Having just read a comment in another thread I am curious as to what reactions people get when they tell someone they are a pilot.
Here is my contribution.
I decided when talking to the ladies when out for a drink that I wouldn't mention the fact I was a pilot. I didn't want to come across as big headed and wanted them to like me for being me and not because I can fly aeroplanes.
However one night the subject came up when talking to a woman in a nightclub and went something like this.....
her - so what are you doing next weekend.
me - going flying
her - oh are you going on holiday ?
me - no I fly light aeroplanes
her - you do what ?
me - i am a pilot
her -
you don't get pilots round here and certainly not in this nightclub.
At this point I shut up and moved on. Unknown to her there were actually 3 pilots in the club that evening. Me, another PPL and a 757 F/O which made me smile to myself. Little did she know.
Any other interesting stories ?