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Published: 2015-02-05 11:57:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 2158; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 1
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Ben: Hey there! Want a free flight? Would you like to sit in my cockpit, business class or economy class?(Insert your words here)
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hi ben may i take a come in?
also since when did a 737 Got airstairs?
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Ben: Sure!
Since the creation of the 737 itself
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*through PA*
Ben: Howdy! Please take a seat. You can choose any seat you want.
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Oh good!
Allient: Hi Ben! Long time no see! I can see that your left side door is open. I am just wondering if you have a flight coming up?
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"Free flight"? I've lived in Indonesia for a long time since my childhood, and I've never seen Garuda give a free flight.. not bad though.
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Oh. This one? He's just giving free flights on the behalf on himself. Not on the behalf of Garuda.
I wish they do though.
You're Indonesian?
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Well that's awfully nice, Benjamin.
Yes, indeed I am. 
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Ben: Thanks ^^
How long have you been living outside Indonesia?
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You know it. I'd have to say of all the 737s I've met, you seem on the better side of the scale.
I've been out of my homeland since 2013. The last time I've visited was 2015.
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Ben: Well... What's wrong with the others?
I'm gonna assume that your Bahasa Indonesia is as rusty as Titanic's hull.
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Well for one, they don't give free flights. Another thing is some have been downright rude. (Lion air *cough*) so...
Eyep. I can still make small sentences, but it's hard for me to really speak it fluently. I'm struggling to speak it well by this point. :/
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Ben: I'm sure that there are still good ones... As for the Lion Air one... Well... What did you expect from a guy working for a low cost airliner...
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Eh, I'd expect better. 'Low-cost' doesn't always mean 'rude service.' The southwesters (southwest airlines) are low cost and they're not rude.
Really quick, may I ask a question?
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Ben: Well of course. Maybe at times it is the planes themselves are rude. And what's the question?
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Guess that's right. So my question is: what is your least favorite part of your job?
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Ben: Well.. I work as an airliner for Garuda and I also work as a part time independent tour guide. Which both of them need me to work by flying people. So they're basically the same and have the same problems as well. First, there's always that annoying or rowdy passenger. Sometimes violent passengers. Fortunately, both me and my pilots have authority to get rowdy passengers off me. Second, bad weather. I don't mind rain, but if it's a storm, I don't like being thrown here and here by mother nature. Third, just plain rude pilots.
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that's some things to put up with. Ooh! You ever think about working for a freight company instead? I think Dhl might work out.
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Ben: I haven't thought about it... But maybe not... I've quite enjoyed working as an airliner.. I really like to see kids just smiling widely seeing me and the fact that they really like flying... I've met good passengers and great pilots, especially my current one.. I won't be changing course..... And also rumors that the conversion process is rather troublesome.
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Huh, that's true. What kind of reaction would a box give compared to a person? Sorry if I've been taking your time up Ben,but here's one final question. What was the longest flight you've ever taken?
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Ben: Nothing.. And as for the longest flight I've taken? Probably the Jakarta-Jayapura route.
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i see. -tips hat- have a nice day.
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*Ruddie arrives in his engineer style with WALL-E* Front economy please.
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Ben: Alright... Welcome aboard! Please take your seat.
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*gets aboard with his assistant robot WALL-E, and secretly gets out a checklist for assessment inside*
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Ben: You're an engineer, aren't you?
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Retired, for now.
~ Ruddie
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Ben: You're the second engineer I had on board. He decided to have pillow fight against me. The pillows are actually not mine. They were put on me for international flights. After I arrived at Soekarno-Hatta I forgot to wait for the cleaning crew to clean my cabin and take the pillows.
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Okay.. *snaps to WALL-E to snug in his arms and gear so that Ruddie could strap him in. After that, he sits down and fastens his seatbelt, checking things on his checklist*
~ Ruddie
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Ben: *retracts his airstair and closes his door. Starts to turn on his engines* Ladies and gentleman, welcome on board Garuda Indonesia. In accordance with civil aviation laws, we'll give you a brief safety demonstration. Before take off and landing, please put your tray tables up, recline your seat back to the upright position, and fasten your seatbelt. Please keep your seatbelt fasten at all times. When the seatbelt sign is on, please go back to your seat and fasten your seatbelt. Please put your carry on items under the seat or in the baggage bin. This includes robots. In an unlikely event of a water landing, lifevests are located under the seat or in the armrests. Put it on you and fasten it. Inflate it when you're at the door. Inflate it using the 2 doo hickies or use the straw. There is a whitsle and a light. If cabin pressure goes down, oxygen masks will fall down. Pull the masks and put it on you and start breathing to start the flow of oxygen. Electronic devices are not allowed to be used during take off or landing. This includes laptops, tablets, phones, radios, rc cars, and dispensers. You may use laptops during cruising. If you want to use your phone and tablet then please set it to airplane mode. Radios, rc toys, sappers, sentries, POOTIS, teleporters are forbidden to be used at all times. This is a non smoking flight, and all lavatories are equiped with smoke detectors.
*starts to taxi and plays some of these songs
> youtu.be/MdXgFdyU6S4
> youtu.be/Dq3mnCGW5Ek
> youtu.be/oJJcjC2CNZE *
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*WALL-E is offended with the safety demo* Oh! *straightens his eyes*
~ WALL-E
Alright I'mma *presses off* turn you off. *gets WALL-E under his seat with the eyes into the cube* *then, he checks more things on his list*
~ Ruddie
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Ben: Thank you...
4 minutes later they reached the runway and Ben is lined up. He then throttles his engines to maximum.
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*checks something on his list*
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Ben reaches V1, starts to rotate and flies to the sky. He then retracts his gear and retracts his flaps to 1 degrees. He then turns left heading to Central Jakarta and climbs to 2000 feet.
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*checks more on his list* Beautiful day today, eh?
~ Ruddie
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Ben: Yes, but it's rather hot. My termometer is saying that the temperature is 30 degrees celcius. Would really like to have artic winds to come to Indonesia.
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Ehh, I don't really mind that. I'mma Texan, I'm used to those things.
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Ben: To be honest though, I would really like some cooler change in temperature for a moment. Hopefully it would get more cool a bit when we reach 3000.
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Hmm... *looks out his window*
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Later, they have reached 3000 feet.
Ben: Alright, we have reached our decision height. We could just do a scenic flight around famous landmarks of Jakarta, scenic flight around Puncak Mountain, or maybe you want a surprise. Your choice.
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I'd take all of them. Don't worry, I'll refuel you from the inside. *checks more things on his checklist*
~ Ruddie
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Ben: Roger that. We'll fly over Monas, the Bung Karno Stadium, and Kemayoran. After that, we'll fly to Puncak and the surrounding mountains. After that, well... It's classified.
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Alrighty then. *drills a hole into the floor to build the fuel pipes from the inside*
~ Ruddie
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Ben: Hey! No drilling! *a seatbelt from the seat beside you takes your drill*
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Then how would you refuel mid-flight?
~ Ruddie
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Ben: Don't worry, I have enough fuel to fly for more than 1600 miles. While the flight length is only less than 100 miles.
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Ben: Before we start the tour, are you sitting in the left row or the right row?
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