[653] in Humor
HUMOR: FAA checkrides
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Andrew A. Bennett)
Mon Jan 9 20:30:31 1995
To: humor@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 1995 20:26:49 EST
From: "Andrew A. Bennett" <abennett@MIT.EDU>
Pilot Humor.
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 1995 01:15:08 +0000 (GMT)
From: Espacionaute Spiff domine! <MATOSSIAN@aries.colorado.edu>
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From: "Jim Littlefield" <little@ragnarok.hks.com>
This is from my Uncle George, who's retired USAF. (US Air Force)
Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal
Aviation Administration, and it was shortly before Christmas when
the FAA examiner arrived.
In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the
reindeer. Santa got his logbook out and made sure all his paperwork
was in order.
The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer
harnesses, the landing gear, and Rudolf's nose. He painstakingly
reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for the sled's
enormous payload.
Finally, they were ready for the checkride. Santa got in and fastened
his seatbelt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the
examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun.
"What's that for?" asked Santa incredulously.
The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but
you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."
