Up next, frickin sharks with frickin laser beams on their heads

(Written on 2021/07/02)(Permalink)

Imagine being on a 3 or 4 day trip with this dude. I hear the more you complain the better things get.

(Written on 2021/06/11)(Permalink)

The longest flight in duration is from Singapore to New York, at just under 18 hours. If you can’t go less than a day without a drink it may be time to seek treatment.

(Written on 2021/06/04)(Permalink)

The MAX issue was caused by a multitude of factors, and yes software was one of them, but not the only one. But most notably was the lack of regulatory oversight - Boeing bullied the FAA into self-certifying the MAX. Love the feds, hate the feds, doesn’t really matter. A third-party testing/audit/review BY PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT THEY’RE DOING (probably not the feds) would have likely exposed the flaw(s) in the MAX. Throughout history skeptics have said you can’t do this and you can’t do that in aviation, and time and time again, pretty smart people have proved them wrong. Fully automated air travel is coming. In my lifetime or in the lifetime of anyone in this forum? Hard to say. My crystal ball is fuzzy.

(Written on 2021/05/28)(Permalink)

I have a suspicion this is enviable. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon there will be generations of children that know nothing other than completely automatous cars and trucks on the road. The kinks will have been worked out long before they were ever born and will prove to be reliable and safe. The next logical step is commercial flight.

(Written on 2021/05/28)(Permalink)

Prohibiting smoking on flights had nothing to do with health and safety. The problem with smoking was the particulates in cigarette smoke clogged outflow valves and prevented them from working properly. They were both an expensive and time consuming maintenance event. And no way was it 50 years ago.

(Written on 2021/03/26)(Permalink)

Could start with fat pilots. The ones that can’t tuck in their shirts, pouring out of their uniforms, in heart rate zone 5 as they waddle up the jet bridge from the plane to terminal... only to go stand in line at McDonald’s. What an embarrassment. First class medical my ass

(Written on 2021/01/22)(Permalink)

All you people tearing up over “cancel culture” are now rejoicing that CNN has been canceled. Hypocrisy knows no bounds. In the spirit of all of this how about we ban Fox News from every FBO pilot lounge? Honest to God your heads will catch fire

(Written on 2021/01/15)(Permalink)

If the chances of getting it on Air Force One are 100%, I think the chances of getting it in an airliner are a little higher than 1

(Written on 2020/10/02)(Permalink)

I grew up with Harrison Ford, first as Han Solo, then as Indy. I’ve admired him my entire life. Folks in aviation that have crossed paths with him have said he’s quiet but very nice. But how many “incidents” is the FAA going to allow? Two runway-related incidents in 3 years is a lot. I get that nobody at the FSDO wants to be the one to pull his certificate, but come on. His celebrity status be damned.

(Written on 2020/09/25)(Permalink)