Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-01-2012, 01:18 PM
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Who cares about the Safety Video button? Overall, it is well done, as are Mr. Anderson's intros.
But, Delta is connected with a bit of film that we should formally protest. "Flight" opens with a Captain bedding Flight Attendants in between lines of cocaine with vodka chasers just before duty in while using shades mostly to cover bloodshot eyes. It isn't drama. ... it is garbage.
Worse, several reviewers have stated "fliers will be terrified" will "google rental cars" and "Grayhound." Guess marketing thought that was a good idea?
But, Delta is connected with a bit of film that we should formally protest. "Flight" opens with a Captain bedding Flight Attendants in between lines of cocaine with vodka chasers just before duty in while using shades mostly to cover bloodshot eyes. It isn't drama. ... it is garbage.
Worse, several reviewers have stated "fliers will be terrified" will "google rental cars" and "Grayhound." Guess marketing thought that was a good idea?
11-01-2012, 01:31 PM
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I am beginning to wonder if there is a correlation between those who find this 'button thing' insulting and those to whom I am lying through my teeth when I say that flying with them for four days has been a pleasure. 
Sometimes pilots take things too seriously. Life is short. Enjoy the ride.
WingLeveler
P.S. Before the haters start hatin', know that professionalism and humor are not, in fact, mutually exclusive concepts.
Sometimes pilots take things too seriously. Life is short. Enjoy the ride.
WingLeveler
P.S. Before the haters start hatin', know that professionalism and humor are not, in fact, mutually exclusive concepts.
I usually have very thick skin but I admit it rubbed me the wrong way. Humor depends on who tells the joke, how it is told, context etc.. Our employer fueling a stereotype that our job is easy, crosses that line. If they made fun of themselves (Bankruptcy button) in the video and other work groups, FA (shown as a restaurant server), MTC etc...it would have been easier to take I'm sure. We were the only Delta employee joke at the end....not cool. Happy to see they removed it, but very surprised it made the final cut with Delta being on the forefront of PC.
11-01-2012, 02:00 PM
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11-01-2012, 02:08 PM
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I liked Richard Anderson's new intro. I thought the safety video was awkward. It was not funny at all, but it is obvious it is trying to be.
11-01-2012, 02:10 PM
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I guess I am one of those guys. I usually have very thick skin but I admit it rubbed me the wrong way.
Humor depends on who tells the joke, how it is told, context etc.. Our employer fueling a stereotype that our job is easy, crosses that line. If they made fun of themselves (Bankruptcy button) in the video and other work groups, FA (shown as a restaurant server), MTC etc...it would have been easier to take I'm sure. We were the only Delta employee joke at the end....not cool. Happy to see they removed it, but very surprised it made the final cut with Delta being on the forefront of PC.
I usually have very thick skin but I admit it rubbed me the wrong way. Humor depends on who tells the joke, how it is told, context etc.. Our employer fueling a stereotype that our job is easy, crosses that line. If they made fun of themselves (Bankruptcy button) in the video and other work groups, FA (shown as a restaurant server), MTC etc...it would have been easier to take I'm sure. We were the only Delta employee joke at the end....not cool. Happy to see they removed it, but very surprised it made the final cut with Delta being on the forefront of PC.
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
11-01-2012, 02:18 PM
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The perception is partly our own fault, for years we've been telling people, when asked if flying is 'hard', "Awe shucks ma'am, ain't nutt'n to it, you just relax, ain't nutt'n to be skeered of up there, it's just like ridin' bike..."
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
11-01-2012, 02:20 PM
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The perception is partly our own fault, for years we've been telling people, when asked if flying is 'hard', "Awe shucks ma'am, ain't nutt'n to it, you just relax, ain't nutt'n to be skeered of up there, it's just like ridin' bike..."
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
TEN
11-01-2012, 02:23 PM
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Years ago when I was on the 727, I had one of those FLAPs ask me if I thought he could land the 727, since he was a private pilot, you know, if the three of us all died of food poisoning or something...and they needed a pilot to land it.
I said, "I seriously doubt you could land it, I know some 727 Captains who can't even land the 727, and they've been trained on it for YEARS!"
I said, "I seriously doubt you could land it, I know some 727 Captains who can't even land the 727, and they've been trained on it for YEARS!"
11-01-2012, 02:26 PM
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I can't believe the fly button has now been removed from the new safety videos on youtube. That didn't take long.
11-01-2012, 02:32 PM
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The perception is partly our own fault, for years we've been telling people, when asked if flying is 'hard', "Awe shucks ma'am, ain't nutt'n to it, you just relax, ain't nutt'n to be skeered of up there, it's just like ridin' bike..."
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
What we should be saying when ever someone asks is, "Holy CRAP! I thought I was going to DIE! That thunderstorm we went straight through was UNBELIEVEABLE!! I was sure the wings were going to come off, man, I need a drink! And a line of blow would help too, any idea where the hookers hang out in Cleveland?"
But we don't, we sugar coat it, and they all think we do nothing more than push that FLY button, sit back and let George do...everything.
Years ago, when I was on the MD88 in CVG I had a little old lady poke her head into the cockpit while boarding, she said, "I know all you guys do up here is push buttons!"
I jumped up out of my seat, and said, "Hi, how are you? Have you ever sat in the Captain's seat? Here, sit down." She sat down, and as she did, I pulled her boarding card out of her hand. She asks, "Where are you going with that?"
I said, "I'm going to go sit in your seat, in the back, and you can push the buttons, and take us to Atlanta. Don't worry, he'll help you." (pointing at F/O).
She jumps up out of my seat and says, "I can't do that, I don't know how!"
I said, "Sure you can, it's just pushing buttons, he'll even tell you which ones to push..."
She scrambled out of there in a hurry, and I never heard any more from her.
I love to put them in the seat and say, "Yeah, it's really easy, so why don't YOU do it, and I'll sleep in the back..."
That shuts them up pretty quickly.
). Much more complex in today's environment.
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