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08-14-2013 | 10:21 AM
#4391
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From: 737A
So anyway...the AngryPilotWife.com is out of town for a few days and I've got the house all to myself. Anybody know where I can score an 8-ball and a couple Hookers?
08-14-2013 | 11:11 AM
#4392
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Joined: Dec 2009
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From: 127.0.0.1
08-14-2013 | 11:28 AM
#4394
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Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 108
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From: Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
This guy.
Bank at a 90 degree angle, huh? They were probably only around 70...quit exaggerating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/bu...eat.html?_r=1&
"We were supposed to be flying into Midway International and the pilot’s approach was long and slow. As we were coming in for the landing, not more than 1,000 feet off the ground, the pilot made a sharp turn to the right. The turn was so tight that he seemed to bank at a 90-degree angle. I had the window seat and was looking straight down at the ground. I could hear alarm bells going off in the cockpit. Just as I was convinced we were going to flip over on our back like a turtle, and any turtle can tell you that is not a good thing, the plane went into another 90-degree turn. But this time, it was to the left. I looked out the window again and I saw stars.
It seemed the pilot confused Chicago O’Hare with Chicago Midway and was landing at the wrong airport. At the last minute either he or the control tower realized the problem and he tried to correct his mistake. When we finally did land at Midway, the pilot bolted off the plane. I have never seen anyone move that fast. I haven’t flown on that particular airline since."
Bank at a 90 degree angle, huh? They were probably only around 70...quit exaggerating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/bu...eat.html?_r=1&
"We were supposed to be flying into Midway International and the pilot’s approach was long and slow. As we were coming in for the landing, not more than 1,000 feet off the ground, the pilot made a sharp turn to the right. The turn was so tight that he seemed to bank at a 90-degree angle. I had the window seat and was looking straight down at the ground. I could hear alarm bells going off in the cockpit. Just as I was convinced we were going to flip over on our back like a turtle, and any turtle can tell you that is not a good thing, the plane went into another 90-degree turn. But this time, it was to the left. I looked out the window again and I saw stars.
It seemed the pilot confused Chicago O’Hare with Chicago Midway and was landing at the wrong airport. At the last minute either he or the control tower realized the problem and he tried to correct his mistake. When we finally did land at Midway, the pilot bolted off the plane. I have never seen anyone move that fast. I haven’t flown on that particular airline since."
Oh wait, the general public knows all. I am wrong. This guy is right. My apologies.
08-17-2013 | 08:30 AM
#4395
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Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 1,143
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From: 737
This guy.
Bank at a 90 degree angle, huh? They were probably only around 70...quit exaggerating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/bu...eat.html?_r=1&
"We were supposed to be flying into Midway International and the pilot’s approach was long and slow. As we were coming in for the landing, not more than 1,000 feet off the ground, the pilot made a sharp turn to the right. The turn was so tight that he seemed to bank at a 90-degree angle. I had the window seat and was looking straight down at the ground. I could hear alarm bells going off in the cockpit. Just as I was convinced we were going to flip over on our back like a turtle, and any turtle can tell you that is not a good thing, the plane went into another 90-degree turn. But this time, it was to the left. I looked out the window again and I saw stars.
It seemed the pilot confused Chicago O’Hare with Chicago Midway and was landing at the wrong airport. At the last minute either he or the control tower realized the problem and he tried to correct his mistake. When we finally did land at Midway, the pilot bolted off the plane. I have never seen anyone move that fast. I haven’t flown on that particular airline since."
Bank at a 90 degree angle, huh? They were probably only around 70...quit exaggerating.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/bu...eat.html?_r=1&
"We were supposed to be flying into Midway International and the pilot’s approach was long and slow. As we were coming in for the landing, not more than 1,000 feet off the ground, the pilot made a sharp turn to the right. The turn was so tight that he seemed to bank at a 90-degree angle. I had the window seat and was looking straight down at the ground. I could hear alarm bells going off in the cockpit. Just as I was convinced we were going to flip over on our back like a turtle, and any turtle can tell you that is not a good thing, the plane went into another 90-degree turn. But this time, it was to the left. I looked out the window again and I saw stars.
It seemed the pilot confused Chicago O’Hare with Chicago Midway and was landing at the wrong airport. At the last minute either he or the control tower realized the problem and he tried to correct his mistake. When we finally did land at Midway, the pilot bolted off the plane. I have never seen anyone move that fast. I haven’t flown on that particular airline since."
Oh wait, the general public knows all. I am wrong. This guy is right. My apologies.
08-17-2013 | 11:39 AM
#4398
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The paper pushing headquarter weenie that feels that more PAs = better customer service. In addition to the normal stuff, I have to now listen to an effing gate agent not only thank me just prior to push, but also welcome me to my destination once we arrive.
Thank you to the pilots and flight attendants that just do the regulatory stuff and leave it at that.
(this rant is from a commuter's POV, so I realize I'm probably more sensitive than a passenger would be)
Thank you to the pilots and flight attendants that just do the regulatory stuff and leave it at that.
(this rant is from a commuter's POV, so I realize I'm probably more sensitive than a passenger would be)
08-17-2013 | 11:47 AM
#4399
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Joined: Jul 2013
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Go right ahead....it's better than the wimpy read-between-the-line posts that some guys drop on here and then run off never to return to the discussion. Also, it's funny when you all think I'm not smart enough to "get it." Thanks, too, for the jab about my job. Yet, I'M the one who's been called a man and pilot hater. Gotta laugh at the irony! Thanks for that, Scambie..... You have a magical day!
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