Cockpit Chronicles: Paper makes an airplane fly

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Papers for flying: I owned a company that among other things, cleaned airline jets. The manager told the employee that the pilot was getting angry because he was missing the little papers. Apparently when they would have gum, they would wad up the paper and throw it on the floor. So, the manager told the employee to make sure he didn't miss the little papers.

Next morning at 6am we get a phone call (at home) the plan can't take off..someone has taken every piece of paper out of the cockpit. No maps...no takeoff. They were a little more that pissed. Another airline copied their maps and the airliner took off. We were fired. (things stupid employees do around a plane)

I won't bore you with all the fun stories, but I may drop in again..some a really funny.

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