Are people who clap when a plane land the most cheesey ***** of the moment?

Victor · 27-10-2009 01:55AM

If they are congratulating the pilot on getting the plane on the ground, shouldn't they realise that no pilot has ever made a mistake and left a plane up there?

zuroph · 27-10-2009 02:01AM

I've clapped once on a plane. As we approached for landing, the pilot aborted and pulled up when we were about 500yards up, we notice fire-engines and ambulances at the side of the runway. Pilot comes on intercom and says theres a problem with the landing gear. circles and approaches again 15 minutes later. again, about 500 yards up, he comes on intercom shouting "BRACE BRACE BRACE!", airhostesses are screaming it, they're crying, people on the plane are freaking out. landing is smooth enough, heavy on the brakes, plane comes to a stop, and theres silence as no1 knows what to do next..

pilot comes on intercom "Ladies and gentlemen..... welcome to Shannon Airport!". fcukin cool bastard. worth a clap I thought. apparently he was in bits later, but at the time, kept his cool.

Piste · 27-10-2009 02:03AM

^ that's one circumstance where it's ok. No ******ry there!

27-10-2009 02:08AM

I seem to be on the fence with this one, no matter how many times i fly i'm still astounded by the whole concept of it. I do not clap, it is cheesey, but I definitely find myself thinking on landing, "You lifted us 37000 feet off the ground in a 200+ tonne metal tube and put us down effortlessly in another country, fair ****ing play to ya!"

Capt'n Midnight · 27-10-2009 02:10AM

I've only noticed clapping on RyanAir flights and at first associated it with secondary school kids over here to learn English.

Adults don't clap.

Americans might clap in an emergency but that don't change point one.

Overgrown children who clap should have their driving licenses confiscated on landing, and that's only because we got rid of the death penalty :mad:

G_R · 27-10-2009 02:21AM

mukki wrote: »

remember that planes are the most dangerous way to travel...

its the opposite actually, its one of (if not the) safest way to travel. Your more likely to be killed in a car crash in Ireland, never mind all over the world

Senna · 27-10-2009 02:39AM

That fecking trumpet on Ryanair causes people to clap and it has nothing to do with the "on time flight", its just a reflex reaction of a moron.

mukki · 27-10-2009 08:50AM

dannym08 wrote: »

its the opposite actually, its one of (if not the) safest way to travel. Your more likely to be killed in a car crash in Ireland, never mind all over the world

thats based on the accidents per mile travelled

try the deaths per accident statistic

mikeruurds · 27-10-2009 09:01AM

mukki wrote: »

thats based on the accidents per mile travelled

try the deaths per accident statistic

True. It's not easy to fit 250+ people in a hatchback.

Dave! · 27-10-2009 09:20AM

No

I do it all the time

Great fun

I do it in the cinema too, on the off-chance that the director is in the audience

mandysmithers · 27-10-2009 12:36PM

zuroph wrote: »

airhostesses are screaming it, they're crying,

Ah man, if the airhostesses are crying, then it's fairly scary alright!

I've only ever heard people clapping when a plane landed about once, and that was on arrival in at a sun holiday destination - so most people were in great form, and probably in big groups of friends and/or drinking.

D-A-V-E · 27-10-2009 12:51PM

it totally depends, i saw this video on youtube and couldnt stop laughing! adds to a good atmosphere..and the pilot responds with the horn at 1.06!! brilliant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdbh3gOUoaQ

DonJose · 27-10-2009 12:58PM

I was on a plane once flying out of Mexico and one of the doors wasn't shut properly, once we reached a certain height the turbulance shook the plane to bits, it was like being on a rollercoaster. There was more praying on that plane than in fukkin Mecca. The pilot turned the plane around and landed safely. I clapped and clapped like a sap and so did everybody else.

G_R · 27-10-2009 01:33PM

mukki wrote: »

thats based on the accidents per mile travelled

try the deaths per accident statistic

i dont know but i'd imagine its close to 95%, doesnt change the fact that 99.9999999999999999999999% of flights dont crash

Mal-Adjusted · 28-10-2009 07:09PM

mukki wrote: »

thats based on the accidents per mile travelled

try the deaths per accident statistic

Anyone could see that statistic is flawed. yes, when a plane crashes, more people will die relative to when a car crashes, but trafic colissions are so frequent they make up the numbers and then some!:(

nlgbbbblth · 28-10-2009 09:30PM

dannym08 wrote: »

i dont know but i'd imagine its close to 95%, doesnt change the fact that 99.9999999999999999999999% of flights dont crash

it's easier to survive a car crash.

I'd fancy my chances in a car crash a lot more than if my flight went down.

G_R · 28-10-2009 10:20PM

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

it's easier to survive a car crash.

I'd fancy my chances in a car crash a lot more than if my flight went down.

but the chances of your car crashing are a hell of a lot higher than your plane crashing

Ouijaboard · 29-10-2009 08:57PM

zuroph wrote: »

I've clapped once on a plane. As we approached for landing, the pilot aborted and pulled up when we were about 500yards up, we notice fire-engines and ambulances at the side of the runway. Pilot comes on intercom and says theres a problem with the landing gear. circles and approaches again 15 minutes later. again, about 500 yards up, he comes on intercom shouting "BRACE BRACE BRACE!", airhostesses are screaming it, they're crying, people on the plane are freaking out. landing is smooth enough, heavy on the brakes, plane comes to a stop, and theres silence as no1 knows what to do next..

pilot comes on intercom "Ladies and gentlemen..... welcome to Shannon Airport!". fcukin cool bastard. worth a clap I thought. apparently he was in bits later, but at the time, kept his cool.

Wow, that was a hairy experience, when did that happen?

Landed in Madeira once, that was a difficult landing, lots of crosswind, and anybody who knows it will realise that its one of the most difficult runways to land on.

Anyway the pilot was struggling to put the plane down, the nose dipping too much weaving left and right and when he finally did he realised that there was probably not enough runway remaining to brake so we had to take off and try again. Got it down the 2nd time but the location plus cliff face at the end of the runway didnt help settle the nerves.

Worth a clap then aswell but generally clapping is almost insulting to the pilot.

zuroph · 29-10-2009 09:13PM

cougar1 wrote: »

Wow, that was a hairy experience, when did that happen?

last valentines weekend. Spent the whole time we were circling in the air apologising to my GF for bringing her!

Are people who clap when a plane land the most cheesey ***** of the moment?

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