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标 题: [转载] airline
发信站: 紫 丁 香 (Mon May 25 19:42:57 1998), 转信
【 以下文字转载自 Joke 讨论区 】
【 原文由 ps 所发表 】
WHEN I WAS FIRST OFFICER on a commuter-airline crew, we had a
pilot with an odd sense of humor. One day we flew into a bad snowstorm,
finally landing after much turbulence. When the passengers had
disembarked, the flight attendant came up to the cockpit. "Gosh, this was
one of the bumpiest flights I ever had," she said. "I really admire how you
kept the plane under control at all times." The captain calmly turned and
said, "And what makes you think we did?"
--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Martina Held
TRAVELING DURING a holiday period can be especially exasperating.
Our flight had been delayed repeatedly, and passengers in the boarding
area were tired and cranky. The airline personnel tried to maintain good
humor, but, when the plane was finally ready, one attendant's feelings were
obvious. "We are now prepared to board Flight 128," he announced. "We
will preboard children traveling alone, parents with small children and the
families of husbands who are acting like children."
--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Patti Nilsen
As a test pilot for Boeing, I participated in the flight-test program of the Air
Force's e-3a airplane. It's a modified 707, and a large circular device called
a radome mounted on top of the fuselage makes it easy to identify. On one
flight, Boeing radioed me just as I had passed over a golf course. They said
they were on the phone with a golfer who worked as an engineer on the
e-3a program. He said that one just flew over and it looked as if the
radome wasn't turning properly. I told Boeing everything was fine and to
tell the man to keep his head down. Later I got an unusual call in my
office. The person identified himself as the engineer I had told to keep his
head down. He just wanted me to know that he finally made a hole in one.
--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Ray L. McPherson
WHILE WORKING AS A SOUND MONITOR AT NEWARK
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, I WATCHED A CONCORDE JET
TAKE OFF. IT TAXIED UP THE RUNWAY, LOOKING LIKE A
GIANT, PREHISTORIC INSECT, WITH ITS BENT NOSE AND
SLENDER BODY. THE PILOT REVVED THE ENGINES, AND
BUILDINGS SEEMED TO SHAKE. ITS FOUR EXHAUSTS SPEWED
ORANGE FLAME AS THE JET SPED OFF AND DISAPPEARED
FROM SIGHT. AFTER THE THUNDEROUS ROAR PASSED, THE
PILOT OF THE NEXT PLANE IN LINE CONTACTED THE TOWER
AND SAID, "NOW THAT, MY FRIEND, IS A HARD ACT TO
FOLLOW!"
--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Fred Challender
WE HAD JUST PASSED over Washington, D.C., on a flight between
Cincinnati and New York when we hit air turbulence. Over the intercom
the captain explained that what we were experiencing was caused by
thermals columns of rising hot air. "Come to think of it," he added, "we run
into a lot of this type of turbulence over Washington."
--Contributed to "All In a Day's Work" by Ginny Oesterle
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