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1. A pilot who was a little too honest.
On a Continental Flight with a very “senior” Flight Attendant crew, the Pilot said, “Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning down the cabin lights. This is for your comfort and to enhance the appearance of your Flight Attendants.

2. A flight attendant’s friendly reminder.
On landing, the Stewardess said, “Please be sure to take all of your belongings. If you’re going to leave anything, please make sure it’s something we’d like to have.”

3. This flight attendant who had a pretty good point.
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane”
4. This airline that was keeping it real.
“Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride.”

5. This pilot who was keeping it even realer.
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a Flight Attendant on a Northwest flight announced, “Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as heck everything has shifted.”
6. Couldn’t agree more.
From a Southwest Airlines employee: “Welcome aboard Southwest Flight 245 to Tampa. To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seat belt; and, if you don’t know how to operate one, you probably shouldn’t be out in public unsupervised.”

7. Good thing I was always the favorite.
“In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child, pick your favorite.”

8. Perfect.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we’ll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines.”
9. Who doesn’t love freebies?
“Your seat cushions can be used for flotation; and, in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments.”

10. Amen.
“As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses.”

11.
And from the Pilot during his welcome message: “Delta Airlines is pleased to have some of the best Flight Attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!”

12. Can’t argue with this one.
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt lake City: The Flight Attendant came on the intercom and said, “That was quite a bump, and I know what y’all are thinking. I’m here to tell you it wasn’t the Airline’s fault, it wasn’t the Pilot’s fault, it wasn’t the Flight Attendant’s fault. It was the asphalt.”

13. :-/
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, “ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what’s left of our airplane to the gate!”

14. Practice makes perfect, right?
Another Flight Attendant’s comment on a less than perfect landing. “We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal.”

15. Little old ladies are the best.
An Airline Pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The Airline had a policy which required the First Officer to stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and give them a “Thanks for flying our Airline.” He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said, “Sir, do you mind if I ask you a question?” “Why, no, Ma’am,” said the Pilot. “What is it?” The little old lady said, “Did we land, or were we shot down?”

16. I may have been on this flight.
After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the Attendant came on with, “Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we’ll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal.”

17. Always.
Part of a Flight Attendant’s arrival announcement: “We’d like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you’ll think of US Airways.”

18. The best one.
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the Captain made an announcement over the intercom, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax… OH, MY GOD!” — Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the Captain came back on the intercom and said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the Flight Attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!” A passenger in Coach yelled, “That’s nothing. You should see the back of mine!”
 
#6 - I've commented to my Wife about that.Who can't figure out
how to put a seat belt on?
 
while the Captain taxis what’s left of our airplane to the gate!”
I don't recall whicih airline it was (probably Southwest), but one time, returning from a business trip, the pilot made a particularly bone jarring landing at Albuquerque Sunport. After the plane pulled off the runway, the First Officer came on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is First Officer Smith (not his real name). Our appologies for the harder than usual landing. The captain is an ex-Navy pilot and sometimes he forgets he's not laning on a carrier." (True story).
 
#17 similar to a recent Lufthansa flight:

Ladies and gentlemen, the next time you want to be crammed into an aluminum tube like sardines, thrust at 300 mph through the roughest air we can find, and slammed down onto the tarmac at landing - we hope you'll think of us.

(true!)
 
I like #7. 👍
 
#15 was my favorite.
 
Speaking of rough flights, a couple years ago my son, Shaun, was a Captain for Sky West. One evening they were flying (I think a CJR900) from Omaha to, I think Austin, TX. Somewhere near Wichita, KS, they hit severe turbulence from nearby T-storms. The plane was being tossed around so severely that they were exceeding the G forces for which the plane was designed. Because of that, they declared an emergency and made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City. When they landed, a more seasoned commercial pilot who was onboard and had been flying for 20 years told them it was the worst turbulence he'd experienced in his 20+ years of flying. The passengers all applauded when they were safely on the ground. After I heard about it from my son, I went into Flightradar24 and found the flight and played it back. Here was the FR24 recording of that flight.
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Spiraling down to lose altitude quickly.

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I flew to New Mexico several years ago on a Southwest flight - it was pretty ordinary until we got near the destination. I had a little pocket GPS because I enjoy being able to track the progress across the country and was confused by the exteremely weird not-exactly-approach patterns we were flying. We passed the airport travelling in different directions multiple times - I assumed there was something happening on the ground that was preventing normal operations until the captain came on and told us that we may have noticed passing the airport a couple times - there was a problem with the flaps and they were working through some procedures but they would have us on the ground soon. The solution was a no-flaps landing. It was a bit rough to say the least - wheels touched at just over 160 knots, lots of hard braking/reverse thrust and used all the runway.
 
The solution was a no-flaps landing. It was a bit rough to say the least - wheels touched at just over 160 knots, lots of hard braking/reverse thrust and used all the runway.
Thankfully they train for such contingencies. Just be glad Albuquerque had a runway long enough to even attempt it. Sounds like they did, if only just,
 
Speaking of rough flights, a couple years ago my son, Shaun, was a Captain for Sky West. One evening they were flying (I think a CJR900) from Omaha to, I think Austin, TX. Somewhere near Wichita, KS, they hit severe turbulence from nearby T-storms. The plane was being tossed around so severely that they were exceeding the G forces for which the plane was designed. Because of that, they declared an emergency and made an emergency landing in Oklahoma City. When they landed, a more seasoned commercial pilot who was onboard and had been flying for 20 years told them it was the worst turbulence he'd experienced in his 20+ years of flying. The passengers all applauded when they were safely on the ground. After I heard about it from my son, I went into Flightradar24 and found the flight and played it back. Here was the FR24 recording of that flight.
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Spiraling down to lose altitude quickly.

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So,if the plane crashes,do the passengers "Boo!" the pilot?
 
I'm not a pilot but I have been told that any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Also if they can use the plane again then it is a excellent one.:bananawave:
 
Southwest must cultivate their crews: When returning from San Diego to Oakland after a reserve weekend we were told by the flight attendant upon landing: " We'd like to welcome you to Honolulu, but this is Oakland."
 
When we flew to Hawaii ( out of San Francisco International in 1989),
we got on the plane just in time to hear the safety speech.Turn out it was
a DC10.That's along the time they were having safety issues with them.
Not exactly confidence inspiring.
 

Got my first ride in a performance aircraft in a B-model (had a back seat) F-106 just a few weeks before this occurred. Pilot of this one walked away but didn't fly after that. Not sure I'd have been as enthusiastic about the hop after seeing this, though:

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