Cost cutting leads to this?

 

Old video. 

 

Maybe they missed a spot?

It's his windshield. Why not?

Could be quite common, no?

Could be quite common, no?

 

It is, some pilots are just clean freaks and the glass must be spotless.

And the bugs love it too! ^_^

I do not know what's the situation with airliners but windshield and leading edges of GA planes get really messy after each flight. I don't know is it true, but I hear the bugs at leading edge of wing can reduce performance of 172.

Do it all the time at my job!

Well - we all know how dirty Southwest's airplane wings are - so I'm not in total shock!

He should enter the plane that way too, Dukes of Hazard style.

I think it's quite normal.  I've seen several youtube vids showing this and I've also seen it on my aviation dvd's.

Part of my job involves giving window washes and that's how I do them after the airline I contract with banned washing them from the outside using maintenance ladders (union reg). Pilots were getting ticked off about having to leave their seats but I simply tell them I'm gonna get in your seat or you can leave with a dirty window, your choice. I prefer washing them from the outside but it is what it is.

Haha, Isn't there a video floating around of two pilots hanging out of the cockpit of a 757 at the runway hold line washing their windows.  I think it was JET2.  It's actually pretty normal to see this at the airport.  Pilots tend not to trust ground crews to clean it for them. 

Haha, Isn't there a video floating around of two pilots hanging out of the cockpit of a 757 at the runway hold line washing their windows.  I think it was JET2...

haha, sure is

_{haha, sure is}

 

_{LOL, yeah that's the one.  One of my favorite videos.}