On November 28, 2010, Actor Leslie Nielsen of “Airplane” famed passed away. Hence and for any Leslie Nielsen or Airplane fans out there, we would like to post this compilation of Leslie Nielsen scenes from the two Airplane movies:
Pam Ann on Edinburgh and beyond
Pam Ann, the air hostess alter-ego of Australian comedienne Caroline Reid, had appeared on a Comedy Channel special filmed in the UK a few years ago where she gave her take on British commercial air travel and flying in general. If you regularly fly commercial, her nine minute skit is well worth watching to help keep your spirits up!
Scottish air traffic control (ATC)
The reason why you should NOT fly in Scotland!
A pilot gives directions
Why you should never ask a pilot for directions!
Hilarious KJFK ATC video
Hat tip to the FlightSchoolList.com for posting this video of an increasingly exasperated KJFK ATC along with printing some of the hilarious one-liners from his transmissions:
Pilot: “808BL, you told us to follow the Embraer and that’s what we did”
Ground: “You follow the Embra-EHHH?!?!?”Ground: “Somebody didn’t do something right”
Ground: (to Jetblue 1069) “You can’t just do…you can’t just do…” *exasperated sigh* “…see, this takes so much energy, guys”
DAL929: “We’re Bravo, short of Victor”
Ground: “Yea, right….Who’s Bravo short of Victor??”Ground: “Delta 929, just follow the HAWKAAH”
DAL929: “Ok, well uhh, the Hawker’s 2 planes in front of us”
Ground: “GREAT! Delta 1869, you’re behind the HAWKAAH?”
DAL1869: “Correct”
Ground: *exasperated* “Jetblue 1069, you gotta just…do what i ask, sir”Ground: “Now i’m all screwed up…Jesus, Jetblue”
Ground: “Jetblue 707, i’m sorry, where didja say you were?”
JBU707: “Yes sir, we’re holding short of Echo”
Ground: “Short of Echo on WHEEH?”Ground: “Jetblue 35, what’s the problem?”
JBU35: “Who do you want us to follow?”
Ground: “You’re on Bravo, you’re short of Victor-Alpha, you’re abeam the Iberia?”
JBU35: “We’re abeam Alitalia on the left there”
Ground: “Abeam Alital??…alright, just hang on…Jetblue 179?”
JBU179 “Yessir, we’re ahh number 2 holding short of Victor-Alpha on Bravo”
Ground: “*&^(% who’s the first Jetblue on BRRRRRRAVO short of Victor-Alpha?!”Ground: “Jetblue 179, you’re the second one, follow the ompany ahead”
JBU179: “Follow the company ahead, Jetblue 179 we’ll visit you at the duty free”
Ground: “Not the one in front of ya, but the one in front of him, the one in front of ya’s an arrival”
JBU179: “Sounds good, we’ll follow the guy that’s following the Alitalia”and the BEST for last:
JBU707: “Kennedy Ground, good evening, Jetblue 707 we’ve got Hotel, and we’re holding short of Hotel – Alpha”
Ground: “Who is that?”
JBU707: “Sir, that’s Jetblue 707″
Ground: “And you’re WHEEEEH, and you’re doing WHAT, short of WHO?’
It goes to show that its better to be in the cockpit rather than on the ground!
6 things NOT to do while on board an airliner
Earlier this year, Vincent, the blogger behind the Plastic Pilot blog, wrote about the six things NOT to do on board an airliner (and in case this list is NOT self explanatory, he also wrote about each item in some detail…):
- Open the door
- Leave your shoes in the toilet
- Get drunk
- Engage into inappropriate activities, particularly with flight attendants
- Look at “Airplane!” (a.k.a. Kentucky Fried Airplane)
- Countdown loudly
Feel free to comment below if you think there are other things to add to make this list more comprehensive…