50 secrets a pilot won't tell you

[bandaid]

Got this from a friend and found it interesting. Some of you may have already seen this but what the hay......?
http://www.rd.com/home-garden/50-secret ... 86583.html

[J31]

We Don't Get It
“Most of you wouldn’t consider going down the highway at 60 miles an hour without your seat belt fastened. But when we’re hurtling through the air at 500 miles an hour and we turn off the seat belt sign, half of you take your seat belts off. But if we hit a little air pocket, your head will be on the ceiling.” -Captain at a major airline

http://www.rd.com/home-garden/50-secret ... 583-1.html

Hmmm......Air pockets

[loopa]

“Most of the time, how you land is a good indicator of a pilot’s skill.

Really?

[teacher]

“Most of the time, how you land is a good indicator of a pilot’s skill.

Really?

Not on a "smash 8" dash 8

[Hawkerflyer]

“Most of the time, how you land is a good indicator of a pilot’s skill.

Really?

Aww crap!

"Hey Mav, you still have that number to that trucking company?"

[Fox 3]

“People don’t understand why they can’t use their cell phones. Well, what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing, and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we really are.”

Not sure how that works.

[ILSfan07]

“People tend to think the airplane is just flying itself. Trust me, that’s not true. It can fly by itself sometimes. But you’ve always got your hands on the controls waiting for it to mess up. And it does mess up.” -Pilot, South Carolina

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