“Don’t worry, be happy”- Bobby McFerrin
McFerrin’s mantra is a good guide to life: in general we could all do with worrying less and being happy more. It also happens to be the general subtext of most announcements coming to you over the intercom from the cockpit.
19. Pilots understate everything
He may be wearing those mirrored aviators like an absolute pro, but he probably thinks you’re a gullible mug.
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Ok, ok, so it’s in the interest of keeping everyone calm- fair play. This means that “a touch of fog” often translates roughly to “basically zero visibility”, and so on and so forth.