A question from cabin crew
Death Cruiser Flight Crew
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Vaucluse, France.
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!)
Last edited by Georgeablelovehowindia; 22nd April 2003 at 02:18.
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: South Africa
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.
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 4,369
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From: UK.
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.
Thread Starter
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Sutton
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
