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<p>Ruinafix: Similar Story in the news</p> <hr /> <div>{{comic<br /> | number = 1660<br /> | date = March 25, 2016<br /> | title = Captain Speaking<br /> | image = captain_speaking.png<br /> | titletext = Oh dang, you have to pay? Hey, has anyone else paid already? If so, can I borrow your phone for a sec?<br /> }}<br /> <br /> ==Explanation==<br /> {{incomplete|Below this first paragraph (written by someone else) is a very rough draft. I am not knowledgeable in commercial flight, so fact-checking and general cleanup is appreciated.}}<br /> (The captain of the plane has presumably slept through most of the flight, which has somehow managed to proceed smoothly up to that point. He is completely clueless, having to use a consumer app and asking the passengers to get flight details, instead of radioing for help as he probably should.)<br /> <br /> (&quot;This is your captain speaking&quot; is a cliche phrase which this comic is named after.) On most consumer flights, the captain is wide awake and aware of to where and in what kind of plane he is flying.[citation needed] However, it appears that this captain has perhaps fallen asleep a good length of time before takeoff, and has only just woken up mid-flight. Instead of checking with the other crew on the flight, (such as the copilot - citation needed?) the captain chooses to use a consumer app (FlightAware) in order to figure out where he is supposed to be going. To do this, he attempts to use the plane's WiFi network (add section about wifi on planes), however, the title text indicates that you have to pay to access it. He asks the passengers if one of them has already paid for it, and if he could borrow their phone; this entire situation is very irresponsible of the captain, who is responsible for the flight in the first place. (citation needed, please. I don't know too much about flight.<br /> <br /> This comic coincided with the newspaper story &lt;ref name=&quot;Ind&quot;&gt;[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/british-man-goes-out-for-quiet-drink-in-essex-wakes-up-in-barcelona-a6951756.html]&lt;/ref&gt; of British man, Alex Caviel, who after a night out had a vivid dream of being on an aeroplane only to wake up to find himself on a plane landing in Barcelona.<br /> <br /> ==Transcript==<br /> {{incomplete transcript}}<br /> Captain: This is your captain speaking. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Captain: Gonna be honest- I just woke up and have no idea where I am. Looks like a Boeing of some kind? &lt;br&gt;<br /> Captain: Oh, hey, it says the flight number right here.&lt;br&gt;<br /> Captain: Okay, I'm gonna check FlightAware to figure out where we're going. &lt;br&gt;<br /> Captain: Anyone know how to get on the wifi? &lt;br&gt;<br /> {{comic discussion}}<br /> <br /> References: &lt;references/&gt;</div>

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