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Old 07-12-2011, 01:56 PM
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I think our landing weight calculation was little off. The average passenger weight on this flight is obviously more than the figure we use.

(I can just imagine some chump getting slapped in the face for saying this)
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Old 07-12-2011, 06:33 PM
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The best and most convincing I've heard is, "Sorry, the autopilot never does a good job with the landing. I was probably better off doing it by hand."
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Old 07-18-2011, 05:38 PM
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Speaking of Rough landings...

‪Worst! Landing of A380 Tokyo(NRT)-Singapore‬‏ - YouTube

If some one can embed this for me. Great.
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Old 07-18-2011, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ABCDE View Post
Everyone makes a bad landing every once in a while....myself included. Then, here comes the smartass comment from one of the passengers.
What are these "passengers" of which you speak?

What are some good comeback responses to these smartass comments? Something that I could say that won't get me fired.
Either "Kiss my @$$" or "Bl@w me you pompous sack of dog turds" work well. I'm not so sure about the not getting fired part, but don't look at it as losing a job - think of it as becoming a legend.
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Old 07-20-2011, 05:30 PM
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Bad landing? Who speaks of such evil? I have never had one as I am as pure as a driven snow.
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Old 07-22-2011, 09:58 AM
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Generally say nothing and give a look like this:

Gets the point across.
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Old 07-22-2011, 12:27 PM
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Or you can try this:





Done properly, that should leave them wondering!
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Old 07-22-2011, 02:34 PM
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"Well the shock absorb-er for the cheapest tickets did not activate."
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Old 07-26-2011, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid View Post
Anyone notice the direct correlation between landing quality and gate availability? The better the landing the longer the wait for the gate such that nobody remembers it but is all mad about being late even though youre 5 early and the worse the landing the more likely the gate is open and the rampers waiting on you?
Serious wisdom here.
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