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That's kind of neat, they just made an announcement that our pilot is retiring, and this is his last flight -- nm

Posted by znufrii Sep 10 '14, 14:58

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That... is not what I would call neat. -- nm - Spawn Sep 10, 15:42
"You were in a 4G negative dive at what range?" -- nm - budice Sep 10, 15:29
just for the hell of it, ask him to fly the plane upside down -- nm - prayformojo Sep 10, 15:19 5
- YOu just know he's always wanted to at least try a loopty-loop. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 10, 15:26 4
  - Just fly a barrel roll. No special stresses on the plane if done correctly. Just a steady 1 G - JD Sep 10, 16:06 [youtube]
  - I wonder if the flight simulators automatically calculate the inevitable load shift of t his maneuver? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 10, 15:27 2
    - We once flew KLM to Amsterdam in a plane that was configured for passengers in front and cargo containers in the back. The weight and balance was - Meg Sep 10, 16:02 1
      - thats one way to recline those seats -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 10, 16:29
"I was only one flight away from retirement!" -- nm - Mop Sep 10, 15:10
I hope the track record for retiring pilots is better than for retiring cops. -- nm - TWuG Sep 10, 15:00
Have they never seen a movie??!! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 10, 15:00
is this like when a cop in the movies goes out on his last call before hanging it up?...nm - x Sep 10, 14:59 1
- It's desk duty for him now, passing coffee and shuffling papers. -- nm - con_carne Sep 10, 15:05
So free booze? -- nm - mara Sep 10, 14:59

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