When flying the friendly skies

[redguru]

I got in a pissing match once with a stewardess about how my mp3 player in coach is not going to affect the pilot's sensitive equipment during takeoff. They must drill holes through their heads and dump in a whole bunch of bogus things to panic about in Cabin crew school.

 

[nycgirl]

I got in a pissing match once with a stewardess about how my mp3 player in coach is not going to affect the pilot's sensitive equipment during takeoff. They must drill holes through their heads and dump in a whole bunch of bogus things to panic about in Cabin crew school.

I never understood why they tell you to turn it off.

 

[foxxie]

I hate flying but is weird how I like to be in the window seat and look out

 

[redguru]

I never understood why they tell you to turn it off.

The fallacy is that they may affect the instrumentation of the aircraft. Of course there is no proof of that and it cannot be duplicated in a lab environment. Commercial aircraft electronics are shielded from stray RF nearly as much as military electronics.

Cabin crews want the passengers (sheep) as docile as possible. It's as simple as that.

 

[Smurfy]

yeah i totally cant believe they make you put out your smokes before you sit down on the plane. such crap.

 

[KillahBee]

I am sitting in the beautiful Salt Lake City airport as we speak. WTF is wrong with you, Smurfy?

The stewardesses on Delta look like 80yo circus clowns on acid.

 

[c00per]

I hate flying.
I was on a flight once where we sat at the end of the runway for 20 minutes with the pilot revving each of the engines so the plane was rocking from side to side. He tells us later when we are cruising altitude that he was trying to unstick a coolant gauge but it didn't work. Hottest flight I have ever been on. Cabin crew were walking around with their jackets off, shirts open or sleeves rolled up. It is amazing what they look like when all that heat starts melting all the makeup on their faces. Even worse when they are female.

 

[nycgirl]

Cabin crews want the passengers (sheep) as docile as possible. It's as simple as that.

I've never had anyone ask me to turn it off, yet. Hopefully, I will be able to make the point that lettng me listen to it during takeoff will keep me calm.

I hate it when they say, "unexpected turbulence." If one flys the same route, and the plane rocks at the same point during every flight, the rocking is no longer unexpected. Just be honest and say, this damn plane will rock ___ minutes into the flight. Stop lying to me.

Oh, and its time for U.S. Airways to buy a new plane for Flight 100. Using it for short distances isn't going to keep it going longer.

 

[ZKaudio]

I hate flying.
I was on a flight once where we sat at the end of the runway for 20 minutes with the pilot revving each of the engines so the plane was rocking from side to side. He tells us later when we are cruising altitude that he was trying to unstick a coolant gauge but it didn't work. Hottest flight I have ever been on. Cabin crew were walking around with their jackets off, shirts open or sleeves rolled up. It is amazing what they look like when all that heat starts melting all the makeup on their faces. Even worse when they are female.

pretty weird that it was hot at "cruising altitude"

 

[c00per]

Yah, you would expect it to cool right down but it definitely was hot. Other fights I have been on you need a blanket.