Talk:1660: Captain Speaking - Revision history

Bb777 at 03:05, 25 March 2025

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172.71.142.100 at 06:02, 5 November 2024

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TCMits: added to the discussion

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108.162.216.67 at 17:54, 9 April 2016

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162.158.87.35 at 13:32, 7 April 2016

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Davidy22 at 04:13, 31 March 2016

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Hubbard: added a 787 description

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added a 787 description

Kynde at 13:05, 28 March 2016

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Kynde at 12:41, 28 March 2016

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162.158.85.69: Plane, not ship, I've played too much Elite

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Plane, not ship, I've played too much Elite

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	Another possibility is that the captain was blackout drunk, and just came out of that state. He could well have reached the airplane, boarded, taken off, all while drunk, and then suddenly become aware of his location and situation. He might well be so disoriented that he can't figure out where he is or what is going on. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.142.100\|172.71.142.100]] 06:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)		Another possibility is that the captain was blackout drunk, and just came out of that state. He could well have reached the airplane, boarded, taken off, all while drunk, and then suddenly become aware of his location and situation. He might well be so disoriented that he can't figure out where he is or what is going on. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.142.100\|172.71.142.100]] 06:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)
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		+	"Hey, I heard you get free wifi if you are in buisness class. Can the passenger on the spot B3 give me your password?" "Hey i'm on a zoom meeting with my boss!" --[[User:Bb777\|[insert signature here]]] ([[User talk:Bb777\|talk]]) 03:05, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Two comments.... my brief stint in aircraft software lead me to understand (at least for the aircraft I was working on) that you could drug a pilot, load him aboard an aircraft, and as long as the route was properly loaded into the flight systems you could wake the pilot mid flight and the plane would let him know in moments where the plane was, what its destination was, and have at hand all the radio frequencies, charts, etc needed for safely landing at the destination - that's probably not how it is for all aircraft. Second, this reminded me somewhat of Varig Flight 254 where the pilots took a wrong turn and found themselves over a jungle and short on fuel [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.67\|108.162.216.67]] 17:54, 9 April 2016 (UTC)		Two comments.... my brief stint in aircraft software lead me to understand (at least for the aircraft I was working on) that you could drug a pilot, load him aboard an aircraft, and as long as the route was properly loaded into the flight systems you could wake the pilot mid flight and the plane would let him know in moments where the plane was, what its destination was, and have at hand all the radio frequencies, charts, etc needed for safely landing at the destination - that's probably not how it is for all aircraft. Second, this reminded me somewhat of Varig Flight 254 where the pilots took a wrong turn and found themselves over a jungle and short on fuel [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.67\|108.162.216.67]] 17:54, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Another possibility is that the captain was blackout drunk, and just came out of that state. He could well have reached the airplane, boarded, taken off, all while drunk, and then suddenly become aware of his location and situation. He might well be so disoriented that he can't figure out where he is or what is going on. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.142.100\|172.71.142.100]] 06:02, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

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	The whole Alex Caviel story reminds me of ''Irony of Fate''. Well, of how it starts out, anyway. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.180.191\|162.158.180.191]] 14:59, 26 March 2016 (UTC)		The whole Alex Caviel story reminds me of ''Irony of Fate''. Well, of how it starts out, anyway. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.180.191\|162.158.180.191]] 14:59, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
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		+	On a Christmas Day flight in the late 1980s, I was on a Pan-Am Boeing 747 flight from New York to Munich. As we approached Europe, the captain started giving us status reports. After the first report when he stated our arrival time in Berlin, a good bit of the cabin was in shock, until the purser reassured everyone that we were indeed going to Munich. Subsequent flight status reports by the captain repeatedly gave our arrival time in Berlin, and were followed by the purser announcing that we were still going to Munich. We did land in Munich. [[User:TCMits\|TCMits]] ([[User talk:TCMits\|talk]]) 21:27, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

	;FlyDubai crash and more		;FlyDubai crash and more

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	Thumbs up for the possible causes, good read. Sadly the pilot falling asleep is a regular problem on flights... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.87.35\|162.158.87.35]]		Thumbs up for the possible causes, good read. Sadly the pilot falling asleep is a regular problem on flights... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.87.35\|162.158.87.35]]
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		+	Two comments.... my brief stint in aircraft software lead me to understand (at least for the aircraft I was working on) that you could drug a pilot, load him aboard an aircraft, and as long as the route was properly loaded into the flight systems you could wake the pilot mid flight and the plane would let him know in moments where the plane was, what its destination was, and have at hand all the radio frequencies, charts, etc needed for safely landing at the destination - that's probably not how it is for all aircraft. Second, this reminded me somewhat of Varig Flight 254 where the pilots took a wrong turn and found themselves over a jungle and short on fuel [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.67\|108.162.216.67]] 17:54, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

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	A Boeing 787 can easily fly an entire flight (except takeoff) on autopilot. I think this comic is making fun of the job of modern airline pilot, assuming they just take a nap right after takeoff, with no concern about the progress of the flight until they land. This comic seems to have one of these pilots who has stuck to the tradition of updating the passengers on flight status, even though he really has no idea what that status is.		A Boeing 787 can easily fly an entire flight (except takeoff) on autopilot. I think this comic is making fun of the job of modern airline pilot, assuming they just take a nap right after takeoff, with no concern about the progress of the flight until they land. This comic seems to have one of these pilots who has stuck to the tradition of updating the passengers on flight status, even though he really has no idea what that status is.
	[[User:Hubbard\|Hubbard]] ([[User talk:Hubbard\|talk]]) 01:53, 31 March 2016 (UTC)		[[User:Hubbard\|Hubbard]] ([[User talk:Hubbard\|talk]]) 01:53, 31 March 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Thumbs up for the possible causes, good read. Sadly the pilot falling asleep is a regular problem on flights... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.87.35\|162.158.87.35]]

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 Actually captain falling asleep wouldn't be unlikely or problem because there may still be two OTHER people in cabin. But yes, first method to find out where they are going would be to ask those other people in cabin. Next, you should be able to get something from the instruments in cabin - I suspect that modern planes DO have some sort of navigation map there. Failing that, asking tower for flight plan would be not only preferable to trying FlightAware, but you could likely do it without raising TOO much suspicious, pretending you just need some detail.
 And, yes: captain (or pilot in general) is only needed for pre-flight checks, take-off, landing - and if something unexpected happens, including some extremely bad weather. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 14:53, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
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 I'm pretty sure you have to punch the flight number in the plane's onboard computer prior to takeoff. Might be wrong though [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.69|162.158.85.69]] 19:36, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

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		+	A Boeing 787 can easily fly an entire flight (except takeoff) on autopilot. I think this comic is making fun of the job of modern airline pilot, assuming they just take a nap right after takeoff, with no concern about the progress of the flight until they land. This comic seems to have one of these pilots who has stuck to the tradition of updating the passengers on flight status, even though he really has no idea what that status is.
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	Actually captain falling asleep wouldn't be unlikely or problem because there may still be two OTHER people in cabin. But yes, first method to find out where they are going would be to ask those other people in cabin. Next, you should be able to get something from the instruments in cabin - I suspect that modern planes DO have some sort of navigation map there. Failing that, asking tower for flight plan would be not only preferable to trying FlightAware, but you could likely do it without raising TOO much suspicious, pretending you just need some detail.		Actually captain falling asleep wouldn't be unlikely or problem because there may still be two OTHER people in cabin. But yes, first method to find out where they are going would be to ask those other people in cabin. Next, you should be able to get something from the instruments in cabin - I suspect that modern planes DO have some sort of navigation map there. Failing that, asking tower for flight plan would be not only preferable to trying FlightAware, but you could likely do it without raising TOO much suspicious, pretending you just need some detail.
	And, yes: captain (or pilot in general) is only needed for pre-flight checks, take-off, landing - and if something unexpected happens, including some extremely bad weather. -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 14:53, 25 March 2016 (UTC)		And, yes: captain (or pilot in general) is only needed for pre-flight checks, take-off, landing - and if something unexpected happens, including some extremely bad weather. -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 14:53, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

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 Just noting, the discussion shows up on main again. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.56.5|162.158.56.5]] 16:00, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
 :On the main comic page, or on the wiki's main page? It doesn't show up on the wiki's main page for me (and never did). [[Special:Contributions/162.158.180.191|162.158.180.191]] 14:59, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
 On one of the few flights I got to sit in first class, the flight attendant started to welcome us passengers. She said "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to..." then stopped. I was sitting in 1B so she said to me, "can I see your ticket?" I gave it to her and she completed the announcement. After she finished, I said quietly "forgot our flight number and where we're going, right?" She kind of sheepishly nodded. :-) I don't blame her though. She doesn't care about the flight number or where we're headed, and with all the flights they have to make, I'd probably forget once in a while too. [[User:Gbisaga|Gbisaga]] ([[User talk:Gbisaga|talk]]) 19:16, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

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 Is it just coincidence that this comic was published one year and one day after co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately crashed 4U9525 killing 150 people? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525
+:I think Randall Munroe is usually to aware of such things to excuse this as just a mishap.  This seems to be a tasteless joke on the lines of: "Lol, maybe the pilot was just hung over. Rofl" [[Special:Contributions/198.41.243.244|198.41.243.244]] 15:53, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
-I think Randall Munroe is usually to aware of such things to excuse this as just a mishap.  This seems to be a tasteless joke on the lines of: "Lol, maybe the pilot was just hung over. Rofl" [[Special:Contributions/198.41.243.244|198.41.243.244]] 15:53, 26 March 2016 (UTC)
+::I think you're reaching more than a bit there. The idea of someone being in charge of a plane who doesn't know how to fly it is a common enough theme in pop culture that such a reference does not necessarily have anything to do with that sad event. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.64|173.245.54.64]]
+:::I do not think Randall published this on account of the anniversary of that event, but I do think it is relevant so it could be put up in the examples under the trivia. Because as opposed to what has been claimed, then for that particular plane the pilot - who did intentionally crash the plane - was left alone in the cockpit and was thus able to lock out the other pilot. The security that should enable them to keep out terrorist then helped him keep out the crew until he had finished his deed. But obviously the pilot in this comic has not evil intentions, but one might fear he will not be able to land the plane, but not crash it on purpose. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 12:41, 28 March 2016 (UTC)
 I'm pretty sure you have to punch the flight number in the plane's onboard computer prior to takeoff. Might be wrong though [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.69|162.158.85.69]] 19:36, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

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	:I think you're reaching more than a bit there. The idea of someone being in charge of a plane who doesn't know how to fly it is a common enough theme in pop culture that such a reference does not necessarily have anything to do with that sad event. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.64\|173.245.54.64]]		:I think you're reaching more than a bit there. The idea of someone being in charge of a plane who doesn't know how to fly it is a common enough theme in pop culture that such a reference does not necessarily have anything to do with that sad event. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.54.64\|173.245.54.64]]

−	I'm pretty sure you have to punch the flight number in the ~~ship~~'s onboard computer prior to takeoff. Might be wrong though [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.69\|162.158.85.69]] 19:36, 27 March 2016 (UTC)	+	I'm pretty sure you have to punch the flight number in the plane's onboard computer prior to takeoff. Might be wrong though [[Special:Contributions/162.158.85.69\|162.158.85.69]] 19:36, 27 March 2016 (UTC)