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Holy moly! Yeah, no doubt on the go around. What a cool picture! "ATIS information Yankee, 1553z, Wind calm....er, Except for a tornado on Runway 25...." Cheers Dave
A little early in the year, but always brings a smile: Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his log book out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. He knew they would examine all his equipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test. The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for sled's enormous payload. Finally, they were ready for the check ride. Santa got in and fastened his seat belt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun. "What's that for?!?" Asked Santa incredulously. The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this ahead of time," as he leaned over to whisper in Santa's ear, "but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."
That’s at least 40 years old and when I first heard it it was an F-4 driver talking with a Tanker pilot...
Well, This is older than 40 years old and a lot of you have probably heard it but it still worth a chuckle. In the 30's an Alaska Bush pilot was trying to get to a field in really bad Alaska weather. He radioed his destination for weather check not knowing that a new and totally inexperienced old guy was there. " What is the visibility there?," asked the pilot. Answer from the station guy. " Well I can just see the second telephone pole from the office." Pilot, "What is the ceiling ?" Station, " Let me look." After a pause," I think that it is knotty pine ." And then there was a comment about one of the early Alaska Airlines old Stinsons that had an arrow painted on all their airplanes. Competitor's comment. " That's so we can see what direction they are flying in."
https://bangordailynews.com/2018/12/26/news/how-maine-humor-helped-abraham-lincoln-mark-twain-break-the-ice/ You probably heard the one about the city fella in the hot air balloon. Of course you have — but you won’t mind hearing it again. The guy in the balloon is floating over the Maine countryside. He has no idea where he is. He’s lost. While floating over a field, he sees an old farmer. “Excuse me, sir,” he yells to the man in overalls. “Where am I?” The farmer doesn’t miss a beat. “You’re in a balloon, you damned fool.” It’s a classic Yankee tale told a million times, but it always gets a laugh.