New Found Respect for Airline Pilots

[fholbert]

 

[Kingairer]

I hope something prompted this and not his regular routine. That would get real old on leg 4 of the day.

 

[Space Monkey]

Amen!

Sad that an airline pilot needs to revert to his inner kindergarten teacher, but whatever it takes these days, I guess. And seriously, if this guy ever loses his medical, he really does have a backup career as an excellent kindergarten teacher waiting for him.

 

[jtrain609]

He broke the 5 second rule for welcome aboard PA's.

All the passengers want to know is where they're going, how long it will take, and that the pilots are alive. Anything else and you're talking for yourself.

 

[MikeD]

He broke the 5 second rule for welcome aboard PA's.

All the passengers want to know is where they're going, how long it will take, and that the pilots are alive. Anything else and you're talking for yourself.

One Capt on a flight I was riding on read the METAR for the destination when describing what the rather was going to be when 30 minutes out. I’m sure he had the complete attention of the pax.

Another one on another flight made an advertisement for the airline credit cards during his PA.

 

[Inverted]

I hope something prompted this and not his regular routine. That would get real old on leg 4 of the day.

Feels prompted. No doubt CSA or an FA popped in to queue the captain in on some crap going down in the back...

 

[trafficinsight]

He broke the 5 second rule for welcome aboard PA's.

All the passengers want to know is where they're going, how long it will take, and that the pilots are alive. Anything else and you're talking for yourself.

I mean, the FA's tell them that, why do welcome announcements at all?

 

[KLB]

I don't mind it. The captain saying right out the gate that "I will give you the boot if you mess with my flight crew" sets a pretty good tone.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I liked it.

 

[NovemberEcho]

One Capt on a flight I was riding on read the METAR for the destination when describing what the rather was going to be when 30 minutes out. I’m sure he had the complete attention of the pax.

that’s happened to me on the last few domestic flights I’ve been on. My biggest peeve though was telling temp in Celsius.

 

[MikeD]

that’s happened to me on the last few domestic flights I’ve been on. My biggest peeve though was telling temp in Celsius.

the Capt on my flight was announcing the whole “and the current RVR is being shown as 2400 right now there….”. It was eye rolling to be hearing all of that.

 

[skypilot6]

My biggest peeve though was telling temp in Celsius.

Just pull out your handy dandy conversion card!

 

[BravoHotel]

Just pull out your handy dandy conversion card!
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That is awesome. Where do you get that? Asking for a friend.

 

[Skåning]

I hope something prompted this and not his regular routine. That would get real old on leg 4 of the day.

If that's his schtick, he probably wonders why he always flies with reserve FOs

 

[CFIscare]

He broke the 5 second rule for welcome aboard PA's.

All the passengers want to know is that the pilots are alive and not drunk. Anything else and you're talking for yourself.

Fixed it for you.

 

[SrFnFly227]

Just pull out your handy dandy conversion card!
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I don't want to be anywhere that I need most of those temperatures. Do you have one for 60-80F?

 

[phill1174]

I’ve had to be that guy several times this summer after tbe FA’s came up and let me know what was going on. Once July hit it seemed to become a weekly occurrence albeit I didn’t spend that much time talking. It’s either you wear the mask and be respectful to the crew memebers. If you can’t let one of us know and we’ll find alternate travel arrangements. I never had a problem after that. I’m not fond of treating customers like children but the shenanigans has gotten really old this summer.

 

[CFIscare]

I hope something prompted this and not his regular routine. That would get real old on leg 4 of the day.

I think we all know the answer to this unfortunately.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Hollywood? That you?


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[Skåning]

I’ve had to be that guy several times this summer after tbe FA’s came up and let me know what was going on. Once July hit it seemed to become a weekly occurrence albeit I didn’t spend that much time talking. It’s either you wear the mask and be respectful to the crew memebers. If you can’t let one of us know and we’ll find alternate travel arrangements. I never had a problem after that. I’m not fond of treating customers like children but the shenanigans has gotten really old this summer.

Every company has its YMMV but if that talk is happening with the main cabin door open, you may have a ground security coordinator or someone land-based that's responsible for that kinda stuff. Perhaps utilizing them would be prudent.