What Flying Superstitions Do You Have?

Bumblebee said:
I pat the nose of my airplanes during preflight...mostly though because of a guy who used to come here on JC and something about his four year old sone with some sort of cancer...but I do it. I always pat them, and them what nice airplanes they are and thank them for getting me back safely during post flight.
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I do the same thing.
 
Boris Badenov said:
I always do a walkaround,
May have something to do with that time I was riding with a contract guy to carry our freight and pick up my broken airplane, stopped for a storm, took off in a hurry, and landed to find about 4 ft of tail tie-down dangling from the back of the dude's 210...
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Well, it beats finding 1/2 of the GPU cable.
 
I've kissed the ground a few times, after it has been "closer than I would prefer."

So mostly, I am superstitious about the ground killing me.
 
Hefner said:
I've received "squawk 666x" a couple times before, I politely asked if they could dream up a new code to which they were happy to accommodate.
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I would think that's a rather silly superstition because if you're concerned enough about the number for its alleged biblical allusions, then you must have faith in the god of the bible. Ergo, he will either protect you or if you die, you will be in his kingdom for all eternity. Right?

I've had the 666 squawk a couple of times in my flying career and all it does it get Iron Maiden songs stuck in my head. So I rather enjoy it.

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Hefner said:
I've received "squawk 666x" a couple times before, I politely asked if they could dream up a new code to which they were happy to accommodate.
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I had that this week. 4666. No thanks.
 
tomokc said:
Or the towbar hanging off the nose of the C-210.
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Had a C-425 do an emergency landing at our airport once because when they took off from their departure airport and raised the gear there was a loud "thump." Needless to say when they landed there was a rather large bright orange tow bar still attached to the nose gear.

Edit: The nose gear wasn't put down on landing so they also had a scratch or two on the nose
 
I always, always, always when flying commercial touch the skin of the plane. Its my way of saying hello I guess. The only time I flew United main line I had Channel 9 on listening for tubing controllers. I meant to thank the crew for turning it on but didn't.
 
I have triple six in my N-number. Funny to see how some people react. One said wrong number people with it crash, the other - don't come to our field till you change it. Once I took up a reverend and somewhere at altitude he pointed to registration. I quickly explained to him it's contained with letters he laughed...


 
I never make plans while on the road because every time I do something happens. Trips change, or planes break.

That's about it. Guess I'm not very superstitious.
 
Fencer said:
I have triple six in my N-number. Funny to see how some people react. One said wrong number people with it crash, the other - don't come to our field till you change it. Once I took up a reverend and somewhere at altitude he pointed to registration. I quickly explained to him it's contained with letters he laughed...


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97th AMW. That's an Altus 135 right? Nice pic.
 
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