Originally Posted by jsmeeker
Never had an "in-person" briefing before from a pilot (well, at least not a commercial airline), but earlier this year, I had the most thorough brief earlier this year.
American Airlines, DFW-LAX. Capatain introduced himself, proceeded to tell us how long he had flown for American, how many years on the airplane type (a 767), and what he did before joining AA (Air Force). He then did the same for the First Officer. He proceeded to tell us what a great airplane the 767 was, how much fuel was on board, what out take off speed was going to be, etc. etc. Then he gave detailed route of flight information.
I haven't heard anything like is since. Guess I haven't flown with that captain since then.
I believe this is often called stalling (trying to have us not notice that we are still at the gate). I watched on poor FA who was trying sooo hard she explained not only the "normal stuff" but also showed people how to turn the light on and off, how to adjust their air thiny and the topper was SHE DEMONSTRATED HOW TO USE THE WINDOW SHADE. I was waiting for her to read us the ingredients on the snack packages next *smile*
Needless to say we had been sitting on the tarmac a while!