Your Biggest "Flying" Pet Peeves People Say!

[ExpressJet145]

Somethings I hear the general public say drive me nuts...

1.) Do you drive planes? (NO I FLY THEM!)
2.) Puddlejumper...
3.) We nosedived and came out of our seats (sure ya did, its called turbulence)
4.) Steering Wheel (naw its a yoke...)
5.) Gas Pedal (Riiiiiight)...

Please add some if you wish

[N776AU]

was on an airtran A320 out to vegas and before we departed from atlanta a guuy walks on says that this 737 is real nice......it bugged me the whole flight...he kept going on and on

[NWAirlinkCRJ@ERI]

I hate it when the call RJs puddlejumpers or little prop!!!!

BUGS THE HELL OUTTA ME!!

AHHHHH!!!



-Pete

[babypurin]

I hate it when the call RJs puddlejumpers or little prop!!!!

BUGS THE HELL OUTTA ME!!

AHHHHH!!!



-Pete

What about jungle jets?

[ExpressJet145]

I hate it when the call RJs puddlejumpers or little prop!!!!

BUGS THE HELL OUTTA ME!!

AHHHHH!!!



-Pete

What about jungle jets?

Nah because you dont here the general public calling them that, just us obsessed airline drivin hormone go getters.

[matt1168]

A few weeks ago at JFK while waiting to board a flight to FLL on JB, a man kept telling me how much he loved the 757 and how happy he was that he would be flying on one, and he kept pointing to the A320. I kept saying to him "it's an Airbus A320," but he "corrected me" saying no, I know it's a 757. I've seen plenty of them.

[FlyingPhotog]

I hate these phrases...

"I miss the 727"
"I miss the DC-10"
"I miss the L-1011"
"I miss the MD-11"
"When is Southwest gonna assign seats?"
"When is Southwest gonna fly to Colorado / Hawaii?"
"Does Southwest ship pets?" (NO - It's inhumane!)
"Southwest is not always the cheapest."
"Southwest is scared to fly into DFW against AA."

[NWAirlinkCRJ@ERI]

I hate this the most!

When is US Airways gonna die?
When is US going to go out of business?
Who will get what parts of US Airways' assets?

ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!



-Pete

[ExpressJet145]

I hate this the most!

When is US Airways gonna die?
When is US going to go out of business?
Who will get what parts of US Airways' assets?

ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!



-Pete

I love USAirways with a passion, god bless them!

[NWAirlinkCRJ@ERI]

I hate this the most!

When is US Airways gonna die?
When is US going to go out of business?
Who will get what parts of US Airways' assets?

ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!!!!



-Pete

I love USAirways with a passion, god bless them!

Likewise!!!

I'm even more closer after I worked for them!!!

-Pete

[ATrude777]

Most of you guys have come up with some good ones!! I can imagine them being so annoying. I hear this alot from my own family members..

one of u said it , so when do you drive the planes?
also, my mom thinks every plane is a 747. yes..even the cessna's that fly to my regional airport. Most of you guys covered them!

Alex

[chrisburns]

I always love it when some guy thinks he knows planes, and when talking (i heard this from a guy in ATL) that a DC-9 was built in 1994

[Flying High]

Maybe it's a Colombian or Latin American thing, but I hate people who clap when the airplane lands.

It's good to know you're grateful you've made it safely to your destination, but is it really necessary to clap???

[Aaron Kearney]

Personally I'd have no problem being called a F-16 driver ... of course, that is under the assumption that people really know that pilots fly planes. I usually reserve the word 'puddlejumper' to describe 30-seat or smaller turboprops.

Usually, when someone says something that isn't quite factual, I'll just let it slide and not let it bug me. Life's too short to make a fuss over little things like these.

[Torin Wilson]

Maybe it's a Colombian or Latin American thing, but I hate people who clap when the airplane lands.

It's good to know you're grateful you've made it safely to your destination, but is it really necessary to clap???

I guess that'd depend on the airline you've just flown with. I imagine some of the poeple are clapping because they know they were lucky to have made it!

Don't take that too seriously bud



Also you find a lot of engineers and people in the business seem to call pilots drivers. It's not a lack of knowledge, it's just a thing that it done. Like F/A's are trolly dolly's, you know.