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62 Aviation Memes That Prove Pilots And Passengers Think Differently
Flying in an airplane can feel like a whole emotional rollercoaster in itself. One minute you’re stressing about reaching the airport on time, double-checking your gate, your bag, your life choices… and the next you’re squeezed into a seat, wondering how something so heavy is actually in the sky. There’s turbulence, announcements you barely hear properly, and that one passenger who somehow always has the loudest snack wrapper in existence. And yet, in all that chaos, there’s also a strange kind of humor tucked in between the clouds.
That’s exactly why today we landed on Instagram pages dedicated to aviation and aero engineering memes. It takes all those familiar flight experiences and turns them into something hilariously relatable. Think pilot jokes, passenger struggles, and engineering humor that only makes sense if you’ve ever looked at a plane and thought, “How is this even flying?” So buckle up. Read these before take-off, or maybe while you’re safely cruising at 35,000 feet—either way, you’re in for a smooth scroll.
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Rali Meyer 5 months ago
Emmett: 1.21 gigawatts? But the "strike" being so short we look at 200+ kWh :-) Checks out!
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Rali Meyer 5 months ago
:-) But also: A plane lands hard deliberately or due to weather, aimed at ensuring safety on short or slick runways, preventing hydroplaning, or fighting strong winds.
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David Paterson 5 months ago
I like that it's an aerial photo. At least, I hope that it's an aerial photo.
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MotherofGuineaPigs 5 months ago
This explains why my guinea pigs can hear someone opening a bag next door...
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Bill Swallow 5 months ago
First time I saw 'Airplane!', with the early gag before takeoff with Peter Graves opening the cockpit window to hand the ground crew guy his credit card for the jet fuel, I thought the idea that those windows could open was absolutely hilarious!
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Ace 5 months ago
Never used FPM, which I assumed to be 'feet per minute', so I had to convert it, and oddly it's one of those that's very simple , works out to almost exactly 50 knots, which is the standard aero/nautical measure. Around 56mph, 91kph, sounds quite slow for a landing. So I conclude that this is the speed of descent, hence the units, and that sounds like a crash, with normal values of around 150-200fpm for commercial airliners.
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Rali Meyer 5 months ago
fortunately, once inside, you don't care anymore. Same as for many houses.
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Norfolk and good 5 months ago
Autopilot is like using cruise control in cars. The person operating the vehicle still needs to concentrate and be prepared to take over at any time. The average life expectancy for a WW1 pilot was a couple of weeks.
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shg stewart 4 months ago
A Boeing 747 actually did exceed Mach 1 once, but it wasn't anything you'd want to recreate...or be on board for.
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Bill Swallow 5 months ago (edited)
OK, this is my neck of the woods. I live in Annandale and work in Chantilly. The upper left corner, with all the yellow jet icons, is Dulles International Airport (IAD). The Interstate 495 section on the far right is the Washington DC Beltway. Why someone would be doing a racetrack between Reston and Fairfax is beyond me. *Possibly* a LEO search? Other than that, I got nothin'.
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keyboardtek 5 months ago
I met a commercial airline pilot and asked him how many near d***h experiences he has had. He was quick to tell me his goal for every flight was to make it as dull as possible. Then after a minute he narrated about six near crashes he has had just in the recent year. He also said most pilots are terrified of flying over water.
keyboardtek 5 months ago
I met a commercial airline pilot and asked him how many near d***h experiences he has had. He was quick to tell me his goal for every flight was to make it as dull as possible. Then after a minute he narrated about six near crashes he has had just in the recent year. He also said most pilots are terrified of flying over water.
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