BEC Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Santa's flight test Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check. 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. He knew they would examine all his equipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test... 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 ahead of time," as he leaned over to whisper in Santa's ear, "but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 LOL... Nice! Well, horrible actually, but you get what I mean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I dont get it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 ---------------- On 12/16/2004 11:49:15 PM Rdmarsiii wrote: I dont get it... ---------------- Really? Think about it... He's gonna loose an engine. What would be powering santa's sleigh? Raindeer right? And there are 8 of them right? And the guy has a shotgun, meaning he's gonna pop a cap in the *** of one of them raindeer. Furthermore, when people train for being a pilot, they have to run through different emegergency scenario's... Make since now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonecj Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 ---------------- On 12/17/2004 12:21:13 AM m00n wrote: ...he's gonna pop a cap in the *** of one of them raindeer. ---------------- Thanks m00n... My girls & I had a good laugh on that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinr Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Very funny. To be honest I only got it after you explained it, m00n. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 That's ok Ed... My wife didn't get it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 Oooh, ok. Thats what I thought, but i wasnt sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 OK - I know I'm late to this one, but I just read it and just about fell outta my chair laughing. LOL...... I'm not sure how many pilots there are here, but those that are see the real humor in this. For the rest of you, I'll explain. During pilot training, you go through some "engine out" exercises where the instructor will just pull the power back to idle on you without warning and announce, "You just loss your engine, what are you gonna do?" And this same drill is done (A LOT) to folks that are getting a multi-engine rating. I remember a guy once telling me that it wasn't until after his check ride that he knew the plane would fly on BOTH engines! BTW - anyone know what the propellar on an airplane is for??? It's to keep the pilot cool. Because when it stops - you sweat!! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Being a pilot myself, I got it right a way, that was great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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