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Everytime I think all the USS John Wayne jokes are a getting a bit tired Southwest delivers something like this: https://x.com/fl360aero/status/1779232460707901772?s=46
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I went to Sun N Fun at Lakeland, FL yesterday. Been to plenty of air shows but this was my first actual fly-in (I drove). Absolute blast. Got to climb inside a c-47, and the pilot was telling me how they are participating in a charity/documentary called Currahee to Normandy. They took most of the actors from Band of Brothers and spent a week certifying them to jump out of the plane. Now in June they're taking them to Normandy to jump again, and retrace Easy Company's route. They'll meet with survivors, etc. Thunderbirds put on an amazing show as always. My girlfriend was almost literally blown away. I love how playful they are. Distracting you with 4 passing over, then the 5th one makes some noise over at the other end of the field to grab your attention, just in time for the 6th to do an afterburner pass out of nowhere. F-35 was neat but I'd seen them a few times when I lived near Hill AFB in Salt Lake. Also saw Polaris' Ghost Squadron and their MiG-21. I have some photos but mobile doesn't let you just paste photos in anymore. Felt like an Ace Combat game seeing it parked near two Super Hornets and three F-35s.
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Russian passengers started a fight with a flight crew after an hour on the ramp with no cabin HVAC https://twitter.com/fl360aero/status/1779562547332419936
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shame on an IGA posted:Russian passengers started a fight with a flight crew after an hour on the ramp with no cabin HVAC How else do you get off a sweltering oven
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hobbesmaster posted:Everytime I think all the USS John Wayne jokes are a getting a bit tired Southwest delivers something like this: I pulled off that panel shutting the door on a fairly new max a little while ago. Boeing quality strikes again!
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That's the impenetrable hijacker-proof security door, right? 
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Apr 14, 2024 21:51
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"This baby can keep out so much terrorists" I say and slap the door, falls apart
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Wingnut Ninja posted:That's the impenetrable hijacker-proof security door, right? Lmfao yeah. As soon as someone starts poo poo at the front of the airplane they're getting dogpiled by the entire rest of passenger cabin though so it's probably not as critical as it seems at first glance. Still hilarious. ThisIsJohnWayne posted:"This baby can keep out so much terrorists" I say and slap the door, falls apart Excellent username given the circumstances.
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Midjack posted:As soon as someone starts poo poo at the front of the airplane they're getting dogpiled by the entire rest of passenger cabin This was the critical change in airplane security on 9/11. No more free rides to Cuba.
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Platystemon posted:This was the critical change in airplane security on 9/11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuLL8g8ena0
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I think you mean https://youtu.be/eiWIOKKuyGE?si=EO_3JWRo7VcETVTV
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Apr 15, 2024 04:42
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Gee that was terrible and not even funny
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Humphreys posted:Gee that was terrible and not even funny Found the nervous flyer
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Shamelessly reposting from the OSHA thread:Perestroika posted:Sometimes you just gotta make sure your landing gear is still up to the task. 
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1) Now needs new oleos 2) Nice nose wobble. Lol'd when it started. Any landing you can walk away from is indeed a good landing, but it's probably gonna be 'spensive
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PainterofCrap posted:1) Now needs new oleos After the first bounce they should have gone around? meltie fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Apr 16, 2024 |
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ranbo das posted:I think you mean
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Blitter posted:Shamelessly reposting from the OSHA thread: me landing in any video game
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Shaking so bad it broke the nosegear light lol Also: `Nemesis posted:me landing in any video game
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Shamelessly stolen comment from the same thread:Xakura posted:You can always tell a 
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Blitter posted:Shamelessly reposting from the OSHA thread: That video is 404 but it looks like this one. Extreme Hard Landing - Cessna 441 Conquest II
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Blitter posted:Shamelessly reposting from the OSHA thread: they took off three hours later 
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First sight of an A400M in a Kazakhstan paint scheme. I've absolutely no idea why they've gone for a glossy gray, other than dictators love bling. https://twitter.com/AirbusDefence/status/1779796481005810091 https://twitter.com/thewarzonewire/status/1780010386244383026
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High gloss paint on not-camouflaged aircraft was the soviet default. It looks good so it's still the default
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My aircraft is also marked Bort
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meltie posted:After the first bounce they should have gone around? I don't know; you slam that hard, I'd want to stay down in case something critical shook loose, bent or cracked. Better than finding out on the next downwind leg. e: the starboard main appears to splay a few seconds after the nosewheel commeces its death wobble. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 02:20 on Apr 17, 2024 |
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Boeing didn't make the wings strong enough. https://x.com/MZulqarnainBut1/status/1556061916027654145
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Phanatic posted:Boeing didn't make the wings strong enough. That’ll buff out
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PittTheElder posted:My aircraft is also marked Bort Aeronautical Insanity: Mark it Bort
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So, if ground control sends an airplane down a taxiway that's too narrow, who's at fault for not knowing where the wingtips are? The pilot or the controller?
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The captain is ultimately responsible for the occupants and craft.
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No idea where they'll put it, but the USAF Museum will have a KC-10 on display eventually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWRpI3yc9cU
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Phanatic posted:Boeing didn't make the wings strong enough. jet fuel can't break aluminum poles
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https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/A7BFH Looks like they repaired it and put it back in service after that incident.
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The miracle of speed tape!
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Ardeem posted:So, if ground control sends an airplane down a taxiway that's too narrow, who's at fault for not knowing where the wingtips are? The pilot or the controller? Whoever didn’t file with NASA.
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Ardeem posted:So, if ground control sends an airplane down a taxiway that's too narrow, who's at fault for not knowing where the wingtips are? The pilot or the controller? At a major airport like that in a big jet, the flight crew should have a taxi diagram that gives them known-good taxiways and also which taxiways are too narrow. If ground tells them to proceed down a bad taxiway, they should say they're unable and request an alternative taxi routing. If that's the only possible route they should park the jet and ask for ground handlers to come out and provide extra eyes to make sure they stay clear of any obstacles. Case in point, an A380 at Toronto Pearson was directed down a taxiway their charts showed was not capable of handling the A380 so the crew got into a bit of a debate with the ground controller. Technically the pilot was misinterpreting the chart, but it's better to get yelled at for being stubborn and following procedure rather than for crunching the scenery. There can certainly be extenuating circumstances where multiple parties are at fault, and the PIC was proceeding under bad information, but ultimate responsibility for anything that happens to the aircraft falls on the Pilot in Command (PIC) while they are operating the aircraft.
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Does Emirates drop mad cash on image control, or do commenters just be like that?
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Blitter posted:Shamelessly reposting from the OSHA thread: Spot the PIA flight crew. Actually, can't be PIA... The gear was down when they bounced off the runway. Bass Ackwards fucked around with this message at 11:18 on Apr 17, 2024 |
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