Feelin Good - An Understanding Pilot

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Oh, it is Star one oh five point seven West,
Michigan's Christmas station and the Christmas music has you all
feeling so good. My name is Schmitty, and I thought
this story was so beautiful because right now it is
a very stressful time to fly. We have a lack
of air traffic controllers obviously with the government shut down,
so many working without pay, and then it doesn't help

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to hear very scary stories of plane crashes. And one
Delta Airlines pilot understands that and wanted to make sure
his passengers felt at ease. Captain Christopher Pennington told a
packed Delta flight over the weekend about a promise he
made his daughter that meant everyone was getting to their

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destination safely. Take a listen.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
I know we probably a part of your nervous flyers today.
It is perfectly understandable. I want to emphasize this aircraft
not move a single inch. Let's put my co Captain
Michael and myself were absolutely certain and it's safe to
do so top that off. Before I left the house
on this trip, my little one that learned the word
ice cream and she made me make sure. I promised
her to get her ice cream when I get back
home from the drip. That being said, nothing and I

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mean absolutely nothing unsafe comes in betwe me that little
girl in her ice cream. I know you guys probably
have some.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Similar plans, maybe not tonight.

Speaker 2 (01:11):
But probably tomorrow afternoon with Piet you up, Parli, please
feel free to join our life find and take care
of picking out which place you guys are going to
get ice cream or she your friends and family text
about what you guys do on the flate. It's gonna
be short, should be a really nice day to go flying.
We'll get you guys up there safely again. Thanks so
much for your health here in the boarding process.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Why not a way welcome forward. I just love it.
Trust me, there is absolutely nothing unsafe that will get
between me and getting my daughter her ice cream on
my return flight. Dot Captain Pennington, excuse me. Has been
hailed as the perfect way to handle nervous flying. The
video has been viewed more than eleven million times, and

(01:48):
I'm just waiting waiting on Delta. Give them a little
raise because it's a pretty phenomenal move. I've got the
video for you right now. West Michigan Star dot Com