People like us - BBC 24/6/01

[chihuahua]

(edited through embarrasment)

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[pax domina]

chihuahua, take a look at

http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/For...ML/002001.html





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[Capt Crash]

It is a comedy and I laughed very hard. Just some harmless fun to brighten up a Sunday night.

[flt_lt_w_mitty]

Yep - its not often I laugh out loud at 'tele these days, but tonight I did. A refreshingly different style of humour.

[JB007]

chihuahua,

Sorry mate..forgive me for taking the p!ss, but me an my old man were in tears tonight over this programme and your posting was the icing on the cake !!!


Didn't the fact that the F/o saying the "A/c for todays flight would be a 767-300", the walkround was a B757 and the flightdeck was a B744 give any hints to a spoof!!!???




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[CaptSensible]

And for once they were reasonably accurate with their presentation. Which just shows it can be done if they bother. Some of the references would only have been picked up by aircrew. I laughed my arse off.

[Phoenix_X]

So did I and a couple of friends of mine. Excellent show, it sure made my day . And to be honest, as JB007 says, I don't want to take the piss, but chihuahua, your post made the excellent ending to it .

I loved the bit about "Ehhh from now on I don't want to be recognised anymore"

Hahaha

[Basil]

By Chr**t I wish I could get it in from thirty odd thousand feet (note brief cut to alt) on short finals! Well I probably could but the b^st^rd would still be spinning when it hit the deck!
'kin hillarious!

[piloteddy]

As everyone else has been saying- Brilliant!!!

[eyeinthesky]

Speed, BBC1 2000hrs Sun Night. Jeremy Clarkson is up the front for an auto-landing on 09L at LL. He talks non-stop all the way down to landing, with the Captain making the odd contribution as well. What happened to sterile cockpit rules?

Having said that, seeing him put through the wringer on the G-macine was good fun.



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[anengineer]

Yeah, I normally find Clarkson semi-amusing and sort of watchable, but watching him get so excited about an autoland was a bit "cringe inducing". ...next week, Jeremy discovers they have electricity in Scotland

[Augustus Finknottle]

Oh dear chihuahua - I bet you feel a right prat now - not only was it a spoof, it wasn't a real aircraft - it was a simulator (I thought a B777 ??).

You silly boy.

[BusyB]

I thought it was hilarious too, I'd hate to be on chihuahua's flightdeck if he thinks thats how crews should operate!! Anyone know if its to be repeated, definitely worth taping to keep.

[AffirmBrest]

I loved the last series, and have only caught a couple of this latest one - My missus promised she'd set the video up to record it...whaddyaknow, it didn't work!

Anyone got a copy they could lend me? (I'll Send it straight back in a jiffy bag!!)

Muchas gracias

AB

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[Max Angle]

Very, very funny, last weeks about a bank was as good. It was a bit like Spinal Tap for pilots, the next time I have to give a safety brief to a j/s rider I will be trying to find some new phrases and be hoping they did not see the show.

I noticed that the tech. consultant for the show was Bob Davy who used to work for us at BMI and wrote for Flyer magazine, not sure what he is doing now.

Cheers.

[FlapsOne]

".......Each flight normally consists of 1 take off and 1 landing in the appropriate direction as demanded by the laws of physics.........."

Priceless.......what a super programme!

[Capt Byrd de Styrke]

re: Speed
Think old clarkey had been enjoying
Upper Class service prior to landing !!!

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[Wedge]

Absolutely hilarious.....I was going to post something on it last night but I'm glad I didn't or we would have been denied chihuaua's response!!! Sorry mate but had to laugh. And what better plaudit for the filmakers that you believed these guys were actually flight deck crew! In fairness you did say you only caught the last few minutes.

I just watched it again on video, had not heard of this series before but when it came on last night I realised after a couple of minutes it was a wind-up. However, full marks to the BBC for the most well informed aviation documentary I have ever seen. The actors were the most believeable pilots I've ever seen on TV. For those who missed it....a short transcript of the funniest bit as the pilots run through the pre take-off briefing

Captain: "So this will be a standard take off with full engine de-rating flap 5. When we line up I'll advance the thrust levers, you will call power stable, you will monitor take-off, call 80 knots, V1 and rotate.

Mallard (in jumpseat): "Right I'll just be here then so you know, I won't....."

Captain: "Below 80 knots I will stop for any failure"

Mallard: "Good"

Captain: "Above 80 knots we will only stop for engine fire.....

Mallard: "Right"

Captain: "Engine failure"

Mallard: "Good"

Captain: "Blocked runway"

Mallard: "OK"

Captain: "Listen this isn't for you!"

Mallard: "Oh right..."

Captain: "It's not a negro spiritual"

Mallard: "Oh ok, sorry......"

F/O: "There are times when we are just going to be busy"

Mallard: "Yeah sounds it"


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[swashplate]

Reasonable prog (not the Clarkson one!)

I think it was a 747-400 sim?

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[Penn Doff]

They must work for a low paid airline as the F/O has two jobs!! He can also be seen as the new gay police Sgt on "The Bill".

Missed the first ten minutes but found it very entertaining. If anyone notices a repeat performance please, please post the details here.

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