Goofy comments from PAX

[elmetal]

LOL. It's all a matter of perspective.

I can remember one time flying commercial with my sister to visit our parents for some holiday. This must've been about 15 years ago. My mom met us at the gate and asked us, "how was the flight?"

My sister said, "Terrible! There was so much turbulence!"

I looked over at her and asked, "Were we on the same flight? I didn't notice a thing?"

Of course, at the time, I was taking flying lessons and was quite used to being beaten about the sky in the mighty 152!

on the same path: I love how turbulence is always the pilots fault. I mean yeah we can try to find the least turbulent air but you usually can't get all the way away from it.

But of course hard landing + turbulence a bad pilot makes.

 

[AdamZ]

That's for sure. Non-pilot passengers are always complimenting me on my landings, even when I think they're too rough. Of course, then I fly on a 737 and am reminded what their standard is.
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On the other hand its fun to get the comments ( ribbing mostly ) from other pilots when they are your pax or give the ribbing if your are their pax.

Like:

Uh you could probably log that as two landings if you want or

Welcome to the USS Quakertown ( or some other airport name)

 

[dmccormack]

On the other hand its fun to get the comments ( ribbing mostly ) from other pilots when they are your pax or give the ribbing if your are their pax.

Like:

Uh you could probably log that as two landings if you want or

Welcome to the USS Quakertown ( or some other airport name)

So true -- when I was a student at KLNS we did some x-wind landing patterns on rwy 8 and I was feeling pretty good. CFI requested 13 on next circuit which would make it a 90 degree x-wind.

At the conclusion of that fiasco the tower said, "You gonna log all three landings...?"



But sometimes it's nice to do something really well and have another pilot on board who can appreciate it.

 

[elmetal]

At the conclusion of that fiasco the tower said, "You gonna log all three landings...?"

Damn why couldn't I think of something this funny??? I gotta get my guns ready for the next offender!

Or my response for when someone gets me with those one liners

 

[dmccormack]

Damn why couldn't I think of something this funny??? I gotta get my guns ready for the next offender!

Or my response for when someone gets me with those one liners

My response was an eye roll as I tried to keep the Warrior rolling straight down the runway as my insrtuctor laughed and laughed and laughed....

 

[zaitcev]

speaking of the public and 737s, how ****ed off do you get when your entire flight is measured by how smooth your landing was?

I would probably punch passengers in the face

Landing is the only part that matters, really. As a bonus it occurs at the place that was promised. I am completely with passengers on this.

The simple reality is that anything else that happens in flight leads to the landing. Well, you can taxi over the flagman and into the terminal, but that is fortunately very rare.

 

[Teller1900]

"You don't have a gun with you, do you?" He got really scared and said "No! Of course not!" at which point I drew my Glock and handed it to him and said "Here, you can borrow mine!" as I shoved the throttle in.

Awesome!!! That's excellent.

"So if the engine quits on a helicopter does it fall out of the sky?"

Ok, guess the last one isn't so goofy, it kinda does.

Unless you have two!

That's for sure. Non-pilot passengers are always complimenting me on my landings, even when I think they're too rough. Of course, then I fly on a 737 and am reminded what their standard is.

speaking of the public and 737s, how ****ed off do you get when your entire flight is measured by how smooth your landing was?

I would probably punch passengers in the face

I have had people sitting next to me on commercial flights have the following conversation:

Passenger: "That was a terrible landing!"
Me: "Have you ever tried to land an airplane?"
Passenger: "...no..."
Me: "Try it sometime, see how you do, tell me how terrible a landing that was."

Funny thing I've found: I'd prefer a rocky, bumpy, ass-kicking approach any day. If you're in a helacious cross wind, getting the snot absolutely kicked out of you all the way down final, but you manage to put the thing on center line, without side-loading, and soft enough to not knock the overheads down, then half the plane will compliment you on "such a great landing!" But if it's a glassy smooth approach, without the slightest burble to be found, you better make an equally astonishing touch down, else EVERYONE will ask if we were shot down. Especially if you fly a plane with uncommonly stiff gear struts.

So true -- when I was a student at KLNS we did some x-wind landing patterns on rwy 8 and I was feeling pretty good. CFI requested 13 on next circuit which would make it a 90 degree x-wind.

At the conclusion of that fiasco the tower said, "You gonna log all three landings...?"

Our comments (after we're parked, of course) are usually either "take that Dulles!!" or "well, at least I'm night current again!" And, if the landing requires aggressive braking or lots of reverse "ya ever seen 34 woodpeckers pecking?"

 

[Palmpilot]

"So if the engine quits on a helicopter does it fall out of the sky?"

Ok, guess the last one isn't so goofy, it kinda does.

I guess the key is the rate of descent!

I don't remember how far along I was in my pilot training when I became aware of the existence of autorotation.

 

[Laurie]

So very, very true.

Can I buy a 340?

Of course you can. Oh, and by the way, I'll be borrowing it just twice a month to fly to work.

 

[Ted]

Of course you can. Oh, and by the way, I'll be borrowing it just twice a month to fly to work.

I like it! The 340 sounds like a nice, practical commuter plane.

EDIT: No, wait. I should get a Duke. Dukes look cool.

 

[snowbird]

I am married (have been for 28 years) and neither of us has "requested permission."

We've discussed, debated, and even argued, but it's not a parent-child relationship.

25 years here. About 16 years ago we had this conversation:
Me: "I was thinking about flying lessons."
Wife: "Oh all right, if that's what you want."
Me: "Cool, I started yesterday."

 

[dmccormack]

25 years here. About 16 years ago we had this conversation:
Me: "I was thinking about flying lessons."
Wife: "Oh all right, if that's what you want."
Me: "Cool, I started yesterday."

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mine was similar, with a "Why didn't you say anything?"

Rightly, I'll add.

 

[JesseD]

25 years here. About 16 years ago we had this conversation:
Me: "I was thinking about flying lessons."
Wife: "Oh all right, if that's what you want."
Me: "Cool, I started yesterday."

Heh, my wife was like "you'd better be able to fly us on vacation."

 

[gprellwitz]

On the other hand its fun to get the comments ( ribbing mostly ) from other pilots when they are your pax or give the ribbing if your are their pax.

Read Lane Wallace's article in the latest Flying magazine. Apparently Harrison Ford was flying his Beaver into a grass strip with her as the passenger. He made a beautiful landing. She, thinking that she didn't want to come off as pandering to the famous personality, didn't say a word, thinking that it would be seen as complimentary that she would expect him to be able to do this. Later that evening, he's kvetching about this beautiful landing he'd made and how this miss uppity columnist didn't give him so much as a "nice landing!"

 

[Ted]

Read Lane Wallace's article in the latest Flying magazine. Apparently Harrison Ford was flying his Beaver into a grass strip with her as the passenger. He made a beautiful landing. She, thinking that she didn't want to come off as pandering to the famous personality, didn't say a word, thinking that it would be seen as complimentary that she would expect him to be able to do this. Later that evening, he's kvetching about this beautiful landing he'd made and how this miss uppity columnist didn't give him so much as a "nice landing!"

I can understand that. On the rare occasion that a greaser occurs with witnesses (we all know that Murphy does his best to prevent this event), it's nice to be recognized.

 

[Steve Foley]

I don't remember how far along I was in my pilot training when I became aware of the existence of autorotation.

From the movie Toy Story:

That's not flying, it's falling, with style.

 

[Ghery]

Landing is the only part that matters, really. As a bonus it occurs at the place that was promised. I am completely with passengers on this.

The simple reality is that anything else that happens in flight leads to the landing. Well, you can taxi over the flagman and into the terminal, but that is fortunately very rare.

"And don't call me Shirley!"

I can understand that. On the rare occasion that a greaser occurs with witnesses (we all know that Murphy does his best to prevent this event), it's nice to be recognized.

I know an airport where that will never happen for me. KPWT. I swear I save my worst landings for that nice long runway. Something about knowing that all the pilots at the cafe are grading the landing?

 

[Laurie]

I can understand that. On the rare occasion that a greaser occurs with witnesses (we all know that Murphy does his best to prevent this event), it's nice to be recognized.

What do you mean rare occasion? I don't recall anything but greasers.

 

[dmccormack]

I know an airport where that will never happen for me. KPWT. I swear I save my worst landings for that nice long runway. Something about knowing that all the pilots at the cafe are grading the landing?

Now that's funny and oh so true!

When I landed at Windwood last October I swear it was the worst landing I'd had in years -- bounce, wiggle, bounce -- ugh!

Thankfully there were no witnesses! Or everyone was polite enough to not mention it.

Of course Ed was there...

One of my better landings with witnesses was with my dad and his friend who owns a nice PA-28-180 but is still a new pilot.

I had the C205 and wanted to demonstrate what it was capable of -- pull power to idle abeam, dropp full (40 degrees) flaps, and maintain a continuous slipping left turn.

I glanced back and my dad had the "I wonder if this is a good idea?" look. I assured him this was normal for this airplane. We dropped like a rock, and plopped within 30' of the near end of the runway and stopped in 400 feet.

That felt good.

 

[Laurie]

Heard a new one on the jetway boarding in New Orleans this morning. Two men in suits, herein referred to as Suit 1 and Suit 2, behind me were talking and I heard "general aviation" so I started paying attention.

Suit 1: "They had to rebuild the general aviation ramp here."
Suit 2: "Yeah, but those little airplanes don't use the same runways, wonder what they use."
Suit 1: "Don't know, I suppose they use the same runways."

 

[Ted]

What do you mean rare occasion? I don't recall anything but greasers.

Hmm. I don't recall my landings being all greasers when we fly, but my definition of a greaser is when even I'm not sure we're on the ground.

 

[dmccormack]

Hmm. I don't recall my landings being all greasers when we fly, but my definition of a greaser is when even I'm not sure we're on the ground.

No those moments: "Ok, I hear wheels rolling so we should be... yep.. we're landed!" make it all worthwhile.

:wink2:

Not to be too annoying about this but those have happen for me a few times landing on the grass next to the pavement -- the cue I've landed is the sound of the wheels rolling. When we finally get so slow the tailwheel starts to dig in, I have to add power to get off the grass and onto the taxiway.

Those are nice!

 

[Ted]

No those moments: "Ok, I hear wheels rolling so we should be... yep.. we're landed!" make it all worthwhile.

:wink2:

Not to be too annoying about this but those have happen for me a few times landing on the grass next to the pavement -- the cue I've landed is the sound of the wheels rolling. When we finally get so slow the tailwheel starts to dig in, I have to add power to get off the grass and onto the taxiway.

Those are nice!

Snow helps for that, too. A few weeks ago when I landed the 310 at Waskaganish with light snow over gravel you heard the wheels and the ground, that was about it. The passengers applauded. I said "That was respectable."

 

[CJones]

The BEST is when you descend, fly the pattern, land, taxi to parking and then have to tell your wife "Wake up honey, we're here."

 

[dmccormack]

The BEST is when you descend, fly the pattern, land, taxi to parking and then have to tell your wife "Wake up honey, we're here."

That would be nice but my dear spouse simply hates flying. She will fly once or twice a year on long trips, but truly prefers the ground.

 

[CJones]

That would be nice but my dear spouse simply hates flying. She will fly once or twice a year on long trips, but truly prefers the ground.

My wife enjoys it a lot more when she is sleeping.

 

[Ghery]

The BEST is when you descend, fly the pattern, land, taxi to parking and then have to tell your wife "Wake up honey, we're here."

I like that. My wife denies it, but I've caught her nodding off on cross country flights. I take that as a compliment.

 

[airguy]

My fiancee loves to fly with me and I'm not really sure I understand why - she doesn't see much of the flight - she's usually asleep before we hit cruise altitude! I do take that as a vote of confidence though...

 

[AdamZ]

The BEST is when you descend, fly the pattern, land, taxi to parking and then have to tell your wife "Wake up honey, we're here."

Yeah thats the best. I once landed and taxied in and BOTH my wife and daughter were alseep.

 

[dmccormack]

Yeah thats the best. I once landed and taxied in and BOTH my wife and daughter were alseep.

It kinda helps to cruise at 13k without supplemental O2 for Pax...

 

[Ted]

It kinda helps to cruise at 13k without supplemantal O2 for Pax...

I've been known to fly at 11k so my mom will fall asleep.

 

[CJones]

It kinda helps to cruise at 13k without supplemental O2 for Pax...

We were up at 16,500' and had the O2 on and my wife was zonked (as usual). She happened to wake up and saw me playing with the pulse oximeter. She wanted to see what her O2 sat was. She was around 85 and I was up over 95. I told her that she has to breathe through her nose for the cannulas to do any good.

 

[Ted]

We were up at 16,500' and had the O2 on and my wife was zonked (as usual). She happened to wake up and saw me playing with the pulse oximeter. She wanted to see what her O2 sat was. She was around 85 and I was up over 95. I told her that she has to breathe through her nose for the cannulas to do any good.

Is that like the time DHS searched my plane and asked if the cannulas were for the dogs?

 

[Everskyward]

Is that like the time DHS searched my plane and asked if the cannulas were for the dogs?

I've probably mentioned this before but I've had someone pick up the relief tube and ask if that was how we communicate with the person in the back.

 

[Ted]

I've probably mentioned this before but I've had someone pick up the relief tube and ask if that was how we communicate with the person in the back.

That would be quite an interesting communication! The following one would probably involve a hospital visit.

 

[Mason]

In the jetway following an airline flight, one pax to another:
"He must not be a very good pilot. He said he missed his approach."

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

my definition of a greaser is when even I'm not sure we're on the ground

This has become such a problem, I installed a cabin announcement light for my pax, hooked up to the squat switch:

No comment Steve S.
Or Spike.
Or anyone that has flown with me now that I think about it.

(credit: DownEast Airlines cartoon series)

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[Anthony]

I've probably mentioned this before but I've had someone pick up the relief tube and ask if that was how we communicate with the person in the back.

OK. Now that brings up a whole nother set of questions.

A. How in the heck do women use a relief tube?

B. Does one of you leave the cockpit if the other has to use it?

I thought there was a John on your plane, or at least a porta potty thing in the back.

 

[Everskyward]

OK. Now that brings up a whole nother set of questions.

A. How in the heck do women use a relief tube?

Carefully.

I thought there was a John on your plane, or at least a porta potty thing in the back.

Haha, this was a long time ago. We had relief tubes installed in some of the mapping airplanes because, well that is another story. Think about what happens what happens to containers at altitude.

 

[Anthony]

Haha, this was a long time ago. We had relief tubes installed in some of the mapping airplanes because, well that is another story. Think about what happens what happens to containers at altitude.

I can't even imagine! What a mess!