In the mid-80's my wife and I flew to my home state of Texas via the airplane company called Texas International. We flew from fresno to denver to lubbock. Fresno to denver was okay. When the plane took off in denver the pilot was in a rush. We went up at about a 60 degree angle to elevation and when we landed in lubbock we came down at a 60 degree angle. Those are approximations of ascent and descent. We changed our return tickets to a different airline. Didn't have to buy new pants, but it was close.
A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and therefore we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now, please sit back and relax... AAHHHHH! ....DAMMIT!"
The passengers sat in silence, waiting for terrible news.
Then, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier, but while I was talking, the flight- attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!"
A passenger in Coach said, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"
Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing
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