My father has been a bush-pilot overseas for 17 years (i also have a logbook of my own), and his take on all this is that it is bogus and a waste of time..
Apart from the fact that a fully loaded airliner is just too dang heavy, there are a few facts..
1. Most (a very high percentage) of airline accidents occur during take off and landing. This is due to the fact that flying itself is inherintly safe, but throw takeoffs and landings in the mix and it gets hairy. At such low altitudes, parachutes become worthless..
2. If a plane has any sort of problem short of exploding, then a parachute would do no good (although im not sure it would do much good in that case either). An airplane can glide for more miles than you can see without any engine power. (Assuming you loose all engines at once, most planes can cover ALOT of distance with one engine). It is much more prefferable to glide the plane down to a safe landing spot, be it an empty field, or even the ocean. A parachute would render the all remaining control that the pilot has worthless..
Mind you, terrorism can put the destiny of the flight beyond pilot control, but heck, not even a parachute can save that...
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How would i feel? Pretty darn good if i was the artist. Probably pretty good if i was the record label too. I mean, hey where else can you get free promotion? You think the artist will get a red cent of those webcast royalties?
Due to congestion on interstate highways, and increased road construction costs, Illinois residents will be limited to driving TO their home. Road blocks will be set up to ensure they do not depart from their home...
Local authorities state that as more and more people are blockaded in their homes, road congestion will become less of an issue..
AAAaah,
So your the one who is causing free sites to resort to last ditch desperate attempts for a revenue by causing those massive dynamic ads. Hmmmm, perhaps you helped contribute to my loss of free Yahoo! email forwarding as well.
Ads are there for a purpose. Not to annoy you. But to keep things affordable for the providers. Freeloading only makes things worse for someone else.
I dont understand why these journalists are immune to basic laws such as complying with police orders at a crime scene. Also, why should they be allowed to clam up in court, even at the point where they have been subpoenad?
Is it just me, or is it wierd that journalists can roam through a warzone, or follow military personell around on a mission because they feel they have some kind of "immunity pass" They dont. They are citizens just like the rest of us.
last i checked, Iraq started the war back when they invaded Kuwait. Since they surrendered they have still not upheld the terms of their surrendur. Now they are working with terrorist cells (Who have already engaged in a first strike i might add).
And what does the Clinton Administration's overstating of the economy by 30%, as well as setting a precedence for fraud and perjury have to do with Bush? Last i checked the corporate frauds began in the overstated economy of the Clinton era.
Imagine a day when it will be illegal to crack open a pc and ad an MPEG decoder. Unless it is sanctioned by Microsoft of course.
Thats where this is headed folks.
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Probably the moment that the ACLU supports a terror organization..
Ok, next question....
Geez, we have some braindead people here...
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My father has been a bush-pilot overseas for 17 years (i also have a logbook of my own), and his take on all this is that it is bogus and a waste of time..
Apart from the fact that a fully loaded airliner is just too dang heavy, there are a few facts..
1. Most (a very high percentage) of airline accidents occur during take off and landing. This is due to the fact that flying itself is inherintly safe, but throw takeoffs and landings in the mix and it gets hairy. At such low altitudes, parachutes become worthless..
2. If a plane has any sort of problem short of exploding, then a parachute would do no good (although im not sure it would do much good in that case either). An airplane can glide for more miles than you can see without any engine power. (Assuming you loose all engines at once, most planes can cover ALOT of distance with one engine). It is much more prefferable to glide the plane down to a safe landing spot, be it an empty field, or even the ocean. A parachute would render the all remaining control that the pilot has worthless..
Mind you, terrorism can put the destiny of the flight beyond pilot control, but heck, not even a parachute can save that...
How would i feel? Pretty darn good if i was the artist. Probably pretty good if i was the record label too. I mean, hey where else can you get free promotion? You think the artist will get a red cent of those webcast royalties?
Due to congestion on interstate highways, and increased road construction costs, Illinois residents will be limited to driving TO their home. Road blocks will be set up to ensure they do not depart from their home... Local authorities state that as more and more people are blockaded in their homes, road congestion will become less of an issue..
AAAaah, So your the one who is causing free sites to resort to last ditch desperate attempts for a revenue by causing those massive dynamic ads. Hmmmm, perhaps you helped contribute to my loss of free Yahoo! email forwarding as well. Ads are there for a purpose. Not to annoy you. But to keep things affordable for the providers. Freeloading only makes things worse for someone else.
I dont understand why these journalists are immune to basic laws such as complying with police orders at a crime scene. Also, why should they be allowed to clam up in court, even at the point where they have been subpoenad? Is it just me, or is it wierd that journalists can roam through a warzone, or follow military personell around on a mission because they feel they have some kind of "immunity pass" They dont. They are citizens just like the rest of us.
That silly bush, actually appointing people who stand for what he beleives in and not kissing the butt of the Senate.
last i checked, Iraq started the war back when they invaded Kuwait. Since they surrendered they have still not upheld the terms of their surrendur. Now they are working with terrorist cells (Who have already engaged in a first strike i might add). And what does the Clinton Administration's overstating of the economy by 30%, as well as setting a precedence for fraud and perjury have to do with Bush? Last i checked the corporate frauds began in the overstated economy of the Clinton era.
Imagine a day when it will be illegal to crack open a pc and ad an MPEG decoder. Unless it is sanctioned by Microsoft of course. Thats where this is headed folks.