Hypothetical Scenario  

This one’s for you non-aviation types, when you fly commercial and board the airline, do you turn right, find your seat and sit down? 

Or, do you make an immediate left, enter the cockpit and start questioning the pilot?  

why haven’t we pushed back yet? What’s the delay? Are we sure about the weather?  Can you guarantee we’ll make our destination and make the connection? Are you mission ready? Does the door handle feel stiff to you? How much time do you have in this aircraft and are you comfortable flying it.  Which engine you starting first? Did you clean up your mess in the kitchen prior to departure? Are you NVG current?? Did you code your pay sheet correctly? How much fuel’s on board? is that enough? How many shift does this make for you? How old ARE you or how young ARE you? Is there enough oxygen on board, we need a minimum of 3.0? Did you notify maintenance about the seat not going back all the way? Did you do a walk around, I didn’t see you do a full walk around? Are you current and qualified? Did you get a release number and what is it? Why are you sitting that way, I’ve never seen any other pilot sit that way? Military or civilian trained? Is that IPad fully charges and current? Did you pull the cords?  Are you sure you know where you’re going? Have you ever been there before and was during the day or night? Will the thunderstorms in the Tennessee Valley be in our way? What’s that smell, is that fuel?  Are you sure you have enough duty time to complete this mission?? Do you mind taking an additional ride along, they’ve never been on an aircraft before and they’ll be orientating for the next two weeks, weather providing? Did you notify, security, dispatch, access center, Ops center, Operation Control Center, lead clinician, The Obamas, Lead Pilot?? We OK weight wise? If you wont do this, we'll get another airline to do it because it's very very very important I get to Cincinnati and I MEAN NOW...