have you ever recieved applause?
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I worked in the charter industry from Scan in the 80's and 90's, and it was "tradition" for charter tourists to applaude when landing. This tradition has even been depicted in various films where the applause is a must once arriving safe at your destination.
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Oh yeah, Ryanair. I swear that they train their pilots to land as if on an aircraft carrier!
I clearly remember one flight Torp to Stan: everything fine until on the glideslope at Stan, a/c nose suddenly pitches down + experience sustained and character building sink rate (pax turn green and clammy). Landing was what could best be described as "firm" (most pax winded) + extremely rapid decel and exit of runway (and I am comparing this with Ryanair's usual urgency to leave the runway).
Releived and spontaneous applause follows this circus
. Was almost expecting an announcement along the lines of "passengers may now collect their hand luggage from the piles that have formed at the front of the aircraft!"
Cockpit door remains firmly closed during pax unload.
Probably just hit some sort of turbulenc e on approach because it didn't seem to be a crosswind situation.
Daniel
I clearly remember one flight Torp to Stan: everything fine until on the glideslope at Stan, a/c nose suddenly pitches down + experience sustained and character building sink rate (pax turn green and clammy). Landing was what could best be described as "firm" (most pax winded) + extremely rapid decel and exit of runway (and I am comparing this with Ryanair's usual urgency to leave the runway).
Releived and spontaneous applause follows this circus
. Was almost expecting an announcement along the lines of "passengers may now collect their hand luggage from the piles that have formed at the front of the aircraft!"Cockpit door remains firmly closed during pax unload.
Probably just hit some sort of turbulenc e on approach because it didn't seem to be a crosswind situation.
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As luck would have it in this post, my one and only landing comment that was not a profanity was also at Coolangatta, like Old Smokey, although only P2 said something.
It was THAT DAMNED SMOOTH I honestly was not sure if we were still in ground effect until the nosewheel came on (also smooth). P2 looked at me, I looked at P2. All he said was "You arsey bastard!". I just smiled. It was a true greaser!
Of course, since Murphy Law is always true, the landing on the next sector was a typical thumper - probably because I was trying to grease it.
It was THAT DAMNED SMOOTH I honestly was not sure if we were still in ground effect until the nosewheel came on (also smooth). P2 looked at me, I looked at P2. All he said was "You arsey bastard!". I just smiled. It was a true greaser!
Of course, since Murphy Law is always true, the landing on the next sector was a typical thumper - probably because I was trying to grease it.
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as a pax i have flown quite a few times but the most applause i heard was when we landed at Glasgow having flown through some terrible turbulence..and i certainly clapped...
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In the late 80s we were flying to Paris from somewhere. I was about 7 or 8 at the time so details are sketchy, but I do remember thinking that ILS would see us through (I was "reading" aviation books since from the age of 3 or 4).
We had been in a holding pattern for ages (40 mins according to mum, I remember seeing sunlight rotating through cabin many times) due to fog in Paris. Eventually we went down for what I assume was a CATIII landing. My mum reckons that you couldn't see the wings but lets just take that as meaning really bad fog.
As evidenced by the long silence during descent and approach, the pax were not too comfortable with landing in such poor visibility. We made a smooth touchdown and the cabin erupted into applause.
However, the pilot then informed us that he couldn't find the way back to the gate due to the fog. So I guess that makes it pretty thick.
I think that situation was a bit more worthy of applause than most.
It probably just takes a few silly passengers to start clapping and then the rest will follow so that they don't look like b***ards.
We had been in a holding pattern for ages (40 mins according to mum, I remember seeing sunlight rotating through cabin many times) due to fog in Paris. Eventually we went down for what I assume was a CATIII landing. My mum reckons that you couldn't see the wings but lets just take that as meaning really bad fog.
As evidenced by the long silence during descent and approach, the pax were not too comfortable with landing in such poor visibility. We made a smooth touchdown and the cabin erupted into applause.
However, the pilot then informed us that he couldn't find the way back to the gate due to the fog. So I guess that makes it pretty thick.
I think that situation was a bit more worthy of applause than most.
It probably just takes a few silly passengers to start clapping and then the rest will follow so that they don't look like b***ards.
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yess i agree.. a few silly passengers will clap for the least little thing...i. e . after taking off..and that is so annoying..and i certainly do not clap after every landing either..but i think it was the feeling of total relief to be back on tera firma again after all the turbulence which made us all clap...
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Hi there
Just came in from my crm initial and we were talking about why people applaud when the plan lands...
The instructor (A330 Capt with a degree in Phsyo whatever )
told us that becaus nearly 65% of all pax are scared of flying they applaud becaus it is a spontanious reaction to the relive of being back with mother earth...
But this does not happen apon Lufthansa flight because these are people who fly "five times" a day and do not get scared... 
If you check out www.Dlr-web.de there is somewhere a documentation about a research in applauding at Ldg....
Personaly I have experienced it as a pax with the LTU but not with the LH...
I.M.H.O it a cool sound when 300 poeple start applauding...
Hope to here it from the right seat one day
so long
Micky
Just came in from my crm initial and we were talking about why people applaud when the plan lands...
The instructor (A330 Capt with a degree in Phsyo whatever
)told us that becaus nearly 65% of all pax are scared of flying they applaud becaus it is a spontanious reaction to the relive of being back with mother earth...
But this does not happen apon Lufthansa flight because these are people who fly "five times" a day and do not get scared...
If you check out www.Dlr-web.de there is somewhere a documentation about a research in applauding at Ldg....
Personaly I have experienced it as a pax with the LTU but not with the LH...
I.M.H.O it a cool sound when 300 poeple start applauding...
Hope to here it from the right seat one day
so long
Micky
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"Don't clap. . . .
. . . . throw money", was the suggestion I made after fluking the only greaser of the trip, back at Mascot after a twelve day "Bill Peach" charter. On top of that the whole 52 of us on board the old Frugal-liner were now on the best of terms and sad that this period of enforced sociability was ending. (Something about an aerial trek, and the company involved, that a bus tour pales against in comparison, even though you may mimic Henry Higgins and say that "this upper class distinction, by now should be antique".)
Re: a post on 22nd April from rearwhelsteer888 ". . . sexual prowess", unquote -
more likely a dose of the clap from sexual EXCESS, I'd say Cock, if I may be that
familiar.
Laikim Liklik Susu - oh, but you are an "arsey bastard" and sorely in need of
of 'banis bilong susu". (Send me a
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ever heard of New Guinea
and pidgin and 'susu' from the first white woman to fly
into Telefomin the day the strip was finished.)
Re: a post on 22nd April from rearwhelsteer888 ". . . sexual prowess", unquote -
more likely a dose of the clap from sexual EXCESS, I'd say Cock, if I may be that
familiar.
Laikim Liklik Susu - oh, but you are an "arsey bastard" and sorely in need of
of 'banis bilong susu". (Send me a
PM and I'll tell you a tale of the first time, as a tadger, I
ever heard of New Guinea
and pidgin and 'susu' from the first white woman to fly
into Telefomin the day the strip was finished.)
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Happens all the time with Italian charter pax.
And Turks.
And Greeks.
And Belgians.
Brits don't normally applaud...............anything.
Scandies are usually only concerned with where the dirnks are.
French are just downright........French.
Germans.................can't wait to get off to chuck a towel on a baggage trolley.
Septics.....hands too full with carry on baggage.
And Turks.
And Greeks.
And Belgians.
Brits don't normally applaud...............anything.
Scandies are usually only concerned with where the dirnks are.
French are just downright........French.
Germans.................can't wait to get off to chuck a towel on a baggage trolley.
Septics.....hands too full with carry on baggage.
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If you want to hear applauses, you should move to South America: Argentinean PAX do it every single landing, regardless of how smooth it has been. I suppose they are just commemorating their survival…
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Yeah I've heard the Brazilians like it smooth, too.
That's because your airline schedule editing job is down-right boring and poindextrous..... 
whilst pilots do something worthwhile and exciting and for which women will happily give themselves.
since I don't get a round of applause when I "do my job" - why should flightdeck crew be congratulated for simply "doing what they are paid for".
whilst pilots do something worthwhile and exciting and for which women will happily give themselves.
