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quick question for you real world pilots

M

MenendezDiego

Charter Member
Tomorrow I will be flying on a 737-800 as a passenger.

Would you guys advise that I tell the pilots or flight attendants that I am a pilot myself?

Reason I ask is in case anything happens, I can be of assistance etc.

What do you guys think?

Regards, Diego
 
I am NOT trying to be political with this....but in today's post-9/11 America, I wouldn't say a thing about being a pilot. Air Marshall, gun, suspected terrorist...bang bang.

As a funny aside to this: My wife has watched and heard me crash so many times in my flight sim that she has stated that if we are ever on a plane and the pilot and co-pilot die in mid-air and the stewardess comes out and asks if anyone can fly a plane...she (my wife) would sit on my hands and clamp my mouth shut. She said she would have better odds of surviving if the plane were to simply fall out of the sky than if I tried to land it.

OBIO
 
Thanks for the reply, that is the reason I was asking.

The bastards that took over the planes on 9/11 were pilots themselves, so it is possible me saying I'm a pilot would raise some questions.

Regards, Diego
 
I think there is a "WALTER MITTY "Factor here... That when the Stewardess makes an announcement that the Pilot is incapacitated , and asks " ARE THERE ANY SIM PILOTS ABOARD TO HELP LAND THE PLANE??".We would BOLDLY GO tho the FLIGHT DECK, and look for the RESET BUTTON!!......as Far as telling them any thing,why bother,except for ones ego?...a C-172 Driver? ,would put all in greater danger IF any attempt like this ever happened!!!........Better the ask for a spouse of a Pilot,who took the "Pinch-Hitter course"..which in Small planes has proves successful...But In a BOEING, or an AIRBUS...
Try Praying !!

As far as in confronting in flight Terrorists??? Use yer Magazine...as a weapon!! Bye!:wavey:
 
Nowadays it's better to just not say anything about flying for the duration of your flight. Just pretend you're sitting in a big tube-shaped doctor's office waiting room. After reading the story this past weekend about the elderly Caucasian lady who was forced to remove her adult diaper by the TSA Nazis because it had a suspicious "hard spot" (it was wet), I'm convinced nobody is safe from their Inquisition-like tactics. The lady's daughter (who was escorting her to the gate) became upset with the way her mom was being treated, then she herself was taken into the TSA interrogation room and given a hard time on grounds of "suspicious behavior". We've created a monster with TSA. They're so psycho about showing that they're not profiling Middle Eastern people, but they have no problem victimizing innocent Americans.
 
I'd keep my mouth shut about being a pilot or even being a sim pilot until after landing. I have found that the pilots are usually friendly and are willing to discuss (briefly) flying, at least after landing. Last time I flew I mentioned to the copilot that the cockpit of the CRJ was a lot more complex looking that that of a DC-3. He quipped "Yeah, but the DC-3 is a lot more fun to fly!", then we proceeded in a brief conversation. So I think the pilots are pretty cool about talking aviation, but I would not discuss it before landing, you don't really need any unwanted attention from the attendants or an air marshal.

Just my dos centavos.
 
It's OK to casually mention that you're a pilot if you stick your head up front for a peak at the flight deck...before or after the flight, it doesn't matter. Pilots generally like talking to other pilots, especially someone who is currently working their way into the business. Just don't mention it to a Flight Attendant, they probably will just roll their eyes at you, lol, and be none too impressed.

I'm assuming it's a Delta 737-800, so if you happen to bump into a blond English girl of about 40ish who's your First Officer, I used to be married to her. She'll give you the royal tour of the thing.
 
Back when I was at ERAU, I took a redeye flight back east to visit a friend...this was only a few years after 9/11...a fellow Riddle student travelled with me on the first leg spent a fair amount of time chatting with the pilots before it was time for pushback. I think he had told the gate agent prior to boarding and she introduced him to the pilots.

I think if you use common sense you will be fine, as Bone suggests, on boarding or deboarding you might have a few mins to say hey to the pilots. Maybe compliment them on the landing if its a good one.
 
Yes of Course deplaning ,as one is passing the now open cockpit..often a Thumbs up is in order..no matter the flight...of course today the cockpit is a sealed tomb....not so many years ago...On long flights ,the handsome HOT SHOT pilots,or first officer ,would take turns patrolling the aisles....and many a pretty face got a first hand flying lesson...times have changed!!<label for="rb_iconid_20">
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OBIO said:
As a funny aside to this: My wife has watched and heard me crash so many times in my flight sim that she has stated that if we are ever on a plane and the pilot and co-pilot die in mid-air and the stewardess comes out and asks if anyone can fly a plane...she (my wife) would sit on my hands and clamp my mouth shut. She said she would have better odds of surviving if the plane were to simply fall out of the sky than if I tried to land it. OBIO
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Yep! OBIO, that's funny...

Romeo-Delta
 
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