Clapping on landing
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If my experience as pax with PIA many moons ago is anything to go by, the cockpit briefing is concluded with an 'Inshallah" to conclude the "We will be arriving at London Heathrow/Paris at 1500 local"! Always amused me that Boeing and Pratt & Whitney's finest required a blessing to get us there safe and sound.
Having said that I flew LHR - KRT once (having been bumped off a BA VC10!) on a Sudan Air 707 and the blessing was certainly a good call !
Eagle402,
If my experience as pax with PIA many moons ago is anything to go by, the cockpit briefing is concluded with an 'Inshallah" to conclude the "We will be arriving at London Heathrow/Paris at 1500 local"! Always amused me that Boeing and Pratt & Whitney's finest required a blessing to get us there safe and sound.
Having said that I flew LHR - KRT once (having been bumped off a BA VC10!) on a Sudan Air 707 and the blessing was certainly a good call !
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My view on landings...
If I know the pilot well, I might take the mick if it's a bit "positive".
Most of the time though, I defend our pilots and/or don't make smart alec remarks about landings, purely because I don't know how to fly a plane, so who am I to criticise (sp?)
Gg
If I know the pilot well, I might take the mick if it's a bit "positive".
Most of the time though, I defend our pilots and/or don't make smart alec remarks about landings, purely because I don't know how to fly a plane, so who am I to criticise (sp?)
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Last month we flew with Thomas Cook from Belfast to Palma. We landed in glorious sunshine but there were one or two very minor bumps during the approach which were enough to cause gasps and nervous laughter among some of the less frequent fliers. Applause broke out in the cabin following one of the smoothest landings I've ever experienced.
Ten days later, during the return flight, there was some more 'positive' turbulence as we approached Aldergrove over Newtownabbey. Indeed it was violent enough to throw a flight attendant who was just about to sit down from one side of the galley to the other. On this occasion, however, there was no applause when the wheels made contact with the runway. Perhaps people returning from holiday feel less inclined to clap.
Last Monday we flew from Belfast City to Newcastle with Flybe. The pilot warned us about bumpy conditions and although they were by no means the worst we had ever experienced the seatbelt sign remained on for the duration of the flight which was indeed a little rough at times. Despite the conditions the crew managed a very smooth touchdown but this remained unacknowledged by the Monday morning business travellers.
The cabin also remained resolutely silent following our safe arrival back at BHD last Thursday.
Ten days later, during the return flight, there was some more 'positive' turbulence as we approached Aldergrove over Newtownabbey. Indeed it was violent enough to throw a flight attendant who was just about to sit down from one side of the galley to the other. On this occasion, however, there was no applause when the wheels made contact with the runway. Perhaps people returning from holiday feel less inclined to clap.
Last Monday we flew from Belfast City to Newcastle with Flybe. The pilot warned us about bumpy conditions and although they were by no means the worst we had ever experienced the seatbelt sign remained on for the duration of the flight which was indeed a little rough at times. Despite the conditions the crew managed a very smooth touchdown but this remained unacknowledged by the Monday morning business travellers.
The cabin also remained resolutely silent following our safe arrival back at BHD last Thursday.
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An old family friend who's no longer with us, was telling a story about how he'd done a miner's charter back in the early 70's. He was with Dan Air.
At the end of the utterly uneventful flight, the lead chap from the union stood up, whipped his cap off and shouted "C'mon now lad's. Whip round for the driver!"
He tried to tell them it was utterly unnecessary, but they were having none of it, so he donated the money to the miners welfare charity instead.
Why don't we get pax like that now. Now we NEED the money up the front!
At the end of the utterly uneventful flight, the lead chap from the union stood up, whipped his cap off and shouted "C'mon now lad's. Whip round for the driver!"
He tried to tell them it was utterly unnecessary, but they were having none of it, so he donated the money to the miners welfare charity instead.
Why don't we get pax like that now. Now we NEED the money up the front!
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Ciggy smuggling & clapping during and after a flight
One of the funniest things that i have ever seen whilst on an aircraft was during one of my regular flights to Gerona .It was on a Ryanair special return out of Liverpool .
We call them Special's because the flights are usually packed with Ciggy smugglers !
I had the misfortune to have a gang of 6 very noisy , slightly inebriated , chavtastic ciggy smugglers sitting directly in front of me . Twas all in good spirit but just a bit noisy . These where big guys who looked & acted like real hardcase's .
As the flight progressed towards the Pyrenee's we encountered some light air turbulence and said hardcase's where making jokes , doing roller coaster rider impressions , arms up in the air etc etc
Everyone onboard was getting peeved with the noise & boisterous behaviour out of this motley que when once again the seatbelt sign went on . The stewardess came along to ensure they had their belts on when the aicraft lurched to the right the poor hosty ended up on one of the chap's laps to much hooraying etc but a lot of people where starting to get nervous and the last thing we needed was a bunch of loud pissheads taking the mick .
The turbulence got progessivly worse and the aircraft got quieter & quieter .
There was a lot of lurching & dipping and a few banging noise's going on .
when all of a sudden the silence of the moment was broken by a loud fearfull voice screaming
" Johno make it stop lad - i don't like it "
Everyone turned round to see this big hard case absolutly terrified clinging to his mate practically hysterical . The whole cabin burst out laughing i mean what was poor Johno supposed to be able to do about it ? It broke the ice & people seemed to forget about the turbulence
Anyway when we landed to a round of the loudest clapping that i have ever heard .
Dont know if they were saluting the captains airmanship or the scaredycat hardcase for putting on a good show .
The comedy did'nt stop there either i was queing in Gerona airport to book in for my flight back to the pool when i noticed two beautifull , angelic little girls aged about 4. Twins both carrying their own little barbie suitcase's . Bored whilst waiting for the long que to go down they decided to promptly open their suitcase's to get out their toys and what fell to the ground ?
10 sleeves of lambert & Butler !! and that was in each suitcase .
Mummy & daddy were horrified to say the least - the crowd was in hysterics especially when one of the little girls shouted " mum someones stole my toys "
A round of applaue resounded around the airport . The spanish where looking at us brits as if we where mad !
Don't you just love flying
We call them Special's because the flights are usually packed with Ciggy smugglers !
I had the misfortune to have a gang of 6 very noisy , slightly inebriated , chavtastic ciggy smugglers sitting directly in front of me . Twas all in good spirit but just a bit noisy . These where big guys who looked & acted like real hardcase's .
As the flight progressed towards the Pyrenee's we encountered some light air turbulence and said hardcase's where making jokes , doing roller coaster rider impressions , arms up in the air etc etc
Everyone onboard was getting peeved with the noise & boisterous behaviour out of this motley que when once again the seatbelt sign went on . The stewardess came along to ensure they had their belts on when the aicraft lurched to the right the poor hosty ended up on one of the chap's laps to much hooraying etc but a lot of people where starting to get nervous and the last thing we needed was a bunch of loud pissheads taking the mick .
The turbulence got progessivly worse and the aircraft got quieter & quieter .
There was a lot of lurching & dipping and a few banging noise's going on .
when all of a sudden the silence of the moment was broken by a loud fearfull voice screaming
" Johno make it stop lad - i don't like it "
Everyone turned round to see this big hard case absolutly terrified clinging to his mate practically hysterical . The whole cabin burst out laughing i mean what was poor Johno supposed to be able to do about it ? It broke the ice & people seemed to forget about the turbulence
Anyway when we landed to a round of the loudest clapping that i have ever heard .
Dont know if they were saluting the captains airmanship or the scaredycat hardcase for putting on a good show .
The comedy did'nt stop there either i was queing in Gerona airport to book in for my flight back to the pool when i noticed two beautifull , angelic little girls aged about 4. Twins both carrying their own little barbie suitcase's . Bored whilst waiting for the long que to go down they decided to promptly open their suitcase's to get out their toys and what fell to the ground ?
10 sleeves of lambert & Butler !! and that was in each suitcase .
Mummy & daddy were horrified to say the least - the crowd was in hysterics especially when one of the little girls shouted " mum someones stole my toys "
A round of applaue resounded around the airport . The spanish where looking at us brits as if we where mad !
Don't you just love flying
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Landings ?
Landings , Clapping - Hugh ! - As long as you can walk away from one - Its a good one - All but one of the ones I have had, fit in this catagory. The other, well a beautiful view of Logh Neagh, that Thursday evening -Gusty wind though - Short Runway at Aldergrove - the 1-11 400 series was a very strongly built aircraft - I will testify to this from a vertical perspective - Seat 4C -near the front - Teeth met upper lip with a vengence - and yes I was going to a Funeral.
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After a particularily "positive" landing on one of FRA's Dornier228's one of the wags in the back piped up over the intercom "not a bad landing..."
Followed by "for a carrier pilot".
Oh how we laughed !
Followed by "for a carrier pilot".
Oh how we laughed !
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In RIXland we still get clapping on most sectors (outbound or return). I just dont get it!!! The slightest eduction in things aviation (or simply reading the morning papers) should be enough for people to realise that roll out is the time you are most likely to have an incident. 
Raptuous applause while shooting off the end and into the localizer array at 100kts - now that is the stuff of a good comedy film
RIX
Raptuous applause while shooting off the end and into the localizer array at 100kts - now that is the stuff of a good comedy film
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Must say I refuse to join in the clapping, but I do respect the crews if they manage to pull of a greaser.
Equally, if, like my last flight on MON, the landing is a stinker after a 19 hour delay, I will quietly question the clapping of the SLF around me to my travelling companion.
Best final approach incident I can remember was on a Jet2 flight from BLK to AMS.
The chavtastic passengers were still standing on final, despite warnings from the crew.
Captain came on and gave a briefing along the lines of "I understand some of you are still standing in the cabin.
"If you don't sit down now and fasten your seatbelts, we'll go around, and we'll keep going around until you bloody well sit down."
Needless to say, on roll out the chavs were out of their seats again.
Cue a more than gentle application of the brakes on the taxiway to remind them exactly what the seatbelts are for.
Equally, if, like my last flight on MON, the landing is a stinker after a 19 hour delay, I will quietly question the clapping of the SLF around me to my travelling companion.
Best final approach incident I can remember was on a Jet2 flight from BLK to AMS.
The chavtastic passengers were still standing on final, despite warnings from the crew.
Captain came on and gave a briefing along the lines of "I understand some of you are still standing in the cabin.
"If you don't sit down now and fasten your seatbelts, we'll go around, and we'll keep going around until you bloody well sit down."
Needless to say, on roll out the chavs were out of their seats again.
Cue a more than gentle application of the brakes on the taxiway to remind them exactly what the seatbelts are for.
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Here in the states, we used to say the smooth landings were former Air Force pilots, while the hard landings were Navy (carriers, I suppose).
My "funniest" landing experience was at Lindbergh Field (SAN), which sits in a bowl and has a single, very short runway and an odd approach that takes you through the downtown high rise buildings. Not much room for error.
The pilot of this particular flight (I think it was a DC-9 or MD-80), flubbed the flair and floated the landing, and eventually dove for the runway resulting in a very positive placement and very hard braking. As we turned off the runway and taxied to the gate, the FA started her welcome announcement with "Now that we have successfully attacked Lindbergh Field, welcome to San Diego." Everyone burst out laughing.
On other flights, every time I've congratulated the pilot on icing the landing, they've always attributed it to luck.
My "funniest" landing experience was at Lindbergh Field (SAN), which sits in a bowl and has a single, very short runway and an odd approach that takes you through the downtown high rise buildings. Not much room for error.
The pilot of this particular flight (I think it was a DC-9 or MD-80), flubbed the flair and floated the landing, and eventually dove for the runway resulting in a very positive placement and very hard braking. As we turned off the runway and taxied to the gate, the FA started her welcome announcement with "Now that we have successfully attacked Lindbergh Field, welcome to San Diego." Everyone burst out laughing.
On other flights, every time I've congratulated the pilot on icing the landing, they've always attributed it to luck.
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Clap-clap-clap-clap...
Reminds me of a World Airways JFK landing on 13R, a DC-10... the 1980s...
Or was it in Boston...? - Cannot recall...
xxx
Was a smooth landing, a real "kisser" (probably 5,000 ft down the runway)...
The entire cabin applauded - What a "great landing" - So smooth...
A greaser, really... Hooray - what a great pilot...
Went-on applauding, until the airplane ended with the nose in the ocean... very gently.
They had to stop the ovations, to evacuate the airplane, down the slides...
Almost everyone got out to safely...
Except 2 passengers (an old couple) exited L1-R1 (?) and probably could not swim.
xxx
Apparently, all that was on the cockpit voice recorder.
In some cases, consider a US Navy style "arrival"...
Get the Senior F/A with her garter belt and bra down her ankles to go to the cockpit...
To ask the guys up-front - "who did THIS landing...?"
xxx
Happy contrails
Or was it in Boston...? - Cannot recall...
xxx
Was a smooth landing, a real "kisser" (probably 5,000 ft down the runway)...
The entire cabin applauded - What a "great landing" - So smooth...
A greaser, really... Hooray - what a great pilot...
Went-on applauding, until the airplane ended with the nose in the ocean... very gently.
They had to stop the ovations, to evacuate the airplane, down the slides...
Almost everyone got out to safely...
Except 2 passengers (an old couple) exited L1-R1 (?) and probably could not swim.
xxx
Apparently, all that was on the cockpit voice recorder.
In some cases, consider a US Navy style "arrival"...
Get the Senior F/A with her garter belt and bra down her ankles to go to the cockpit...
To ask the guys up-front - "who did THIS landing...?"
xxx
Happy contrails
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never mind the clapping, lets have a whip round for the driver
When i was in the RAF a few moons ago a few of us went to Benidorm on the lash for a couple of weeks. One of us, a broad scouse lad 6 foot tall 15 stone rugby player, had never flown before, so during the descent before the seatbelt lights came on we told him that it was customary to have a collection for the driver, he duly took off his baseball cap and went from front to back collecting for the `driver `(much to the amusement of the cabin crew and his `mates!`)from most of the 130 or so people on board, some miseable old ba***ard from Barnsley spoit the fun though by informing him "ow thas not on`t bus to brid tha nos"
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On a slightly related note, ryan air do this little jingle and then a little recorded announcement when they have an on time arrival. First time I heard this, it was after a rather hard landing. I thought the jingle was one of the cabin crew taking this piss
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Over the years I have noticed the clapping getting less frequent as more people get used to flying, but it did happen on a flight into LHR a couple of years ago.
Visibility was practically zero and the cloud was so low you could not see the runway until you landed on it. As we did so, a round of applause broke out.
Being a natural cynic, I said to the person next to me: "If I really believed the pilot landed the aircraft, I'd want to have a go at him for being so reckless, not clap him! I damn well hope the computer did it!".
Visibility was practically zero and the cloud was so low you could not see the runway until you landed on it. As we did so, a round of applause broke out.
Being a natural cynic, I said to the person next to me: "If I really believed the pilot landed the aircraft, I'd want to have a go at him for being so reckless, not clap him! I damn well hope the computer did it!".
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"If I really believed the pilot landed the aircraft, I'd want to have a go at him for being so reckless, not clap him! I damn well hope the computer did it!".