Originally Posted by tomgoodman

That reminds me of a story we heard as new-hires: One day, at the end of the preflight checklist, the S/O called "Hats" and the F/O responded "On". They both put on their hats, and explain to the CA that it's a new policy that came down while he was on vacation. He had a short temper, and fumed that such stupidity was just what he would expect from Flight Ops. It was "Hats -- Off" at the end of the taxi checklist, and "Hats -- On" at the end of the after landing checklist. The CA, of course, did not comply and got even angrier. As they approached the jetway, the F/O asked the S/O: "Look, isn't that the same agent that wrote up last week's Captain for not wearing a hat?" The CA totally lost it, yanked open the sliding window, and screamed at the terrified agent: "I'm not wearing a **** hat for you or any other ****!"

Then he noticed the F/O and S/O rolling on the floor.