A question from cabin crew
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BOAC used to operate their 707-336C freighters with one cabin crew to look after the flight deck. (Yes, honestly!) Initially this was a steward, but with the coming of equal opportunities, stewardesses could have been rostered. What a popular wheeze that would have been!
(However, I now have to report that Mrs. G., a BOAC stewardess at the time, thinks that in fact no stewardess was ever rostered for this duty. Either that, or she's not telling me!)
(However, I now have to report that Mrs. G., a BOAC stewardess at the time, thinks that in fact no stewardess was ever rostered for this duty. Either that, or she's not telling me!)
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Miss Cabin Crew ??
You bet! They are:-
A) Prettier than Loadmasters.
B) Better Coffee makers than Captains with shaky hands.
C) Friendlier than old Flight Engineers who call the Captain 'Sonny'.
D) Not as cheeky as most Copilots.
E) Not as smelly as the Travelling Techs.
However:-
One Attendant takes Twice the baggage of the cockpit crew (Collectively)
Two Cabin Attendants make more noise chatting during takeoff than Four Pratt and Whitneys at Max Takeoff Power.
Three Cabin Attendants will take Four times as long to get to the bus after shutdown.
You bet! They are:-
A) Prettier than Loadmasters.
B) Better Coffee makers than Captains with shaky hands.
C) Friendlier than old Flight Engineers who call the Captain 'Sonny'.
D) Not as cheeky as most Copilots.
E) Not as smelly as the Travelling Techs.
However:-
One Attendant takes Twice the baggage of the cockpit crew (Collectively)
Two Cabin Attendants make more noise chatting during takeoff than Four Pratt and Whitneys at Max Takeoff Power.
Three Cabin Attendants will take Four times as long to get to the bus after shutdown.
It was a life-enhancing experience, RMC.
We learnt to operate a galley.
I'd a go at drag (plastic cups -CC- stuffed up bl -er shirt)
I even shared an hotel room with the flight engineer (disappointing experience
)
We were thinking of clubbing together to buy a washing machine and operator (no prizes for guessing reqd CV
) to remain with each aircraft but the company wouldn't go for it.
We learnt to operate a galley.
I'd a go at drag (plastic cups -CC- stuffed up bl -er shirt)
I even shared an hotel room with the flight engineer (disappointing experience
)We were thinking of clubbing together to buy a washing machine and operator (no prizes for guessing reqd CV
) to remain with each aircraft but the company wouldn't go for it.
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Well thanks for the replies guys.If these posts are representative of your breed you seem to have more manners than your typical SLF equivalent (horrible generalisation I know but I havn't been doing this that long and suffered all sorts of abuse).
BTW I thought this thread could be of interest?
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...threadid=87566
BTW I thought this thread could be of interest?
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...threadid=87566
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SAA used to send a young sweetness along to look after the flight deck crew on the A300 freighters. Catering was first class meals too, I believe. I'm told crews used to really look forward to freight flights.
