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

Walsh

I always clap the NTL guy when he puts a new box in my house, or when the plumber fixes a leak. Clap, clap, clap.

Gordon

This is something that Greek people would always do in the past, it's becoming less popular these days though. I used to really like it when the whole plane would clap and I'd join in if it happened.

Local-womanizer

jaysusjones wrote: »

Clapping on planes is fine, its just a little "Thanks for not killing me pilot" gesture that I'm sure they appreciate.

But its in the pilots own interest to land the plane safely.

A simple thank you on the way out the door will suffice I would think.

Mal-Adjusted

Do you clap and cheer when the bus arrives at the station?

didn't think so.

brummytom

Mal-Adjusted wrote: »

Do you clap and cheer when the bus arrives at the station?

Yes

mukki

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

you are high above the ground totally unsupported, anything else would fall into a heap of mangeled steel instantly

in an emergency i.e. you clip wings with another plane... pressing the brakes to stop wont work

at the altitude the plane travels at there is less air above you pushing down on you son you would not be able to breathe, to combat this they pump air into the plane this extra air is pushing the against insides of the plane trying to blow it apart

when the plane lands on the road you are travelling way about the normal 100km speeds




so if i was on a plane that landed safe i'd clap myself, else... i'd crap myself

fsxirishscenery

mukki wrote: »

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

you are high above the ground totally unsupported, anything else would fall into a heap of mangeled steel instantly

in an emergency i.e. you clip wings with another plane... pressing the brakes to stop wont work

at the altitude the plane travels at there is less air above you pushing down on you son you would not be able to breathe, to combat this they pump air into the plane this extra air is pushing the against insides of the plane trying to blow it apart

when the plane lands on the road you are travelling way about the normal 100km speeds




so if i was on a plane that landed safe i'd clap myself, else... i'd crap myself

Yeah if something goes wrong in a plane you are in more trouble than a car, but still though roughly 30,000 people have been killed in car accidents in the USA in 2008. That's the equivalent of two Boeing 747's loaded with passengers crashing and killing everyone on board, each and every week of the year. You should be more concerned about the car trip to the airport than any of your flights.

musicmonky

deja vu.... this thread is elsewhere
http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055597054

brianthebard

mukki wrote: »

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

you are high above the ground totally unsupported, anything else would fall into a heap of mangeled steel instantly

in an emergency i.e. you clip wings with another plane... pressing the brakes to stop wont work

WTF? Do you think this is a common occurrence?

blogga

My name is URL wrote: »

I never clap, usually it's some eejit that's never been on a plane before that starts it.. and then everyone just joins in like sheep

Once I tested the theory at a mass, I clapped after the sermon and people actually joined in. I fcuking pissed myself

Must gave been a river of piss then in the church. Seein as how ppl join in with some randomer.

Victor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!