Modern Electrickery saves the day

[tuffer]

Pretty poor weather conditions out there today and I was taking it pretty easy but the temptation to get past a few plebs on the A303 was almost my undoing. Pulled out and made sure I was in straight and level flight before giving it ANY right foot. Flicked it down a few cogs (maybe one too many as it turned out) and gave it about half throttle, queue the back end getting all squirrely and plenty of flashing Orange lights, the ease with which it span up the rears at (ahem)70mph was pretty scary. Lesson learned.

Take it easy out there peeps.

[davepoth]

[Theflyer]

I think most of us here are able to drive...

kthxbai

[versus]

[littleredrooster]

tuffer said:

..and gave it about half throttle, queue the back end getting all squirrely...

Queue? That's the problem. Keep away from the queue cue.

[Deva Link]

Yep, those diesel Beemers can be a real handful.

[anonymous-user]

tuffer said:

queue the back end getting all squirrely

????

[0a]

[tuffer]

Deva Link said:

Yep, those diesel Beemers can be a real handful.

997 GTS

[Turn7]

Can we please stop all the cool story st, its not funny now, and it never was. Its just being rude.
Dont like the thread? click out of it.

And I mean every derivative of that "gag" too.

[tuffer]

Theflyer said:

I think most of us here are able to drive...

kthxbai

So can I, otherwise my post would have been how I ended up in a ditch. It was just meant as a reminder that sometimes modern electronics can mask what is really happening and lead you into a false sense of security. But then being an Airbus pilot you probably know all about that.

[davepoth]

Turn7 said:

Can we please stop all the cool story st, its not funny now, and it never was. Its just being rude.
Dont like the thread? click out of it.

And I mean every derivative of that "gag" too.

[SteveNorthEast]

[uncinquesei]

tuffer said:

Theflyer said:

I think most of us here are able to drive...

kthxbai

So can I, otherwise my post would have been how I ended up in a ditch. It was just meant as a reminder that sometimes modern electronics can mask what isreally happening and lead you into a false sense of security. But then being an Airbus pilot you probably know all about that.

touche

[bqf]

Wow - have you got a 997 GTS? Awesome.

[Turn7]

When do the schools go back again ?

[NightRunner]

[Theflyer]

tuffer said:

So can I, otherwise my post would have been how I ended up in a ditch. It was just meant as a reminder that sometimes modern electronics can mask what is really happening and lead you into a false sense of security. But then being an Airbus pilot you probably know all about that.

I thought this post was about how you needed "modern electrickery" to save you from ending in a ditch?

So if you were in a a car without "modern electrickery," would you be in a ditch right now?

How is that you being able to drive?

Come on now, lets not get into comparing a 1 tonne car to a 500 tonne Airbus..

Edited by Theflyer on Friday 30th December 17:40

[Turn7]

[tuffer]

Theflyer said:

I thought this post was about how you needed "modern electrickery" to save you from ending in a ditch?

So if you were in a a car without "modern electrickery," would you be in a ditch right now?

How is that you being able to drive?

Well I have managed for 20 odd years so far, it was just meant as a reminder that sometimes modern cars lead you into a false sense of security.

Judging by the responses so far maybe I should just go and fk myself.