8 Things You Never Want to Hear Your Pilot Say

March 28, 2012 4:30 pm     Posted in Entertainment, HaHa, News  Garnet Henderson g+ page


By Garnet Henderson

This week, a JetBlue pilot had a breakdown on-board a flight from New York City to Las Vegas. He started wandering around, flipping switches, and yelling about bombs and Al Qaeda. Luckily, his copilot did some really quick thinking. He convinced the pilot to leave the cockpit and then locked him out. When the pilot started to panic and scream at passengers to say their prayers, a group of passengers tackled him and held him down until the plane could make an emergency landing.

We all remember the time that JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater dramatically quit his job and then slid out of the plane on the emergency chute. That was pretty funny, but given this pilot episode, I’m glad I never fly JetBlue. It seems like they need to screen their employees a bit more intensely. This kind of news terrifies me, because I go to college far from home. There’s no way for me to get home to visit my family without getting on a plane, so I do a lot of flying.

These days, every time I get on a plane, I don’t even bother to hope that the experience will be good. I just hope that I’ll make it to my final destination in one piece. Inspired by the dangers of flying, here are eight things you never want to hear your pilot say.

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    • Garnet is a student at Columbia University in New York City. She is “that person” who starts dancing at a party when everyone else is standing around, and if there were a Facebook stalking Olympics, she would be a gold medalist. She also loves cheesy 90s music, and almost died of happiness when Vanilla Ice retweeted her. Once. Follow her on Twitter @garnethenderson.

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    5 Comments on "8 Things You Never Want to Hear Your Pilot Say"

    1. Ashley- GWU says:
      Wed, 28th Mar 20125:22 pm 

      I've always wondered what I would do if something like this happened. I'd probably cry hysterically and be no help at all haha

    2. Katie Garrity - North Central College says:
      Fri, 30th Mar 20121:11 am 

      I would completely panic, for sure.

    3. Kandy says:
      Thu, 17th May 201212:30 pm 

      When the pilot started to panic and scream at passengers to say their prayers, a group of passengers tackled him and held him down until the plane could make an emergency landing.

    4. Netaley says:
      Tue, 3rd Jul 20125:35 am 

      There’s no way for me to get home to visit my family without getting on a plane, so I do a lot of flying.

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