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  • And the three most useless things in aviation are?

    Altitude above, runway behind and fuel on the ground.


  • #2
    Fixed, I think.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Deadstick View Post
      Altitude above, runway behind and fuel on the ground.

      http://goo.gl/DTYrN
      I don't like absolute statements, so I'll say that all takeoffs are almost 100% optional and that landings are almost 100% mandatory.
      Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by 3WE View Post
        I don't like absolute statements, so I'll say that all takeoffs are almost 100% optional and that landings are almost 100% mandatory.
        Ain't nobody been left up there yet.

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        • #5
          Energy management in a rhyme:

          Velocidad y altura
          conservan la dentradura

          In English would be something like

          Speed and height
          keep teeth in place

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Deadstick View Post
            Ain't nobody been left up there yet.
            But nearly: Apolo XIII

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Gabriel View Post
              But nearly: Apolo XIII
              It's a good thing they had Tom Hanks on that flight so people tried really, really hard to get them back.

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              • #8
                Yeah, we like Tom Hanks, but Bill Paxton did all the flying... in spite of the fact that he'd had fish for dinner and was very ill.
                Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.

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                • #9
                  Hmmmmm... wasn't actually Kevin Bacon the pilot?

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Peter Kesternich View Post
                    Hmmmmm... wasn't actually Kevin Bacon the pilot?


                    Indeed

                    Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Gabriel View Post
                      But nearly: Apolo XIII
                      And also nearly Apollo XV - dumped rocket fuel on the main parachutes and lost 1-1/2 out of 3 parachutes (only around 10 minutes of panic by ground control unlike XIII which lasted for several days).

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Highkeas View Post
                        And also nearly Apollo XV - dumped rocket fuel on the main parachutes and lost 1-1/2 out of 3 parachutes (only around 10 minutes of panic by ground control unlike XIII which lasted for several days).
                        Still would've landed...

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Evan View Post
                          Still would've landed...
                          ... loudly.

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                          • #14
                            I was thinking there's a thread in the safety forum about a guy who ran out of gas? Has anyone seen it? Can anyone supply a link to it?
                            Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.

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