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11-06-2017, 11:33 AM
#9841
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Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 647
Originally Posted by Lambourne
Go Jet Captain playing Star Wars music and giving Star Wars themed announcements. Thinks he’s also a comedian with lots of jokes that were duds. Made a PA in IMC pointing out that those on the left and right could look out their windows see what the inside of a cloud looked like.
The PA’s were long and painful. Guy sitting behind me said out loud “who told that guy he was funny?”
Truly embarrassing to the profession.
The PA’s were long and painful. Guy sitting behind me said out loud “who told that guy he was funny?”
Truly embarrassing to the profession.
11-06-2017, 02:34 PM
#9842
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Joined APC: Jan 2011
Position: Airbus
Posts: 505
Originally Posted by Lambourne
Go Jet Captain playing Star Wars music and giving Star Wars themed announcements. Thinks he’s also a comedian with lots of jokes that were duds. Made a PA in IMC pointing out that those on the left and right could look out their windows see what the inside of a cloud looked like.
The PA’s were long and painful. Guy sitting behind me said out loud “who told that guy he was funny?”
Truly embarrassing to the profession.
The PA’s were long and painful. Guy sitting behind me said out loud “who told that guy he was funny?”
Truly embarrassing to the profession.
11-06-2017, 03:00 PM
#9843
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Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: 767 Captain
Posts: 3,988
Since this seems like a good opportunity, can I just throw this out........
I've done the pax thing and made my share of announcements. Now, I spend a lot of time as a paying passenger, out of uniform, unrecognized as a crew member to my seat mates. Their feedback is always the same.
Short and sweet is the key. No one and I mean NO ONE cares about the route, the cruise altitude, your pilot background or most of what gets said. On time or late and maybe the destination weather if it's noteworthy, but even that's pushing it. Comedy routines or any other attempts to entertain rarely, if ever, are appreciated. Many times the PA system is AFU or the person talking isn't using it properly and no one can understand much of what gets said anyway.
All people want to do is get back to their music, book or in-flight movie. No offense, it's just reality.
I've done the pax thing and made my share of announcements. Now, I spend a lot of time as a paying passenger, out of uniform, unrecognized as a crew member to my seat mates. Their feedback is always the same.
Short and sweet is the key. No one and I mean NO ONE cares about the route, the cruise altitude, your pilot background or most of what gets said. On time or late and maybe the destination weather if it's noteworthy, but even that's pushing it. Comedy routines or any other attempts to entertain rarely, if ever, are appreciated. Many times the PA system is AFU or the person talking isn't using it properly and no one can understand much of what gets said anyway.
All people want to do is get back to their music, book or in-flight movie. No offense, it's just reality.
Last edited by Adlerdriver; 11-06-2017 at 03:33 PM.
11-06-2017, 03:26 PM
#9844
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Joined APC: Aug 2017
Posts: 157
^^^^^ This.
A mike-happy CA or FO is just as bad as a mike-happy NFL ref. Just tell me what I need to know and nothing more. The fasten seat belt light is either on or off, I don't care about the light chop or the dissertation on why I can't get my pretzels and half a can of Coke.
A mike-happy CA or FO is just as bad as a mike-happy NFL ref. Just tell me what I need to know and nothing more. The fasten seat belt light is either on or off, I don't care about the light chop or the dissertation on why I can't get my pretzels and half a can of Coke.
11-06-2017, 05:06 PM
#9845
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Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Engines Turn Or People Swim
Posts: 39,261
Originally Posted by Adlerdriver
Since this seems like a good opportunity, can I just throw this out........
I've done the pax thing and made my share of announcements. Now, I spend a lot of time as a paying passenger, out of uniform, unrecognized as a crew member to my seat mates. Their feedback is always the same.
Short and sweet is the key. No one and I mean NO ONE cares about the route, the cruise altitude, your pilot background or most of what gets said. On time or late and maybe the destination weather if it's noteworthy, but even that's pushing it. Comedy routines or any other attempts to entertain rarely, if ever, are appreciated. Many times the PA system is AFU or the person talking isn't using it properly and no one can understand much of what gets said anyway.
All people want to do is get back to their music, book or in-flight movie. No offense, it's just reality.
I've done the pax thing and made my share of announcements. Now, I spend a lot of time as a paying passenger, out of uniform, unrecognized as a crew member to my seat mates. Their feedback is always the same.
Short and sweet is the key. No one and I mean NO ONE cares about the route, the cruise altitude, your pilot background or most of what gets said. On time or late and maybe the destination weather if it's noteworthy, but even that's pushing it. Comedy routines or any other attempts to entertain rarely, if ever, are appreciated. Many times the PA system is AFU or the person talking isn't using it properly and no one can understand much of what gets said anyway.
All people want to do is get back to their music, book or in-flight movie. No offense, it's just reality.
And I'd bet that some of the folks who tune it out would notice if it didn't happen and wonder why. They don't care about engine noise either, but they'd notice if it stopped.
11-07-2017, 03:49 AM
#9848
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Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 400
Originally Posted by rickair7777
True for many pax, most especially super-frequent flyers and crew. But new, infrequent or nervous flyers do appreciate some re-assurance, even if it's nothing more substantial than someone who sounds like they know what they're doing. They may not care much about what you said, but some folks do care that you said it. Marketing surveys bear this out.
And I'd bet that some of the folks who tune it out would notice if it didn't happen and wonder why. They don't care about engine noise either, but they'd notice if it stopped.
And I'd bet that some of the folks who tune it out would notice if it didn't happen and wonder why. They don't care about engine noise either, but they'd notice if it stopped.
11-07-2017, 04:39 AM
#9849
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Joined APC: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,026
A brief initial greeting and brief landing announcement is all that is needed or desired based on my experience and observations over the years. Adlerdriver sums it up real nice. Definitely no place for the PA “CB” blabber routine.
11-07-2017, 04:39 AM
#9850
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
Position: 6th place
Posts: 1,826
Originally Posted by rickair7777
True for many pax, most especially super-frequent flyers and crew. But new, infrequent or nervous flyers do appreciate some re-assurance, even if it's nothing more substantial than someone who sounds like they know what they're doing. They may not care much about what you said, but some folks do care that you said it. Marketing surveys bear this out.
And I'd bet that some of the folks who tune it out would notice if it didn't happen and wonder why. They don't care about engine noise either, but they'd notice if it stopped.
And I'd bet that some of the folks who tune it out would notice if it didn't happen and wonder why. They don't care about engine noise either, but they'd notice if it stopped.
So we inconvenience everyone on the plane except the 1 or 2 nervous fliers? Doesn’t seem right to me.
I make PAs extremely short unless we’re late or there is something out of the ordinary going on. If it’s early morning or late night they’re not getting any announcements.
I’d like to see these “marketing surveys” that show people actually care about announcements.
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