― Johnna Garza, Wednesday, 17 September 2003 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:00 (twenty-two years ago)
― fletrejet, Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:06 (twenty-two years ago)
my worst plane story ends with the passengers CLAPPING after the plane landed safely, it was just so turbulent
― Vic (Vic), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)
― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dan I., Wednesday, 17 September 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 02:08 (twenty-two years ago)
What'd I do?
― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 02:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― Dan I., Wednesday, 17 September 2003 04:20 (twenty-two years ago)
― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 04:32 (twenty-two years ago)
On one of my trips in August we flew over a forest fire in the Cascade mountains, and the cabin started smelling like smoke. Most people didn't look out the window & see the HUGE fire (orange + massive columns of smoke- the plane wasn't that high yet) in the mountains below, they just started worrying out loud about the really strong smoke smell. Finally the flight attendants made an announcement that it was just a forest fire below us. Apparently the air taken into the plane is filtered, but not enough to remove all the smell from it.
― lyra (lyra), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 04:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― s1utsky (slutsky), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)
The worst part was it was a business trip for a company that had already announced they were shutting down the division the next month and I'd be laid off.
The weird part was that about an hour or so after landing in OK, an announcement came on the terminal intercom saying to get back on the plane to go to Dallas, and almost everybody just laughed/groaned and went right back on. I and a couple others spent the night in the terminal and went back to LA the next day.
― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 05:02 (twenty-two years ago)
― nathalie (nathalie), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 06:34 (twenty-two years ago)
I never fly unless I absolutely have to.
― ham on rye (ham on rye), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 06:42 (twenty-two years ago)
he sometimes shows up on NPR whenever they need to talk to an expert about plane crashs. Guy's name was Kaufmann, i think.
― Kingfish (Kingfish), Wednesday, 17 September 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)
― lyra (lyra), Thursday, 18 September 2003 00:43 (twenty-two years ago)
True, true. I was almost killed twice in the span of 6 months, yet I still would rather drive than fly. Weird. =/
― ham on rye (ham on rye), Thursday, 18 September 2003 02:39 (twenty-two years ago)
― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 18 September 2003 03:25 (twenty-two years ago)
― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 18 September 2003 10:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)
― Bob Shaw (Bob Shaw), Thursday, 18 September 2003 11:14 (twenty-two years ago)
― Bill (bill), Friday, 19 September 2003 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Friday, 19 September 2003 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)
My worst flight was between Atlanta and Dallas in 1999. I'd been very against this flight from the start, telling the tour manager, Matt, that we should have driven through the night instead. It was midnight, and we'd just finished a show in Georgia and had to get to Texas to play the next one the following night. So we got on the plane.
Everything was fine until suddenly we flew into a heavy storm with lashing rain and turbulence. The pilot approached the Dallas runway once, sheared back up at the last moment, twice, aborted again, third time managed to land. But we all thought we were a goner. On the ground, we were all badly shaken. There was stunned silence for half an hour or so. Then I snapped at the tour manager 'Matt, don't you think this itinerary is a little arduous?'
― Momus (Momus), Friday, 19 September 2003 21:22 (twenty-two years ago)
"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this airplane..."
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice came over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella. WHOA!"
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as hell everything has shifted."
From a Southwest Airlines employee.... "Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight. It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised.
In the event of a sudden loss of cabin pressure, margarine cups will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child traveling with you, secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are traveling with more than one small child...pick your favorite.
Weather at our destination is 50 degrees with some broken clouds, but we'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest Airlines."
"Your seat cushions can be used for flotation, and in the event of an emergency water landing, please paddle to shore and take them with our compliments."
Once on a Southwest flight, the pilot said, "We've reached our cruising altitude now, and I'm turning off the seat belt sign. I'm switching to autopilot, too, so I can come back there and visit with all of you for the rest of the flight."
"Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or other adults acting like children."
"As you exit the plane, make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave children or spouses."
"Last one off the plane must clean it."
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry... Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight...!"
Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendants fault...it was the asphalt!"
Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day. During the final approach the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on the PA and announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"
Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing: "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying XYZ airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said, "Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am," said the pilot, "what is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land or were we shot down?"
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 19 September 2003 21:35 (twenty-two years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Friday, 19 September 2003 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)
This has happened quite a few times.
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 20 September 2003 00:06 (twenty-two years ago)
― Chris P (Chris P), Saturday, 20 September 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)
The wing of the airplane has just caught on fire, I say without reservation we ain't getting no higher.
― gershy, Sunday, 18 November 2007 04:03 (seventeen years ago)
It was innaresting to learn that Laurie Anderson really was in a plane crash like she describes in "From the Air."
― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 18 November 2007 04:30 (seventeen years ago)