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Originally Posted by Didace
Why do you (or any pilot) announce the weather at the destination? I always find it useless info. I either already know the forecast or don't care. I certainly have no need for the wind direction and the visibility.
Hmmmm. Why? Why?
I guess it's just to have something to say. My "welcome aboard" announcement (and I
never actually use that phrase because I cringe when I hear it), is brief: flight time en route, basic weather at the destination, and whether there will be any delays getting on our way.
I usually just mention the temperature and sky condition (sunny, cloudy, overcast). If it's very windy or if it's raining, I'll mention that too. I only include visibility if it's foggy (and that's all I say; I won't say it's a quarter mile visibility, for example). So my PA before leaving for Ft. Lauderdale yesterday went something like this "We're expecting an on-time departure to Ft. Lauderdale. Flight time will be two hours forty minutes from takeoff to landing and we're expecting nice weather when we arrive: scattered clouds and 80 degrees."
I've heard guys actually read the ATIS to passengers (when I'm in the back): "scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 2000, visibility 2 miles in light rain, temperature 50, dew point 38, wind is two zero zero at 15 knots."
I fly in the back a lot, commuting to and from work, and I am probably like you: I don't like to hear long PA's that are seemingly made just to fill air time. I've become somewhat of a curmudgeon as a passenger. I've actually counted the number of times I'm "welcomed aboard" and it once got up to 18 times (one of them came half way to our destination when the Captain came on the PA and started off with "Once again, welcome aboard." There's another pet peeve, the constant use of "once again" to start any PA.
And as I've said before itt, you'll never
EVER hear me say "sit back, relax and enjoy the flight."
Nice going Didace. You got me off on a mini-rant.