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A FlyBE plane with 3 wheels
Set off for Inverness But had to turn back home again And land with one wheel less |
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On 11/10/2017 12:26 PM, BrritSki wrote:
A FlyBE plane with 3 wheels Set off for Inverness But had to turn back home again And land with one wheel less What do we Yanks need to know in order for this to be understood? -- Cheers, Bev I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three. |
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On 11/11/2017 01:16, The Real Bev wrote:
On 11/10/2017 12:26 PM, BrritSki wrote: A FlyBE plane with 3 wheels Set off for Inverness But had to turn back home again And land with one wheel less What do we Yanks need to know in order for this to be understood? There's an old rugby song that starts: Four and twenty virgins came down from Inverness And when they all went home there were four and twenty less Very rude version here, NSFW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3YzGUzKiA and then this was in the news yesterday: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-no-nose-gear/ |
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On 11/11/2017 12:56 AM, BrritSki wrote:
On 11/11/2017 01:16, The Real Bev wrote: On 11/10/2017 12:26 PM, BrritSki wrote: A FlyBE plane with 3 wheels Set off for Inverness But had to turn back home again And land with one wheel less What do we Yanks need to know in order for this to be understood? There's an old rugby song that starts: Four and twenty virgins came down from Inverness And when they all went home there were four and twenty less Very rude version here, NSFW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk3YzGUzKiA I can imagine a group of happy drunks singing this... and then this was in the news yesterday: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017...-no-nose-gear/ Oopsie. Didn't something like this happen to a big passenger jet recently? I remember -- nosewheel-down light didn't come on, so they did a flyby of the terminal to find out if it was actually down or not. Or was that a movie? -- Cheers, Bev "A complete lack of evidence is the surest sign that the conspiracy is working." -- Tanuki |
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On 11/11/2017 21:36, The Real Bev wrote:
Oopsie.Â* Didn't something like this happen to a big passenger jet recently?Â* I remember -- nosewheel-down light didn't come on, so they did a flyby of the terminal to find out if it was actually down or not. Â*Or was that a movie? It happened to my RAF Jet Provost training instructor. One morning he told me that he wasn't going up with me and sent me off to do something solo instead. After about half an hour in the air I realised that I kept hearing my instructor's call sign so I listened in while he was being asked for fuels states etc. Then there was a general call for all other aircraft to either land immediately or divert. I was near the airfield so came home, jumped out and asked what was going on. Apparently they were doing circuits and on one of them did not get 3 green lights to show that the landing gear was down and locked. They did a fly-by and confirmed that one wheel was still up, so they burnt off fuel and then came in for an emergency landing. The touch down was superb - all wheels up to prevent cart-wheeling and he held it about 6" off the tarmac until it stalled on. As soon as the speed dropped a bit the canopy opened and the 2 figures were on the wing and dropped off as soon as it was safe. Not sure if the plane ever flew again, but there was no fire or obvious damage apart from the scrapes. Afterwards I learned that my fellow (Malaysian Air Force) student wasn't at all worried about the situation but was very keen to eject for the good experience |
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On 11/12/2017 12:57 AM, BrritSki wrote:
...Afterwards I learned that my fellow (Malaysian Air Force) student wasn't at all worried about the situation but was very keen to eject for the good experience Was HE on the plane? Some people can always see the bright side of any experience. We need to beat the **** out of those people... -- Cheers, Bev "A friend is someone who puts the needs of others above their own. Find one of those people and take advantage of him." --Rat |
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On 13/11/2017 05:36, The Real Bev wrote:
On 11/12/2017 12:57 AM, BrritSki wrote: ...Afterwards I learned that my fellow (Malaysian Air Force) student wasn't at all worried about the situation but was very keen to eject for the good experienceÂ* Was HE on the plane?Â* Some people can always see the bright side of any experience.Â* We need to beat the **** out of those people... Yes, we was the other student I shared an instructor with. He'd probably regret banging out now as it usually leaves survivors with spinal damage. Earlier in training we all went on a Martin-Baker test rig with only a one third explosive charge in and even with close attention to tightness of straps, sitting position, lumbar pad etc (time you wouldn't have in a real emergency), it was very painful, but no lasting damage. |
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On 13/11/2017 06:21, Scott Abraham wrote:
I've never seen the bright side of any experience Yes, we gathered that. |
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