As I reflect upon my life’s work, I often fall back on my 6-7 years as a navigator and the dialog that occurred on many airlift or recon missions.  Of course my comments were always clear, concise and intelligent (LOL).
So—- because some of you made the mistake of telling me you enjoyed my stories and several of you are related to me and can’t escape, I’ve included you in this chapter. 
Here are some examples of dumb ass comments and questions that I vividly recall. 

1. On a favorite mission which went from Cocoa Beach, FL to Antigua, stopping at several islands, we stayed overnight at Antigua and flew back home the next day.  Pilot to me.  “How much time do you need before takeoff tomorrow?” 
Me.  “About an hour.”   Why.
I need to flight plan. Pilot.  Why an hour. You just need to reverse the winds.  ( kinda dumb). 

2.  Sometimes, unfortunately, you are forced to pick your way through a line of thunderstorms you can’t fly over.  Especially in the C-130 that could only attain an altitude of about 25000 ft.
The navigator using radar had the job of finding the weakest part of the storm to safely get through the squall line. 
One time we were bouncing around pretty roughly while I was navigating.  The pilot said Nav, are you aiming at the weakest points?   I wanted to say. No pilot   I’m trying to get the strongest part so we can break up the airplane and all die.  But I said Yes, sir.