Randomguy Posted May 11, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 11, 2019 I just read a story about some young chick who tried to open a plane door while they were descending, saying she needed to die or somesuch. Someone needed to kill her, but restrained her instead. Should she be mad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 11, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 11, 2019 Yes. Shu Fang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #3 Posted May 11, 2019 It’ snot my favorite thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #4 Posted May 11, 2019 I like flying, but the modern 17" seats make it hell off earth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted May 11, 2019 Share #5 Posted May 11, 2019 12 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: I like flying, but the modern 17" seats make it hell off earth. As well as the endless check in and security lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 11, 2019 The difference between US security and some foreign security can make for some serious humor. Japan boarding inspection back in the day of film: I take out all my film canisters and ask for hand check instead of x-ray. The agent pushes them back and says "OK, we know what film is". Japan incoming customs: While standing in a long line at customs a facilitator/translator takes womaxx and myself around the corner to another booth where an agent stamps our paper work. The translator smiles and says......"you are old. We trust you" Malaysian arrival terminal: Get passport stamp. Collect luggage. Move forward looking for customs line but find ourselves at the exit door where the car is waiting for us. I asked "where is customs"? My son says "see those two sitting at the card table by the wall. If you have anything to declare go see them". Arriving in Singapore with son's father in law and family (Rich Crazy Asians).......whisked past everything to waiting multiple SUV motorcade from Marina Bay Sands................Holaaaay Shit. CT departure inspection for international flight. Ask for hand inspection of film camera instead of x-ray and spend the next 30 minutes having the camera swabbed for explosives? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted May 11, 2019 Share #7 Posted May 11, 2019 On commercial airlines no... But last summer the wife and I took an open cockpit biplane ride on a 90 year old Waco Taperwing. My wife got the pilot to do some minor aerobatics. The wife loved it, but they had to pull my azz off the seat like a suction cup after we landed. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted May 11, 2019 Share #8 Posted May 11, 2019 I don't enjoy it. I have been through some pretty crappy stuff in some small planes. I will do it if I need to but much prefer to drive. It's also about the herding around that you have to do at public airports. I hate being herded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted May 11, 2019 Share #9 Posted May 11, 2019 I’m not afraid to fly. But I hate the experience now. TSA precheck helps a bit. We’re on a charter flight to a wedding in the DR this June. I am hoping that is a better experience than most airport travel these days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #10 Posted May 11, 2019 3 hours ago, maddmaxx said: I like flying, but the modern 17" seats make it hell off earth. No idea what you are talking about.. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #11 Posted May 11, 2019 3 hours ago, BuffJim said: As well as the endless check in and security lines. No idea what you are talking about. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #12 Posted May 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, wilbur said: No idea what you are talking about.. You wouldn't but the coach seats back with the peasants are something from the dark ages. I expect that the next stage will be to prepack passengers in the cargo area and load them on in containers like pets. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #13 Posted May 11, 2019 To answer the topic question: no I don't fear flying. The odds of dying on a plane flight is much less than for driving a car. As to security, even as late as 1999 I noticed a tremendous difference between U.S. and Israeli security. The Israelis were interviewing everyone individually as we LEFT the country on Royal Dutch KLM Airlines after a tour. I think it was a training exercise for Massad. They used a couple of very friendly, attractive women to disarm us. I was asked questions like what is the national origin of my last name (Irish) and what did I do for a living (teach chemistry and physics). Then they got deeper, "What is the curriculum of the chemistry course you teach?" "What did you do in Egypt the week before you arrived in Israel?" Etc. On the other hand, I flew from JFK in New York to a connecting flight to Greece in Amsterdam in 1996 when TWA Flight 800 blew up 15 minutes behind us. When the Dutch were looking closely at the X-ray picture of my carry-on bag closely, I said, "That's a camcorder." The guard immediately recognized that was right and sent me through. When returning to America, everyone had to be asked a series of questions for 5-10 minutes, read from a card by U.S. officials. The guy we got spoke in deadpan and didn't make eye contact as he read the questions which would have told him NOTHING about whether or not we were terrorists. I felt like asking for the administrator and berating him for such an irresponsible interrogation but, of course, I knew better than to risk retaliation and missing my flight. Ever since then, I've noticed that American security is based on following a script whereas other countries follow common sense. It reminded me of my father telling me that American soldiers in WW2, particular his Darby's Rangers, were taught to think on their own where their opponents were taught to follow the book and not think on their own and that gave the Rangers an immediate advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted May 11, 2019 Share #14 Posted May 11, 2019 ...yes. Flying on an airplane is one of the few things that provokes some anxiety in me. I think it's the combination of complete lack of control in the situation coupled with the enormously catastrophic possibilities when something goes seriously wrong. I have read the statistics about flying versus driving, and I don't care what they say. I have run into burning buildings without thinking twice about it, but flying creeps me out. And don't get me started on breathing everyone else's germs in the closed and pressurized passenger compartment. #Ebola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 11, 2019 Share #15 Posted May 11, 2019 Not a big deal for me. With the in-laws on the opposite coast we have flown coast to coast at least once a year the past 30 years and frequent work related trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share #16 Posted May 11, 2019 27 minutes ago, Page Turner said: don't get me started on breathing everyone else's germs in the closed and pressurized passenger compartment. #Ebola It is remarkably easy to pick up something when packed in and trapped like that. I used to love flying before the whole terrorist thing happened, now it is just one ordeal after another. Total pain in the ass now. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #17 Posted May 11, 2019 Just the thought of flying invokes fear in me. WTF do you do if your arms get sore? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 11, 2019 Share #18 Posted May 11, 2019 31 minutes ago, wilbur said: Just the thought of flying invokes fear in me. WTF do you do if your arms get sore? Glide. Duh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 11, 2019 Share #19 Posted May 11, 2019 34 minutes ago, wilbur said: Just the thought of flying invokes fear in me. WTF do you do if your arms get sore? I didn't even know humans could fly!?!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 11, 2019 Share #20 Posted May 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, donkpow said: Glide. Duh. I think the correct term for that is, "plummeting" 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 11, 2019 Share #21 Posted May 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I think the correct term for that is, "plummeting" The Icarus glide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 11, 2019 Share #22 Posted May 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 11, 2019 Share #23 Posted May 11, 2019 I'm not afraid of flying in a commercial jetliner or dirigible. I haven't flown in a helicopter, but I expect that would bother me more. However, it's no longer a particularly pleasant experience 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 11, 2019 Share #24 Posted May 11, 2019 3 hours ago, wilbur said: Just the thought of flying invokes fear in me. WTF do you do if your arms get sore? That's not funny. Apologize to AWWC. Shu Fang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted May 11, 2019 Share #25 Posted May 11, 2019 59 minutes ago, Kirby said: I'm not afraid of flying in a commercial jetliner or dirigible. I haven't flown in a helicopter, but I expect that would bother me more. However, it's no longer a particularly pleasant experience Flying in helo’s is a kick in the pants. I loved it. It’s not as scary as you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 11, 2019 Share #26 Posted May 11, 2019 4 hours ago, wilbur said: Just the thought of flying invokes fear in me. WTF do you do if your arms get sore? It's just like they say about falling. It's not the flying that's a problem, it's the landing that you have to worry about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted May 11, 2019 Share #27 Posted May 11, 2019 1 hour ago, ChrisL said: Flying in helo’s is a kick in the pants. I loved it. It’s not as scary as you might think. Yes it is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 11, 2019 Share #28 Posted May 11, 2019 My brother's father in law died when his plane crashed on takeoff. Tons of entertainers and such have died in small plane crashes. Lots of other people too, but we usually hear about the entertainers. Ever hear of an entertainer dying on a commercial jet crash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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