Questions you get sick of answering

I will add to the "when will you be a commercial pilot". I know it's just people not knowing about the industry but it really has started annoying me. Um hello I just flew you on a scheduled flight from point a to point b is that not commercial. I fly a 30 seat airplane you'd hope the pilots were commercial pilots.

Also I hate getting the question being an FO. Are you going to be a pilot soon? Are they going to give you your licence soon? Come on man!

Those two I get all the time and they drive me nuts.

The "are you old enough to fly" I don't mind. I'd much rather that than people thinking I am old.
 
I have two that really stick out in my mind, but there not really questions.

One was as we were getting off the airplane as soon as I stepped out this lady starts yelling and cursing at me that they haven't taken the valet checked bags of. She was really in my face, saying she had a tight connection which I can understand. But mean while an hour and a half later I see her wandering around the terminal. Must have been a real tight connection.

The other was when I was going through security this old lady comes through behind me and while I am in uniform mind you asks me "Why don't you have to take off your shoes"? I told her that I'm a crew member. She than tells me " Well thats a real hold in the system". yea lady I only fly the airplane, I'm gonna smuggle in a shoe bomb.
 
I got this last time I went home:
"So when are they going to let you start flying?"
"Umm... I'm a commercial pilot."
"Oh... so does that mean you've started flying already?"
 
I get annoyed with the "usual commercial pilot" questions I have read here. I get tired of the questions about whether i can fly a "big jet."

or "so can you fly by your self yet?"
"Uhh, did that years ago..."

I have one set of friends that get on my "aviation oriented nerves" endlessly. They live in Florida, and are horrified of flying. My friends wife is convinced that "airplanes fall out of the sky." and I try and tell her, but she doesn't buy into it, which I take as a threat, because I feel that it questions my authority on these issues... I try and rationalize with her and the end all response is "then why do they crash?"

Its pointless.... *sigh*

On the flight instructor end. I get sick of the following:

"Why can't I just put it in my GPS?"

"Who needs that NDB, VOR, ADF, OBS, stuff when I have a GPS?"

"Why do I need to know how to talk to the tower? I will never use it."
 
It used to go:
"What kind of pilot are you?"
"Um...Commercial pilot, and instrument too!" [Just to make it fun]
"So do they let you go by yourself yet?"
"With my eyes closed!"

People get it a lot quicker now that I just say:
"I fly skydivers."


but they still ask if I jump out too, so I tell them:
"Nah, we like to reuse the plane."
 
Being a flight instructor, my family members always ask me:

"Do you have your pilots license yet?"

I guess people think flying airplanes and getting a driver's license are the same thing...
 
40 year old lady
"Are you even old enough to be a captain?"


me
"Ma'm, right now there are 22 year old fighter pilots flying F15s over Iraq, I think I can handle a twin otter. But don't feel bad, I get that question a lot from old people"
 
I've come up with the solution to all of this:

Silly Person: "What do you do?"
Aviator, Extraordinaries: "I fly Jets."

It's OK if you're lying, because they don't even understand the truth! ;)

And technically, it's true if you've ever flown a turbocharged airplane. :)
 
Here are the one I get.

"Where is your co-pilot?"

"How long have you been flying?"

"Why are there so many sick sacks in this plane?"

"Do you ever get sick?"

"Why did they build this airport right next to a huge cliff?"
 
Are you old enough to fly this plane?

Two days ago at IAH: You guys sure you're old enough to fly this plane?

Yesterday at COS: Do I have to keep this blue tag now that I have my bag? Gosh, you're awfully young to be flying this plane aren't you?

Today at GSO from a 10ish year old boy in line at security: You look really young. Are you?

Tomorrow, something like: Are you old enough to fly this plane?
 
Re: Are you old enough to fly this plane?

Nick said:
Two days ago at IAH: You guys sure you're old enough to fly this plane?

Yesterday at COS: Do I have to keep this blue tag now that I have my bag? Gosh, you're awfully young to be flying this plane aren't you?

Today at GSO from a 10ish year old boy in line at security: You look really young. Are you?

Tomorrow, something like: Are you old enough to fly this plane?
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Well, c'mon Nick. In their defense you do look prepubesant man! :D
 
A300Capt said:
"Do you ever want to fly for the commercial airlines?":banghead:

"Did you have to have your instrument and multi-eng rating to be hired by UPS?" This was actually asked by a Flt attendant:crazy:

"My son is working on his flt instructor rating at ERAU, should he first go fly for UPS before becoming a flt instructor?"

"After you gain enough experience working at UPS are you planning to apply at one of the MAJOR airlines"?

"Do you guys do loop-dee-loops since you don't carry people?"

"Huh, my friend says freight pilots aren't as good as pilots who fly passengers. Is that true?"

"My son just got his commercial rating, do you think UPS will hire him now or should he just go ahead and apply at one of the major airlines?"

"Hey, I heard FedEx and UPS are going to merge and they're going to call it FedUp"...Whew, that was funny the first 1,000,000 times I heard it!:banghead:

"UPS has airplanes (followed by the RCA dog look)?!?":insane:
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Oh man, I can't stop laughing. :laff:
 
I sometimes get from visiting passengers: "Do you have to know what ALL those knobs and buttons do?" and then there are the regulars "Is this your normal route?" and "Aren't you afraid of heights?"

And then from the ladies I am always hearing "What time do you finish flying tonight captain and where are you staying?" I get soooo sick of always hearing that one. :rolleyes:
 
When I was younger I was quit the party animal, and although much matured, to this day when I say freinds I haven't seen in years, i'll occasionally get "man...In 20 years if I ever get on a commercial airplane and hear Mike Palazzo is the Captain, i'll be getting off right away".

It feels really good to tell them that if they feel that way, make sure to cuase a minor rucus, and i'd be happy to assist with their trip off the airplane with two really friendly security guards.....=)...

I also love the "do you really know how to tell the difference between those two airplanes?".

ME- "Of course".

Reply - " Man, you have too much time on your hands"

lmao.

I then like to ask if they can tell the difference between a pen and a pencil lol
 
Just getting started with my initial flight training - from friends and family:

1) Have you crashed yet?
2) Are those little planes safe?
3) So do you mix normal 2 cycle oil with those things, or is there a special oil? (umm...its special :sarcasm:)
4) So can you fly me to X this weekend? (frat brothers on that one)

I'm more than happy to answer questions about flight training for people who are thinking about it...but honestly...these things don't use string trimmer engines...

Flying to DCA this weekend on Southernjets...anyone flying a mad dog on my connecting flight in ATL to DCA on Friday, or the reverse on Monday?

Did I just add another annoying question to the mix? :crazy:
 
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