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It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had
it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. |
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"Stella Starr" wrote in message
. .. It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. The funny part was the crew blamed it on ATC, as usual. One of the more amusing happenings on the radio I heard about went something like this: The south approach into DAL is a bit hairy due to the routing necessary to avoid the DFW traffic. The captain of a 737 (United I believe) was a bit perturbed with the approach he was given. He noted on frequency, "You guys should get the controllers over at Denver to show you how to control traffic." To which the controller fired back, "You guys at United should get Southwest to show you how to fly a 737." |
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"Stella Starr" wrote in message . .. It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go around on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea what a "go around" is and why they are typically made. |
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Stella Starr wrote:
It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. Try 30 or 40 touch and go's riding in the bottom of a B-52 right next to the **** can sloshing by your left leg and it around 120 degrees in the airplane or.......... Freezing your ass off in a C-141 when you can see your breath and it's so loud you can't ****ing hear and the load master is a dick head and won't let you smoke and they are out of coffee and the honey bucket is backed up oozing **** and blue water People who fly commercial are clueless |
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"TheTruth" wrote in message
... Stella Starr wrote: It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. Try 30 or 40 touch and go's riding in the bottom of a B-52 right next to the **** can sloshing by your left leg and it around 120 degrees in the airplane or.......... Freezing your ass off in a C-141 when you can see your breath and it's so loud you can't ****ing hear and the load master is a dick head and won't let you smoke and they are out of coffee and the honey bucket is backed up oozing **** and blue water People who fly commercial are clueless No more so than a non-pilot like you, JJ. In fact, less so. This is a real video of JJ. His name is John Allen Johnson and he lost his FAA job due to drug use. Imagine how big of a loser you have to be to give up a $50-75K job because you can't put down the crack pipe. Now he is nothing more than a malcontent who spreads his racist filth on usenet. http://jaycut.com/mix/22940/preview The "Truth" hurts, doesn't it, JJ? |
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Darkwing opined
"Stella Starr" wrote in message ... It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. I have flown quite a bit commercial but never experienced a go around on a commercial flight. I'm sure most passengers have no idea what a "go around" is and why they are typically made. I was on a go around, or a missed approach (I don't remember which) back in the 80s going into Logan. Once in maybe a hundred flights. Doesn't happen often, and it was a real suprise. -ash Cthulhu in 2008! Vote the greater evil. |
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Stella Starr writes:
It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. "Ask the pilot" has long been a fairly level-headed column. |
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TheTruth writes:
Freezing your ass off in a C-141 when you can see your breath and it's so loud you can't ****ing hear and the load master is a dick head and won't let you smoke and they are out of coffee and the honey bucket is backed up oozing **** and blue water And the aircraft was filled with six feet of snow, which you had to walk through barefoot in order to reach the flight deck. |
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Mxsmanic wrote in
: Stella Starr writes: It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. "Ask the pilot" has long been a fairly level-headed column. How th e**** would you know, moron? Bertie |
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Stella Starr wrote in
: It's about being in a commercial airliner when they abort a landing. Had it happen once, and as we powered up for the go-around at DFW my reaction was "Hmph. How 'bout that." Didn't realize some folks might freak at such an incident. http://www.salon.com/tech/col/smith/...skthepilot293/ "In fact, go-arounds are fairly common and seldom the result of anything dangerous..." In general, a good general-consumer column without too much jargon. IMHO it's a good idea now and then to mention an aviation subject in an educational article free from sensationalism or disaster references. Pretty good article, obviously well informed... Bertie |
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