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Ari said:
There was a bizarre story on here a couple of years ago (actually in the planes forum) that someone swore was true but sounded like total BS to me.
They reckoned that on a fully crewed but empty flight on a big plane like a 747, the cabin crew would seat two people on a tray each at the back in the two aisles. Then the rest of the crew would run to the front which would tip the plane into a dive and the two on the trays would slide to the front.
I called BS because a, twenty people (or however many crew there are on a long haul big plane) would not tip a 300 tonne aircraft travelling at 500mph into a dive and b, there's no way the flight crew would ignore it.
But he was absolutely adamant that it was true.
Bulls
t?
Well......havent done it but plenty of stories of 'tray surfing' from the old days. Start at the front of the aeroplane and during take off they slid on trays to the rear of the aircraft. I think ankles getting broken and carpet burns put a stop to that!They reckoned that on a fully crewed but empty flight on a big plane like a 747, the cabin crew would seat two people on a tray each at the back in the two aisles. Then the rest of the crew would run to the front which would tip the plane into a dive and the two on the trays would slide to the front.
I called BS because a, twenty people (or however many crew there are on a long haul big plane) would not tip a 300 tonne aircraft travelling at 500mph into a dive and b, there's no way the flight crew would ignore it.
But he was absolutely adamant that it was true.
Bulls
t? Countdown said:
Willy Nilly said:
Do pilots get lost at airports? Some look quite complicated to taxi about at.
I'm surprised Jeppeson or somebody haven't come up with an Airport Satnav. I would have thought it would make ATC's job easier, especially if they could just transmit the instructions to each Satnav rather than the pilot.exelero said:
I’m going to bring this thread back up. If I wanted to train up to be an airline pilot how old is too old? I’m 28 at the moment but 29 is quickly approaching.
I have next to nothing experience in flying, never sat in a cockpit or anything.
Is there a company that pays for your training?
I did get into it a few years ago, but when I found out it costs something like 90k to get trained I gave up.
So how old is too old and where do I start should I decide to proceed ?
Hello, 28/ 29 is certainly not too old. Sept 11/ Financial crash and now Covid has put a stop to all of the sponsorships so your back to the near £100k for training again I am afraid. I'd certainly go for a trial lesson at your local flying school and have a look at the CAA Class 1 medical which you'll need to pass before you go commercial. I know quite a few experience pilots currently out of work because of Covid and hopefully they will be swallowed back into flying employment very soon. Good luck and do ask further questions should you need to know. One of us will be able to help. I have next to nothing experience in flying, never sat in a cockpit or anything.
Is there a company that pays for your training?
I did get into it a few years ago, but when I found out it costs something like 90k to get trained I gave up.
So how old is too old and where do I start should I decide to proceed ?
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