Jack Grey Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 17 hours ago, Padders said: I've flown countless times, and on some occasions the passengers have clapped on landing. Why? I don't clap the bus driver or train driver when I arrive at my destination. Now if the plane skidded on landing and the pilot managed to control the skid and save my life, I might just manage to give him a clap. Has anyone else encountered this phenomenon, and have you ever clapped the pilot? I'd love to see what Organgrinder has to say on this subject as he's never been on a plane I'm sure he'll be along soon to have something to say about it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spilldig Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 18 hours ago, Padders said: I've flown countless times, and on some occasions the passengers have clapped on landing. Why? I don't clap the bus driver or train driver when I arrive at my destination. Now if the plane skidded on landing and the pilot managed to control the skid and save my life, I might just manage to give him a clap. Has anyone else encountered this phenomenon, and have you ever clapped the pilot? Yes, if it's a smooth landing in difficult conditions like in a high crosswind for instance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipstaff Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Seats on the flying sardine cans we Europeans call aircraft these days are too cramped to applaud! 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinger549 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Was on holiday in America at a restaurant on the beach. They all started clapping when the sun set. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipstaff Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Zinger549 said: Was on holiday in America at a restaurant on the beach. They all started clapping when the sun set. That's the Americans for you, never understated, never low volume. 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chekhov Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) On 21/07/2023 at 14:16, Padders said: I've flown countless times, and on some occasions the passengers have clapped on landing. Why? I don't clap the bus driver or train driver when I arrive at my destination. Now if the plane skidded on landing and the pilot managed to control the skid and save my life, I might just manage to give him a clap. Has anyone else encountered this phenomenon, and have you ever clapped the pilot? Not usually, but I have done so once or twice, after particularly "hairy" landings..... It's not just that the pilot has got you down, it's also that he's taken responsibility for landing the plane in bad conditions rather than take the easy way out by diverting to somewhere very inconvenient. I seem to remember the landing on our trip to Madeira last year was one of them. I believe it is common to divert at Funchal as the winds can be fearsome. Edited July 25, 2023 by Chekhov 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crookesey Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 (edited) Catching the clap several times could be called clapping. 👋 Edited July 25, 2023 by crookesey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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