Larry Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 13 hours ago, Captain Wiggles said: I've landed plenty of jets on aircraft carriers in Top Gun for the NES. I'm confident I'd have no problems landing a passenger airplane. Actually, I've watched a video from an actual pilot. He said that if the airplane was made in the last 10 years or so, the airplane can land itself. It's a safety device, for use in zero visibility. Said that yes, it would take a while to teach a civilian how to turn it on. But that's something that can be explained by radio. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, Captain Wiggles said: I've landed plenty of jets on aircraft carriers in Top Gun for the NES. I'm confident I'd have no problems landing a passenger airplane. Much easier with the PowerGlove Edited January 4, 2023 by DCSaints_fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Coronavirus found in samples from 96% of flights If you believe it's now safe to fly without a protective mask, you might want to think again. New research shows the COVID-19 virus has been found on nearly every flight tested. Scientists who analyzed wastewater samples taken from 29 flights in Kuala Lumpur have found the coronavirus in 28 of them, according to the National Public Health Laboratory Malaysia. Testing on the 29th sample has not yet been completed, per the laboratory. The samples were taken at international entry points from June through December 2022. During the same time frame, the lab also tested 301 samples from 15 sentinel locations representing each state in the country. All totaled, "SarsCoV-2 was detected in 288 samples," or 95.7% of all flights, health director-general Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a statement to Malaysian newspaper Sinar Harian. Click on the link for the full article I wonder what the results would be for similar testing in the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Probably much higher. Morons in the States largely ditched masking in the Fall (or earlier). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Horror moment plane’s door springs OPEN mid-air leaving passengers terrified as luggage is sucked out THIS is the shocking moment a plane door sprang open mid-air as panicked passengers feared they would be "blown out". The pilot of the Russian flight was forced to make an emergency landing in icy -41C conditions as luggage was sucked out of the Antonov AN-26. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Sitting in the airport waiting to take off for my honeymoon. 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Gonna be there for a minute it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Connection in Houston will be tight but hopefully that plane is delayed too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I just booked 6 international flights for April, May, and June. God help me.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) It was like the whole system got pushed back two hours. No other change. Waiting for the connection in Houston and off to the carribean. Unless they offer us a fat deal to wait a day... Edited January 11, 2023 by The 12th Commandment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, The 12th Commandment said: It was like the whole system got pushed back two hours. No other change. Waiting for the connection in Houston and off to the carribean. Unless they offer us a fat deal to wait a day...😈 Which island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Just now, EmirOfShmo said: Which island? PR, St Croix and St John's. Maybe a day trip to the BVIs. Going to eat at Koolblue13's restaurant on Saturday. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I've only taken day trips to St. John myself while staying at St. Thomas, but would like to stay there at some point. St. John beaches are NICE. I'd highly recommend renting a car if you hadn't planned on it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 1 minute ago, purbeast said: I've only taken day trips to St. John myself while staying at St. Thomas, but would like to stay there at some point. St. John beaches are NICE. I'd highly recommend renting a car if you hadn't planned on it yet. We're picking up a car in St Thomas actually and then taking the ferry over. Did the three 20 years ago and enjoyed St John's the most. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purbeast Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, The 12th Commandment said: We're picking up a car in St Thomas actually and then taking the ferry over. Did the three 20 years ago and enjoyed St John's the most. Hell yeah that is what we do for the day trips. It's awesome how you can take your car on the barge and explore the island. We've only ever explored the park and various beaches but would like to also stay on St. John and check out the rest of the island. I will say though, Maegan's Bay on St. Thomas is one of the nicest beaches I have ever been to. I'm assuming you have been there when you stayed in St. Thomas. But many of the beaches in the park are very close to it. Also if you have your own snorkel gear, at Trunk Bay, swim out around the little rock island. There is some good snorkeling out there. We saw like a 5ft shark out there last time I was there. Super cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 6 minutes ago, purbeast said: Hell yeah that is what we do for the day trips. It's awesome how you can take your car on the barge and explore the island. We've only ever explored the park and various beaches but would like to also stay on St. John and check out the rest of the island. I will say though, Maegan's Bay on St. Thomas is one of the nicest beaches I have ever been to. I'm assuming you have been there when you stayed in St. Thomas. But many of the beaches in the park are very close to it. Also if you have your own snorkel gear, at Trunk Bay, swim out around the little rock island. There is some good snorkeling out there. We saw like a 5ft shark out there last time I was there. Super cool. Meagan's bay is a site to behold. Consistently top ten on world wide beach listicles. This time we're looking for low key, low population beauty. St John's is that. Guided Hike next week through Virgin Islands national Park will be a highlight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) We (I) decided that we're not spending another Thanksgiving alone. I got lucky & was able to snag the Westin in St. John for 10 days over Thanksgiving - half in a studio & half in 1BR. I might split it & spend half the time on Tortola. I'm open to hotel recommendations for Tortola. We're heading to Barbados in February for 10 days. Can't wait... Edited January 11, 2023 by EmirOfShmo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Buttigieg: Feds Not Ruling Out 'Nefarious Activity' In FAA System Failure Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said federal authorities are not dismissing the possibility of “nefarious activity” in a computer system failure that grounded domestic flights early Wednesday. “There is no direct indication of any kind of external or nefarious activity, but we are not yet prepared to rule that out,” he said in an interview with MSNBC. Buttigieg said the Federal Aviation Administration is continuing to investigate the issue, which occurred in its Notice to Air Missions system. NOTAM provides safety information to flight crews ahead of takeoff. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Bodycam video shows Odell Beckham Jr. being escorted off plane https://www.cbsnews.com/news/odell-beckham-jr-plane-bodycam-video-first-class-miami-police-footage/ As passengers exit, Beckham Jr. gets in a verbal argument with one man. "I would never ever in my life get off the plane for you, not specifically you," he says. "Maybe for everybody else I would get off the plane." "You're going to wait 40 minutes, and I'm going get on a private plane home," he says to the man, calling the man a "fat a**." Before Beckham Jr. gets off the plane, he tells officers "do let me walk by him," describing the man he argued with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 3 hours ago, ixcuincle said: Bodycam video shows Odell Beckham Jr. being escorted off plane https://www.cbsnews.com/news/odell-beckham-jr-plane-bodycam-video-first-class-miami-police-footage/ As passengers exit, Beckham Jr. gets in a verbal argument with one man. "I would never ever in my life get off the plane for you, not specifically you," he says. "Maybe for everybody else I would get off the plane." "You're going to wait 40 minutes, and I'm going get on a private plane home," he says to the man, calling the man a "fat a**." Before Beckham Jr. gets off the plane, he tells officers "do let me walk by him," describing the man he argued with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 The engineer who brought America to its knees - the FAA flight grounding debacle that stranded tens of thousands for hours and paralyzed the nation was caused by ONE employee who replaced the wrong file The grounding of all flights and Federal Aviation Administration systems failure that occurred Wednesday morning across the United States was caused by a mistake made by an engineer. An engineer 'replaced one file with another,' an official told ABC News, not realizing the mistake was being made and ultimately causing the system to show problems and fail. The culprit engineer has yet to be identified. Engineers and IT teams are working feverishly to prevent the system from crashing again today, as they also scramble to figure out if there are any similar systems that could fail as easily. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Agencies investigate averted plane crash at New York airport Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff. "(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance!” an air controller said in an audio recording of Air Traffic Control communications when he noticed the other plane, operated by American Airlines, crossing in front. The recording was made by LiveATC, a website that monitors and posts flight communications. Delta Air Lines' departing Boeing 737 plane then came to a safe stop on the John F. Kennedy International Airport runway as the other crossed in front around 8:45 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. Brian Healy, a passenger on the Delta flight, said at first he thought the abrupt stop was a mechanical issue. “There was this abrupt jerk of the plane, and everyone was sort of thrust forward from the waist,” he recalled. “There was an audible reaction when the brakes happened, like a gasp. And then there was a total silence for a couple of seconds.” Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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