Two good ones from a list that is worryingly long.
1. Chatting in the engineering workshop about Eurocopter. "They fly nice" say I "but spares are a nightmare as they never seem to hold inventory and expect the customer to hold their own, but hey the french are deeply arrogant so they don't care and if you do eventually get some spares by random luck and good fortune they then have the temerity to charge like a wounded bull".
From behind the parts rack comes a well dressed gentlemen. "Meet Monsuier Leclerc the head of something very important from Eurocopter" says the engineer...
2. Also made a stop in Asia at a private jet FBO at the main airport. landing fees were steep but this was Luxury! Coffee, cake, someone handing you a folder with your en route weather. Bouyed by my new found feeling of self importance, I said to a very pretty and well dressed lady by the reception. "hi love, can you call me a cab if you have a minute?" "not really" says she..."why not" says I... "Because I'm the Deputy Director of Civil Aviation"....
