With no pax, do commercial pilots goof off???

[NYCPilot]

Awww man, no lav fluids on the ceiling??!!!!

...sounds like you had fun anyway.

 

[TrafficInSight]

This thread is an omen......

I haven't done an empty leg in a few years, and I did one last night.. We were running about 2 hours late, and they accomodated all the pax on an earlier flight.

I made sure to try ALL of the antics posted in this thread, just to see if they worked! There's a little pitch coupling as you come through the 90 degree bank on a '700! (I am kidding for those humor impaired types).......

Actually, the biggest thrill I got was changing into civvies for the flight to MCO....... I think it's the first time I ever flew a 737 in shorts and a t shirt!

The FA's in the JS enjoyed the ride too, as 2 of them had never sat in the cockpit for TO and landing......

It's also nice being able to get up and pee without a huge procedure!

"Professional pilots" leave their uniforms on even when no one's watching, you know, like in the hotel room while they sleep.

 

[NYCPilot]

That wouldn't sound good on the CVR!

I once saw this documentary on crashes and they profiled a crew on T/O that forgot to set the flaps. On climbout you hear the pilots yucking it up with some female FA's about how this CVR thing is for the wife and Feds to hear for posterity. Next thing you know the horn and shaker are going off and the plane comes crashing down. It might have been a 727 and I don't recall if they survived or not.

 

[Tripower455]

"Professional pilots" leave their uniforms on even when no one's watching, you know, like in the hotel room while they sleep.

I've never been accused of being professional!

They also wear them to the mall, food shopping, to the movies etc........

 

[say again]

I recall that empty legs were conducted the same way as with peeps aboard, and what a ride those poor folks got!!!!!!!

 

[viper548]

I once saw this documentary on crashes and they profiled a crew on T/O that forgot to set the flaps. On climbout you hear the pilots yucking it up with some female FA's about how this CVR thing is for the wife and Feds to hear for posterity. Next thing you know the horn and shaker are going off and the plane comes crashing down. It might have been a 727 and I don't recall if they survived or not.

They showed us that one in indoc.

 

[GravityHater]

I once saw this documentary on crashes and they profiled a crew on T/O that forgot to set the flaps. On climbout you hear the pilots yucking it up with some female FA's about how this CVR thing is for the wife and Feds to hear for posterity. Next thing you know the horn and shaker are going off and the plane comes crashing down. It might have been a 727 and I don't recall if they survived or not.

was it this one?

http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/...8161987&reg=N312RC&airline=Northwest+Airlines

or this one?

http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=08311988&reg=N473DA&airline=Delta+Air+Lines

 

[KigAir]

was it this one?

http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/...8161987&reg=N312RC&airline=Northwest+Airlines

or this one?

http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=08311988&reg=N473DA&airline=Delta+Air+Lines

I believe it is the Delta crash. I remember listening to the CVR tape. It's posting somewhere on the internet.

 

[Ailerongirl]

I believe it is the Delta crash. I remember listening to the CVR tape. It's posting somewhere on the internet.

I second that...I remember it from CRM training.

 

[TurboS7]

The comment was about the FA and how great her TITS looked. They forgot to put the flaps out, they must've been quite impressive.

 

[Groundpounder]

I saw a G4 take off this morning, did they did the ol' level off over the runway, pull the gear up, and then do a very impressive steep climb over the departure end. Then they rolled her over into about a 70 degree bank. Pretty damn neat, I would imagine they were empty................or have a VERY cool owner....lol