"Lady and Gentleman, This is your captain speaking..."

"We are on our final approach into the City of Extreme-Winds...Please ensure that your seat backs and table trays are in their upright and locked positions. Also, please ensure your barf bags are in their open and easily fillable position. It is mostly likely that you will be needing them..."


The weather in Calgary today is heavy rain with winds out of the east at 100 knts. We expect the approach to be just a wee bit bumpy so please...ensure any carry on baggage is securely bolted to the floor and assume the crash position..."


"And......Welcome to Calgary Lady and Gentleman..."


"For those of you on the right hand side of the aircraft, if you look out your window, you will notice the newly paved runway and nicely painted center line!...For those on the left hand side of the aircraft, if you look out your window you will notice the dark skys above..."


"On behalf of the Co-Pilot and myself, I would like to thank you for flying 'Wing N' a Prayer' airlines today. If Calgary is your final destination today, then we hope you enjoy your stay. If you are carrying on with us to the City of Golf-Ball-Size-Hail, then we ask that you start praying now and our flight will continue after a quick cleanup of the cabin."

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Thanks but I don't think my passengers would agree with you! 

great pics

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Little real life story. I'd flown in snow and a bit of rain before so I thought I was pretty clever. When I had my ole Tripacer I landed at Skegness (UK) in a pretty stiff and gusting cross wind that put us over onto one main gear wheel just after touchdown but I didn't bat an eyelid.

But one day I took off from Biggin alone in our Cherokee knowing that a squall was coming through. When it hit just as I took off I hadn't properly latched the main door (lesson to all- check and check again PROPERLY as you're supposed to) and it blew open onto the latch.

Christ, the bang it made scared the sh*t out of me and the wind roar was horrendous coupled with almost zero vis in heavy rain. I tried to pull it to while flying the bird but the forces were just too great.

I thought that at any minute it would blow right open and who knows what might have happended then in those conditions. But too bad, I had to do a complete circuit and land - no choice.

I tell you that when I had landed and switched off I got out and I was shaking. That really WAS scary.

Tell ya, you do some pretty stoopid things in life but that's how accidents often happen.

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Roger

Oh BTW - nice shots!

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Yeah, if that didn't the underwear laundry bills certainly did