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posted by Scot McKnight | 2:09pm Friday October 23, 2009

Pilotsleeps.jpgThe latest little fiasco from the airlines is the plane that overshot its airport by a mere 150 miles. Let’s not dismiss this as simply funny. But, let’s have some fun with it. 

Let’s assume the pilots were sleeping. Let’s imagine Letterman or Leno ask you to come up with a few lines for pilots…

What will you ask the next pilot as you pass him/her by to find your seat? 
Like singing as you go by: “In the cockpit, the quiet cockpit, the pilot sleeps tonight…” (to the tune of “In the jungle, the lion sleeps tonight).
Report from CNN starts with this….

A passenger flight from San Diego, California, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, overshot its destination airport by about 150 miles Wednesday, and federal investigators are looking into whether the pilots had become distracted, as they claimed, or perhaps fallen asleep.



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John W Frye

posted October 23, 2009 at 2:33 pm


On the intercom: “This is your passenger speaking: ‘Hey, Mr. Pilot, wake up. I think our airport just went by’.”



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Scot McKnight

posted October 23, 2009 at 2:35 pm


Hey Mr. Pilot, What time would you like your wake-up call?



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Ted M. Gossard

posted October 23, 2009 at 2:38 pm


Maybe it was from working two jobs and the coffee wasn’t strong enough!



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Michael W. Kruse

posted October 23, 2009 at 2:50 pm


“Sweet dreams.”



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Clint W

posted October 23, 2009 at 2:56 pm


I’ll be your flight attendant today. Can I offer you a pillow or blanket?



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Kevin

posted October 23, 2009 at 3:00 pm


“Sorry Mr. Federal Investigator. It was an honest mistake. See. I thought Jesus was my co-pilot…”



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corey

posted October 23, 2009 at 4:15 pm


Did you hear about the pilots who overshot Minneapolis and are being investigated for falling asleep during the flight? Wow, I didn’t know that they had a live feed of Scot McKnight’s classes piped into the cockpit! :)



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tommy

posted October 23, 2009 at 4:49 pm


My grandfather was A pilot for Northwest. He died pecefully in his sleep…not screaming like his passengers.



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Mark Baker-Wright

posted October 23, 2009 at 6:03 pm


I LOVE the “Lion Sleeps Tonight” parody!



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Tim Smithpeters

posted October 24, 2009 at 5:56 am


God is not my copilot but my pilot.



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John W Frye

posted October 24, 2009 at 10:25 am


Tommy (#8),
in my book, you win! :-)



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Clay Knick

posted October 24, 2009 at 11:00 am


Just read Sully Sullenberger’s “Highest Duty.” Easy reading. Maybe we could take two of those books and toss them into the cockpit and wake those pilots up. Of course we would throw them in a Christian way. :)



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