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From: John McWilliams on 6 Feb 2010 11:44 C J Campbell wrote: > On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> > said: > >> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell >> <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >>> illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >>> night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >>> have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >>> requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >>> safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. >>> >> Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I >> have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not >> interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers >> and pilots instead: >> >> A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a >> twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. >> >> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a >> hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and >> shouted, 'Let's go'. >> >> The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind >> and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the >> pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures >> of the fires on the hillsides.' >> >> 'Why?' asked the pilot. >> >> 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get >> some close up shots.' >> >> The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, >> 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight >> instructor?' > > Real life story: Shortly after 9/11, small airports and general aviation > businesses were scrambling to prove that they were not terrorist > threats. The FBI descended on our flight school, carted away all of our > records, and did not return them for months. The only thing they found > was that it turned out one of the instructors was an illegal alien from > Germany (he had overstayed a student visa). We all thought he was a > citizen. He had suddenly quit the first day the FBI showed up and last I > heard he was working as a stock broker in Las Vegas. I have no idea > whether he ever got his immigration status worked out. How perfect! > > Anyway, down in Arizona, Glendale Aviation had this great idea for a > press day. They invited some reporters and a photographer from the > Arizona Republic down for an airplane ride. They had a beautiful old > Piper Seneca and assigned a very experienced, albeit elderly, pilot to > the flight. Okay, he was something like 80 years old. The reporters all > gathered around as he preflighted the Seneca, going over everything in > his usual careful, methodical habit. Then he keeled over, dead. Massive > heart attack. > > How's that for making a great positive impression? Super! Better than on takeoff roll! Did he have a white handlebar 'stache, and wear a brown leather flight jacket?? -- John McWilliams
From: C J Campbell on 6 Feb 2010 11:50 On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >> This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >> illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >> night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >> have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >> requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >> safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. >> > Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I > have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not > interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers > and pilots instead: > > A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a > twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. > > Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a > hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and > shouted, 'Let's go'. > > The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind > and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the > pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures > of the fires on the hillsides.' > > 'Why?' asked the pilot. > > 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get > some close up shots.' > > The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, > 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight > instructor?' And a third note: the story might well be partially true. Half the pilots I know have tried pulling this practical joke at one time or another. However, I have never heard of any reporter being fooled by it. However, few pilots would allow passengers to board a twin engine propeller driven airplane with the engines running. It is much too dangerous. I have heard of a few flight instructors who tried it. I have heard of a few who died trying it, too. My own favorite joke for getting passengers to relax: I include in my safety briefing something on the order of "Now, if you are new to small airplanes you may have some concerns I would like to alleviate. So, if you all will look out the left side, WE'LL TIP OVER!" -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor
From: tony cooper on 6 Feb 2010 12:21 On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 08:50:20 -0800, C J Campbell <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >And a third note: the story might well be partially true. Half the >pilots I know have tried pulling this practical joke at one time or >another. However, I have never heard of any reporter being fooled by it. > >However, few pilots would allow passengers to board a twin engine >propeller driven airplane with the engines running. It is much too >dangerous. I have heard of a few flight instructors who tried it. I >have heard of a few who died trying it, too. Good Lord, CJ...it's a *joke*. I even said so. It's not "My most embarrassing true story" from Reader's Digest. >My own favorite joke for getting passengers to relax: I include in my >safety briefing something on the order of "Now, if you are new to small >airplanes you may have some concerns I would like to alleviate. So, if >you all will look out the left side, WE'LL TIP OVER!" I'll bet you are a riot on the tarmac. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
From: Robert Coe on 6 Feb 2010 20:23 On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 08:50:20 -0800, C J Campbell <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: : On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: : : > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell : > <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: : > : ... : However, few pilots would allow passengers to board a twin engine : propeller driven airplane with the engines running. It is much too : dangerous. I have heard of a few flight instructors who tried it. I : have heard of a few who died trying it, too. Well, I believe I've boarded many twin-engine planes (as a passenger) with the right-hand engine running. Possibly the left-hand engine was turned off in all such cases; I don't really remember. Bob
From: C J Campbell on 6 Feb 2010 21:08
On 2010-02-06 08:44:52 -0800, John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> said: > C J Campbell wrote: >> On 2010-02-06 06:58:06 -0800, tony cooper <tony_cooper213(a)earthlink.net> said: >> >>> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 01:36:11 -0800, C J Campbell >>> <christophercampbellremovethis(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's town. The same Mayor Daley who >>>> illegally closed Meigs Airport by bulldozing its runways in the dead of >>>> night, stranding sixteen planes there. No warning to planes that might >>>> have been on the way, either, or any notification to the FAA (the FAA >>>> requires advance notification of the closing of an airport for obvious >>>> safety reasons), which promptly sued the city of Chicago. >>>> >>> Having lived in Chicago when the original "Da Mayor" was in office, I >>> have a much different view of Mayor Daley's father. However, I'm not >>> interested in debating political views, so...a joke for photographers >>> and pilots instead: >>> >>> A CNN News reporter booked a chartered flight. He was told a >>> twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. >>> >>> Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a >>> hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and >>> shouted, 'Let's go'. >>> >>> The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind >>> and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the >>> pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures >>> of the fires on the hillsides.' >>> >>> 'Why?' asked the pilot. >>> >>> 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN', he responded, 'and I need to get >>> some close up shots.' >>> >>> The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Finally he stammered, >>> 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight >>> instructor?' >> >> Real life story: Shortly after 9/11, small airports and general >> aviation businesses were scrambling to prove that they were not >> terrorist threats. The FBI descended on our flight school, carted away >> all of our records, and did not return them for months. The only thing >> they found was that it turned out one of the instructors was an illegal >> alien from Germany (he had overstayed a student visa). We all thought >> he was a citizen. He had suddenly quit the first day the FBI showed up >> and last I heard he was working as a stock broker in Las Vegas. I have >> no idea whether he ever got his immigration status worked out. > > How perfect! >> >> Anyway, down in Arizona, Glendale Aviation had this great idea for a >> press day. They invited some reporters and a photographer from the >> Arizona Republic down for an airplane ride. They had a beautiful old >> Piper Seneca and assigned a very experienced, albeit elderly, pilot to >> the flight. Okay, he was something like 80 years old. The reporters all >> gathered around as he preflighted the Seneca, going over everything in >> his usual careful, methodical habit. Then he keeled over, dead. Massive >> heart attack. >> >> How's that for making a great positive impression? > > Super! Better than on takeoff roll! Did he have a white handlebar > 'stache, and wear a brown leather flight jacket?? Dunno. I met him, but I cannot see his face. It was only briefly. However, I have a brown leather flight jacket. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |