Glasgow.
I used to fly from London to Glasgow and back again on a regular basis. It was a pretty tame flight normally but one trip stood out.

To start with, on the flight into Glasgow the wind was from the wrong direction which meant that we had to approach from a different angle. This meant flying down a valley, descending all the while. There's something deeply wrong with the world when you're looking out of an aircraft window and the sheep are above you.

On the return journey things got even more freaky. There was a storm cell right above London and our flight path took us straight through it. I've clocked up around 1000 hours flight time over the years but I'd never seen turbulence like this. It threw the plane around as if it was made of paper. Eventually the pilot regained control and we levelled out for the landing.

BOOOM!! An enormous explosion lit up the right side of the plane. The bang was probably one of the loudest noises I've ever heard. I was absolutely convinced that a bomb had gone off and we were going to die. I can remember sitting there, chanting in my head:

"I'm not going to be the first to scream, I'm not going to be the first to scream"

The plane was eerily silent. Probably because everyone else was chanting in their heads "I'm not going to be the first to scream..."

Eventually the tannoy spluttered to life and the pilots calm voice crackled:

"If you're wondering what that noise was, we've just been struck by lightning. It's a very common occurrence and nothing to worry about"

Yeah. Right. Now who's going to pay for my trousers, fly-boy?

Cheers
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Sat 31 May 2008, 1:29, 3 replies)

I really like this
I'm not sure which part was the funniest though.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Sat 31 May 2008, 2:07, closed)

Brillliant! have a click
Mr Edmund Snr (my dear Dad) was an Air Force type and was once coming back from a training session in Cyprus when a tyre burst on landing; the aircraft captain was one Sq Ldr Skidmark!
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Sat 31 May 2008, 6:58, closed)

I was wondering when you was going to post.
I was starting to think that the almighty legless never used public transport :)

Had we finally got a QOTW which legless can't answer?

Awesome story mate :) *click*
(Miggyman, Sat 31 May 2008, 8:51, closed)