Funny Story: iPhone Equipped Passenger Takes On Flight Crew Over Weather
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Funny Story: iPhone Equipped Passenger Takes On Flight Crew Over Weather
We Knew This Was Going To Happen: iPhone Equipped Passenger Takes On Flight Crew Over Weather
One of our subscribers sent me this story today. We all knew this one was inevitable when the latest iPhone commercial rolled out -- now didnt we?
One of our subscribers sent me this story today. We all knew this one was inevitable when the latest iPhone commercial rolled out -- now didnt we?
"Oh joy! I can't wait for the next ground delay or long taxi due to weather somewhere to get a smart ass with a freakin I-phone shoving it in my face saying "It's NOT raining there... SEE !" Too late ... already happened to me. We push back, get advised of a ground stop in MEM due to storms in the area. Go to the penalty box and wait. My Captain does the lecture over the PA... not one minute later, we get dinged from the F/A "Some guy with an IPhone says the weather is good, and wants to know what the real reason is for the delay. Is something wrong with the plane?"
I want to tell this clown what he can do with his IdiotPhone - but the Captain does it even better. He gets on the PA and makes the following announcement :
"If the passenger with the IPhone would be kind enough to use it to check the weather at our alternate, calculate our fuel burn due to being rerouted around the storms, call the dispatcher to arrange our release, and then make a phone call to the nearest Air Traffic Control center to arrange our timely departure amongst the other aircraft carrying passengers with IPhones, then we will be more than happy to depart. Please ring your call button to advise the Flight Attendant and your fellow passengers when you deem it ready and responsible for this multi-million dollar aircraft and its passengers to safely leave."
Needless to say, the pax was pretty embarrassed. The F/A later told us the rest of the plane was outright laughing at this dude. What a clown."
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I want to tell this clown what he can do with his IdiotPhone - but the Captain does it even better. He gets on the PA and makes the following announcement :
"If the passenger with the IPhone would be kind enough to use it to check the weather at our alternate, calculate our fuel burn due to being rerouted around the storms, call the dispatcher to arrange our release, and then make a phone call to the nearest Air Traffic Control center to arrange our timely departure amongst the other aircraft carrying passengers with IPhones, then we will be more than happy to depart. Please ring your call button to advise the Flight Attendant and your fellow passengers when you deem it ready and responsible for this multi-million dollar aircraft and its passengers to safely leave."
Needless to say, the pax was pretty embarrassed. The F/A later told us the rest of the plane was outright laughing at this dude. What a clown."
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ATC: Oh the weather's cleared ? That's great. You have a wheels up time of 2.5 hours from now and you're number 48 to get out of here. Maybe you can use your iPhone to download some porn while you're waiting.
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Once I saw that DAMN commercial with the pilot ACTOR, I knew no good could come from this!
It's nice to know some JackA$$ actually thinks his $400 iPhone can do more than the multi-billion dollar system that we currently have in place. LOL!
Ignorance is truly bliss! It’s almost coming down to the point where we need a second briefing card in the seat back pockets or an extra video that we can show before taxi in order to explain the complexities of the ATC system, the basics for Wx and it’s effects on that system.
It's nice to know some JackA$$ actually thinks his $400 iPhone can do more than the multi-billion dollar system that we currently have in place. LOL!
Ignorance is truly bliss! It’s almost coming down to the point where we need a second briefing card in the seat back pockets or an extra video that we can show before taxi in order to explain the complexities of the ATC system, the basics for Wx and it’s effects on that system.
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"We were on a 2 hour ground hold in the penalty box, so with the engines shut down I whipped out my trusty Iphone. After downloading some internet porn and IMing friends from college, I watched three episodes of South Park from a website that republishes that kinda thing. About that time we found out the flight ended up cancelled due to crew rest so I used it to call the hotel before we taxiied in and got directions to the nearest bar. Thanks Apple!"
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