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So last night, I'm sitting on my crewseat for landing and the guy next to me asks the question, " will the flight be longer going home?" to which I said, Yep, it will be about 40 mins longer actually, the old fella nods agreeingly and says to his wife! "told you it will take longer, its common sence dear, the earth will be spinning the wrong way"
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Here's a few classics that have happened to me.
1. I was standing at doors 5 on the jumbo and this girl in her early twenties that I obviously don't know and have never seen before in my life rushes upto me and goes "Have you seen my dad???" (Like I'm gonna know what her dad looks like!)
2. Me: Would you like tea or coffee sir?
Pax: Yes please
Me: Tea or coffee sir?
Pax: Yes
Me: Would you like tea, or would you like coffee??!!??!!??!!
3. My personal favourite...We were handing out landing cards on arrival into London, and gave the usual announcement about how you don't need to fill one out if you've got a European Union passport, and this American lady asks me in all seriousness "So how do I become a member of this European union group?"
4. On our saftey video they instruct the passengers to tie their life jackets in a double bow at the side, and this guy looks at me all confused and goes "What's a double bow" I go "Well it's a bow, then another bow again!" And his wife goes "See!! I told you so!" Pure genius!
1. I was standing at doors 5 on the jumbo and this girl in her early twenties that I obviously don't know and have never seen before in my life rushes upto me and goes "Have you seen my dad???" (Like I'm gonna know what her dad looks like!)
2. Me: Would you like tea or coffee sir?
Pax: Yes please
Me: Tea or coffee sir?
Pax: Yes
Me: Would you like tea, or would you like coffee??!!??!!??!!
3. My personal favourite...We were handing out landing cards on arrival into London, and gave the usual announcement about how you don't need to fill one out if you've got a European Union passport, and this American lady asks me in all seriousness "So how do I become a member of this European union group?"
4. On our saftey video they instruct the passengers to tie their life jackets in a double bow at the side, and this guy looks at me all confused and goes "What's a double bow" I go "Well it's a bow, then another bow again!" And his wife goes "See!! I told you so!" Pure genius!
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On a 35 min Jersey with 45 in club. Desperately trying to give all at least a sip of tea or coffee when flight crew gave the "10 mins to landing". Having heard this, the pax in the next row said "I'll have my tea later please." Did she expect me to follow her to the terminal with my teapot poised????
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Landed in Ireland one night a few years ago and taxi-ing/just on stand, a pax grabs my skirt as I'm walking down the aisle and points to the IFE screen which admittedly had been playing up most of the flight and is reading 34,000ft or something...
"Can you explain the meaning of this?" Gestures at the screen and is very sniffy,
Me, smiling, thinking she's joking "Sorry about that, its not been working well all flight...."
Her:"Well, its NOT good enough, I am finding it terribly distressing"
Me, looking blankly at her "Er...well, if you look out the window you can see the ground and the airbridge being attached"
Her "I am very, very upset about this, how can it still be saying we are in the air? I'm complaining..."
Me: "Erm,....ok"
D'oh!
"Can you explain the meaning of this?" Gestures at the screen and is very sniffy,
Me, smiling, thinking she's joking "Sorry about that, its not been working well all flight...."
Her:"Well, its NOT good enough, I am finding it terribly distressing"
Me, looking blankly at her "Er...well, if you look out the window you can see the ground and the airbridge being attached"
Her "I am very, very upset about this, how can it still be saying we are in the air? I'm complaining..."
Me: "Erm,....ok"
D'oh!
Originally Posted by jcx
So last night, I'm sitting on my crewseat for landing and the guy next to me asks the question, " will the flight be longer going home?" to which I said, Yep, it will be about 40 mins longer actually, the old fella nods agreeingly and says to his wife! "told you it will take longer, its common sence dear, the earth will be spinning the wrong way"
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Um ....... this is actually correct. The reason that transatlantic westbounds take longer than eastbounds (40 mins being a common value) is that the winds invariably blow from North America to Europe, and the reason for this is due to the rotation of the earth. The technical name for this is the Coriolis Effect.
In the Northern Hemisphere the mid-latitude winds prevail from the west and in the Southern Hemisphere the mid-latitude winds prevail from the east. So it takes longer to go from east to west in the Northern Hemisphere than it does the Southern Hemisphere. ('bout the same either way on the equator)
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Originally Posted by 747newguy
So it takes longer to go from east to west in the Northern Hemisphere than it does the Southern Hemisphere. ('bout the same either way on the equator)
Erm sorry for thread drift!
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Dang! You caught me! The explanation is not as simple as I sugested--
Please refer to http://gpc.edu/~pgore/Earth&Space/GPS/wind.html for a better explanation. (But it is not as easy as the winds flow in the direction of the Earth's rotation).
I'll go back to my pilot's boards now--I was just curious!
Please refer to http://gpc.edu/~pgore/Earth&Space/GPS/wind.html for a better explanation. (But it is not as easy as the winds flow in the direction of the Earth's rotation).
I'll go back to my pilot's boards now--I was just curious!
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Contrary to the stereotype so sadly perpetuated, I'm an American who delights in listening to an Irish, British, or Scottish accent, and would never demand for any of you to "speak American!". Believe me, I can't stand these rude obnoxious types either, and we're not all like that over here!! 
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I work for Ek and I had someone on my last trip ask if the seats on the right side of the plane have more leg room.
I tried to explain to them that we have the same amount of seats/rows on both sides and that the plane is the same length on both sides and that the person on that side with leg space maybe just has shorter legs.
They however did not believe me so they said that on there next flight the are going to request to sit on the right.
I tried to explain to them that we have the same amount of seats/rows on both sides and that the plane is the same length on both sides and that the person on that side with leg space maybe just has shorter legs.
They however did not believe me so they said that on there next flight the are going to request to sit on the right.
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Not about dumb pax.
Finish collecting trays after supper service. Lights dimmed, returning to galley with last full cart. There is a hair piece caught in the door of cart. Walk back down the aisle looking for bald pax. Find him sound asleep...... definitely him as the double sided tape bits still attached to scalp. Gently place the toupe back on his head. Next morning during B'fast I notice he is happily eating his breakfast, except in the dark I had put the hairpiece on back to front.
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Finish collecting trays after supper service. Lights dimmed, returning to galley with last full cart. There is a hair piece caught in the door of cart. Walk back down the aisle looking for bald pax. Find him sound asleep...... definitely him as the double sided tape bits still attached to scalp. Gently place the toupe back on his head. Next morning during B'fast I notice he is happily eating his breakfast, except in the dark I had put the hairpiece on back to front.
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Maybe the aircrafts are still in circulation from the time when you could smoke on board, or they still put them on for private hire where it is allowed?
either way I think there should be a sign saying "this does not open the door" tee hee.
either way I think there should be a sign saying "this does not open the door" tee hee.
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Thanks for the 10/10 but i'd rather a gold star!
Sorry I didnt mean to sound dumb!! Just I've not heard of that before being from the UK we dont have the same requierments... or if we do I've not been told of it before as its just taken for granted that they are on all planes and its not something we have to know about. Its certainly not in our SEP manuals, but thankyou for your marking Im sure it will come in handy with my recurrent!
Sorry I didnt mean to sound dumb!! Just I've not heard of that before being from the UK we dont have the same requierments... or if we do I've not been told of it before as its just taken for granted that they are on all planes and its not something we have to know about. Its certainly not in our SEP manuals, but thankyou for your marking Im sure it will come in handy with my recurrent!