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.
OK, this topic has been kicked to death but here's a summary of the longest FO PA I've heard to date (about 4 months ago): 10:00PM pushback for a 45 min flight, get the flight number, origination (I guess we didn't know where we were at the time), destination, weather, line up ahead of us, and a long how-can-I-make-mine-stand-out thanks to the military men and women who serve us thank you, followed by an addendum of how he served in the Navy as well. Finally, a request to the best awesomemost flight attendants who we had with us that night to prepare the cabin for departure. Then, 4 mins later an announcement that we had to go back to the gate and get a new jet. Fortunately, there was some modicum of common sense (or perhaps a little intervention) the second time around which allowed us to only hear about a 1/4 of what we were previously subjected to. And yes, we were moving.