Originally Posted by
crosswindaviator
I guess big pistons forever is smokey? Or was it the bandit...
Being non British and non US, but having lived in both... They are the hardest sometimes to understand on the radio cause of their local accents...
Since I fly a firebomber "Smokey" would be more appropriate for the work flying. For pleasure flying in my Nanchang CJ6A "Bandit" would fit nicely as I usually get to kick ass on tail chases.
As for the topic at hand the controller should have alerted CFR that there may have been an issue
immediately and then
actively worked to resolve the confusion. Instead he pretty much sat on his hands. With a potential cockpit/cabin fire
seconds can mean the difference between a successful cabin evacuation or a smoking hulk full of dead people.
Since I am guessing the closest you are going to get to handling an airliner emergency is listening to the FA while seated in seat 34B you probably should not be insulting aviation professionals....