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Osama Bin Laden Raid: Pakistan Hints China Wants a Peek at Secret Helicopter - ABC News

Pakistani officials said today they're interested in studying the remains of the U.S.'s secret stealth-modified helicopter abandoned during the Navy SEAL raid of Osama bin Laden's compound, and suggested the Chinese are as well.

The U.S. has already asked the Pakistanis for the helicopter wreckage back, but one Pakistani official told ABC News the Chinese were also "very interested" in seeing the remains. Another official said, "We might let them [the Chinese] take a look."

A U.S. official said he did not know if the Pakistanis had offered a peek to the Chinese, but said he would be "shocked" if the Chinese hadn't already been given access to the damaged aircraft.

Dude, Pakistan, really? We're giving you all this money, ensuring this and that, and this is what you do behind our back!

Flamer

05-11-2011 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 992076)

And the flight attendants say without them serving drinks, meals and ensuring their safety, there would be no passengers... the dispatchers say... and the finance men say...

Last time I checked delta was in the business of flying airplanes. Pilots fly airplanes. Everyone else listed is there to support them/the business. More pilots need to start acting and speaking like that and you would see a lot let people trying to ball walk the captains authority and a lot less people trying to manage your expectations. Walk the walk.

johnso29

05-11-2011 05:51 AM

I LOVE it when FA's call and tell us to turn the seatbelt sign ON. :rolleyes:

Columbia

05-11-2011 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 992082)

I LOVE it when FA's call and tell us to turn the seatbelt sign ON. :rolleyes:

What do you do when they tell you this?

johnso29

05-11-2011 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Columbia (Post 992084)

What do you do when they tell you this?

I once had a CA respond with 'Ok, but you need to start your service with two carts from the middle of the airplane, & make sure you do at least 3 services.' That pretty much took care of it. :D

Another time I said ok, but ended up leaving it off because it was light chop at worst, & it smoothed out.

Amish Pilot

05-11-2011 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 991487)

This is manageable. You need to be aggressive with APU/pack usage, and once the sun comes up, you cannot let the cabin get warm.

Nu

Copy Dat!!!

Jabberwock

05-11-2011 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 992076)

And the flight attendants say without them serving drinks, meals and ensuring their safety, there would be no passengers... .

Flight Attendants could be replaced by a Coke machine, if those things did not weigh so much.