I know many will not like my comment here, but I have found that having multiple perspectives on a given situation tends to clarify the muddiness of assumption. Take a gander at this video which shows the tail camera exhibiting the actual touchdown. Then, please explain to me how the "sideload" was beyond specs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHsMIdfD5Gg

(Written on 2020/02/19)(Permalink)

Taylor - ALL of the military is "on the tax payer's dime". It is the biggest Socialist program in the US. The budget for the military is bigger than the top 20 other developed countries spend combined. The Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds are but a drop in the bucket.

(Written on 2019/02/14)(Permalink)

Taylor - Oh, so because they do nothing for you, you believe they do nothing for anyone? Do you believe that for your particular religion, too? You are not part of an egocentric universe. You are but one small grain of sand.

(Written on 2019/02/14)(Permalink)

Taylor - Out of curiosity, oh, wise one, how MUCH money does it cost the government? FYI, long-term, groups like The Thunderbirds actually save the government quite a pile of money as recruiting young people into the military spikes whenever these groups appear at air shows and other events. It might help if you learn before you make blind assumptions.

(Written on 2019/02/14)(Permalink)

Tim - Sadly, I think you are right. (I wonder where some people get this stuff! At least they have an imagination, but wow, is it in the wrong direction!)

(Written on 2017/07/03)(Permalink)

The most likelihood for his removal from the flight is NOT his political views or his genetic background but fighting with a member of the flight crew.

(Written on 2017/03/01)(Permalink)

No, John, the FAA does NOT allow drunks and drug addicts to fly. That is the same thing as saying that a drunk driver who kills people by slamming into them is caused by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The FAA is quite liberal when it comes to allowing people with legitimate medical conditions, AS LONG AS THAT CONDITION DOES NOT CAUSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATOR, PASSENGERS OR PEOPLE ON THE GROUND.

(Written on 2016/12/12)(Permalink)

Some decades ago, I took a quick hop from London Heathrow to Paris Charles De Gaulle, seated in Business Class. Entering INTO and exiting OUT of the seats was quite the challenge as it felt as if I were spelunking, having to nearly crawl about my seat. The leg room was tighter than any flights I had taken in coach previously. I can now only imagine the seating situation on the triple seven with this cramming of more seats.

(Written on 2016/11/21)(Permalink)

On a positive note, at least the Captain was most likely doing what he loved when he died!

(Written on 2015/10/06)(Permalink)

This is a good indicator of the safety of the aviation field. Forty-two years in aviation with this as the only major incident, and yet nobody died, that sounds pretty good to me. I hope he is going to have another way of appeasing his "flying bug" as it rarely subsides.

(Written on 2015/09/14)(Permalink)