“There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky…”
From an old carrier sailor…
Golf Hotel Whiskey: for pilots and aviation enthusiasts
A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who’s dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket and jeans. Saint Peter addresses this cool guy, “Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?”
The guy replies, “I’m Jack, I am private pilot ”
Saint Peter consults his list. He smiles and says to the pilot, “Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom.” The pilot goes into Heaven with his robe and staff.
Next, it’s the priest’s turn. He stands erect and booms out, “I am Father Bob, pastor of Saint Mary’s for the last 43 years.”
Saint Peter consults his list. He says to the priest, “Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom.”
“Just a minute,” says the good Father. “That man was a pilot and he gets a silken robe and golden staff and I get only cotton and wood. How can this be?”
“Up here we go by results,” says Saint Peter. “When you preached, people slept. When he flew, people prayed.”
Have we missed any?
While mile-high club incidents have probably been around since the days of the Wright brothers, the USA’s FAA and local police were apparently investigating whether two skydivers may have violated the law after a video tape surfaced of them giving a whole new meaning to having a mile high. The explicit video, which began making the rounds at a local high school where it caught the attention of the local police, starts with the couple (the female is or was a receptionist at the skydiving school while the male participant is a professional umm performer who also goes by the name “Voodoo” plus he was a part-time skydiving instructor at the school…) in the jump seat of the aircraft and ends with them finishing up while skydiving. It was then posted on the age-protected blog of the male participant but it was quickly removed when police began investigating.
However, no criminal charges are pending since no minor were involved, the incident happened in the early morning and there was no one around to complain about public indecency but the male participant was fired from his part-time gig at the skydiving school (no word about the female participant’s job status…).
Meanwhile, the FAA apparently has reviewed the video and issued a statement saying that there are:
…no explicit rules regarding sex in a private aircraft. However, a pilot who allows any activity that could “physically jostle” him or cause him to lose control of the aircraft could be in violation of federal aviation regulations.
Apparently, the stunt was devised as a way to grab the attention of radio shock jock Howard Stern and it got mentioned on CNN where the surprised owner of the skydiving school assured viewers that the pilot was in complete control of the aircraft at all times and no one was endangered due to the incident.
(Again, no word on whether the owner of the skydiving school also fired his receptionist or told his pilot that such activities are against company policy…)
Several planes were running up and waiting to take off, many Cessnas including a 337. With all the students and several similar call signs, the
controllers were getting a tad confused. The controller finally asked:
“Cessna 123YZ, are you the Skymaster?”
A slightly confused voice with an indeterminate accent replied, after a moment: “Well, my instructor says that I am very good, but I do not think
that I would yet be considered the ‘Skymaster….’”
– Submitted by ‘Mr Merlin,’ Sydney, Australia to the Basair Aviation College’s Aviation Humour page.
There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are, however, no old, bold pilots…