Weasil
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I stumbled across this blog by accident. Thought the crew who flew it might find it entertaining - if they happen to visit flightinfo.com
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"I made it home safely the other night despite the turbulant winds and weather in and around the Chicago-land and St. Louis areas. Both of my flights were quite enjoyable. I got the chance to do a bit of talking to the flight crews of both legs of my flight and thought I would share some of the information they told me with you.
[URL="http://www.theairlinehub.com/uploads/skywest-thumb.gif"]http://www.theairlinehub.com/uploads/skywest-thumb.gif[/URL]My Chicago based flight crew worked for Skywest, a regional carrier for United. Their Canadian Regional Jet (CRJ-200) was crammed full of students heading home for spring break and families on holiday, but most just students wanting a tan and fun in the sun. I was seated in 5B, and aisle seat. To my left a NDSU (North Dakota State University ) student who had never flown before and was on her way to South Carolina to meet up with a few friends. Behind me were a couple who had never flown before and were on their way to New York to visit friends. On my right were two pilots on their way home to Chicago.
My pilots were seasoned veterns, with a combined 26 years of service with Skywest. My flight attendent was also a seasoned vetern. Her uniform was neatly pressed even after a very long day of shuttling passengers to and from Chicago.
Her attention to detail was only outshown by her kindness and bright smile. I know that she is paid to be kind and smile despite her mood or attitude. But this kindness was not fake or company policy driven. She actually seemed to truly care. Despite having an 8 plus hour day, she continued to give the best service that she was physically able to give in such a small plane.
Our pilots were highly professional. Their abilities were tested when we were only 40 mins outside Chicago when the weather started to become nasty. Smooth air quickly turned into moderate turbulance. Our plane caught several nice up drafts and a couple of nice down drafts.
Remember the girl on my left, yeah my left arm still has imprint marks from how tightly she was grabbing my arm. Our pilots were pros though. They kept the plane extremely level during all of the flight. Seeing how it was a smaller plane, that takes talent and an extreme knowledge of your aircraft and its abilities."
More on the website.
I stumbled across this blog by accident. Thought the crew who flew it might find it entertaining - if they happen to visit flightinfo.com
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"I made it home safely the other night despite the turbulant winds and weather in and around the Chicago-land and St. Louis areas. Both of my flights were quite enjoyable. I got the chance to do a bit of talking to the flight crews of both legs of my flight and thought I would share some of the information they told me with you.
[URL="http://www.theairlinehub.com/uploads/skywest-thumb.gif"]http://www.theairlinehub.com/uploads/skywest-thumb.gif[/URL]My Chicago based flight crew worked for Skywest, a regional carrier for United. Their Canadian Regional Jet (CRJ-200) was crammed full of students heading home for spring break and families on holiday, but most just students wanting a tan and fun in the sun. I was seated in 5B, and aisle seat. To my left a NDSU (North Dakota State University ) student who had never flown before and was on her way to South Carolina to meet up with a few friends. Behind me were a couple who had never flown before and were on their way to New York to visit friends. On my right were two pilots on their way home to Chicago.
My pilots were seasoned veterns, with a combined 26 years of service with Skywest. My flight attendent was also a seasoned vetern. Her uniform was neatly pressed even after a very long day of shuttling passengers to and from Chicago.
Her attention to detail was only outshown by her kindness and bright smile. I know that she is paid to be kind and smile despite her mood or attitude. But this kindness was not fake or company policy driven. She actually seemed to truly care. Despite having an 8 plus hour day, she continued to give the best service that she was physically able to give in such a small plane.
Our pilots were highly professional. Their abilities were tested when we were only 40 mins outside Chicago when the weather started to become nasty. Smooth air quickly turned into moderate turbulance. Our plane caught several nice up drafts and a couple of nice down drafts.
Remember the girl on my left, yeah my left arm still has imprint marks from how tightly she was grabbing my arm. Our pilots were pros though. They kept the plane extremely level during all of the flight. Seeing how it was a smaller plane, that takes talent and an extreme knowledge of your aircraft and its abilities."
More on the website.
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