A commercial airline jet was sitting at the airport waiting
for the pilot and
co-pilot to arrive. Just as the passengers
started to really get restless, the airline announced that the
pilot and co-pilot had just gotten in and were on their way
over.
The pair came in through the rear door and started making
their way up through the plane. The passengers began whispering
amongst each other when it became obvious that the pilot and
co-pilot appeared blind. Both of them were making their way
toward the cockpit, tapping their red and white sticks against
anything in
their path. The co-pilot even had a seeing eye dog
pulling him along the aisles.
After they sat down in the cockpit, the passengers exchanged
a few nervous laughs and thin jokes about the safety of the
flight. The engines revved up and the plane began taxiing over
to the runway. At this point, a few passengers were craning
their necks trying to look into the cockpit to see what the
pilots were doing. When the aircraft approached the runway, the
engines grew louder and louder and the
plane started rolling
going faster and faster down the runway. While the plane was
obviously exceeding take-off speed, the plane continued on the
ground, racing down the runway.
The passengers started getting frantic as they sensed
something seriously wrong. As the end of the runway was quickly
approaching, the passengers began yelling and screaming
frantically. Just then, as it seemed they were going to crash,
the plane suddenly lifted off and began its ascent.
After the
plane was at a safe altitude, the co-pilot turned
his head toward the pilot and said, "You know, one of these days
they aren't going to scream, and then how are we going to
know?"
