Joke - Personal Airplane...

Personal Airplane

Tired of the inconvenience of driving from the airport to his

country cottage, a man equipped his small plane with pontoons

so he could land on the lake directly in front of his cottage.

On his next trip, however, he made his approach down the

airport runway as usual.

Alarmed, his wife cried out, "Are you crazy? You can't land

this plane here without wheels!"

The startled husband yanked the nose up, narrowly averting

certain disaster.

Continuing home, he landed the plane on the lake without

mishap.

As he sat there, visibly shaken, he said to his wife, "I don't

know what on earth got into me. That's the stupidest thing
I've ever done in my life!"

And with that, he opened the door and stepped out... right
into the water.

A Funny - Pilot Gripe Sheet...

Quantas Pilot Gripe Sheet

Remember it takes a college degree to fly a plane, but only a high school diploma
to fix one - reassurance for those of us who fly routinely in our jobs.

After every flight, Quantas pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet," which tells
mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems,
document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before
the next flight.

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some actual
maintenance complaints submitted by Quantas' pilots, marked with a P, and the
solutions recorded, marked with an S, by maintenance engineers.

By the way, Quantas is the only major airline that has never had an accident.

P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

P: Something loose in cockpit.
S: Something tightened in cockpit.

P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on backorder.

P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a
200 feet per minute descent.
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.

P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.

P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what they're for.

P: IFF inoperative.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.

P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to straighten up,
fly right, and be serious.

P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.

P: Noise coming from under instrument panel.
Sounds like a midget pounding on
something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.