When I was a child, I wanted to become a pilot ‘cause I wanted to travel the world or better yet, see it from the sky. I’m grown now and although I’m not a pilot, I do get excited when I meet one.
I’m also quite curious so I ask lots of questions, especially ones that they find quite hilarious. Amongst the questions I tend to ask, I’ve selected twenty (20) that most of them find quite funny and I will be sharing them with you in this article.
Hence, if you read till the end, you will learn twenty (20) funny questions to ask a pilot and 20 hilarious responses that I’ve received from them.
20 Funny Questions to Ask a Pilot
- What is the worst thing that can happen when you meet your fellow pilot?
- I know you have a hit rock band; how many pilots did it take you to make a band?
- Your partner can fly a fighter spaceship, but you can’t, what could be the reason?
- What was the worst response a pilot recruit gave that bombed his interview?
- Have you ever scared your passengers during a flight and did they catch the joke or flip out?
- Why is the flavor of your favorite ice cream plain?
- Do you think the rumor that pilots take flyagra for better performance in the cockpit is true?
- As an experienced pilot, what is the most hilarious response you’ve given to a trainee?
- You barely survived the last crash, why did you turn the fan off?
- Do you think that you’re called the snob of the earth because you look down on everyone?
- What’s the most frightening thing a passenger can hear you say as a pilot?
- Where did the nickname ‘Pilot error’ originate from and why was it invented?
- What makes a jet engine so different from a female pilot?
- What makes your profession so different from the medical profession?
- What is a shitty character that all pilots have?
- Why does a pilot get so sweaty and panicky when the propeller goes off?
- If you were to go on a blind date, what would give your profession as a pilot away to your partner?
- What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen online about pilots?
- A pilot is usually compared to a duck, but what makes them so distinct from each other?
- Do you think that all pilots actually grow up?
What Is The Worst Thing That Can Happen When You Meet Your Fellow Pilot?
The only safe space where a pilot should meet each other is when they’ve landed the plane and are on land, but if they are still flying, they should not be meeting.
- What is the worst thing that can happen when you meet your fellow pilot?
- Lots of people die.
I Know You Have a Hit Rock Band; How Many Pilots Did It Take You To Make a Band?
The idea behind this funny question is based on the fact that there is a rock band called the 21 pilots. Only pilots who are familiar with the band will understand the joke behind it.
- I know you have a hit rock band; how many pilots did it take you to make a band?
- 21 pilots.
Your partner can fly a fighter spaceship, but you can’t, what could be the reason?
Does someone’s place of origin have anything to do with their ability to fly a fighter spaceship? I wouldn’t know but a pilot should and better yet, a pilot with a great sense of humor will have the right response.
- Your partner can fly a fighter spaceship, but you can’t, what could be the reason?
- He’s from Thailand.
What Was The Worst Response a Pilot Recruit Gave That Bombed His Interview?
I’ve never attended a pilot interview before, but I do know that they will be searching for a pilot who can land a plane and not one who will take it down to earth.
- What was the worst response a pilot recruit gave that bombed his interview?
- He claimed to be down to earth.
Have you ever scared your passengers during a flight and did they catch the joke or flip out?
When a pilot tells a joke to his passengers, it should be funny and not something that will make them panic.
However, if the pilot has a wicked sense of humor, he will not mind telling jokes that will make his passengers panic as long as he tells them that he was joking all along.
- Have you ever scared your passengers during a flight and did they catch the joke or flip out?
- Once told my passengers that we were all going to die, once they started panicking I completed the statement with, ‘…but no one knows when’.
Why is the flavor of your favorite ice cream plain?
Speaking of puns, the best way to ask a funny question is to use puns to reference a hobby or something else. For instance, this question uses ‘plain’ to reference ‘plane’.
- Why is the flavor of your favorite ice cream plain?
- ‘Cause I’m a pilot.
Do you think the rumor that pilots take flyagra for better performance in the cockpit is true?
If normal humans take viagra to perform better in the bedroom, do you think pilots take flyagra to perform better in the cockpit? I wouldn’t know, but of course, you can ask a pilot.
- Do you think that the rumor that pilots take flyagra for better performance in the cockpit is true?
- I wouldn’t know that cause I don’t take it.
As an experienced pilot, what is the most hilarious response you’ve given to a trainee?
If I were to train to become a pilot, I would definitely want to have a sarcastic pilot as a trainer. They not only make learning fun, but they also make it quick and interesting.
- As an experienced pilot, what is the most hilarious response you’ve given to a trainee?
- I once had a trainee ask me what some buttons do, and I responded that it keeps your shirt closed.
You barely survived the last crash, why did you turn the fan off?
If you are feeling cold in your room, feel free to turn off the fan, but what makes you think it is okay to switch off the helicopter fan because you feel cold? OMG.
- You barely survived the last crash, why did you turn the fan off?
- Well, the helicopter/plane was getting cold, so I thought about switching off the fan.
Do you think that you’re called the snob of the earth because you look down on everyone?
If you are a pilot, especially a drone pilot, it will be your job to always look down on others. Well, it’s not your fault if others feel bad cause that’s what pays the bills.
- Do you think that you’re called the snob of the earth ‘cause you look down on everyone?
- Nah, I think that it is because I’m a drone pilot.
What’s the most frightening thing a passenger can hear you say as a pilot?
There are many things a passenger would love to hear when they are flying, and the statement ‘That’s odd…’ is not one of them ‘cause it signifies danger.
- What’s the most frightening thing a passenger can hear you say as a pilot?
- A passenger wouldn’t want to hear a pilot say, ‘That’s odd…’ in a cockpit.
Where did the nickname ‘Pilot error’ originate from and why was it invented?
This funny question is culled from an inside industry joke where an air hostess is pregnant then she will be referred to as a pilot error by her colleagues.
- Where did the nickname ‘Pilot error’ originate from and why was it invented?
- Just an industry joke though, but when an air hostess is pregnant, she is called a pilot error.
What makes a jet engine so different from a female pilot?
Is it fair to compare a jet engine to a female pilot? You would have to ask a pilot what they share in common or their distinct features; their response may surprise you.
- What makes a jet engine so different from a female pilot?
- Well, one of them stops whining when the plane shuts down.
What makes your profession so different from the medical profession?
It’s not usually nice to compare professions, but life would be boring without a little friendly banter between people in different professions.
- What makes your profession so different from the medical profession?
- Well, one of us actually became what we wanted to be.
What is a shitty character that all pilots have?
When someone is proud of what they do, they tend to talk about it all the time. A pilot is guilty of that cause he/she is proud of what they do.
- What is a shitty character that all pilots have?
- Once they enter a room, you will know that they are pilots ‘cause they will tell you.
Why does a pilot get so sweaty and panicky when the propeller goes off?
This is quite a serious situation that could prove dangerous, but when a pilot tries to play it down, they give a hilarious response such as the one below.
- Why does a pilot get so sweaty and panicky when the propeller goes off?
- Because the pilot is no longer cool.
If you were to go on a blind date, what will give your profession as a pilot away to your partner?
Like I had said before that most pilots love to talk about their profession so much so that they can spend hours talking and still won’t notice the time fly.
It would take someone who is also fascinated about flying to sit through the date cause they won’t just stop talking.
- If you were to go on a blind date, what would give your profession as a pilot away to your partner?
- Telling her/him that we should talk about something else three hours after talking about flying.
What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen online about pilots?
If there is no place to land as a pilot, it shows that you are in danger, isn’t it? So when you visit a website and you don’t see a landing page, does it mean that you are in danger as a pilot?
- What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen online about pilots?
- Saw this website for kamikaze pilots, and there was no landing page.
A pilot is usually compared to a duck, but what makes them so distinct from each other?
This is a humorous question to ask a pilot and if you are lucky enough to be asking someone who has a sense of humour, they will give you the best reply.
I mean what’s the best way for a pilot to learn and be the best than to learn from a duck, LOL!
- A pilot is usually compared to a duck, but what makes them so distinct from each other?
- One of us knows how to fly, I guess we pilots have a lot to learn.
Do you think that all pilots actually grow up?
Is it true that if you ever become a pilot, you will always remain a child within? Well, you would have to ask a pilot to know and this funny question will help you ask properly.
- Do you think that all pilots actually grow up?
- I don’t think so, ‘cause it’s not possible to do both.
To End With,
You may not be as curious as I am about the pilot business, but if you ever meet a pilot and wish to ask them some interesting questions, then you can pick a line or two from the questions compiled in this article.
Note that not all pilots may get the joke, so if you know the corresponding response, you can just give it. You may be the first person that they are hearing this joke from, so you get the privilege of educating them.
