Originally Posted by DublinFlyer

I once had a passenger come up and try to talk to me before a flight and pretend like he knew stuff, so I played along. He had taken a few lessons in a Cessna before. I landed in BOS and had to immediately cross 2 runways and I missed putting the flaps up. I caught them at the gate when we pulled in. Anyways, this guy pops his head up front and the conversation goes like this:

Pax: "After landing checklist next time?"
Me: "What on earth are you talking about?"
Pax: "You didn't put the flaps up!"
Me: "I left them down on purpose, and the checklist says 'as required' and I need them down to check something on the inboard flap!"
Pax: "Oh, sorry."


Being a backseat driver does nothing but irritate the crew and make you look bad, so why do it? If you have a general question about something, ask me. But don't criticize us when you have no experience.