Originally Posted by
VTcharter
. . . you never know the background of your passenger...pilot, engineer, manufacturers rep, FAA. They may have some valid input so ignoring them and hoping that they go away is probably not the wisest move.
Three years after USAF retirement, I was a passenger on a C-141 flying between Kwajalein and Hickam AFB. Invited to the cockpit, I sat in the jump seat and listened to the crew explain how the aircraft worked, "This is the autopilot; it . . . "etc, etc. After fifteen minutes of entertainment, the Aircraft Commannder asked if I had any questions. Only one, I said. "Do you always leave the continuous ignition on in cruise when there is no turbulence ?" (Cruise check list item) It got quiet with a few red faces.
We then spend an hour telling fairy tales, lies and war stories about C-141 flying.
