Stupid questions about flying

BlueSkies12 · Post by **BlueSkies12** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:21 pm

Just for shits i'm curious about what stupid questions you've received about flying. Not to make fun of people (well...), but it is funny sometimes.

1) When i just started my flight training someone i knew asked how often we refuel in the air.

2) Just had my private and asked my buddy if he wanted to go on a flight, he asked if there were washrooms on the plane.

3) Had someone insistently question me about the difference between an airplane and an aeroplane.

What you got.

cinical · Post by **cinical** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:15 pm

"So..do you eventually want to fly commercially?"

BlueSkies12 · Post by **BlueSkies12** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:17 pm

I am flying, that was back in the day

water wings · Post by **water wings** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:32 pm

i got the "so when are you going to fly a real plane?" when i picked up a passenger in Muskrat Dam at the dock... it was a cop that asked me that question. It took all my strength not to ask him when he was going to be a real officer.

(the 185 IS real!!!!!)

As a female, i got the "do you fly all by yourself? wow." a lot when i was single pilot...now i just giggle and point to the Capt (if it's the other girl Capt, we just both giggle) ha ha.

sprucegoose · Post by **sprucegoose** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:39 pm

you dont were a parachute / where are the parachutes

niss · Post by **niss** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:49 pm

You mean they let you fly by yourself before you get your license?!?! what if you crash?!?!

Miss Mae · Post by **Miss Mae** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:58 pm

water wings wrote:As a female, i got the "do you fly all by yourself? wow."

I've gotten that one before too!!

I picked up a group of people in Sachigo once and they asked me where the pilot was....hello you did just watch me land!

niss · Post by **niss** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:01 pm

Wait wait wait....there are really girl pilots? I thought thse were just clever handles

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BlueSkies12 · Post by **BlueSkies12** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:06 pm

Yeah, i've gotten that real plane comment. And when are you going to a big airline. People base there whole view of aviation around companies like Air Canada. If a plane doesn't hold over 100 people, is it still a plane? Hmmm...

hazatude · Post by **hazatude** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:10 pm

I always tell the students that their instructor will show them where the air conditioner switch is in the Cherokee once they pass their PSTAR.

JOKES and COMEDY for ALL!

desksgo · Post by **desksgo** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:13 pm

niss wrote:Wait wait wait....there are really girl pilots? I thought thse were just clever handles =

I get the same cracks when I tell people I am Jewish...I do haggle for fuel though, its a curse.

tired of the ground · Post by **tired of the ground** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:17 pm

My favourite. Just before hopping in to go flying with 3 paying pax.

"So, when do you get your licence?"

Siddley Hawker · Post by **Siddley Hawker** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:41 pm

Had someone insistently question me about the difference between an airplane and an aeroplane.

Aeroplanes are all based in Great Britain, where the atmosphere is called aero.

flaps40 · Post by **flaps40** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 5:47 pm

How many hours do you have. To which I replied, Including this trip?

BlueSkies12 · Post by **BlueSkies12** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:29 pm

Aeroplanes are all based in Great Britain, where the atmosphere is called aero.

They're still two words meaning the same thing, just derived differently. Unless the atmosphere in Great Britain has different characteristics.

l_reason · Post by **l_reason** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:32 pm

As an instructor when I was 20 doing 20 min sight-seeing tours around Kingston in a 172 for a charity day. The odd passenger would ask how long I had been flying. I would say “For quite a while” as I would open a copy of the FTM that I’d had between the seats.

I have a 59 year old plane now and when I take people up for a ride they’ll ask: “Is this thing safe, is it reliable?” The standard answer is. How do you think it got to be this old?

mellow_pilot · Post by **mellow_pilot** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:37 pm

Two suckers born in your minute?

I got asked alot of stupid questions after 9/11.

"Why did the pilots fly into the building?"
"Why didn't the airforce shoot them down?"

The other day I got asked why the toilets in airliners drain right outside, and doesn't that land on people?

niss · Post by **niss** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:52 pm

It doesnt hit people but it gives rednecks hope!

cinical · Post by **cinical** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:58 pm

"Hey...whats the inflight movie?" as the person giggles away..............."The movie today is "ALIVE" " I say.
Your not laughing anymore are ya...
thanks for that one Jeff.

185_guy · Post by **185_guy** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:59 pm

While flying floats, I once had a fellow tell me what a great summer job I had, then he asked me which grade I was going into in the fall.

gonfly'n · Post by **gonfly'n** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:04 pm

Once I get a commercial I can fly an airliner? right ?

what, how much an hour?

Kenny Blankenship · Post by **Kenny Blankenship** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:09 pm

doing fishing Charters to Knee lake, in the summer lots of convective turb. Big american comes up front o ask if we could go around these bumps cause it's starting to make him ill.

Was about to say no, when the captian looks at him and says
" Tell you what, next time you see one comming, let me know and i'll go around it"

totally lost it l,aughed right in the guys face, still love that line.

cheers

KB

captain_jeeves · Post by **captain_jeeves** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:31 am

My personal favorites?

Passenger looks in the Cockpit and asks...

" So, Captain, are we going to have a safe flight today?"

or....

"Hey Skipper, do you know kind of Airplane this is?"

or...

AND THIS IS THE BEST ONE....

"Excuse me Captain, but this 55 Minute flight is delayed over 3 hours. Can you make up the lost time and get us in on schedule?"

yyc80 · Post by **yyc80** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:46 pm

I just finished my commercial license working on multi/IFR and people ask...

"Are You Rich?"
"When do you fly real planes?"
"So are you going to apply for Air Canada or West Jet?"
"Are you a REAL PILOT?"

. ._ · Post by **. ._** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:36 pm

I have a commercial licence.

"So why don't you get a job at Air Canada? I hear they make pretty good money."

I haven't told them yet, but it's coming, "Why don't you become CEO of General Motors? I hear that position pays pretty well."

-istp