Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Shutdown checklist

The Airbus has landed and is at Gate 10; there is a checklist to be completed.

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Copilot: Turn off the master switches.

Pilot: Check.


Copilot: Set the beacon switch to Off.


Pilot: Check.


Copilot: Reset the navigation matrix.


Pilot: Er… navi coordinates… Check.


Copilot: Disengage the autocorrelation functions.


Pilot: Er…you mean the autopilot. Check.


Copilot: Recalibrate the logarithm residual patterns.


Pilot: Did you just make that one up?


Copilot:  Sorry. I have an economics exam this afternoon. Bit of crosstalk.


Pilot: Roger that.

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