Now this one really frosts my noodle.
A Cameroon Airlines 747 is comin' in for a landing at CDG airport in Paris.
You've heard of the "sterile cockpit" rule, right? It means, below 10k feet, the ONLY conversation in the cockpit can relate to actually FLYING THE FOOKIN AEROPLANE.
So what do these moron pilots do? Well, I'll tell you what they do. They invite 2 pretty females to sit in the cockpit and watch the landing.
And all the way down, the pilots are flirting with the comely maidens.
You might ask, but Mikey, what could possibly go wrong?
Well, I'll tell you what went wrong.
Everything is fine until it's time to bring the bigass 747 to a stop on the runway (or taxi speed, yeah?). But then, when it's time to use reverse thrust, the no. 1 engine doesn't reverse. In fact, it's off the idle position and pushing the jet ahead.
See, you can't get reverse thrust from an engine unless its throttle lever is pulled all the way back to idle. Only then will the cowling open up to put out reverse airflow momentum.
Does the pilot notice that one out of four throttle levers is out of position? No. No he does not.
So, with uneven reversing, the big jet swings to the right and goes into the grass between the runway and the taxiway, taking off the front landing gear.
The aeroplane is a total. Ruined completely. Now, everyone evacuates safely, including the two comely maidens in the cockpit.
Look. I'm a guy. I possess a penis and everything. Even got a Certificate of Penis Authenticity for it. So I understand the biological NEED to impress chicks. But, here's a thought. Impress females with a safe, competent landing, yeah?
Is that too much to ask of professional pilots? Well, you might comment, they are from central Africa.
That's racist!
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