How to Fly in Three Easy Lessons

A story used to circulate about an airline flight crew who had a little
routine based on a book with a similar title. As the story went: The
copilot would enter the aircraft from the rear door and then slowly make his
way forward--obviously cramming from the book that he was reading. Of
course, he would take his seat and the flight would depart without anything
ever being said.

Although the story was told to me as being on a Boeing 727, I suspect that
it was really a DC-3 story that just wouldn't die.

Peter