Slightly OT Aviation safety issue

Mike mconronn@yahoo.com Mad Mike

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Feb 1, 2008, 7:44:31 AM2/1/08

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Fellers and Girls,

You have to read about this one! I doubt if this has been modeled in any
flight sim application I have come across!

Read on and take a look!

http://www.mbm30.org/Mike/Engines/Engines.htm

MM

PS I have NOT checked this out on snoopes.com.

Mike mconronn@yahoo.com Mad Mike

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Feb 1, 2008, 8:02:59 AM2/1/08

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I jus checked snoopes.com...."undetermined" at this point.
MM

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TeeRee

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Feb 1, 2008, 8:45:35 AM2/1/08

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Amazing at how dollars are more important than safety. Kind of makes you
want to do your own walk around before you get on any plane.

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Iain Smith

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Feb 1, 2008, 8:53:57 AM2/1/08

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> Amazing at how dollars are more important than safety. Kind of makes you
> want to do your own walk around before you get on any plane.
>

No, just fly with a responsible airline from a civilised country.

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Iain
Rugby, UK

Vernon Balbert

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Feb 1, 2008, 10:08:32 AM2/1/08

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On 2/1/2008 5:53 AM, Iain Smith went clickity clack on the keyboard and
produced this interesting bit of text:

Fortunately, the safety standards that the FAA sets are pretty good and
any plane that lands in the U.S. has to follow those standards
regardless of the origin of the flight. But I get scared thinking about
other airlines that don't fly into the U.S. (and countries with similar
regulations) and don't have those safety regulations. If I had the
money I'd love to go on a photo safari in Africa, but considering that
most of African nations are third world nations, I don't think airline
safety is all that high on their priorities.

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"I think so, Brain, but how will we get a pair of Abe Vigoda's pants?"

Mike mconronn@yahoo.com Mad Mike

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Feb 1, 2008, 10:46:44 AM2/1/08

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I know what you mean!
MM
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TOCA

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Feb 1, 2008, 3:50:04 PM2/1/08

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"Mad Mike" <Mad Mike mcon...@yahoo.com> skrev i en meddelelse
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Well, they got as far as Germany, so it must have worked (sort of), and you
know the word: "If it works, don't fix it!" ;o)

Now had they been realy recoucefull they would have used Gaffer tape, and no
one would have asked any questions ;o)

Tommy C

SnakeEyes

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Feb 1, 2008, 7:45:40 PM2/1/08

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On Feb 1, 7:44 am, "Mad Mike" <Mad Mike mconr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Fellers and Girls,
>
> You have to read about this one! I doubt if this has been modeled in any
> flight sim application I have come across!
>

I'd hate to be the doink who has to go out and fasten those belts when
the light comes on..... : )

Arthur
(Canada)

TOCA

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Feb 2, 2008, 5:59:59 AM2/2/08

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SnakeEyes skrev:

Oh, you know, those Chinese are not that big (see the size of the
belts), so there was probably one sitting in the center cone of the
engine, keeping an eye on details like that ;o)

Tommy C, Denmark