Know it's an old dredge up, but was on a Virgin flight to Perth a short while back and one pax started clapping after landing.
Not a rough flight, average landing...

Didn't that effort die a painful death....:\

As posted earlier, most of my pax get out at TOC but on the very rare occasion Ive had to land with all still on-board I usually get an applause or at least a look of appreciation that they're on the ground alive. Skydivers love getting into planes on the ground but Ive found the majority prefer to land on their own.

Do selfies count?
 

Every single time I manage to get all of the wheels onto the tar (which is, broadly speaking, most times), I give myself a little high-five.
I figure that the only reason we've gotten that far is because the 'plane knows what to do, so it doesn't make a significant difference to just let the yoke go altogether for a moment...

The model a/c I fly usually give me the thumbs up when I get them back to the ground in one piece!

real ones are easy ... try a model when all the feedback you have is visual on what you 'think' its doing ...

There's a bullet proof cockpit door as well as a baggage compartment separating the cockpit from the passenger cabin in the aircraft I fly, so can't tell if we get any applause upon landing. But if I do a bad one, I'll sure know about it from the cabin crew .. they're the first to give you an earful about it, probably because they're the first to cop it from the passengers. :\

After a quite 'firm' landing a while ago. Flight deck door flings open,No.1 flight attendant "WHO did THAT??" Captain looks across to me,I try sheepish smile. "Well" says F/A "I want to have kids someday"...exit...door slams.

I guess I must have rattled her girl bits.

Every internal Russian flight i took the pax clapped leaving me a bit bewildered . Flying Moscow to Bangkok most of my fellow pax were drunk on duty free. One girl got up cheering and clapping as we landed . Must be the uncertainty of flying in Russia ;-)

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking.
When I said to put away your duty free purchases, I didn't mean to scull the entire bottle of cheap vodka. Yes, Lindsay Lohan, I'm looking at you..."

"Brrrowwwfffff....."

"Cabin crew, can we have a mop and bucket to business class....":ok::}

Can't say I've ever been clapped, but I have seen passengers of mine kissing the ground shortly after having prised their hands off the armrests.....

Could it be they are devout Catholics trying to imitate the Pope? :)

Flying into Oskosh for the big show, not a lot of talk as it is extremely busy.
Tower: "Nice landing, biplane."

Ahhh Airbus?

AND the model is coming towards you !

In real one's I was taught "its a good landing if you can walk away from it and a great landing if you can use the plane again"
In models, its a "good landing if epoxy or CA will have it in the air again that day and a great one if you can refuel, flick and fly again"

First time (as a passenger) there was clapping at the end of a flight was one of Ansett's last ever flights. 2nd was after 3 hours of turbulence - the pilot tried climbing but we got stuck in it. I think everyone was relieved just to get on the ground and unshake.

Applause?
 

Used to be a fairly regular thing, at another time, in another place... seemed to be a mainly Asian thing. Sometimes 3 rounds of applause in the same flight! 1st apparently for finding the airport, 2nd for touch-down, 3rd for shutting-down! Mind you, it was an Islander ;-)

WHAT! Why Never.
 

I drive it onto the deck, let the seat bottoms compress their spines, then race to the gate, stomp on the brakes,pull the fuel levers, yell on the PA flt attendants to your seats, Passengers we've arrived,now grab your bags and get the F!@# outta this tube, we realize you have a choice in choosing to fly with us, and the company wants me to tell you they have enjoyed taking your money!
Those with service orientated complaints will be shot!
Please fill in the passenger feed back form prior to leaving this machine, and give to the purser at the door::E:E:E:E

H/Snort.

Vonderbar!

Aye Ess - and I am guessing from that reaction her girly bits were not rattled in a good way???:}

And that 'clapping' noise from the cockpit was something far more sinister ;)

F/O did a shocker one night (I make my fair share as well), but short of a write up, this one was reasonably memorable.

As we're backtracking the runway, he asks me why I'm grinning. "Well" I said, "you're the poor silly bugger standing at the foot of the stairs as they all get off"

Nobody said anything (probably still in shock), until this big gruff bloke in a business suit fronts my poor hapless F/O. "Jesus bloody Christ mate! Did we land, or were we shot down?" to which the F/O responds, "I sincerely appologise sir, but the Captain is having a bad day".:eek:

The big bloke looks up at me in the cockpit, gives me a glare, and walks off shaking his head. :sad:

The F/O then looks at me and grins. Touché. :E