the word "flight deck" vs. "cockpit"
I do get tired of being referred to as 'flightdeck' rather than pilots by all and sundry these days - I guess I better go back to calling all female cabin crew 'popsies' or 'crumpet' - as for their male colleagues, I'll give that one some further thought............
As Colonel Melchett would say - baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah !
As Colonel Melchett would say - baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah !
Buttonpusher
Would the good Colonel be Scottish by chance ?? Always given the PA using the word cockpit... actually was praised by an FA for being politically non PC ( or should I say stewardess)
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Maybe we've been pronouncing cockpit incorrectly all along.
An absolutely true story from Australia, may I be struck down if I lie!
F/O Cockburn (pronounced Cohburn of course) entered the cockpit to find an engineer on all fours and an aerosol can in hand.
Engineer : "Good morning Mr. Cockburn" (pronouncing it phonetically)
Pilot : "My name is pronounced Cohburn, not Cockburn. And what the hell are you doing?"
Engineer : "I'm killing all of the Cohroaches in the Cohpit Mr. Cohburn, there, I'm finished now".
Regards
Old Smokey
An absolutely true story from Australia, may I be struck down if I lie!
F/O Cockburn (pronounced Cohburn of course) entered the cockpit to find an engineer on all fours and an aerosol can in hand.
Engineer : "Good morning Mr. Cockburn" (pronouncing it phonetically)
Pilot : "My name is pronounced Cohburn, not Cockburn. And what the hell are you doing?"
Engineer : "I'm killing all of the Cohroaches in the Cohpit Mr. Cohburn, there, I'm finished now".
Regards
Old Smokey