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Neutrality is a motherfucker to maintain, unless you live in a place that nobody wants. Like... Australia. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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1846 America was pretty damn good in the liberty department. And we're still doing better on the whole guns thing. The real mistake was joining the Confederacy. Should have seceded, then sold beef and horse to both sides while claiming neutrality. Neutrality is a motherfucker to maintain, unless you live in a place that nobody wants. Like... Australia. Yeah right read this. 1 in 10 of our illegals come from the US http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/more-than-62000-people-living-illegally-in-australia-20141226-12dxod.html |
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Quoted: Yeah right read this. 1 in 10 of our illegals come from the US http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/more-than-62000-people-living-illegally-in-australia-20141226-12dxod.html View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: 1846 America was pretty damn good in the liberty department. And we're still doing better on the whole guns thing. The real mistake was joining the Confederacy. Should have seceded, then sold beef and horse to both sides while claiming neutrality. Neutrality is a motherfucker to maintain, unless you live in a place that nobody wants. Like... Australia. Yeah right read this. 1 in 10 of our illegals come from the US http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/more-than-62000-people-living-illegally-in-australia-20141226-12dxod.html 8%, not 10. Vacationers that overstayed their visas. Probably so drunk they missed their planes. We don't get beer out of our taps here in Murica.
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1846 America was pretty damn good in the liberty department. And we're still doing better on the whole guns thing. The real mistake was joining the Confederacy. Should have seceded, then sold beef and horse to both sides while claiming neutrality. View Quote So you join up for protection only to eventually bite the hand that protected you. Those damn Yankees I tell ya! |
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8%, not 10. Vacationers that overstayed their visas. Probably so drunk they missed their planes. We don't get beer out of our taps here in Murica. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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1846 America was pretty damn good in the liberty department. And we're still doing better on the whole guns thing. The real mistake was joining the Confederacy. Should have seceded, then sold beef and horse to both sides while claiming neutrality. Neutrality is a motherfucker to maintain, unless you live in a place that nobody wants. Like... Australia. Yeah right read this. 1 in 10 of our illegals come from the US http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/more-than-62000-people-living-illegally-in-australia-20141226-12dxod.html 8%, not 10. Vacationers that overstayed their visas. Probably so drunk they missed their planes. We don't get beer out of our taps here in Murica. Well you cant walk here and be a "border jumper" can you. No they are staying for the lifestyle and the horny women |
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Not dragons there is already a well documented incident of what may have happened.
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Quoted: Well you cant walk here and be a "border jumper" can you. No they are staying for the lifestyle and the horny women View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 8%, not 10. Vacationers that overstayed their visas. Probably so drunk they missed their planes. We don't get beer out of our taps here in Murica. Well you cant walk here and be a "border jumper" can you. No they are staying for the lifestyle and the horny women I have heard that they go wild for American accents. I'd like to check it out someday, my grandfather is from the New Zealand part of Oz.
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To get away from the Australia / US dick measuring topic..............wasn't there an A-10 that went down in the mountains out west a while back ?? The investigators mentioned pilot hypoxia or something. Was the A-10 ever found ??
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Quoted: To get away from the Australia / US dick measuring topic..............wasn't there an A-10 that went down in the mountains out west a while back ?? The investigators mentioned pilot hypoxia or something. Was the A-10 ever found ?? View Quote I remember that... The Australian co-pilot was jumping out and the American pilot involuntarily knocked down the landing gear with his dick as he was flying the plane and tossing his colleague a parachute.
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My guess is it entered a thunderstorm and went down.
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View Quote I doubt that guy flys any airline. That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever read. |
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First thing that I thought as well after reading about the request for a course deviation. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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My guess is it entered a thunderstorm and went down. I expect wreckage to be found by tonight. First thing that I thought as well after reading about the request for a course deviation. Agreed, request to deviate course for bad weather. |
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https://twitter.com/GerryS/status/549075001173766144 Apparently a leaked photo of the Air Traffic Control screen showing 36300 ft and climbing but only 353 knots. Apparently this is bad View Quote That is ground speed. If there is a 100 knot headwind, that is a perfectly normal airspeed. If there is no headwind, it is not. |
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Did not see the climb info. I'll look again. ETA- I see the up arrow. Why are the posters thinking that is ground speed and not IAS? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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https://twitter.com/GerryS/status/549075001173766144 Apparently a leaked photo of the Air Traffic Control screen showing 36300 ft and climbing but only 353 knots. Apparently this is bad Why is that bad? With a lower speed he could be descending, maneuvering, climbing, etc. Granted, I believe that may be below the stall speed at that altitude. Climbing while at a low speed may suggest that they are headed towards a stall? Similar to the Air France flight. All speculation at the moment though. It could mean that there's a dragon holding onto the plane Did not see the climb info. I'll look again. ETA- I see the up arrow. Why are the posters thinking that is ground speed and not IAS? because ATC gets ground speed on their display, not airspeed. |
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View Quote Smaller area to search than the Malaysian one, I imagine. |
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My guess is it entered a thunderstorm and went down. I expect wreckage to be found by tonight. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
My guess is it entered a thunderstorm and went down. I expect wreckage to be found by tonight. There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. — Sign over squadron ops desk at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 1970. |
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My guess is it entered a thunderstorm and went down. I expect wreckage to be found by tonight. There is no reason to fly through a thunderstorm in peacetime. — Sign over squadron ops desk at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 1970. not saying they did it on purpose. At night or embedded, all you see on the radar is the heavy precipitation. Most pilots leave a large distance because extreme turbulence and hail can be a mile from the cell for ever 10 knots of wind. You also can not see the cell building in the vertical before it has precip in it. |
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No mention of an ELT?
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My guess is it entered a thunderstorm and went down. I expect wreckage to be found by tonight. A shitty way to go. I wasn't aware that there is a good way, save for smacking a mountain doing 500 knots and never knowing it was there. |
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I doubt that guy flys any airline. That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever read. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I doubt that guy flys any airline. That is one of the stupidest statements I have ever read. I agree, but I suspect he is saying that he flew it is the same as fans saying "my team" He flew on it |
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Now two planes have been hijacked and are being prepped for terror activities.
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First prayers to family's going out....
Okay let me get this straight Obunghole called Putin....they conferenced in aliens and dragons.....snatched plane and took it......to wherever.. The last plane went I think the dragons did this on their own, mainly because they have been repressed, and racially profiled for attacking and eating shit that is not in their food group.....basterds-! Where is al and holder now! Apparently weaving the wookie |
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Dude...Qantas is the 2nd oldest airline in the world and flies a ton of long haul, including the longest route in the world. It's a major airline, not an airline that specialises in short domestic trips. Seriously, lay off the weed. You are making an ass of yourself. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Compare how many aircraft qatas has with our SMALLEST airline and their flight schedule. Then get back to me. Sure, a little company-relatively speaking- will have a smaller accident incident, but if you're good at math, which yo me, it doesn't seem like you are, the numbers speak for themselves. USA! USA! Dude...Qantas is the 2nd oldest airline in the world and flies a ton of long haul, including the longest route in the world. It's a major airline, not an airline that specialises in short domestic trips. Seriously, lay off the weed. You are making an ass of yourself. I have flown Qantas between LAX and SYD (flight approx 15 hrs) and SYD and HKG (approx 9 hours - these flights long haul enough for you?) numerous times. It is one of the best airlines in the world and its pilots are top notch professionals. Anyone running down Qantas is doing so out of ignorance. US airlines are a sad joke. Trying to save a little money vs Cathay I just flew from Narita to EWR on United. I'll spare you a rant and simply say 'never again'. United isn't even close to being in the same league as Cathay, Qantas, or several other int'l carriers. It's an embarrassment. ETA: and don't even get me started on EWR. I've seen cleaner and more efficient airports in the third world. What a first impression for foreigners arriving in the US. It's a disgrace. |
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_587
However, terrorism was officially ruled out as the cause by the National Transportation Safety Board, which instead attributed the disaster to the first officer's overuse of rudder controls in response to wake turbulence or jet wash from a Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 that took off minutes before it. According to the NTSB, this aggressive use of the rudder controls by the co-pilot caused the vertical stabilizer to snap off the plane. View Quote |
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Why this will end-up being more than a two-day story even after wreckage is found is beyond me.
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I have flown Qantas between LAX and SYD (flight approx 15 hrs) and SYD and HKG (approx 9 hours - these flights long haul enough for you?) numerous times. It is one of the best airlines in the world and its pilots are top notch professionals. Anyone running down Qantas is doing so out of ignorance. US airlines are a sad joke. Trying to save a little money vs Cathay I just flew from Narita to EWR on United. I'll spare you a rant and simply say 'never again'. United isn't even close to being in the same league as Cathay, Qantas, or several other int'l carriers. It's an embarrassment. ETA: and don't even get me started on EWR. I've seen cleaner and more efficient airports in the third world. What a first impression for foreigners arriving in the US. It's a disgrace. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Compare how many aircraft qatas has with our SMALLEST airline and their flight schedule. Then get back to me. Sure, a little company-relatively speaking- will have a smaller accident incident, but if you're good at math, which yo me, it doesn't seem like you are, the numbers speak for themselves. USA! USA! Dude...Qantas is the 2nd oldest airline in the world and flies a ton of long haul, including the longest route in the world. It's a major airline, not an airline that specialises in short domestic trips. Seriously, lay off the weed. You are making an ass of yourself. I have flown Qantas between LAX and SYD (flight approx 15 hrs) and SYD and HKG (approx 9 hours - these flights long haul enough for you?) numerous times. It is one of the best airlines in the world and its pilots are top notch professionals. Anyone running down Qantas is doing so out of ignorance. US airlines are a sad joke. Trying to save a little money vs Cathay I just flew from Narita to EWR on United. I'll spare you a rant and simply say 'never again'. United isn't even close to being in the same league as Cathay, Qantas, or several other int'l carriers. It's an embarrassment. ETA: and don't even get me started on EWR. I've seen cleaner and more efficient airports in the third world. What a first impression for foreigners arriving in the US. It's a disgrace. What's EWR? |
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I'm trying to remember how the Malaysian story broke. Was it a big story during the 7 hours that it was in the air or did it take few days to make it big?
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Compare how many aircraft qatas has with our SMALLEST airline and their flight schedule. Then get back to me. Sure, a little company-relatively speaking- will have a smaller accident incident, but if you're good at math, which yo me, it doesn't seem like you are, the numbers speak for themselves. USA! USA! Dude...Qantas is the 2nd oldest airline in the world and flies a ton of long haul, including the longest route in the world. It's a major airline, not an airline that specialises in short domestic trips. Seriously, lay off the weed. You are making an ass of yourself. I have flown Qantas between LAX and SYD (flight approx 15 hrs) and SYD and HKG (approx 9 hours - these flights long haul enough for you?) numerous times. It is one of the best airlines in the world and its pilots are top notch professionals. Anyone running down Qantas is doing so out of ignorance. US airlines are a sad joke. Trying to save a little money vs Cathay I just flew from Narita to EWR on United. I'll spare you a rant and simply say 'never again'. United isn't even close to being in the same league as Cathay, Qantas, or several other int'l carriers. It's an embarrassment. ETA: and don't even get me started on EWR. I've seen cleaner and more efficient airports in the third world. What a first impression for foreigners arriving in the US. It's a disgrace. What's EWR? Newark airport code. |
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Compare how many aircraft qatas has with our SMALLEST airline and their flight schedule. Then get back to me. Sure, a little company-relatively speaking- will have a smaller accident incident, but if you're good at math, which yo me, it doesn't seem like you are, the numbers speak for themselves. USA! USA! Dude...Qantas is the 2nd oldest airline in the world and flies a ton of long haul, including the longest route in the world. It's a major airline, not an airline that specialises in short domestic trips. Seriously, lay off the weed. You are making an ass of yourself. I have flown Qantas between LAX and SYD (flight approx 15 hrs) and SYD and HKG (approx 9 hours - these flights long haul enough for you?) numerous times. It is one of the best airlines in the world and its pilots are top notch professionals. Anyone running down Qantas is doing so out of ignorance. US airlines are a sad joke. Trying to save a little money vs Cathay I just flew from Narita to EWR on United. I'll spare you a rant and simply say 'never again'. United isn't even close to being in the same league as Cathay, Qantas, or several other int'l carriers. It's an embarrassment. ETA: and don't even get me started on EWR. I've seen cleaner and more efficient airports in the third world. What a first impression for foreigners arriving in the US. It's a disgrace. What's EWR? Newark Liberty Airport, New Jersey. IIRC, the picture of the radar track showed the plane's altitude as just above 35,000 36,300 feet. That would be one Hell of a thunderstorm that had enough energy to wreck a commercial jet at that height. |
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I worked in my kitchen all day yesterday, avoided the computer and woke up to this? Wow. Helluva story.
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Did this Airbus have carbon fibre control surfaces? ... your spelling is atrocious! Yes, yes it is. I have other failings too. But this iPad auto corrects to that for some reason. Anyway are they? |
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