What do flight attendants call that point in takeoff preparations when they walk up and down the aisle to make sure seatbelts are securely fastened? It’s the crotch watch, also known as a groin scan. The expression flying dirty refers to when the plane is traveling with all its slats, flaps and wheels hanging down. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Crotch Watch and Flying Dirty”
I promised a little dirty airline slang, so I’m going to give you some.
Which dirty am I getting?
I know you.
You do.
You know me too well, Grant.
Give it to me anyway.
Let’s hear it.
Okay.
If an airplane is dirty, what do you think it means?
I think that the last flight crew didn’t clean up the seats.
Well, that’s probably literally true.
I don’t know.
But if an airplane is dirty, it means that it has all of the flaps and slats and landing gear hanging down.
Okay.
You’re flying dirty.
Flying dirty.
Okay.
Gotcha.
Like, you’re not streamlined.
There’s lots of weird turbulence because you’ve got projections sticking out everywhere.
Exactly.
All right.
Exactly.
I didn’t even talk about crotch watch.
No.
Yeah.
You know what that is.
You have to cart down the aisle and you have to watch where you put your body because the passengers are squeezed in so tightly.
No.
No.
What is it?
A crotch watch, also known as a groin scan, is when they go up and down to check to make sure that everybody’s seatbelt is buckled.
Oh, okay.
That makes a little sense.
All right.
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