[toldyou]

"Folks, there has been a lot of talk this past week about flight experience, and I just want you to know that up here in this cockpit we have over 41 years of combined experience, and I have 40 of 'em. Enjoy your flight."

Now that's funny!

Yep, I remember a first officer who looked so young that when I took their meals up to the cockpit, I included a bowl of milk "for the puppy!" :)

[reagandemo]

I waited a while before posting.. I live a couple of miles from the airport and yesterday morning you could smell the jet fuel burning from my house. That's before I knew about the crash and had an inkling what the smell was. Second, being a former general aviation pilot and aircraft owner and having flown in and out of that field many a time I find it strange that a pilot would be so distracted to take 26 instead of 22 for departure. All I can say is what my instructor told me on my first lesson. There are no decisions which are inconsequential when flying a plane. a couple of little mistakes can get you, your passengers and people on the ground in trouble fast.