YOU'RE FIRED - Pilot Fired Week One | Cockpit Confessionals

[@PetterLyngeng]

Kelsey: I'm not involved in any of these stories Also Kelsey: So there is no cockpit door in my 747 freighter, and here is a picture of me from that day

[@riprasta4540]

LMAO

[@PurtyPurple]

He must mix in some of his own stories to keep us on our toes - or they're all his stories! *gasp*

[@philopharynx7910]

I expect that that was his picture just to show the arrangement. He didn't say it was from that day.

[@additive8924]

You obviously didn't pay attention. He clearly explained that it was not a picture from the same day. Yes it can be a little confusing when he intertwines his own experience with a story he's telling in the first person. If you can't tell the difference you obviously weren't paying attention.

[@JPspinFPV]

"Wait, who's driving" "It's okay.... I put the cruise control on." "Ahhhhh!"

[@igotanM16]

You're really great at telling these stories in first person, Kelsey. It's almost like you were right there.

[@julwin1985]

Yeah, right Kelsey? Right?

[@28ebdh3udnav]

@@julwin1985 lol

[@74gear]

🤷 I guess some pilots are great at flying and others are great at just telling stories 😆

[@heidikickhouse-]

@@74gear Shameless opportunistic piggyback here, to ask you a direct question (b/c have no contact media). Haven't completed your entire library yet, but so far have heard no female pilot voices. Does this reflect reality? (Or perhaps they make no video-worthy errors?). Thanks.

[@August_Fields]

I have so man stories I wanted to tell, but of course I wasn't there either, it's just stuff people told me. I'm in food service. Long story short, If you send back a steak you ordered rare because it's not done enough, you probably shouldn't eat it. Is my steak garnished with pubic hairs?

[@Trek001]

I was on an Easyjet flight where the First Officer was fired midflight - a deadheading pilot took over

[@edwarwick8790]

The flesh light was the funniest story I have ever heard really made laugh.all the best.

[@balesjo]

Might recommend Kelsey check out the Fleshlight website so he can recognize a fleshlight without having to remove the cover. Their build is such that you can tell the thing holds more than double D batteries!

[@74gear]

glad you enjoyed it Ed, thanks for watching

[@Rx7man]

But what if you don't have anything remotely close to double D's to put into it?

[@benrosenberg3489]

@@74gear you should do more M rated stories if you have them, maybe a whole episode for them.

[@cathybaldry7822]

I'm betting the captain still has no idea unless he heard this story on here that a certain young lady at the bottom of those stairs knows his secret too

[@MatthewOnAMissionFromGod]

The only reason the instructor didn’t laugh was because he knew HR had a visual 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@74gear]

oh thats possibly true.

[@waynebrundidge206]

The instructor was giving info to keep the Clowns butt safe and alive.

[@kieranmcsorley7556]

@@74gear i guess she tried it and didnt like XD

[@dukenukem8381]

Get fired for a joke, thats really dumb. Hope she felt good afterwards, "i am gonna ruin this person life for a throw away joke! HUH! Hope that Rick became a pilot and she got fired for a Bs reason too.

[@Gollas4k]

@@dukenukem8381 honestly... if it was a sexual joke aimed towards a coworker some disciplinary stuff is justified, if it´s sexual harassment, fire them and send them to prison... but THIS? a simple butt joke and they fired the guy? that hr twat needs to pull the stick and their head out of their arse...

[@kailoveskitties]

As soon as you said “I saw a flashlight in the captain’s bag,” I knew.

[@74gear]

man that is impressive!

[@lastdance2099]

Never leave Captain Fleshlight alone in the cockpit again.

[@daledoesmtb7402]

LMAO... OMG

[@Soundbrigade]

Came to think of an awful scifi film - Flesh Gordon (not a typing error).🙄

[@nommadd5758]

@@Soundbrigade : Good title for a sci-fi porno. Lol!

[@ThatGuy182545]

Or at least sanitize the controls before you fly….

[@Alexagrigorieff]

@@nommadd5758 Rule #34 doesn't fail: there's already such film.

[@soyburglar77]

“That’s my cruise hoodie” is the most hardcore thing I’ve ever heard a pilot say.

[@sr71sr71]

That last story 🤣 I cannot imagine how they felt and how the captain kept his cool through that and came up with the slickest "lost and found" cover.

[@lewisgower1954]

Wow just started rewatching this. I used to think that being an airline pilot was boring. Now I'm seriously considering becoming one!

[@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper]

How did you rewatch it if it was just uploaded

[@Formula1st]

@@Coffeeisnecessarynowpepper they probably mean his channel

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

I wouldn't bother. Because of Coronavirus only about 43% of pilots are still flying and even then it's reduced duties.

[@lobsters12111]

@@Nickbaldeagle02 Places are lifting their coronavirus restrictions now and they’re going to need many new pilots when they’re back. I wouldn’t say not to bother. Pilots are beginning to return already.

[@blackopsy9]

I think it's the same as any other job whether it be a garbage man or a pilot. The vast majority of the time it's boring, business as usual but every once in a while something interesting happens.

[@massive611]

wow, that HR lady must be so proud of herself.

[@littlesister3477]

A proud snowflake no doubt.

[@kijana2030]

Must be a rabid feminist.

[@emilycrewe3794]

Or maybe she’s someone who doesn’t think making light of training that could potentially save or cost someone’s life is a joking matter. It may have been a harmless joke-I personally think it’s pretty funny-but in an industry that requires a high degree of professionalism, situational awareness, and good judgment, is it really that weird that they’re extremely careful about who they choose to employ? The HR employee no doubt had to consult with her higher ups, and the decision to fire the pilot was likely theirs, so I’m not sure what being a woman or a “feminist” has to do with anything. 🙄

[@massive611]

@@emilycrewe3794 You say "but in an industry that requires a high degree of professionalism, situational awareness, and good judgment, is it really that weird that they’re extremely careful about who they choose to employ?", but then you should also consider that the student was replying to someone who is talking about "normal sex". Which could be more professionally phrased. Saying 'normal sex' is also implying that there is 'abnormal sex'. In other words, the student was going off the logic of the instructor. If HR was consistent, they would have also punished the instructor just the same.

[@expansionone]

it's all about political correctness. That's why they hire these combat-lesbians for jobs like that

[@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid]

On my first ride on a 747, there was a spiral staircase up to the top deck, called The Lounge back then (1978). There was a cockpit door, and a wraparound couch against the walls. There was a bar too, I believe, but being 8yrs old I was mostly interested in the large carpeted area in the middle. During the 9hr flight I spent a lot of time running up and down that staircase. (They even let me go into the cockpit: my 8yr old mind was so blown by what I saw lol. My mouth fell open, but no words came out! I was stricken by the tech! And the pilots didn't seem interested in inspiring a young pilot-wannabe, they just kept flipping switches and acted like I wasn't even there, haha. Then the flight attendant picked up on that and quietly took me back to my seat.) On my second 747 flight about 8yrs after that the spiral staircase was still there (I see layouts with straight stairs now) but now I'm 16 so there was no playing in the lounge going on. In fact on my first attempt to go up an attendant told me my seat didn't include lounge access so I never even got to see it. Sometimes being a kid has advantages. The 9hrs passed much slower when forced to sit in my assigned seat!

[@A-Milkdromeda-Laniakea-Hominid]

I wrote this before the fleshlight story 😁 Seems less interesting after that one!

[@arjunbasra6327]

The way he says "Flashlight" everytime is hilarious 😂😂😂

[@DutchSteamboat]

I've always wondered why Americans say 'flashlight' instead of 'torch' because it sounds too much like 'fleshlight' and can get awkward if you ask to borrow one.

[@CollaredDom]

Because a torch needs fire.

[@dave_n8pu]

@@DutchSteamboat Not having anything to to with aviation but being a American, when I hear the word 'torch' my mind goes to the movies and thinks of the torchs that is put in mid-evil castles that are put along the walls for light. So for me anyway, that is why I never use 'torch' and 'flashlight' interchangeably. To me, they are two different items. Now if I hear someone talking that is from 'across the pond' and says torch, I know what they mean.

[@ezion67]

​@@dave_n8pu Yeah completely different, a flashlight is what you use to make photographs. ;-)

[@LadyTarasque]

@@DutchSteamboat ehh... think flashlight came first and the other was named after it o-o thank whoever named it for the awkwardness lol

[@anthonyd507]

I’m not a career pilot. But I am an aviator, and I love your channel! My favorite quote from this post was when you pointed out how after a year of probation you have Union protection. I’m in a profession that is the same way. And I just loved how you said “every now and then, you have someone who acts like a child” 😂. Because it’s so true. Everyone hired comes from similar backgrounds, and has somewhat similar experience, yet there are always “those people”, who amaze you at their ridiculous behavior 😂. So kids watching this channel. Always remember. It doesn’t matter how good you are. Or how smart you are. You also need to make sure, you are polite and people like working with you. There is such an emphasis on “ability” these days. And less on affective qualities. It’s important to always be a team player and respect the feelings of those around you. Be it at work, home or at school. Nobody is an island. We all have to work together.

[@disturbed4733]

Kelsey tells the most interesting 3-minute stories that he stretches into 10 minutes. Bet he always asks for a 'Long Approach' for every landing. :)

[@DieselRamcharger]

man to get fired for a joke in a classroom setting. they really know how to kill morale.

[@RickR69]

HR is hated for good reason. That joke wasn't even super egregious.

[@davidd6635]

@@RickR69 but, it hit close to 'her' and made her steaming mad.

[@SB_McCollum]

I doubt he was fired for the joke, my guess would be he was fired because he argued with the HR person, failed to handle being rebuked professionally and well, and escalated the entire situation far past where it had to go. Takeaway: if HR draws you aside and says you are speaking or acting outside of company guidelines, apologize, agree that your behavior could be considered improper, and commit to act in a more professional manner in the future. Do that 5 or 6 times if needed to quell the disagreement and reach a more amicable conclusion to the discussion. Both mgmt and HR can fire you, but HR doesn't like you and hiring is their job code. They will fire you in a microsecond if they can, it's their one and only power play and they don't get to do it very often. Don't give them a thrill.

[@74gear]

well thats probably why I would never get hired to be in HR

[@DieselRamcharger]

@Wayne Smith yeah you dont understand at will employment.

[@outabeat]

In my industry (LEO), as a head instructor, it is common to go into the restroom and take a seat in a stall and listen to all the students go through the men's room for a break and listen to their conversations. If the instruction in the class isn't good, you'll know it because they talk candidly when their standing at urinals.

[@lannifincoris6482]

creepy and sneaky

[@sparkeyjones6261]

Kelsey, you've done so much to explain the dynamics of flight I've always wondered about. Thank you. Love your channel. I hope one day I'll see your smiling "boiled owl" face while exiting a plane on one of my flights. Cheers man.

[@grillguy3845]

I had tears listening to the flashlight story. Thank you ✈ 🔦

[@matthewwarren7879]

No point to working at an airline that doesn't have a sense of humor.

[@shaunwheeler3484]

It's just an accepted scientific fact that any airline with 'woke' HR people is gonna be more profitable by killing off anything that remotely resembles a sense of humor. Give it a month and she'll rename the 'cockpit' into the 'genpit' and require every crewmember to memorize the 57 varieties of gender identity across the spectrum.

[@ivanbilobrk4696]

@@shaunwheeler3484 woke ppl am i right? haha funny please tell me im funny, im desperate for attention

[@elenabob4953]

The story with the sandwich it's insane because I'm pretty sure that nobody told you in training that you aren't allowed to do that because nobody imagine that a sane and responsible person could do it. On the bright side, now that you have a confirmed case, I'm sure that is part of the training.

[@carolynwilson7806]

Even if I did think you look like a boiled owl, I think you’re the cutest ever. I’m saying that in a motherly way because I’m sure I’m twice your age. I’ve gotten in the habit that when one of my assistants asked me to check a patient, I say “coming up.” They don’t get it, but I chuckle to myself.

[@djbred18]

So if you weren’t twice his age would it still be motherly?🤔

[@toddsmith8608]

Carolyn, the "boiled owl" description from his mean comments video will live forever!

[@rileymccollor]

Kelsey. Please do a video of your favorite airport, approach, aircraft/type, and city for layovers

[@bismarckm99]

Loved it. Every company I´ve worked with, has told me in the first hour of orientation to be VERY CAREFUL with ANY joke you tell at your workplace. You never know how your own sense of humor stacks against your other co-workers. To be safe, I refrain from joking unless I really, really know the person very well.

[@Bismuth69]

Lol, the flesh/flash-light story made me LOL, especially since you opened it in front of the security lady! 😂

[@bobbywelch6035]

That "flash light" had to be an awkward moment.

[@PatrickSBellSr]

Story 2 was truly frightening - no wonder 'Steve', I am sure, let out a flurry of expletives while pushing Martin (and his sandwich🙄) out of the way. Wow. And I mean WOW.😲

[@wolf310ii]

When i was in the army (in germany) we had an Unteroffizier (Sergeant) who had to take an seminar at the "Sergeant School" to get promoted to Stabs Unteroffizier. The Teacher asked "A-bomb impact at 5km, what do you do?", our Uffz answer was: "I stand up and look at it, something like this i will see only once in a lifetime". When my service time ended a few month later, he was still Unteroffizier

[@balesjo]

Great response, even if it wasn't seen that way by the Unteroffizier, because it's likely the truth (depending on the size of the nuke and where you're located.

[@wolf310ii]

@@balesjo He was send to the "deacon" of the school, and he said our Uffz was practically right, at this distance he would be dead withhin a few hour or days from the radiation anyway, but the correct answer was duck and cover.

[@blackhawkinternationalsecu6962]

Had it been me, I'd made sure the flash light worked before I walked down the stairs. You never know if the batteries might be dead. LOL

[@theegg-viator4707]

LoL good point

[@jasonhood2453]

Let me just say “thank you” for the adult content disclaimer at the very beginning. It demonstrates not only your concern for creating quality content, but the fact that you’re a real class act.

[@MujtabaTareen-hc3eu]

Always waiting for your video to come out ❤️❤️ Never stop making this amazing content.

[@LetsTakeWalk]

Yeah, I do not think Human Resources can fire someone on the spot in my country. That's a very American thing to do.

[@waving8092]

That's true, in the US there's no such thing as work contracts that provide restrictions around firing, such as the ones that exist in Europe. There are a few exceptions where unions are involved, though, but unions in the US are almost obsolete.

[@jeffw1267]

@@waving8092 The postal unions are still pretty powerful (I'm a mail carrier)

[@Lavthefox]

Here in the US HR is an employee's worst enemy, and employer's easiest way out.

[@skyking228]

HR will first confirm whether or not the employee in question has friends or relatives high up in the company. Don't want to recommend someone for termination and find out their Aunt is having an affair with the CEO... Yes, true story.

[@derekhall2079]

@@jeffw1267 is this why standards for postal service seems lower now, union protection? Many people in the county I live wonder when they will get their mail. It took five weeks after the court house mailed my tag for me to receive it.

[@robertw94550]

Hi Kelsey....been watching your videos for awhile. You do a fantastic job narrating and explaining

[@braydendykstra]

Hope you washed your hands after that “flashlight”. You wouldn’t wanna start snackin down on some chocolate covered pretzels after that. 😆

[@74gear]

Chocolate covered pretzels!!! I wish!

[@sdmackpictures]

Another excellent video. On my first trip to the Soviet Union, I had a Sony Walkman. I found that I was able to monitor air traffic transmissions from tower to Aeroflot.

[@whoever6458]

That was really smooth how that guy returned the "flashlight." It kind of reminds me of the time when I accidentally brought the water bottle I had that was actually full of rum to work when I was working at a school. Thinking my water bottle full of rum was actually full of water, I put it in the teacher's lounge. It was a fairly hot day so, around lunch time, I came in, took my "water" bottle out of the fridge, and took a HUGE drink from it. There were several teachers in the lounge eating lunch and I made a face before I could stop myself. I knew at least one of the teachers had seen me make a face so, while I was swallowing this giant gulp of unexpected rum, I was thinking as quickly as I could about what I would say to cover for the disgusted face that I had made. I closed the bottle quickly and threw it into my backpack. Then I said, "Yuck, mildew! I'll have to clean this bottle out better before refilling it." This worked but I still had the problem of my breath smelling like rum and I also started to feel just a little bit tipsy. There was absolutely nothing at all that I had in my backpack that could cover for the smell of alcohol on my breath so I literally went and washed my mouth out with soap and water. Luckily, since this was lunch time when I took that drink and I had a few hours left to work, I was sober again before I had to drive home. It actually turned out not to be the end of the world to be a little tipsy that day because the principal was really grumpy that day and she decided to yell at a bunch of us but I didn't really care all that much because I was tipsy.

[@Ena48145]

OMG. I did this at work once with a water bottle filled with vodka. It had been in my purse and I forgot it was in there. I can't remember if I even took a sip of it or if I just smelled it, but that's so funny. I'm glad you didn't get in trouble!

[@mikatu]

so, are you saying you are a snowflake! a little gulp of rum and you are tipsy??!! gosh man, grow some balls!

[@jordantewari]

That was a nice cover you did for the captain and his “flashlight” such a sweetheart.

[@109bmd3]

Love this series, thank you to everyone for sending these in to the channel. Stay safe everyone!

[@richardwilliams3497]

The flesh light thing is funny as hell. Gets my 👍

[@falxonPSN]

It got the Captain's too.

[@williamharshman9572]

I love the brutal honesty a welcome change for these days, thank you for sharing this

[@SvenRognelund]

Easily the funniest of cockpit confessionals so far! 🤣🤣🤣

[@deannesanv8931]

Thanks for the warning. I really appreciate it. I’m in my mid-fifties, but I say I am “rated G.” I’ll skip along to another video. I really appreciate it that your videos are family friendly. It’s nice to find these days. My viewing options are pretty limited.

[@emanueldobos8452]

Getting fired for the butt stuff joke? Ridiculous, that’s not even worth a write up/special report. It doesn’t have any offensive connotations, he wasn’t being disrespectful or disruptive, it was a mildly dirty joke between colleagues as I am sure any other workplace has where there is a bit of camaraderie.

[@eyeborg3148]

And HR wonders why everyone hates them

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Hell, he could’ve even been genuinely curious.

[@Amanda-C.]

We have no idea what happened in that office. I imagine it was spectacular.

[@mfbfreak]

@@Amanda-C. Exactly. Perhaps the guy said much worse stuff to the HR person, or got extremely offended when they explained that such things are improper at work. Wouldn't be the first man who gets offended by such things.

[@jeffw1267]

@@mfbfreak Oftentimes HR has already decided to fire a person before he/she is even called in.

[@OpenCarryUSMC]

The story about the FO leaving the flight deck unmanned blew my mind!

[@toxictrumptube7763]

Your „coming up“ punchline already is a classic! I always have to say it simultaneously together with you😃🤜🏼🤛🏻

[@suegardner]

Impossible not to 😆

[@andrewjones-productions]

One vowel makes a huge difference. Flashlight and fleshlight. Take care up there Kelsey.

[@ShellCC]

In the beginning I thought Kelsey was fired 😭 but thank god he is not

[@boringNW]

Moral of the story is, the Human Resource lady are the KGB types. Gulag Archipelago is a good read for what they're capable of

[@vinblack85]

Yay...birds and bee with 74 crew!

[@BryanDorr]

Kelsey got himself out of a sticky situation in the "Flashlight" segement!

[@wickedcabinboy]

Ewww...

[@toddsmith8608]

Hey cap, here's your flashlight back. Does anyone have any hand sanitizer?

[@marclandreville6367]

HR now participates on the hiring board where I worked (I'm retired). So this guy who got an interview didn't make it. Months later, he bumped into one of the management pilots who was on his hiring board. The management pilot was surprized he hadn't been hired, as he thought this person was an excellent candidate. So this mangement pilot went back to the office to ask around and wound up at HR and asked the HR lady who attended this particular hiring interview about what went wrong with this guy and why he wasn't hired. She replied that she turned him down because she thought he was very rude: he kept on saying FO all the time.

[@jeffb.140]

Most HR ladies massively abuse their power, which they shouldn't have gotten in the first place ..

[@Petra44YT]

Lol at the fleshlight. I never even knew this existed! ;-) I had a security officer in North Korea look at one of my tampons. Her machine had told her that this was in my jeans pocket. You could tell that she had never used one and only knew what this might be in theory.

[@maacha286]

How can you just casually toss in that you were in north korea lol

[@sean_mccadden]

I love how Kelsey has a picture to give an example of pretty much everything. I just imagine him having a folder of 20,000 images from him thinking “hmmm I might need this for a video” 😂

[@fluffy-fluffy5996]

Well a fleshlight in a cockpit. Isn’t that just how it was always meant to be?

[@chriswalford4161]

You mean autopilots don’t normally have an ‘autoerotic’ setting? I thought they did everything

[@EnkiduAk]

@@chriswalford4161 they did once, but it was removed as a choking hazard

[@aaronsuever2532]

The flashlight one is why I'm happy I'm just an EDC person. I always have a streamlight 1-AA on me. SUPER bright little light and rugged as all get up, also takes CR123A (I have rechargables in it) or AA if you can't get the fancy ones. Also works with AAA but not well. Ive carried those little lights until they're silver from wear and look like the surface of the moon.

[@Menstral]

HR person is a humorless troll. Lunchman deserved a counseling, at most a rebuke.

[@magoid]

Well, as the equipment of the company she works for cost over 200 million USD each (747), even I would be humorless when hiring new employees. See the story of the Martin guy that got fired. HR people of that company would be asking themselves, how a guy with that mentality passed in the hiring process.

[@MrNicoJac]

@ Menstrel I completely agree, and all I can hope for is that he lost his shit during that half hour in her office. @ magoid Glad you're not in HR then... I'd MUCH rather have colleagues who can blow off a little steam every once in a while, than someone who bottles it all up and ends up crashing the plane :/

[@ursodermatt8809]

@@magoid are you trying to say the more the cost of equipment the less joking you can do?

[@roop-a-loop]

@@magoid try to be less crazy

[@magoid]

@@ursodermatt8809 If you were a employer with obscenely expensive equipment, would you hire the joker of the class or the serious one? I know were I would put my hardware with, especially considering if the industry I'm into (commercial aviation), is extremely prone to get into costly lawsuits. But that is me. If you are still young and still see the world trough rose colored glasses, feel free take the risks.

[@Bolivar2012able]

Especially when buzzing Vibrators are going off in other crews bags! ;) :) :) :) :) :)

[@axelfoley5265]

5:04 - 5:10 The best answer the instructor could have given would be: "Yes, but with you on the receiving end."

[@jeffwhitchervinyldestinati4486]

I’m not a pilot nor do I have any aspirations to be but I love these videos! Aviation has always fascinated me and you have so many interesting stories to tell.

[@joshuakeller5951]

Hey Kelsey your a cool dude! Ive always wanted to fly a 747

[@johnnyrico3637]

I can relate. When I travel I have to brief and debrief on every trip. Most times I don't bring things like phones or computers and have to tell about any contacts no matter how small on every debrief. The funny joke story surprised me though. We usually get at least one of those lol. Over zealous security manager i presume.

[@ohheyitskevinc]

14:47 somehow I knew where this was going 😂

[@IllutianKade]

That's why I've adopted a new 'life pattern'. First meal I eat of the "day" is breakfast, second is lunch, third is dinner. ....now if that breakfast happens to be at 7pm, well, that doesn't matter. :P

[@chopperskier]

I love the "Fleshlight" in place of the "Flashlight!" LOL!

[@jjohnston94]

Why are there rubber bands around the knobs on either side of the message system display?

[@tomcorwine3091]

Yeah, that kind of concerned me :)

[@toddsmith8608]

That's per Airworthiness Directive 2021-747-69 from Boeing to prevent the knobs from falling apart.

[@robnanneman]

Keeps the hot mic on so pilots can talk freely to each other over the intercom instead of having to toggle it each time you want to speak.

[@williambush7971]

I feel your pain. I was in the foreign service in the 80's. I went to a lot of bad places. War zones etc. Had a good friend killed on a Kuwait airlines flight hijacking. They killed him just because he was American.

[@flywithme7843]

I really want a shirt that just says “coming up…” haha.

[@slipperyhardandcold7740]

You do need to be careful. I heard a radio commercial for a toy store that said "We aren't just for children, we also have adult toys -- no, not THAT kind of adult toys."

[@jzero5461]

You call it a fleshlight, I call it a spicy pitot tube cover

[@richardhockey8442]

17:40 time to start playing the impossible mission theme while you think up a way to distract everyone in the cockpit and return the captains property

[@Drewderpderpderp]

HR shrew gets qualified man fired

[@uTube486]

Thanks..."I'm super old", pee 2 times a night.

[@bubbatools6701]

11:10 Martin really thought the headset had bluetooth

[@----.__]

That HR woman sounds like she was envious, it must be hard working a shitty job and seeing a room full of people living the dream. Sadly, "Rick" could have been one of the most capable pilots out there, but because Ms.Huffypants doesn't have a sense of humour.... I hate HR, I really do. The last company I worked for (as an engineer) I had my final meeting with the CEO, the eng.manager and the HR rep as I had to sign a lot of NDA paperwork. I shook the CEO's hand and he said he'd miss me, I shook the eng.manager's hand and he said he'd miss me, I turned to the HR rep and said "I'm not shaking your hand, and I won't miss you". The HR rep was a snake, he absolutely ruined the camaraderie in the company, changed policies that effected people's pay without telling anyone, he was just an all round horrible bloke. I called my boss the next day to apologise for being so cheeky, ironically, he agreed with my actions!! I feel bad because it used to be a great company to work for, and we designed some pretty awesome robotic systems, but I moved on to aerospace engineering and haven't looked back - the only time I do is to laugh at that HR bloke's face when I refused to shake his hand :) Did I say I hate HR?

[@poopscoopproductions3177]

How you know Kelsey is a stand-up guy: Instead of judging the dude with the “flashlight,” he places responsibility upon himself in this situation for going through someone else’s bag.

[@jackrussell680]

Driving 18 wheeler. We would get a message about security. We had yard in Gary Indiana and we had to get into fast lane so we wouldn't get shot at, then get over and exit at Gary.

[@jaxsom12]

I read the first two sentence and was like "huh interesting, didn't think 18 wheelers really needed security messages unless they were like overseas or something in a really war torn place" Saw Gary Indiana and was like "oooohhhh I've heard about this place" lol

[@jjohnston94]

Another question for Kelsey: The center consoles on airliners are usually huge. Do the seats slide way back so you can sit down more easily, or do you have to step way over the center console and hope you don't kick anything?

[@orzorzelski1142]

Even the best captain needs a relief every now and then.

[@felix_d5412]

Martin really learnt that day what they mean when they say „There is no free lunch.“.

[@patrickfreeman8257]

So that's where they got the term "cockpit"

[@donnabaardsen5372]

😁😁 Great save, Kelsey. 12 hours though...

[@christopherhorton2834]

Thanks kelesy that was so funny 😅 it made my horrible day a lot better thank you for your wonderful and informative video's chris

[@escaperoomleander1948]

"Pull out! Terrain! Pull out!"

[@elazarpimentel5340]

The flashlight story had a knot on my stomach the whole time. I can just see myself explaining to the lady that it was not mine and her going "sure, sure, you just picked it up from an opened bag that happened to be there ..."

[@stevemagnuson7051]

Regarding your first guy “Rick,” we call that an “Extraction” at Flight Safety. Had a similar situation with my sim partner first day. Disappeared mid-session during ground school, never to be seen again.

[@TheSimplyIncrediblePodcast]

Just found your channel yesterday. Its amazing. Keep up the great videos.

[@cincinnattydaddy4105]

I've never even been on a plane, but airplane stuff is fascinating to me.

[@shariys1]

Fast thinking on the "flashlight" story. 😂😂🤣😅😂🤣

[@diotough]

wow, that HR lady was seriously butthurt ...

[@toddsmith8608]

I see what you did there

[@Elementalism]

@@rnash999 Wayne seems to have some weird obsession with letting everybody know this HR person was fired.

[@rnash999]

@@Elementalism Weird, my comment is gone.

[@Aliceintraining]

As someone who works in management, in the us, there are rules about maintaining a harrassment free workplace, and to be fair, that joke is really over the line. that being said, the official policy would usualy be to put them into a plan to fix said problem and then moving to termination if they failed it, however sense they where on probation, I can see why they could jump the guns.

[@jeffb.140]

@@Aliceintraining "harrassment free workplace" = totalitarian work rules where even joking is prohibited, well known from totalitarian regimes

[@Uncle-Duncan-Shack]

I had my parents check the video before letting me watch it. My dad is in a lot of trouble with my mom now, something about him wanting to buy himself a "Flash light".

[@andrew_koala2974]

No one on the flight deck... Unbelievable. I shudder at the thought. What was he thinking? It is as bad as falling asleep at the controls, and circadian dysrhythmia can play havoc with the body. Shift workers in critical jobs such as petro-chemical plants, offshore oil and gas platforms are affected, and this is another occupation that has inherent dangers as there is no room for error.

[@frankcasey7423]

😂😂I really hope that captain isn’t watching this episode Kels! But what a funny ass story!! I couldn’t stop laughing about the “flashlight!!”😂🤣🤣

[@ShawnKavanagh]

You aced that flashlight problem Dude can never ask questions without showing his hand Leverage

[@robertstack2144]

On cargo flights, long flights if a crew member needs to take a shower, because of intestinal problems, is there an RV type shower available, and can you wash your UW? A shower can be a quick relief for fatigue too.

[@edmondeagan1165]

I’m in my 50’s, am I young enough ? Apparently not, that HR person needs to learn what a joke is.

[@jonapple2325]

Yeah, feels like forever since the last one

[@djarcforceable]

In the grand scheme of things... it probably didn't matter all that much that no one was at the controls for a few mins and auto-pilot was making it happen. But that's not what the passengers expect and if anything strange happens... a major anomaly.... auto-pilot is not going to be able to deal with that and fix it like a real human pilot could.

[@macnachten8822]

Let us know you're alright...heard about a cargo plane going in off Oahu and two rescued...

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

Getting fired over a harmless joke like that is BS. If he was being disruptive sure, but to make a funny off hand comment? A little over the top on her part.

[@johnwoody9505]

Walter, an airline pilot is a job that needs a whole loads of abilities, one of those is to know how to behave in a serious job. Martin sounds the type of pilot who would not be able to understand the 'taxi to 10,000 feet sterile cockpit' rule. There are times for a laugh, times to be quiet and listen.

[@Teh_Random_Canadian]

@@johnwoody9505 awful presumptuous to assume this whole mans personality off of one joke. The instructor shrugged it off so I am guessing he wasn't being disruptive, just trying to lighten the mood on a serious topic. Humor is a way for people to relieve stress during stressful times...

[@johnwoody9505]

@@Teh_Random_Canadian You are correct insomuch that I have made that assumption. The way I saw it was as told that the students were being instructing on possible life or death situations by people who were experienced in hostage and situations like that. In those situations it is probably best to listen wholeheartedly and take it all in and not be thinking of silly comments. People who listen and take in the information would be probably be better placed to survive when confronted by hostage takers and the like. Of course I'm putting in my thoughts on this having never been in a situation like they were being trained in. It is generally better to just keep quiet and listen in the class and maybe make a joke at the end of the day in the bar when you may be sharing a beer. The way you portray yourself in situations like this can have a detrimental effect on your career. A friend of mine was over in the states (he is English) ready to install some test software in a military situation. The overall control of the installation was by the local American company, this was a serious military piece of kit. The English team were being introduced to the hosts by some senior American guys, my test software mate was of course representing his company. After a lengthy discussion, the senior American guy finished off by asking if there were any question before they got started, my mate asked if there was anywhere where he could buy some peanuts. This was not appreciated and was met with a deadly silence, his question was not answered and when he got back to the UK he was hauled over the coals and told he would never be sent abroad again. There are times to make a joke, times not to, it's all a matter of judgement, and people will judge you on what you might say.

[@ericmcleod7825]

@@Teh_Random_Canadian If someone is a problem employee in their first month they will be a problem employee their whole career.