Humor "on the ground"?
isos na einai ligo off-topic, isos kai na min antapokrinetai stin alitheia, paratheto apla ena e-mail gia tin Qantas pou elava prin apo kairo kathos kai tin apantisi se afto apo enan piloto:
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NOTE: to paron echei kathara humoristiko charaktira & prothesi, oxi disfmistiko gia to simpathi "kagkouro"!)
>Subject: FW: QANTAS FLIGHT REPORTS... this is brilliant
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>Well worth a read!
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>Qantas is the national airline of Australia.
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>After every flight, Qantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe
>sheet", which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The
>mechanics correct the problems, document the repairs on the form, and
>then the pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
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>Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are
>some actual maintenance complaints submitted by Qantas' pilots (marked
>with a P) and the solutions recorded (marked with an
>S) by maintenance engineers.
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>By the way, Qantas is the only major airline that has never had an
>accident.
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>Enjoy!
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>P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
>S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
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>P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
>S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
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>P: Something loose in cockpit.
>S: Something tightened in cockpit.
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>P: Dead bugs on windshield.
>S: Live bugs on back-order.
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>P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute
>descent.
>S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
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>P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
>S: Evidence removed.
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>P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
>S: DME volume set to more believable level.
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>P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
>S: That's what they're for.
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>P: IFF inoperative.
>S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
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>P: Suspected crack in windshield.
>S: Suspect you're right.
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>P: Number 3 engine missing.
>S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
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>P: Aircraft handles funny.
>S: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
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>P: Target radar hums.
>S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
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>P: Mouse in cockpit.
>S: Cat installed.
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>P. Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget
>pounding on something with a hammer.
>S: Took hammer away from midget.
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oriste kai i apantisi tou pilotou:
>Subject: RE: QANTAS FLIGHT REPORTS... this is brilliant
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>Thanks xxx.
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>This is just another propaganda sent out by the Engineers whose main aim in
>life is to make us pilot look bad
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>rgds
(FL4000 είναι σαν να λέμε 400.000ft ύψος. Προφανως ο τύπος εννοούσε FL40 ή απλά 4000ft)
