Originally Posted by
ORD1Kguy
So flying LAX/ORD today, AA 383, and the captain starts his normal greeting, of course in a perfect captain's tone and cadence. "Good morning from the flight deck, this is your Captain, Max Power..." My brain kinda short circuits, I'm like really?! That can't be true, he has to be making that up. I ask my self can they make that up? Did I hear that right? (I did)That would be iconic material there, best aviation name in the history of aviation, and the ladies...."Hi, I'm Captain Max Power" Should have been in Airplane. Just made me giggle is all.
"We have clearance Clarence, over"
"Huh?"
"Roger,"
"Huh?"
"Captain, max power"
"Roger"
"Huh?"
I worked with a Joe once, his nickname was Max, seemed to suit… 🤷♂️