#141

yeah, must be difficult to resist the urge to ‘spice up’ the flights a bit tbh. like flying really close to a mountain, or announcing over the intercom that ‘all engines have failed and we’re going to attempt an emergency landing’, only to say ‘just joking lol’ a minute later.

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#142

On the intercom like ‘have you all seen Sully?’ as you’re flying over water or some shit.

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#143

^mug

#144

The pilot when we came back from Mexico was full of bants.

Started the chit chat in ‘the voice’ before stopping himself and saying “It’s quite funny how pilots always talk in that voice, isn’t it?” before continuing in a moderate Mancunian accent. Went through all the safety announcements in a fairly humorous manner and added “Anyone found to be wearing a Man United shirt will be removed from the aircraft… At 40,000 feet.”

We were then flying over Florida and they were doing a rocket launch and came on the intercom “Those of you on the left hand side may be able to see a rocket launch shortly, it’s nothing to worry about - It’s just NASA sending it up and they do know we’re here so it shouldn’t be too close”

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#145

coffin class

#146

Applause acceptable following:

  • Engine failure
  • Cabin pressure dropping/masks falling from ceiling (even if accidental)
  • Emergency landing (successful)
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#147

If the plane’s rocking, don’t come knocking (we’re concentrating on the takeoff calculations).

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#148

Usually because they spent their 20s flying planes that were twice as fast 100ft above the ground.

#149

no, but you’d think the shitty short haul flights would be reserved for the up and comers, and the 50 year old veterans would be doing the big old flights to LA or Singapore or whatever.

#150

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#151

I think that is how it’s supposed to work

#152

always get the old codgers on my regular flight to northern spain though.

#153

maybe spain’s different then and they’re all retired pilots flying to and from costa del saga

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#154

Ah, but would you rather do like 4 short flights - that’s 8 ‘fun bits’ (4 takeoffs, 4 landings) with a minimum of the boring bit in the middle - and then go home at night, or do one takeoff and landing with 8 hours of nothingness between and get stuck in a hotel for the night at the other end?

#155

the latter. would just wack out the gameboy and play pokemon for hours.

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#156

My cousin is a BA pilot who flies long haul. He tends to get a good few nights in a hotel in the destination at the other end before flying back, not just 1 night. Seems like a pretty sweet life tbh.

#157

Maybe a cheeky wank while the co-pilot’s asleep?

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#158

There’s a decent chance they’d wake up if you started wanking them off.

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#159

I liked this before I thought it through

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#160

even if you’re not wearing the helmet, you’re still planning to go on a week-long cycling holiday. what dignity?

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