Aviation

[SerenityNigh]

Oh I'm aware they can fly on one engine. But those engines will have probably been the same age and undergone the same maintenance schedule, maybe by the same teams and if you're down to your last one....

I'd have been happy down to three engines.

But today it's MAINLY the whole airport experience that puts me off. If I could park at a reasonable cost ... let's say a couple if quid a day (still more than I want to pay for switching an engine off), rock up a few minutes before boarding, hand over my luggage, flash a ticket and get on, LIKE A BUS, I'd be all over that.

On the one hand, I'd rather take the train over flying if I could. But then I don't deal with the hassles that the average Brit faces on the trains so this experience is not burned into my memory. For me the trains are always a pleasant experience. On the other hand, getting around the US is a major hassle, so we tend to deal with airports as a required nuisance. Except for those who drive everywhere (and we are not far from this just because of the # of people in our house who need plane tickets).

So I understand everyone has their own experience, but some of it is also geographically (culturally) ingrained.

 

[SerenityNigh]

*if

Nah, they always land. Gravity, huh? If you can still clap after the landing it's a good landing.

But don't be one of those who claps. Might as well clap for the television.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Nah, they always land. Gravity, huh? If you can still clap after the landing it's a good landing.

But don't be one of those who claps. Might as well clap for the television.

People used to stand and salute the national anthem at the end of the day (of national broadcast) in the uk.

I wish I was telling lies.

 

[trueblue84]

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Like the flight sim round on the krypton factor.

 

[SerenityNigh]

People used to stand and salute the national anthem at the end of the day (of national broadcast) in the uk.

I wish I was telling lies.

on the telly? national anthem used to play on Yank tv when the broadcast ended, but we just turned it off and went to sleep.

The English (proper English) are weird (proper weird).

 

[slipstream86]

I appreciate your experience and willingness to share your knowledge. I'm also glad to get another expert ticked off the list (a real one at that).

I think there was already some well founded comments here (certainly by social media standards) outlining the apparent root cause of this accident...I'm just attempting to add some filler.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

If I was shaking at the keyboard dying to give my take on a topic of public discussion not yet featured on GOT then I'd just create a thread wouldn't I?

Remarkable restraint. Remarkable.

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Nah, they always land. Gravity, huh? If you can still clap after the landing it's a good landing.

But don't be one of those who claps. Might as well clap for the television.

Remember when we clapped for nurses? Imagine being on a plane full of nurses and landing smoothly. Every bone in your hand would be shattered. In which case, you’d be in decent company tbf.

 

[SerenityNigh]

Remember when we clapped for nurses? Imagine being on a plane full of nurses and landing smoothly. Every bone in your hand would be shattered. In which case, you’d be in decent company tbf.

A plane full of nurses, landed smoothly by nurses.

Settle down boy!

/RIP

 

[Rita_Poon]

I think there was already some well founded comments here (certainly by social media standards) outlining the apparent root cause of this accident...I'm just attempting to add some filler.

I'm not doubting you, I want to make that double clear. My latter comment was a snide remark at certain others (but lets leave that for now), we've got real accountants, real gardeners, real doctors, real Isle of Jersey detectives, real ITK's, and super real birthday heroes on here. I applaud one and all.

IIRC there's even a mod/site owner that's a pro in the submarine game possibly.

It's great to get professional input instead of the bilge that tends to spring forth in spite of.

 

[slipstream86]

Remarkable restraint. Remarkable.

I just wish there was a thread regarding Pizza Crusts

I don't know if you know this, but I'm a Senior Training Captain in the field of eating pizza. My ego would love nothing more than to display my superior knowledge on how to consume the crusts of said pizza.

I'd hate to appear like an arrogant tw@ and make my own thread regarding my opinion of it though

 

[Rita_Poon]

Remember when we clapped for nurses? Imagine being on a plane full of nurses and landing smoothly. Every bone in your hand would be shattered. In which case, you’d be in decent company tbf.

bus full of nuns is as far as I can stretch...

 

[Rita_Poon]

I just wish there was a thread regarding Pizza Crusts

I don't know if you know this, but I'm a Senior Training Captain in the field of eating pizza. My ego would love nothing more than to display my superior knowledge on how to consume the crusts of said pizza.

I'd hate to appear like an arrogant tw@ and make my own thread regarding my opinion of it though

I ran a toothpaste one by the boss about a year ago, and still haven't been brave enough to broach it.

 

[SerenityNigh]

I just wish there was a thread regarding Pizza Crusts

I don't know if you know this, but I'm a Senior Training Captain in the field of eating pizza. My ego would love nothing more than to display my superior knowledge on how to consume the crusts of said pizza.

I'd hate to appear like an arrogant tw@ and make my own thread regarding my opinion of it though

I thought everyone liked Matty's thread?

 

[Rita_Poon]

ah, poor matty. he means no harm.