Never been on a plane before....

[wizzpig]

Cyberhuss said:

Do you know where this is wizzpig? Large Version

Groom lake I believe.

Nice touch with the file name by the way.

Edited to add "D'oh, bit slow!"

>> Edited by wizzpig on Wednesday 25th May 17:25

[Eric Mc]

I noticed that the left hand runway appears to be permanently closed - it has yellow "X" markings on it.

I thought it might be a lake bed type airfield. I thought of Edwards AFB but it didn't look like it so I didn't venture an answer.

[Mikey G]

Extra 300 Driver said:

x1m said: Don't get on one of these either... Why not? Plese back up your statement!

The word 'Vomit' springs to mind

[mutt k]

I don't mind flying, Don't like the crashing much though

[bruciebabie]

Eric Mc said:

I noticed that the left hand runway appears to be permanently closed - it has yellow "X" markings on it. I thought it might be a lake bed type airfield. I thought of Edwards AFB but it didn't look like it so I didn't venture an answer.

The Saba runway also has X markings. You need special p[ermission to use it. Stops amateurs in Cessnas trying to use it.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

My first flight was extremely rough. Electric storms etc etc. Because it was my first flight, I didn't realise how rough it actually was...until I saw two of the stewardesses crying!

[LRdriver II]

I fly for a living and do it purely for the rush of adrenalin that it gives, the sheer terror we the flightdeck feel during take off and landing. We know how close we are to dying in a brutal violent manner everytime we go flying. We know man..we know..

Every noise or vibration can be a potential killer and you are constantly aware of sitting in an oversized cigar-tube at 35,000ft at 500mph in -55 celcius. Everytime man, everytime...

dont look over your shoulder as the breeze of cold air is the breath of death sitting behind you waiting to pull the aircraft out of the sky together with his buddy "murphy"..or it could be the aircraft skin being torn off by the violant winds thrashing it to death..DID YOU HEAR THAT NOISE? ,*shudder*
Oh yes.. beware the clouds too..Cumulus Granitus

Also with todays airplanes everything is run by software..like your PC..how many times must you reboot after the blue screen in Windoze?

. Thats why us pilots are nervous wrecks and only outlawed substances dull the nerves and give us the courage to take to the air, day after day..... ohhh the insanity of it all..

Have a safe flight.. bwahhahahaaaaaaa

[rsvmilly]

Cyberhuss said:

How'd you both know that? thought it would have been a hard one..

I guessed it had to be somewhere obscure.

Also, the lack of apron meant a very 'private' airport - not many planes on display.

[rsvmilly]

LRdriver II said:

Stuff ... Have a safe flight.. bwahhahahaaaaaaa

You've got an evil streak in you!!

[Gaffer]

I dont mind taking off or just flying along, its the landing that gets me every time.

I went to HK this year but now they have the new airport. Always wanted to go to Kai Tak

www.gw-language.com/wlog/images/KaiTak_sm.jpg

http://image.pathfinder.com/time/asia/magazine/2003/0728/kaitak.jpg

Claire

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Gaffer said:

Always wanted to go to Kai Tak

Weirdest landing. Fly inbetween (and lower) than the surrounding buildings, turn right, hand brake on & down!! Bang, screech (and that's just the passengers in row 12!!)







>> Edited by 2 Smokin Barrels on Wednesday 25th May 21:28

[Twincam16]

anonymous said:

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Well, I love it when I do the flying. Other than that I love the takeoff, and I love the landing, but unfortunately I find the rest of commercial flying monumentally boring.

I guess I'm a petrolhead who likes being in control, as opposed to big torque and Gs. I just look down at the land wishing I was driving there!

[planetdave]

deltafox said:

Thats me. Never flown before, but im off to Italy in a coupla weeks. What can i expect?

Nice thing about flying to Italy is the smell when you disembark.

Usually strong coffee with an undercurrent of Leylandi.

[x1m]

Extra 300 Driver said:

x1m said: Don't get on one of these either... Why not? Plese back up your statement! DF,

The ol' comet! Originally built with square windows. Any engineer will tell you corners are focal points for stresses, hence the comets "interesting" safety record at first... (not the wing joints as most people seem to think)

[speedy_thrills]

deltafox said:

Thats me. Never flown before, but im off to Italy in a coupla weeks. What can i expect? Change of pants needed for take off maybe or am i worrying for nothing? (waits for all the comments on crashing etc...)

Being strapped into a tin can filled with fuel and skin about twice as thick as your fingernail, travelling at about 400mph is actually rather boring. Takeoff is awesome as the acceleration pins you back into the seat eventually proceeded (you hope) by some vertical acceleration.

I’ve heard that in one airport in Asia where 747’s take off regularly by the time a 747 has reached this speed there is no longer enough runway to abort the takeoff so the ditch has to be made into the sea. Unfortunately there are multi story buildings between you and the sea…

Any one who has ever seen a fully laden 300 ton 747 break from about 160mph will tell you the breaks are very impressive indeed.

As they tell American pilots: “Remember your plane was built by the lowest bidder”.

[D_Mike]

I've done quite a lot of flying and I love it. I love the take off and love the landing. The bit inbetween is pretty boring. I agree, it used to be much more civilised. I remember when people used to dress smartly to fly... now airports are full of the great unwashed. never mind. Two incidents I've "experienced" need to be recounted here though

Coming into heathrow one time, from somewhere in the US I think, very stormy weather and strong crosswinds. Plane is waggling around as normal in such weather, I am sat over the wing in a window seat. Plane starts waggling (rolling) side to side a bit more. I look out of the window and see the left wing tip almost hit the ground! We landed safely and on taxi back to the stand the pilot came over the intercom and said "Well, I don't know about you, but for a moment there I didn't think we would make it".

The other one was when the plane I was in was hit by lighting. Bang, flash, plane dropped a few hundred feet by the feel of it. It was quite scary

Flying is fun, don't worry. Where in italy are you flying to? Its generally a nice flight as you go over the alps and get really good views. Also the smell of coffee on landing is great. Italy is also great.

[Eric Mc]

Any idea what you will be flying in?

[deltafox]

Going to Roma...gonna be a madhouse methinks!

Hoping itll be a 777...not sure i like Airbus or 737...

[Extra 300 Driver]

x1m said:

Extra 300 Driver said: x1m said: Don't get on one of these either... Why not? Plese back up your statement! DF, The ol' comet! Originally built with square windows. Any engineer will tell you corners are focal points for stresses, hence the comets "interesting" safety record at first... (not the wing joints as most people seem to think)

As a Aircraft Engineer I can agree that the Comet 1 did have issues with stress cracks from the window corners, but the pucture, of Canopus XS235, shows a Comet 4 which had a great safety record.

As for Comet 1's, crashes were due to metal fatigue, which took place because of the crystalline changes in the fuselage skin. They were amplified by the high speed and altitude the Comets were operated. The metal fatigue resulted in ruptures of the fuselage, this had as a consequence a terrible decompression at FL330, tearing up the plane with all known consequences.

[Eric Mc]

Not likely to be a 777 as they tend to do long range routes. There is no single aircraft known as an "Airbus". Airbus make a whole range of airliners ranging from single aisle twin jets such as the A318/319/320/321 family to large widebody twins such as the A300/310 and 330. They also produce the four engined (and very elegant) long range A340. Finally, of course, they have just flown the largest airliner ever built, the A380.

Short/medium range airliners used on European routes are these days more likely to be -
Boeing 737
Boeing 757
Boeing 767 (maybe)
Airbus A319/320/321
Airbus A300
Airbua A310

There are still quite a few McDonnell Douglas MD-80s (updated DC-9s)about too.

Do you know the airline involved?