Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the FAA, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check.
In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his logbook out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. He knew they would examine all his equipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test.
The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for the sled's enormous payload.
Finally, they were ready for the check ride. Santa got in and fastened his seat belt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun.
"What's that for?" Santa asked.
The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this, but you're going to lose an engine on takeoff." http://www.stopstart.freeserve.co.uk/smilie/roflmao.gif
Keep'em flying
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[This message was edited by Migflanker on December 05, 2003 at 11:21 AM.]
