And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
First time I flew to mainland europe was on KLM and I couldn't figure out why the passengers broke out in applause after every landing. Flying back from Barca to Schiphol, the plane did that and the guy landed it. Then I understood.
and people don't understand why i don't fly anymore. the last time i flew into Houston the pilot got within 50 ft of the runway and just set there, for a long time. looking out of the window we passed a coyote on the runway. the pilot slammed the plane to the ground and hit the brakes HARD!! a good pilot, must have been a Marine. but i think i would have had to make another try at it. i would have busted a rabbit.
Once on a bumpy flight into Dallas there was a lot of banter between passengers as to whether the pilot was Air Force or Navy. The pilot stuck it on a dime with cheers of GO NAVY! from the Navy contingent.
Funny enough I was on the hotel shuttle and the Captain was aboard and admitted that he was a retired blackbird driver. He said when he flew gazzillion dollar planes he never wanted to float one down in rough air and get it on the ground as quickly as possible.
Reminds of this joke where after a rough landing, on her way out, an old lady asked the British Airways pilot if he had landed the plane or if it was shot down by the Luftwaffe.
Few years ago I flew from Atlanta to LAGuardia and right as the wheels touched the runway, the pilot hit the gas and took back off, we flew around for 45 minutes with ZERO explanation, then came in and landed. only reason I could think of why they abort the landing is if they fixing to collide with another plane or another plane just crashed.
That's a "Nope".
ReplyDeleteFirst time I flew to mainland europe was on KLM and I couldn't figure out why the passengers broke out in applause after every landing. Flying back from Barca to Schiphol, the plane did that and the guy landed it. Then I understood.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt about that! Incredible how much force some winds have.
ReplyDeleteand people don't understand why i don't fly anymore. the last time i flew into Houston the pilot got within 50 ft of the runway and just set there, for a long time. looking out of the window we passed a coyote on the runway. the pilot slammed the plane to the ground and hit the brakes HARD!! a good pilot, must have been a Marine. but i think i would have had to make another try at it. i would have busted a rabbit.
ReplyDeleteNever let them see you sweat.
ReplyDeleteOnce on a bumpy flight into Dallas there was a lot of banter between passengers as to whether the pilot was Air Force or Navy. The pilot stuck it on a dime with cheers of GO NAVY! from the Navy contingent.
ReplyDeleteFunny enough I was on the hotel shuttle and the Captain was aboard and admitted that he was a retired blackbird driver. He said when he flew gazzillion dollar planes he never wanted to float one down in rough air and get it on the ground as quickly as possible.
Reminds of this joke where after a rough landing, on her way out, an old lady asked the British Airways pilot if he had landed the plane or if it was shot down by the Luftwaffe.
ReplyDeleteBeen on a take off in high winds and sandstorm leaving Vegas. Wasn't that bad but it feels like it when you look out the windows and see ground
ReplyDeleteHad one like that on a Frontier flight into Denver a couple of days ago. Lord, I hate that port.
ReplyDeleteFew years ago I flew from Atlanta to LAGuardia and right as the wheels touched the runway, the pilot hit the gas and took back off, we flew around for 45 minutes with ZERO explanation, then came in and landed. only reason I could think of why they abort the landing is if they fixing to collide with another plane or another plane just crashed.
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