A few good Pilots ( men)

Adam Zucker · January 15th, 2009, 10:37 AM

This was sent to me by a friend who is an airline capatain. Keeping their name out of it as not sure they want it out there but it is darn funny.

Remember the movie "A Few Good Men"??
Remember Jack Nicholson's famous soliloquy when on thewitness stand, being questioned by Tom Cruise...

Here is the civilian Airline version....

Captain: "You want answers?"

Chief Pilot: "I think we are entitled"

Captain: "You want answers?!"

Chief Pilot: "I want the truth!"

Captain: "You can't handle the truth!!!"

Captain (continuing): "We live in a world that requires revenue. That revenue must be flown by people with elite skills. Who's going to do it? You, Mr. CEO? You Mr.. Finance? You, Ms. Human Resources? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You scoff at the Line Pilots and you curse our mediocre incentives. You have that luxury.You have the luxury of not knowing what we know. And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, drives REVENUE! You don't want to know the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at staff meetings, you want me in that airplane. You NEED me in that airplane!! We use words like working radar, good weather, on time departures, airworthiness, upgrades, commuting, another round, medium-rare,on-the-rocks, Cohiba. We use these words as the backbone of all Professional Aviation. You use them as a punch line! I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of service I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a flight bag. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!"

Chief Pilot: "Did you expense the lap dancers?"

Captain: "I did the job I was hired to do."

Chief Pilot: "Did you expense the lap dancers?!"

Captain: "You're goddamn right I did !!!!

Henning · January 15th, 2009, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamZ

Chief Pilot: "Did you expense the lap dancers?"

Captain: "I did the job I was hired to do."

Chief Pilot: "Did you expense the lap dancers?!"

Captain: "You're goddamn right I did !!!!

FB · January 15th, 2009, 11:22 AM

That was hilarious!

Dave Krall CFII SEL SES · January 15th, 2009, 02:09 PM

You think it's funny to make fun of the truth?!?

rottydaddy · January 15th, 2009, 03:48 PM

" I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of service I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it."

Oh man, I like that... I am inches from including that line in an e-mail to my boss today...

The Rogue · February 4th, 2009, 06:11 PM

How did I miss this one? Man, that's hilarious stuff!

Simple hilarious!

--Matt

jhausch · February 4th, 2009, 06:23 PM

I got a recording of the salesman version around here somewhere. . . .
I'll see if I can find it.

jhausch · February 4th, 2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhausch

I got a recording of the salesman version around here somewhere. . . .
I'll see if I can find it.

Got it - I had to convert it from wma to MP3.

enjoy.

January 15th, 2009, 10:37 AM	#1
Adam Zucker (User ID: AdamZ) Final Approach Pilots Of America Management Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Montgomery County PA Posts: 8,775	A few good Pilots ( men) This was sent to me by a friend who is an airline capatain. Keeping their name out of it as not sure they want it out there but it is darn funny. Remember the movie "A Few Good Men"?? Remember Jack Nicholson's famous soliloquy when on thewitness stand, being questioned by Tom Cruise... Here is the civilian Airline version.... Captain: "You want answers?" Chief Pilot: "I think we are entitled" Captain: "You want answers?!" Chief Pilot: "I want the truth!" Captain: "You can't handle the truth!!!" Captain (continuing): "We live in a world that requires revenue. That revenue must be flown by people with elite skills. Who's going to do it? You, Mr. CEO? You Mr.. Finance? You, Ms. Human Resources? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You scoff at the Line Pilots and you curse our mediocre incentives. You have that luxury.You have the luxury of not knowing what we know. And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, drives REVENUE! You don't want to know the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at staff meetings, you want me in that airplane. You NEED me in that airplane!! We use words like working radar, good weather, on time departures, airworthiness, upgrades, commuting, another round, medium-rare,on-the-rocks, Cohiba. We use these words as the backbone of all Professional Aviation. You use them as a punch line! I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of service I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a flight bag. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you're entitled to!" Chief Pilot: "Did you expense the lap dancers?" Captain: "I did the job I was hired to do." Chief Pilot: "Did you expense the lap dancers?!" Captain: "You're goddamn right I did !!!! __________________ Adam Zucker With reasonable men I will reason, with humane men I will plead, with tyrants I will show no mercy. Thomas Jefferson (carved on the Jefferson Memorial at the Tidal Basin)

January 15th, 2009, 11:22 AM	Posted in reply to Henning's post "Re: A few good Pilots ( men)" #3
FB (User ID: Frank Browne) Final Approach Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Jacksonville,Fl Posts: 5,227	Re: A few good Pilots ( men) That was hilarious! __________________ I knew it, you're all in cahoots.

January 15th, 2009, 02:09 PM	Posted in reply to AdamZ's post "A few good Pilots ( men)" #4
Dave Krall CFII SEL SES (User ID: Dave Krall CFII) En-Route Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 4,061	Re: A few good Pilots ( men) You think it's funny to make fun of the truth?!? Last edited by Dave Krall CFII; January 15th, 2009 at 02:35 PM.

January 15th, 2009, 03:48 PM	Posted in reply to Dave Krall CFII's post "Re: A few good Pilots ( men)" #5
rottydaddy (User ID: rottydaddy) Pattern Altitude Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newark, NJ Posts: 2,109	Re: A few good Pilots ( men) " I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to people who rise and sleep under the very blanket of service I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it." Oh man, I like that... I am inches from including that line in an e-mail to my boss today... __________________ -PP-ASEL (w/tailwheel endorsement) -PP-Glider Last edited by rottydaddy; January 15th, 2009 at 04:08 PM.

February 4th, 2009, 06:11 PM	Posted in reply to rottydaddy's post "Re: A few good Pilots ( men)" #6
The Rogue (User ID: The rogue) Pre-takeoff checklist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 228	Re: A few good Pilots ( men) How did I miss this one? Man, that's hilarious stuff! Simple hilarious! --Matt

February 4th, 2009, 06:23 PM	Posted in reply to AdamZ's post "A few good Pilots ( men)" #7
jhausch (User ID: jhausch) Pre-takeoff checklist Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 223	Re: A few good Pilots ( men) I got a recording of the salesman version around here somewhere. . . . I'll see if I can find it.

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