More than 18 million flights a year carry more than one billion passengers for business and for pleasure. This, of course, leads to increased opportunities for humor in the skies. Consider the pilot whose skills were questioned after a ride ended roughly: After a particularly hard landing in Tampa, the U.S. Airways pilot apologized over the public address system to the passengers. The crew stood at the door to say good-bye to the passengers as they deplaned. The pilot felt so bad about the landing, he couldn't look anyone in the eye. None of the passengers said anything derogatory until a sweet little lady walking with the help of a cane approached him. "Sonny," she said right in his face. "Did we land...or were we shot down?" Author Allan Zullo has produced some of the world's most notoriously funny books, filled with astonishing-but-true stories. With coauthor Kathy Nelson, Zullo's latest entrant captures some of flying's best moments, from the Northwest captain who had pizza delivered to a plane stuck on the tarmac to the Delta flight engineer who fell out the back exit of a taxiing jet. "Hey, thanks for waiting for me!" he told the pilot who slowed to pick him up. "No problem," answered the captain. "I like you." From start to finish, The Smile-High Club will keep readers laughing at some of aviation's most amazing antics.
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Allan Zullo has authored or co-authored more than seventy books, including the popular Sports Hall of Shame series, which has sold over two million copies. He's also the creator and producer of Andrews McMeel Publishing's highly successful Amazing But True book series and calendar line.Kathy Nelson, who has written several calendars for Andrews McMeel Publishing, is an editorial researcher for The Wordsellers, Inc.
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Allan Zullo is the author or coauthor of nearly 100 nonfiction books, including the books in the best-selling Amazing But True series. He lives in Fairview, North Carolina.
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I love to laugh, and after a serious day, this book was the perfect remedy. I was crying from laughing so hard at several different times in the book. It's a fabulous book, and it doesn't matter if you love to fly (as I do), or if you detest the experience. I think you'll enjoy this book.
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Good stuff. Many new tales (mostly from he passenger point of view) mixed with some of the old airline jokes and stories.This is Your Captain Speaking: A Common Sense Manual for Keeping Your Wings Level
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All I can say is I stopped reading it after aboutthe tenth page, havent picked the book up since.
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DELAYED FLIGHTS, missed connections, crowded airports. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, United Air Lines, Delta Air Lines, Pan Am, Continental Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Los Angeles, Mile-High Club, San Diego, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Lauderdale, Northwest Airlines, San Juan, United States, Captain Rob, Flight Simulator, Palm Beach International, San Jose, Alligator Alley, Captain Patrick, Sao Paulo, Texas Air New!
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DELAYED FLIGHTS, missed connections, crowded airports. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
onboard leader, cabin announcement, gate agent, flight attendant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United Air Lines, Delta Air Lines, Pan Am, Continental Airlines, Eastern Airlines, Los Angeles, Mile-High Club, San Diego, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Federal Aviation Administration, Fort Lauderdale, Northwest Airlines, San Juan, United States, Captain Rob, Flight Simulator, Palm Beach International, San Jose, Alligator Alley, Captain Patrick, Sao Paulo, Texas Air New!
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