Plane Problems

[bainz555]

What is going on with all the planes crashing...I mean the other day in Greece and now in Venezuela...comments ne1

[TheAnalyst]

It is strange with two crashes so close together.

Flying in non-US has been quite an experience for myself.
2 or 3 landings where everyone applauded (including my first flight ever). And then there was the time you could hear the rooster crowing in the luggage area. And the time we took off with the fire crew along the runway. And the fire crew waiting at the other airport when we arrived. What fun times! Now I only fly American wherever possible. But the only other choice is the bus, which is even more dangerous. No wonder I hate flying.

[Pale Rider]

There's a really scary phenomena called gravity. It's not the descent; it's that sudden stop against the earth I have a problem with. Imagine a 6 ft. tall human being slips going down a normal flight of stairs. He/ she may be hurt enough to break bones, maybe not if they're lucky. Now take that same 6 ft. human up to say 35,000 feet and a descending speed of , what is terminal velocity again: 88 ft/ sec. squared? That's going to hurt a bit. I like John Madden more and more.

[bainz555]

Thank you for the physics lesson Rider.

[Pale Rider]

I really try to do my part to educate the ignorant masses.

[Gunner18]

yall dont know the joys of flying untill youve been in a C-130 flyin at 8,000 ft w/ the back cargo door open and the only thing holding you in is a thin peice of rope

[count2infinity]

of course according to you gunner...none of us have lived until we went to bedford high school and joined the marines! :lol:

[Lancelot 8]

I got to do that at an encampment with my CAP flight. Got to repel out of a Huey too.