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Today we tell you an interesting story of someone who dreams of being pilot, but who first chose to follow the path of being cabin crew.
Post written by: William Casalins
Aeronautic engineer
FIA Foundation
My oldest granddaughter tells me: Gordo, I want to be a stewardess.
A beautiful young girl, from 16 Years and a half, who had just finished high school.
-Didn't you want to be a pilot?
-Yes, but first I'm going to be a flight attendant
-Don't say more.
He enrolled in a very good and prestigious flight attendant academy and his grades were always outstanding., She was very happy with her decision and wore her student uniform like a model., she wanted to fly around the world taking her paternal grandmother with her.
It is a very glamorous but sometimes thankless job., there are passengers of all kinds, Some people see them as their servant and don't realize that they are really there to save your life., to get you out of a burning plane at maximum 90 seconds, to give you first aid, keep you alive in case of ditching or falling into an inhospitable area before you are rescued, sometimes they help labor, but, the stupidest, They believe that they are only there to serve them a red wine and they do not even pay attention to the instructions that could save their “skin” in case of an emergency., but they become leadership figures in the slightest situation of real danger or slight turbulence. ( the most bullies are the most scared )
At first the stewardesses They were nurses by profession., Shortly after, they were seen as sexual objects and in most airlines they were used to “catch” male passengers., with their skimpy uniforms and their policies of allowing passengers abuse of all kinds; The protests on their part did not wait and they were finally able to be given the value and respect they deserve., I repeat: They are for your safety and comfort, they welcome you with a smile, They give you a feeling of calm and without a doubt it is the friendly face that you mentally carry with you for a while after the flight ends.; When you see them when you enter you think: if they are smiling, what can go wrong?
The subjects included in their classes are: introduction to the aeronautical environment, aerodynamics, meteorology, air regulations, transport of dangerous goods, technical requirements, safety and emergency procedures, Languages, first aid and flight practices, rescue and ditching, many hours in simulators give them the skills required to ensure that their work, that occurs under a lot of pressure, be carried out with great efficiency.
There are many stories of romance and heroism involving stewardesses that are worth mentioning for their dedication and great love for their profession.. Flight attendants, aeromozas, stewardesses are the most common names for these admirable women; It should be noted that today there are almost the same number of male cabin crew flying around the world, like many female pilots, the world has changed for the better, Today the most used term is T.C.P.. What does cabin crew mean?.
A case that has moved me since I was a young boy was the most horrific plane crash in history., in the rodeos, Tenerife, after a jumbo jet Boeing 747 the KLM crashed head-on into another PAN-AM jumbo jet, in an absurd event where everyone on board the KLM, they died immediately; a PAN-AM flight attendant, doing your homework, evacuating the surviving passengers on their aircraft, was outside the plane while it was stopped, set on fire, with the engines still spinning and disintegrating into a thousand pieces, one of those engine parts that were thrown at high speed decapitated her and made her one of the fatal victims of that accident., an act of great heroism that unfortunately did not have a “happy” ending and further increased the sadness of the entire world over this tragedy..
There are many events where they stand out for their bravery., for instance, kidnappings where they offer their lives to save many of those passengers that they do not even know and who did not give them any, in the beginning, the real value of your work, which is by no means easy, Passengers who are afraid of flying are very difficult to handle (those who panic), spoiled children, drunk and not to mention the play boys, who according to them are the most annoying and who would like, they say with great grace, that they would fly with the competition.
There are cases as absurd as the one that occurred recently when a woman, apparently in a state of intoxication, I head-butted an airline official because she wouldn't let her board a plane with a ticket from another airline; passengers who do not respect their assigned seat and those who get up from their seats as soon as the plane feels wheels on the pavement, I know that some train in self-defense due to the danger of so many abusive passengers.. In any case, it is a profession with a lot of love for flying and traveling., many would do it for free. My other youngest granddaughter, He is ten years old and only sees airplanes as a means of transportation., I ask him what he wants to study and he tells me: I don't know yet, I only know that I want to work with ELON MUSK, I don't know if making rockets or electric cars..
I have always flown cargo and I have not had direct work contact with them., only as a passenger and with some wives or girlfriends of my fellow aviators, I see them in the air terminals with their beautiful uniforms pulling their wheeled suitcases, sometimes very busy, smiling or very serious, but always beautiful; I see my little oldest granddaughter (who is just studying) reflected in them, I smile to myself and think that soon I will see the same walking around these parts, working in a good airline to MY FAVORITE STEWARDESS.
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