Wing It The Rest Of The Way

I’m in the middle of a three-hour flight. A guy in front of me calls the flight attendant over.

Flight Attendant: “Yes, sir?”

Passenger: “Could you turn the noise down? It’s too loud.”

Flight Attendant: “Noise?”

Passenger: “Yes! That humming and vibrating. It’s very distracting.”

This passenger and I are in that group of rows next to the wing and engine.

Flight Attendant: “You mean the engine?”

Passenger: “Whatever it is that’s causing that noise!”

Flight Attendant: “Sir, allow me to politely explain how airplanes work…”

I tried not to laugh as this guy got a child’s explanation of aerodynamics. After the flight attendant leaves, I hear the passenger say to his partner sniffily:

Passenger: “We’re more than halfway there, I’m sure we could just glide the rest of the way…”