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re: Scariest plane experience
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:00 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:00 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
I agree. I do not see how a plane that is fabric over a small frame and has basically a motorcycle engine powering it, costs more than an exotic sports car.
I do not get how a new Cessna is a half million dollars either.
There is a reason why less and less people learn to fly.
I do not get how a new Cessna is a half million dollars either.
There is a reason why less and less people learn to fly.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 10:01 pm
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Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:10 pm to Napoleon
Because lawyers
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:12 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
What's the truth on turbulence. Is it really no big deal?
Do pilots know ahead of time that they are about to hit bad turbulence?
I don't see why they don't change altitude or path when that happens
Do pilots know ahead of time that they are about to hit bad turbulence?
I don't see why they don't change altitude or path when that happens
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:12 pm to Napoleon
Same reason why people land gear up. I didn't properly complete the checklist. I have improved as that was my scariest moment.
I met two pilots who landed gear up. I could never get how one could do that, but I never flew a plane with gear.
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A buddy of mine flew for State Police and Nat'l Guard. About 10 or 12 years ago, he came home on leave from Iraq and we had a big party. Of course, a bunch of his State Police buddies were there. At one point, I was in a little group of about five or six, everyone but me flew for LSP. LSP had just got some new helicopters that had retractable landing gear. My buddy hadn't flown them yet because he'd been in Iraq, so he's asking about performance, handling, etc. Then, jokingly, he says, "We ought to get a pool going on who's the first one to try to land with the gear up." My buddy and I laughed, because we thought it was funny. The other pilots just all kind of looked at each other and then back at my friend.
I excused myself to go get a beer. It seemed like they might have something to discuss privately.
I met two pilots who landed gear up. I could never get how one could do that, but I never flew a plane with gear.
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A buddy of mine flew for State Police and Nat'l Guard. About 10 or 12 years ago, he came home on leave from Iraq and we had a big party. Of course, a bunch of his State Police buddies were there. At one point, I was in a little group of about five or six, everyone but me flew for LSP. LSP had just got some new helicopters that had retractable landing gear. My buddy hadn't flown them yet because he'd been in Iraq, so he's asking about performance, handling, etc. Then, jokingly, he says, "We ought to get a pool going on who's the first one to try to land with the gear up." My buddy and I laughed, because we thought it was funny. The other pilots just all kind of looked at each other and then back at my friend.
I excused myself to go get a beer. It seemed like they might have something to discuss privately.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:17 pm to dallastiger55
quote:the vast majority of the time.
Is it really no big deal?
quote:If they have to fly through heavy weather they know it's coming. In which case they attempt to avoid the heaviest of it. If it's in clear air all the have to rely on is reports from other pilots.
Do pilots know ahead of time that they are about to hit bad turbulence?
quote:They do if they can.
I don't see why they don't change altitude or path when that happens
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:18 pm to dallastiger55
My senior year in high school, we had band trip to Mexico to perform in a spot on their teleton. Anyway we flew into Mexico City which was insane how much smog there was and how huge the city was.
From there we flew to Campeche. The plane we took to Campeche was a four prop passenger plane. We hit some pretty bad turbulence about half way through, and was rocking the plane hard. All I could think about was we were gonna crash and become the plot to a crappy lifetime movie.
From there we flew to Campeche. The plane we took to Campeche was a four prop passenger plane. We hit some pretty bad turbulence about half way through, and was rocking the plane hard. All I could think about was we were gonna crash and become the plot to a crappy lifetime movie.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:24 pm to dallastiger55
I was on a Delta flight from ATL to MSY back in 94. Things were OK for a while, then suddenly the noise changed in the cabin. Nothing was said for 10 minutes or so, but we could tell we were losing elevation. Finally the pilot informed us that we were going to have to make an emergency landing in Jackson. Since the plane seemed under control, we were not alarmed for the next 10-15 minutes as we descended.
Then the pilot came over the intercom and told the flight attendants to prepare everyone for crash precautions. It just started to get real!! I was in an exit row, so me and the guy next to me went over the plan with a flight attendant, and then we were all told to get into crash positions. It seemed like forever that we sat with our heads in our laps and hands on our ankles, but it was probably only 3-4 minutes. I snuck a peak out the window and remember not seeing anything resembling an airport or runway but the ground was awfully close. Suddenly the runway appeared and it seemed like we hit it as soon as possible.
The pilot cuts power, but does not seem to be using reverse thrust. You can tell the brakes are working overtime, but it's not stopping quickly at all. Finally welcome to a stop, and everyone seems to exhale at the same time and we applaud the pilot. They drive out portable stairs and we deplane on the runway. I finally see that we have used about 95% of the runway to stop and realize the severity of the situation.
I wish I had remembered the type of aircraft, but recall it had two wing mounted engines (probably 737 based on Delta equipment at the time. Anyway, we find out through talking to the mechanics that had come out to look at the plane after landing that something had happened and the lost an engine and some of the hydraulics. So they could not use reverse thrust due to risk of spin since only one engine would be stopping the plane and it being so far from center of balance. This, on top of risk of brake failure due to hydraulic issue as well as landing on a short runway for the equipment apparently made the pilots uncomfortable (or cautious) enough to get us ready for a crash landing.
It all seemed surreal at the time, but after I rented a car and drove to MSY (they were going to make us wait 5 hours for another aircraft but a couple of us said screwvthat) and finally got home, it hit me how close to a crash we had come. So it was not frightening at the time, but in retrospect it could have been ugly.
Still love flying though.
Then the pilot came over the intercom and told the flight attendants to prepare everyone for crash precautions. It just started to get real!! I was in an exit row, so me and the guy next to me went over the plan with a flight attendant, and then we were all told to get into crash positions. It seemed like forever that we sat with our heads in our laps and hands on our ankles, but it was probably only 3-4 minutes. I snuck a peak out the window and remember not seeing anything resembling an airport or runway but the ground was awfully close. Suddenly the runway appeared and it seemed like we hit it as soon as possible.
The pilot cuts power, but does not seem to be using reverse thrust. You can tell the brakes are working overtime, but it's not stopping quickly at all. Finally welcome to a stop, and everyone seems to exhale at the same time and we applaud the pilot. They drive out portable stairs and we deplane on the runway. I finally see that we have used about 95% of the runway to stop and realize the severity of the situation.
I wish I had remembered the type of aircraft, but recall it had two wing mounted engines (probably 737 based on Delta equipment at the time. Anyway, we find out through talking to the mechanics that had come out to look at the plane after landing that something had happened and the lost an engine and some of the hydraulics. So they could not use reverse thrust due to risk of spin since only one engine would be stopping the plane and it being so far from center of balance. This, on top of risk of brake failure due to hydraulic issue as well as landing on a short runway for the equipment apparently made the pilots uncomfortable (or cautious) enough to get us ready for a crash landing.
It all seemed surreal at the time, but after I rented a car and drove to MSY (they were going to make us wait 5 hours for another aircraft but a couple of us said screwvthat) and finally got home, it hit me how close to a crash we had come. So it was not frightening at the time, but in retrospect it could have been ugly.
Still love flying though.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:28 pm to Epic Cajun
quote:
I do not understand how people go through life without flying.
I drive trucks for a living and haven't taken a vacation far enough to warrant a flight.
I'll take a plane in the future, just haven't had a need to yet.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:30 pm to dallastiger55
Got there early for a flight out of Lafayette. Sitting in the terminal, middle eastern looking dude sitting next to me pulls out a mat, lays it on the floor in the middle of the airport and is bowing down. I'm thinking I need to know where he is sitting on this plane and if he tries something funny I'll take him out. Before I can finish my thoughts he is already in another fricking yoga pose and I realize I have nothing to worry about.
Tldr: thought yoga douche was Muslim. Apparently I'm racist
Tldr: thought yoga douche was Muslim. Apparently I'm racist
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:32 pm to Loungefly85
Flying into Denver in a shitstorm. 60 mph winds on the ground. Pilot came on and said we're gonna get it on the ground, but pucker up, basically. Everyone on the damn flight was white as a ghost when we touched down. Damn thing was rocking right and left and dropping 100 feet at a time. My knuckles were Snow White from gripping the damn armrest so tight. Definitely puckered me up.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:34 pm to dallastiger55
Summer of '97 in a Saab 340A on approach to MEM on the edge of a front. Peanut butter beer was coming at us. I reached up to trim the air vent, but was gassed..there were more such moments ahead to endure. Frolicking about, our fresh shiny wheels shook, although unnoticeably on their bogies, wings wet, and grown-ups bugbeared. The smell of alkaline and cheese drifted, and normal colors displaced remnants of ambient light. The foreboding thoughts of organ displacement and headstones reminded me of the slick piano keys. Once halted, the women understood their roles, and the smell of the Aeroshell red, preceeded by blue juice made for interesting individual conversation. It was time to relieve the struts.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:39 pm to dallastiger55
When I was a student pilot I was in a 182 flying to Bristol TN. We were going to Tri County Airport and hit a storm flying over the mountains. We were trying to stay below the storm without hitting the mountains. I didn't realize how bad the situation was until my instructor starting praying. I never flew with him again.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:40 pm to Reservoir dawg
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:45 pm to RedFoxx
Mig-23 Gulf of Sidra late 80's
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:47 pm to nicklsu
I was on a Delta flight from MSY to CVG on a MD-88. Not too long into the flight we were struck by lightning and it felt like we had rolled over a speed bump (which I thought was a bit odd since we were flying). Pilot came on the PA and said one engine was out and we were making an emergency landing in Jackson, MS.
No dramatic loss of altitude but I did get a bit nervous when I realized we couldn't lose another engine.
No dramatic loss of altitude but I did get a bit nervous when I realized we couldn't lose another engine.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:00 pm to Alleman
My brother was flying in from Miami. He said the cockpit door flew open and the stewardess ran down the aisle to the back of the plane. She came hauling arse back to the cockpit with an oxygen tank and slammed the door closed. He said it got awfully quiet extremely fast and everyone just started looking around.
I told him I bet they did that shite on purpose just for a good laugh.
I told him I bet they did that shite on purpose just for a good laugh.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:03 pm to Alleman
American Eagle flight from Alec to Dallas. Hit the worst fricking turbulence pocket. Stewardess ended up with a bloody head with the cart laying on her legs and my dad had the guy in front of him laying backwards in his seat in his broken chair. I'm still not sure how we didn't lose a wing that day
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:05 pm to dallastiger55
Mid 1990s flying back to MSY from SLC on a Friday night. MSY was fogged in and the cloud ceiling was very low. Flight was normal and we were about to land. We broke through the cloud deck and I could see the cars on the airport access road. We were no more than 50 feet above the ground when suddenly we were pinned to our seats and the nose was pointed way up - at least 45 degrees.
No one said anything because we were all just about crapping our pants. About 30 seconds later the pilot announces that we had to execute a go-around due to a plane not having cleared the runway that we were landing on.
No one said anything because we were all just about crapping our pants. About 30 seconds later the pilot announces that we had to execute a go-around due to a plane not having cleared the runway that we were landing on.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:24 pm to chinhoyang
Last time I flew back from Dallas to Arkansas.
The 10 minute climb to cruising altitude was the worst turbulence I've ever experienced.
The 10 minute climb to cruising altitude was the worst turbulence I've ever experienced.
Posted on 4/4/17 at 12:12 am to dallastiger55
Every few weeks, fly with PHI... die with PHI.
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