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Old July 9th 07, 05:24 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Orval Fairbairn
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Default Airline Pilots; Attn: MX

This missive come from a retired Captain friend:


An airline pilot is a confused soul who talks about women when he's
flying, and about flying when he's with a woman.

Asking what a pilot thinks about the FAA is like asking a fireplug what
it thinks about dogs.
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The only thing worse than a captain who never flew as a co-pilot is a
co-pilot who once was a captain.
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Hand-flying an ILS in a gusty crosswind is easier than adjusting the
shower controls in a layover hotel.
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A smooth touchdown in a simulator is as exciting as kissing your own
sister.
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MX: Please note!



Most airline crew food tastes like warmed-over chicken because that's
what it is.
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Everything is accomplished through teamwork until something goes
wrong....then one pilot gets all the blame.
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A good simulator check ride is like successful surgery on a cadaver.

MX: Please note!

Standard checklist practice requires pilots to read to each other
procedures used every day and recite from memory those needed once every
five years.
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A crew scheduler is the type who wakes his wife at midnight to carry out
the garbage, then sends her back to let the cat in.
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An FAA investigation is conducted by non-flying experts who take six
months to itemize the mistakes made by a crew that had six seconds to do
anything.
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In the old days flying was dangerous and sex was safe. Now it's the
other way around.