And so, boys and girls, now you know why I got the “big bucks” all those years. Thank G-d I only had to go through the drills and not the real thing! Three cheers for the crew! Prepare to repel slimebag lawyers and Monday morning quarterbacks!
QBFimi (Retired B-767 Captain; wife is currently a B-767 Captain flying the Pacific)
Whoops - correction - wife is a B-747 Captain. (She’ll kill me if she reads this!)
Practice makes perfect..
Thanks to your co-partner and you for all those hours of drills and the rides along the way! I remember a real doozie or two on AA ..
Don’t you love the “glorified bus driver” moniker? Infuriates me every time I hear it. This is why the pilots deserve a good living. Each time they fly hundreds of people’s lives are in their hands. We, the flying public, have gotten so used to it that we don’t realize the importance of those who man the cockpit.
And today’s pilots have the stress of layoff after layoff, with the younger ones struggling to make a living. Yet they still are professional and concerned about their passengers.
Truly LOL on that one! Touche!
After all your years flying, I have one question for you. What is more of a thrill for you, the take-off or the landing? And has your answer remained the same since you started flying? Thanks for a reply.