Santa and the FAA

"Santa and the FAA"*

*Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from
the Federal Aviation Administration, and it was
shortly before Christmas when the FAA examiner arrived.

In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled
and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got out his
logbook and made sure all his paperwork was in order.

The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He
checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear,
and Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed
Santa's weight and balance calculations for the
sled's enormous payload.

Finally, they were ready for the checkride. Santa
got in and fastened his seatbelt and shoulder
harness, and checked the compass. Then the
examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun..

"What's that for?" asked Santa incredulously.

The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed
to tell you this, but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."
Received on Thu Dec 31 11:49:10 2009