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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/trave ... -posh.html

Quote:
Four-out-of-five airline passengers feel more at ease if their pilot speaks with a "posh" voice, according to new research.
And while air travellers are also reassured by Scottish and Newcastle accents, 76 per cent said that they would take no comfort from hearing a Birmingham voice over the tannoy.

Snobs though I would expect blind panic if they ever heard a scouse accent. :D
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
Amnesia10 wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/7532922/Air-passengers-more-trusting-of-pilots-who-sound-posh.html

Quote:
Four-out-of-five airline passengers feel more at ease if their pilot speaks with a "posh" voice, according to new research.
And while air travellers are also reassured by Scottish and Newcastle accents, 76 per cent said that they would take no comfort from hearing a Birmingham voice over the tannoy.

Snobs though I would expect blind panic if they ever heard a scouse accent. :D


what about a middle eastern accent :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
bobbdobbs wrote:
what about a middle eastern accent :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

This is Captain Aziz on this the London to Paris flight stopping in Beirut for refueling.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
My favourite in flight pilot tale comes courtesy of a friend Luke.
Luke was on a flight to Switzerland, with his friend Tom, who we nicknamed The Wookee.
So, Luke and Wookee were sat on the plane, when the pilot, a Hans Olo gave his announcement.
Luke... Wookee... Hans Olo... flying...

Life rarely gifts such circumstance.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
That's just reminded me of a very funny BA pilot on a flight from Birmingham to Aberdeen a few years ago.
Author:  TheHobgob [ Sun Mar 28, 2010 9:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
l3v1ck wrote:
That's just reminded me of a very funny BA pilot on a flight from Birmingham to Aberdeen a few years ago.


Care to enlighten us?

We once had a female pilot, there was a huge cheer when she parked the plane.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Mar 29, 2010 8:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Air passengers 'more trusting of pilots who sound posh'
TheHobgob wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
That's just reminded me of a very funny BA pilot on a flight from Birmingham to Aberdeen a few years ago.
Care to enlighten us?

There were snow/slash rain storm in the area. He aborted the first landing as one was right over the airport, which he then followed up with the following announcement (in a typical posh pilot voice).
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I'm afraid there will be a few minutes delay before we land. I've asked the airport to run some skid tests on the runway after that last squall as I expect the runway is wet and slippy, and I don't do wet and slippy."
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