10 questions Ive always wanted to know the answers to -
1. SLFs sometimes wont lock an aircraft toilet door yet theyll unfailingley lock it in a public dunny. Why?
NO CLUE, BEATS THE CRAP OUT ME.
2. Most pax cant be bothered watching the Pre-TO Emergencey brief while the intellegent few do. This usualy determines who most likely will be still alive after the evac and wholl be dead. Is it a macho thing to ignore the brief or somethin?
NOPE, FOR SOME IT'S STUPIDITY OR IGNORANCE, FOR OTHERS IT MIGHT BE THE THIRD OR FOURTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND THE 20TH OF THE WEEK AND WE FIGURED OUT WHERE THE NEAREST EXIT IS AS WE GOT ON, AND WE KNOW WHERE THE OXYGEN/VEST/SEAT CUSHION IS AND HOW TO USE THEM. PERSONALLY, I'M NEVER COCKY WHEN IT COMES TO THE EMERGENCY BRIEFING. I DON'T MAKE A POINT OF IGNORING IT, BUT AS FAR AS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION GOES, I MIGHT BE GOING ON 2 HOURS SLEEP AND I'D RATHER BE GETTING SOME SHUT-EYE AT THIS POINT IN MY DAY.
3. Why do SLFs complain about the legroom and pitch of cattle-class seats? Your stuffed in seats like sardines in return for a lower fare and Economy class is named because its exactley that - ECONOMY!
BECAUSE OUR COMPANIES' TRAVEL POLICIES DICTATE THAT WE SIT IN THAT CLASS OF SEAT AND, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THAT SEAT IS MOST UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER 3 HOURS. I'LL DO ANYTHING I MORALLY CAN TO GET THE BEST SEAT OF A BAD SELECTION. PART AND PARCEL OF BUSINESS TRAVEL TODAY. I DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT IT, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THAT GETS YOU NOWHERE.
4. Why do pax insist on flying with carriers who have dangerus safety records? Do cheap airfares override survival instincts? Would you do the same and ride with a dangerus bus or taxi company?
SORRY, AT THIS POINT, CAN I JUST ASK, IS SPELLING ABILITY A REQUIREMENT FOR AIRLINE PILOTS?
5. Why the rush to disembark? You could be standing in the isle for 20mins if the Manifest isnt accurate or the Traffic guy is an inexperienced snot-nosed kid.
BECAUSE WE'RE SICK OF SITTING DOWN. STANDING UP FEELS REALLY GOOD - SEE ANSWER TO QUESTION 3. AND WE MAY ALSO BE IN A RUSH TO GET SOMEWHERE, LIKE HOME, A MEETING, OR ANOTHER GATE.
6. Is an aircraft toilet realy more complicated to use than a reguler dunny? The flush button is in the same spot like any other thunderbox, and the tap/sink doesnt require a PhD to figure out.
NOPE. DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT HERE. THUNDERBOX?
7. If you slop up your dunny at home you clean it up. So why do you expect the stewardesses to clean YOUR ungodley mess up?
I DON'T.
8. Do some of you think pilots fly through severe turbulence because we WANT to?
NOPE, BUT YOUR COMPANY MIGHT.
9. Why do you believe a smooth greazey touchdown on landing is somehow the measure of a pilots total skill?
I DON'T.
10. If you depart early you arrive early at your destination. Why is there ALWAYS the bloodey annoying 1% who insist on boarding at the last minute after everyone else has been on-board for the last 20?
ER, MAYBE THEY WERE DELAYED ON AN INBOUND FLIGHT AND ONLY JUST MADE IT. SEE RESPONSE TO QUESTION 5.