we know you won't have otters in your flight deck, but what about hedgehogs?
Anonymous

Of course not. I’d never allow a live animal in the flight deck. That would be silly and unprofessional.

How many hedgehogs could you fit in GERTI?

Oh, well… let’s see… Maybe three per seat (since they’re smaller than otters) and two under each seat…

About 170, I think.

Theoretically, of course.

Can you tell us more about your relationship with your father?
Anonymous

There isn’t much to tell, really. He was a good man, but he never really BELIEVED in me or that I could ever be a pilot.
We didn’t really talk about it if we could avoid it, but he’d always leave hints as to what he thought about my dreams. The van was the very last one.

How many calories do you eat in a day?
Anonymous

I honestly have no idea. I’m really not a calorie-counting kind of person. I’m not actually sure how they’re measured.

If you had children, would you want them to be pilots too?

If I ever had children (God knows that’s a big “if”) they’d be allowed to become whatever they wanted. If they did become pilots, they’d probably do better than I do.

I bet that cat wouldn't have died in the cargo hold. Cats stay out all night in the winter all the time.

The cargo hold does get pretty cold. And besides, I don’t think this was the kind of cat that spends any time at all outdoors.

my brother is currently in training to become an ATC. Do you have any tips for him regarding communication with pilots? Do you guys always stick to the rules of conversation as printed in the ATC handbook or is it a bit more of a relaxed atmosphere after all?! -thanks
Anonymous

I try, but some people, like Carl, simply don’t.

What Hogwarts house do you think you'd be sorted into?
Anonymous

Sorry, I’m not very familiar with the whole Harry Potter thing. It has sort of passed me by.

If you could change GERT-I's call sign, would you? And to what?
Anonymous

I think it’s fine as it is. Don’t see why it’d need changing.

What's your least-favorite airport/airfield to land at?
Anonymous

The ones that attempts to coerce you into paying ridiculous sums of money.