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A little bit of fun to read
The flight attendant watched a passenger try to stuff his hopelessly overloaded bags into
the overhead bin.
Finally she informed him that he would have to check the oversized luggage.
"When I fly other airlines," he said irritably, "I never have this problem!"
She smiled and said, "Sir, when you fly other airlines, I don't have this problem either."
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Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and
the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check.
In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his
logbook out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. He knew they would examine
all his equipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test...
The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the
landing gear, and Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance
calculations for the sled's enormous payload.
Finally, they were ready for the checkride. Santa got in and fastened his seatbelt and
shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to
Santa's surprise, a shotgun.
"What's that for?!?" asked Santa incredulously.
The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this ahead of time," as he
leaned over to whisper in Santa's ear, "but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."
Pilots Corner
July 2017
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