What's the dumbest question you've been asked as a pilot?

[LAXSaabdude]

What route do you fly?

Love that question. Here's a good follow up I got one time....

My answer to original question: Well, it changes all the time. We fly to many different cities every week.

Follow up: Wow, really? I would think the airline would want to keep you on the same route so you could "get used to it"!

(thinking to myself) Yeah, like a trained rat in a maze, right?

LAXSaabdude.

 

[viper548]

Q. How do you know where to go?
A. The company tells me where to go.

 

[viper548]

Here's a stupid question a pax asked the FA: I went to the lav, so the FA goes into the flightdeck. I go back in and the FA comes out. The pax asked the FA if he was flying the plane while I was in the lav

 

[Propblast]

After looking at the solar reflective stuff we put up on the windshield to keep it from broiling a woman asked, "Did you guys fly here like that?" Her husband just started shaking his head and looking down got off the airplane as quickly as possible. I told her it helped us to keep up our instrument proficiency.

-PB

 

[acapilot2003]

"so you're a firefighter, huh?" (asked by a passer-by at the store after work)

 

[viper548]

are you a security guard? (asked by a guy on his way to interview to be a security guard)

 

[viper548]

Are you aware that the allen wrench in your bag (taped to the spare wheel) is a prohibited item? (asked by ABQ tsa agent)

 

[JediNein]

"Isn't this a prohibited item?" - BUR TSA agent holding up my headset
"Why do you have an aviation radio?" - Same BUR TSA agent
"Are you aware that navigation charts are not allowed in carry-on luggage?" - BUR TSA agent's supervisor.

I missed three possible flights waiting for the BUR TSA incompetence squad to find someone literate enough to read their own policy and regulation documents.

 

[Fly_Chick]

"That's your car? I thought pilots made a lot of money?"

avl_pilot, you owe me a drink for spitting mine out. Classic!

 

[SlapShot]

When are you going to fly for a real airline?

 

[LAXSaabdude]

"Who do you fly for?"

"American Eagle. We fly the shorter-haul segments for American Airlines."

"Oh, you must know my friend Bill, then. He flies for American. I think he flies a 747 to Amsterdam. He's based in Atlanta. Do you know him?"

LAXSaabdude.

 

[Nindiri]

"Why didn't you do a mag check? Isn't that an FAA violation?"

 

[avl_pilot]

I was having a conversation with another instructor who is trying to get into the airlines and he asks, "what airline did you apply to?". I told him Piedmont. He looks at me a little confused and says, "I thought they stopped flying a while back?"

 

[NewBlue]

Will this thing fly? (looking at the mighty SD3-30)

 

[BLing]

Not everybody is 100% aware of this industry. Yes people ask a lot of stupid questions. However, keep in mind that outsiders arent experts on the industry and dont know all of the wonderful truths found on flightinfo.com.