Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!ssc-vax!wanttaja From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Making First Time Flyers Nervous Message-ID: <112@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 02:14:17 EDT Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.112 Posted: Mon Aug 12 02:14:17 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Aug-85 13:07:17 EDT References: <360@tektools.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 20 > I just recently talked to a woman who said that she was ready to jump > out of the plane when she saw the pilot get out a "instruction > book" just before take off. > > Better yet, you could make the passengers MORE nervous by > labeling the checklist with, > > || LEARN HOW TO FLY || > || 10 EASY STEPS || Nahhhhhhhh, just have it printed in braille...:-) Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) Second favorite pre-takeoff statement to passengers: "Uhhhh, pitch controls airspeed, right...?" then start pushing the stick back and forth to "gain speed."