You were slightly off there... The government "gets involved" with your air travel via the FAA... And the FAA has not been a net positive for ANYONE...
The multiplayer absolutely makes this game. Sure, you end up killing one another a lot. That's part of the fun. Literally, by the third or fourth level you'll be dying because you're laughing too hard to make the next jump off that blue toad's head. Well worth the purchase price if you have 2-3 other people around to play with...
There is no way that price drops are going to happen... The companies see it as having two options, they could drop the price, or keep it the same and make more profit. Which do you think they're going to choose???
However, if you RTFA, it suggests that the flight computer would have stopped controlling the throttles in this case before the plane broke up.
That guy screwed up. True. However, I would also like my airplane to be able to survive full control deflection at climbout speeds. It shouldn't be too much to ask to want the results of full-scale rudder deflection to not be "crash-and-die".
You aren't strong enough to control an A330 with your muscles.
I can't go out to the street and lift a car, either. However, if the cable I use to lift it goes through enough of a pulley system, I can get it off the ground with one hand. Same idea with mechanical control linkages. It might take both pilots, a jumpseater, and three big guys from the back to muscle it through a turn, but I'll take that over crashing into the ocean any day...
(And yes, complete mechanical reversion IS practiced in our sim sessions)
This is why I really want any airplane I'm flying to LISTEN to me, not argue with me... At no point should a computer be able to override pilot input. Also, i want a solid mechanical link between the controls I'm pushing on and the control surfaces on the wings... That way, even if EVERY computer on the plane dies, I can still control the damn thing...
I was always amazed that they could put together a program like that for anyone who wanted to pay $200 but couldn't come up with a way to clear flight crews through without doing the whole "scan all your crap in front of the uneducated TSA goons who will then ask you 20 stupid questions about your approach chart holder" thing... (No kidding, one of them once asked me why I was carrying a "giant razor blade".)
It attaches itself magnetically to the inside of the cargo container... Um, if you're already inside, is it really that hard to find the illegal immigrants?
Oh yeah, that's a brilliant idea. Let's drastically raise the price of gas. That way, low to mid-income people will be unable to drive. Then, they can lose their jobs, put their families out on the streets, and send the economy further into a tailspin. But hey, we reduced fuel consumption. Who cares if it destroys the lives of thousands of people?
Writing code without coffee might suck, but try flying an airplane for 14 hours without caffiene... At least if you fall asleep at your computer, the worst that happens is you wake up with a strange imprint on your face!
(Of course, the same thing might happen to pilots, it's just that the imprint comes from a mountain)
I'm sorry, but if mentioning being gay on XBL really warranted a ban, nobody would be on there anymore. Try playing ONE Halo 3 match. Everybody on there is not only homosexual, but at least several different undesirable races... Usually both at the same time...
Perhaps the military see it as a possible solution to reduce contrails on fighter jets?
Stealth aircraft aren't any good if they leave a visible contrail behind;) (Actually I'm not sure if/how they've dealt with that on current stealth aircraft?)
They fly them at night, when you can't really see a contrail from the ground anyway. And they pick their altitudes based on where they won't generate them.
The only way a checked bag charge reduces fuel usage is on paper. The bags still fly, they just come as carry-ons... (And, at the airline I fly for, carry-on baggage is accounted for at 20lbs each, rather than 30lbs each for the checked variety)... Same bag, just goes differently on paper. We're still burning the same amount of gas to lug grandma's 100lb rollaboard...
... but the airline might drop your bag out of the plane onto the tarmac. Ouch.
MIGHT? I hate to tell you, but at Washington Dulles, that's how they unload the planes at the RJ gates. They boost one of the non-english-speaking rampers up into the cargo bin and summarily chuck all the luggage out onto the pavement. (This is, of course, because they're too dumb to figure out how to connect a belt-loader most of the time).
Oh, and don't forget the second advance. The FFDO program. (Commonly known as the "Guns in the cockpit program") By the time you get your second kick in on that door the pilot will be responding with a hail of bullets.
Ha. Try explaining to a person in the US that they're doing something wrong by downloading or copying a CD, and they'll look at you like you're a lunatic too!
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Just read an article about how United stands to make about $150 million from selling off some of their old 737's. What's truly interesting is that the executives just finished voting themselves a big fat bonus of, wait for it, about $150 million! And you wonder why the airlines constantly go bankrupt!
You want to know what the real problem is? Scheduling 300 flights an hour into an airport that can handle 250 flights per hour. Amazing that that causes delays. Even more amazing that it causes delays when the weather craps up, and reduces that airport to half it's capacity as everyone's shooting ILS's to minimums...
I flew a four day trip in and out of IAD last week. Out of sixteen legs total, we had TWO that left on time. I'd say maybe 4 more were due to weather. The rest? "Uh, sorry your plane's late due to traffic". or "Cleared for the push, head to the rwy30 block to wait for your wheels up time due to flow into EWR"
It's ridiculous. But it's not the ATC guys' fault. Not even their union. It's the morons running the airlines.
These are the same idiots who are hassling crew members for not having boarding passes when going through security... No kidding, I had one genius tell me to go back to the gate and get a boarding pass... I'm standing there in uniform, going through security to FLY THE PLANE... "A Boarding pass? I'm sorry, but the seat I'll be in DOESN'T HAVE A NUMBER!!!!!" It actually took calling a supervisor to get through the damn checkpoint... ID's are waaaaaay beyond the capabilities of these nutjobs...
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Don't know the cause, but to fix it, push down on that third pedal. It disconnects the engine from the wheels.
You don't have one? Oh... Hmm... Evolution at work. Better luck next time!
You were slightly off there... The government "gets involved" with your air travel via the FAA... And the FAA has not been a net positive for ANYONE...
The multiplayer absolutely makes this game. Sure, you end up killing one another a lot. That's part of the fun. Literally, by the third or fourth level you'll be dying because you're laughing too hard to make the next jump off that blue toad's head. Well worth the purchase price if you have 2-3 other people around to play with...
Wait, wait waaaaaaaait... There really is something called the "Knight Foundation"?!?!? Please tell me they have talking cars...
There is no way that price drops are going to happen... The companies see it as having two options, they could drop the price, or keep it the same and make more profit. Which do you think they're going to choose???
This isn't nearly as dangerous at the bright spot found on Uranus....
Does he still get the airline miles for that one? I mean, even at 1 mile per dollar spent.... He can now book a first class ticket to mars...
A sewer submarine? That's a load of crap...
Are you really sure about that? What about American Airlines flight 587: National Transportation Safety Board, which instead attributed the disaster to the first officer's overuse of rudder controls.
However, if you RTFA, it suggests that the flight computer would have stopped controlling the throttles in this case before the plane broke up.
That guy screwed up. True. However, I would also like my airplane to be able to survive full control deflection at climbout speeds. It shouldn't be too much to ask to want the results of full-scale rudder deflection to not be "crash-and-die".
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You aren't strong enough to control an A330 with your muscles.
I can't go out to the street and lift a car, either. However, if the cable I use to lift it goes through enough of a pulley system, I can get it off the ground with one hand. Same idea with mechanical control linkages. It might take both pilots, a jumpseater, and three big guys from the back to muscle it through a turn, but I'll take that over crashing into the ocean any day...
(And yes, complete mechanical reversion IS practiced in our sim sessions)
This is why I really want any airplane I'm flying to LISTEN to me, not argue with me... At no point should a computer be able to override pilot input. Also, i want a solid mechanical link between the controls I'm pushing on and the control surfaces on the wings... That way, even if EVERY computer on the plane dies, I can still control the damn thing...
And yes IAAAP... (I Am An Airline Pilot)
I was always amazed that they could put together a program like that for anyone who wanted to pay $200 but couldn't come up with a way to clear flight crews through without doing the whole "scan all your crap in front of the uneducated TSA goons who will then ask you 20 stupid questions about your approach chart holder" thing... (No kidding, one of them once asked me why I was carrying a "giant razor blade".)
It attaches itself magnetically to the inside of the cargo container... Um, if you're already inside, is it really that hard to find the illegal immigrants?
Sorry, but the RIAA has filed a motion to keep me from posting a comment...
Oh yeah, that's a brilliant idea. Let's drastically raise the price of gas. That way, low to mid-income people will be unable to drive. Then, they can lose their jobs, put their families out on the streets, and send the economy further into a tailspin. But hey, we reduced fuel consumption. Who cares if it destroys the lives of thousands of people?
Writing code without coffee might suck, but try flying an airplane for 14 hours without caffiene... At least if you fall asleep at your computer, the worst that happens is you wake up with a strange imprint on your face!
(Of course, the same thing might happen to pilots, it's just that the imprint comes from a mountain)
I'm sorry, but if mentioning being gay on XBL really warranted a ban, nobody would be on there anymore. Try playing ONE Halo 3 match. Everybody on there is not only homosexual, but at least several different undesirable races... Usually both at the same time...
Perhaps the military see it as a possible solution to reduce contrails on fighter jets?
Stealth aircraft aren't any good if they leave a visible contrail behind ;) (Actually I'm not sure if/how they've dealt with that on current stealth aircraft?)
They fly them at night, when you can't really see a contrail from the ground anyway. And they pick their altitudes based on where they won't generate them.
The only way a checked bag charge reduces fuel usage is on paper. The bags still fly, they just come as carry-ons... (And, at the airline I fly for, carry-on baggage is accounted for at 20lbs each, rather than 30lbs each for the checked variety)... Same bag, just goes differently on paper. We're still burning the same amount of gas to lug grandma's 100lb rollaboard...
... but the airline might drop your bag out of the plane onto the tarmac. Ouch.
MIGHT? I hate to tell you, but at Washington Dulles, that's how they unload the planes at the RJ gates. They boost one of the non-english-speaking rampers up into the cargo bin and summarily chuck all the luggage out onto the pavement. (This is, of course, because they're too dumb to figure out how to connect a belt-loader most of the time).
Oh, and don't forget the second advance. The FFDO program. (Commonly known as the "Guns in the cockpit program") By the time you get your second kick in on that door the pilot will be responding with a hail of bullets.
Ha. Try explaining to a person in the US that they're doing something wrong by downloading or copying a CD, and they'll look at you like you're a lunatic too!
Just read an article about how United stands to make about $150 million from selling off some of their old 737's. What's truly interesting is that the executives just finished voting themselves a big fat bonus of, wait for it, about $150 million! And you wonder why the airlines constantly go bankrupt!
You want to know what the real problem is? Scheduling 300 flights an hour into an airport that can handle 250 flights per hour. Amazing that that causes delays. Even more amazing that it causes delays when the weather craps up, and reduces that airport to half it's capacity as everyone's shooting ILS's to minimums...
I flew a four day trip in and out of IAD last week. Out of sixteen legs total, we had TWO that left on time. I'd say maybe 4 more were due to weather. The rest? "Uh, sorry your plane's late due to traffic". or "Cleared for the push, head to the rwy30 block to wait for your wheels up time due to flow into EWR"
It's ridiculous. But it's not the ATC guys' fault. Not even their union. It's the morons running the airlines.
These are the same idiots who are hassling crew members for not having boarding passes when going through security... No kidding, I had one genius tell me to go back to the gate and get a boarding pass... I'm standing there in uniform, going through security to FLY THE PLANE... "A Boarding pass? I'm sorry, but the seat I'll be in DOESN'T HAVE A NUMBER!!!!!" It actually took calling a supervisor to get through the damn checkpoint... ID's are waaaaaay beyond the capabilities of these nutjobs...