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Air-brained
A trip down Memory Lane.........Hi cowboy. Thanks for the links, even though I am not that old I will look into them. My first plane was a Piper Cub JC3-65 ex USAF Korean war - that's as far back as I go.
http://www.avsim.com/pages/1102/bush_ad ... cub_02.jpg
Sorry, Roy.......I couldn't resist.............
ATC: "Cessna G-ABCD What are your intentions? "
Cessna: "To get my Commercial Pilots Licence and Instrument Rating.
" ATC: "I meant in the next five minutes not years."
(Transmission as a DC-10 rolls out long after a fast landing...)
San Jose Tower:
American 751 heavy, turn right at the end if able.
If not able, take the Guadalupe exit off of Highway 101 back to the airport.
(Heard on the radio - Really )
Cessna: "Jones tower, Cessna 12345, student pilot, I am out of fuel."
Tower: "Roger Cessna 12345, reduce airspeed to best glide!! Do you have the airfield in sight?!?!!"
Cessna: "Uh...tower, I am on the south ramp; I just want to know where the fuel truck is."
Tower: "xxxx, clear to land"
XXXX: "roger"
Tower: "xxxx, I can not see any landing gear. Is your gear down?"
XXXX: "Say again, I can't hear you because there a some darn horn blaring in my ear!"
Tower: "Your landing gear is NOT DOWN"
XXXX: "Say what, I can't understand you"
Tower: "Your landing gear is ..... aw shit."
The scene is a newspaper office. The editor says to one of his reporters:
There's a fire raging out of control west of town and I want you to get out there fast.
And above all, get some good shots.
If that means you have to hire an airplane, just do it.
Don't worry about the expense.
So,
the reporter calls the local FBO and orders a plane.
He rushes out to the airport,
spots a small aircraft with a young pilot in it,
pulls open the door, jumps in and says to the pilot:
Let's go, take off.
As directed, the pilot takes off,
gets up to altitude,
and the reporter then tells him,
"See that fire raging to the west?
I want you to fly over that and get down as close as you can."
Incredulous, the pilot says, "You want me to fly over that fire?"
"Sure," the reporter says, "I am a photojournalist and that's why I am here--to take dramatic shots of the fire!"
The pilot looks over with a quizzical look on his face and says,
"You're not the flight instructor?"
ATC: "Cessna G-ABCD What are your intentions? "
Cessna: "To get my Commercial Pilots Licence and Instrument Rating.
" ATC: "I meant in the next five minutes not years."
(Transmission as a DC-10 rolls out long after a fast landing...)
San Jose Tower:
American 751 heavy, turn right at the end if able.
If not able, take the Guadalupe exit off of Highway 101 back to the airport.
(Heard on the radio - Really )
Cessna: "Jones tower, Cessna 12345, student pilot, I am out of fuel."
Tower: "Roger Cessna 12345, reduce airspeed to best glide!! Do you have the airfield in sight?!?!!"
Cessna: "Uh...tower, I am on the south ramp; I just want to know where the fuel truck is."
Tower: "xxxx, clear to land"
XXXX: "roger"
Tower: "xxxx, I can not see any landing gear. Is your gear down?"
XXXX: "Say again, I can't hear you because there a some darn horn blaring in my ear!"
Tower: "Your landing gear is NOT DOWN"
XXXX: "Say what, I can't understand you"
Tower: "Your landing gear is ..... aw shit."
The scene is a newspaper office. The editor says to one of his reporters:
There's a fire raging out of control west of town and I want you to get out there fast.
And above all, get some good shots.
If that means you have to hire an airplane, just do it.
Don't worry about the expense.
So,
the reporter calls the local FBO and orders a plane.
He rushes out to the airport,
spots a small aircraft with a young pilot in it,
pulls open the door, jumps in and says to the pilot:
Let's go, take off.
As directed, the pilot takes off,
gets up to altitude,
and the reporter then tells him,
"See that fire raging to the west?
I want you to fly over that and get down as close as you can."
Incredulous, the pilot says, "You want me to fly over that fire?"
"Sure," the reporter says, "I am a photojournalist and that's why I am here--to take dramatic shots of the fire!"
The pilot looks over with a quizzical look on his face and says,
"You're not the flight instructor?"
Air-brained
Thanks for your replies cowboy. The photo of the Cub brought nostalgic tears to my eyes remembering the days of flying for 30 shillings an hour ( the same plane now is operated by a club at £90 per hour) with no radio, just altimeter,compass and Mk. 1 eyeballs.
Regarding the jokes - as I said before the old ones are the best ones !! - apart from number2 which happened to me at Gatwick on a very fast approach with 250' base and two jets up my tail when I finished up at the last exit in an Aztec. Most embarrassing.
Guess you must be a pilot yourself -Texas is a big place to drive around - but wonder if this link is a bit of a turn-off for the non-aviators in the forum. Wait for the comments tomorrow !!
Regarding the jokes - as I said before the old ones are the best ones !! - apart from number2 which happened to me at Gatwick on a very fast approach with 250' base and two jets up my tail when I finished up at the last exit in an Aztec. Most embarrassing.
Guess you must be a pilot yourself -Texas is a big place to drive around - but wonder if this link is a bit of a turn-off for the non-aviators in the forum. Wait for the comments tomorrow !!
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Biggles
The most beautiful airliner in the world..........
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