emergency.” -Patrick Smith
And they will be the first to complain if something happens... because of their behavior.
"“The truth is, we’re exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. That’s many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we can’t pull over at the next cloud.” -Captain at a major airline"
That's both funny and worrisome. Don't pilots work something like 15 days on and 15 days off through? Still, 16 hours on duty for a commercial airline pilots seems crazy. Especially if:
“Sometimes the airline won’t give us lunch breaks or even time to eat. We have to delay flights just so we can get food.” -First officer on a regional carrier
That's both funny and worrisome. Don't pilots work something like 15 days on and 15 days off through? Still, 16 hours on duty for a commercial airline pilots seems crazy. Especially if:
“Sometimes the airline won’t give us lunch breaks or even time to eat. We have to delay flights just so we can get food.” -First officer on a regional carrier
I'm sure once they get up to speed and their cruise altitude, they have all the time they need to take a nap, eat, relax and review the upcoming flight schedules on their laptop.
My previous next door neighbor flys a 737 for American out of Miami International and I asked him if pilots every take a cat nap during a flight..... he said all the time as long as the other guy is awake.
My previous next door neighbor flys a 737 for American out of Miami International and I asked him if pilots every take a cat nap during a flight..... he said all the time as long as the other guy is awake.
My best fishing buddy is a retired Pan Am pilot and the stories he tells should simply not be repeated!
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
"“The truth is, we’re exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. That’s many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we can’t pull over at the next cloud.” -Captain at a major airline"
Time to turn on the auto pilot
"“The truth is, we’re exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. That’s many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we can’t pull over at the next cloud.” -Captain at a major airline"
Time to turn on the auto pilot
Originally Posted By: Drew99GT
"“The truth is, we’re exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. That’s many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we can’t pull over at the next cloud.” -Captain at a major airline"
That's both funny and worrisome. Don't pilots work something like 15 days on and 15 days off through? Still, 16 hours on duty for a commercial airline pilots seems crazy. Especially if:
“Sometimes the airline won’t give us lunch breaks or even time to eat. We have to delay flights just so we can get food.” -First officer on a regional carrier
I'm a military pilot (you guess what kind of plane;-) and our duty day is 24 hours! That's followed by 12 hours of crew rest, followed by another (potential) 24 hour day, and so on, and so on, for how ever long a mission might be. Sometimes 4 days, sometimes 10.
"“The truth is, we’re exhausted. Our work rules allow us to be on duty 16 hours without a break. That’s many more hours than a truck driver. And unlike a truck driver, who can pull over at the next rest stop, we can’t pull over at the next cloud.” -Captain at a major airline"
That's both funny and worrisome. Don't pilots work something like 15 days on and 15 days off through? Still, 16 hours on duty for a commercial airline pilots seems crazy. Especially if:
“Sometimes the airline won’t give us lunch breaks or even time to eat. We have to delay flights just so we can get food.” -First officer on a regional carrier
I'm a military pilot (you guess what kind of plane;-) and our duty day is 24 hours! That's followed by 12 hours of crew rest, followed by another (potential) 24 hour day, and so on, and so on, for how ever long a mission might be. Sometimes 4 days, sometimes 10.
No more peanuts?
They had those good honey glazed ones back when.
They had those good honey glazed ones back when.
Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
No more peanuts?
They had those good honey glazed ones back when.
All 4 of them per pack!
No more peanuts?
They had those good honey glazed ones back when.
All 4 of them per pack!
- Status
Similar threads
