Originally Posted by
UGBSM
OMG, you think the FA's even hear what you're blabbing about? All they hear is "prepare for departure". That's it. Nobody cares about the rest. Some pilots just like to hear themselves talk.
Every PA is an interruption. Use only when absolutely necessary. You're not the tour guide on the jungle cruise ride at the amusement park. People have iPhones now. They know what the temperature is... everywhere.
What is highlighted in red is absolutely correct. I disagree with the rest. While you don't have to be a tour guide, it doesn't hurt to provide a little information, and to let them know there is a living breathing human being at the controls of the airplane. It is customer service. Many seem to have forgotten that is the business in which we work.