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this is why i don't fly
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:37 am
by pk-
this happened on the 1st of march:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ddb_1204404185
great job by the pilot and that, but is anyone else afraid of flying? it terrifies me.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:41 am
by datura
I got that sent too, i always used to be fine with flying, but have had a few ropey ones the last few years with crosswinds, and bad landings that shook me a bit.
You wonder why he tried to land in those conditions.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:45 am
by tempest
Yeah I get a bit sketchy every time I land...
But i'm not gunna stick in this part of the world just because theres a slim chance of dying. I'm pretty sure theres more chance that i'm gunna die driving to work. I'm more facinated at how fucking amazing the engineering is to fly those big bastards around the world and land em safely more than not
Re: this is why i don't fly
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:47 am
by vonboyage
pk- wrote:but is anyone else afraid of flying? it terrifies me.
YES
Ive only had 1 airplane experience when i was a child, and i didnt like taking off or landing.
This guy is a badman though, controlled the plane nicely.. my guess is he didnt anticipate the strength of the winds.
Surely they have lots of radars and mission control for that information though.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:49 am
by hera
my flight from LA fto London (feb 29th) was the most turbulant ride of my life. lucky for me i was smashed and in a deep sleep and couldnt be bothered to be terrified, just let it kinda rock me to sleep.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:51 am
by tempest
hera wrote:my flight from LA fto London (feb 29th) was the most turbulant ride of my life. lucky for me i was smashed and in a deep sleep and couldnt be bothered to be terrified, just let it kinda rock me to sleep.
Yeah you deff have to sink a few beers before you take off, then more on the trip... Makes it much more bearable
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:59 am
by datura
i've had more than a few ropey flights on one of these badboys
the close proximity of the emergency exit to the propeller always made me feel safe and relaxed.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:33 am
by emcee child
damn.
Big up that pilot.
shouldn't have had landing clearance in that kind of weather tho.
u see that other vid of the pilot who landed the palne with without proper landing gear deployment?
i'll see if i can find the video.
man's working hard for they money
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:36 am
by emcee child
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:47 am
by vonboyage
Emcee Child wrote:
man's working hard for they life
fixed
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:50 am
by vonboyage
I thought the flames from the wheel might make the side jets explode.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:20 am
by djshiva
whoa crazy save by the pilot!
i was once on a small plane coming in above a tornado. didn't actually know it was a tornado til we landed, but we were moving sideways, and so was my stomach. not a good ting.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:14 am
by nesslei
i love flying, i love turbulence, i love that freaky sudden drop shit.
i fly lots for work and every landing at wellington airport is touch-and-go. so much so in fact, that every pilot has to do a simulated landing at wellington before they gets their pilots licence ... the runway is waaaaaay shorter than your average, and there is sea at both ends. plus wellington is one of the windiest cities in the world.
LOVE THAT SHIT
see below for arial explanation.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:28 am
by djshiva
nesslei wrote:i love flying, i love turbulence, i love that freaky sudden drop shit.
i fly lots for work and every landing at wellington airport is touch-and-go. so much so in fact, that every pilot has to do a simulated landing at wellington before they gets their pilots licence ... the runway is waaaaaay shorter than your average, and there is sea at both ends. plus wellington is one of the windiest cities in the world.
LOVE THAT SHIT
see below for arial explanation.
whoa...remind me never to fly in there.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:14 am
by misk
i love landing, because that means the flight is over! Yeah, i've had some pretty bumpy flights in the past. keeping the wine coming helps immensely though. I dont think of the money i spend on booze on a flight as a waste, but more of an.. investment, during my travels
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:10 am
by echo wanderer
datura wrote:i've had more than a few ropey flights on one of these badboys
the close proximity of the emergency exit to the propeller always made me feel safe and relaxed.
Sorted.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:14 am
by metalboxproducts
i love flying.
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:50 am
by stanton
PK DOES NOT FLY BECAUSE:
A) He has no wings
B) He isn't capable of reaching take off velocity
C) He is overladen
D) He has lost his pilots license
E) He is a fucking pussy
PM answers to PK
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:38 pm
by skipple
stanton wrote:PK DOES NOT FLY BECAUSE:
A) He has no wings
B) He isn't capable of reaching take off velocity
C) He is overladen
D) He has lost his pilots license
E) He is a fucking pussy
F) All of the above
PM answers to PK
F
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:41 pm
by rekordah
