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Passenger Exaggerations
People love embellishing the sensations of flight. They can’t help it perhaps — nervous fliers especially — but the altitudes, speeds and angles they perceive often aren’t close to the real thing.... (life.salon.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
If a commercial flight really turned at 45-60 degrees, it would make the news because all the people onboard would complain about it.
The worst turbulence I've ever experienced in 1200 hours in light aircraft and hundreds of commercial flights was on a 757. I knew we were "in for it" when the Captain told the cabin crew to secure the cabin ASAP, said that seat belts were NOT optional, and asked everyone to not use the attendant call unless it was a true emergency. They slowed way down and the turbulence lasted about 10 minutes...the pilot came on later and said it was the worst he had encountered in at least 10 years. No, we didn't "plummet thousands of feet narrowly missing Pike's Peak" but it got my attention!
I was on DAL one nite enroute from KATL to KLIT with a stop in Memphis. At KMEM Captain came back into the cabin and said "There is a bus coming to take whoever wants to go to KLIT. We will enconter severe turbulence. The plane is going to KLIT, whether you are on it or not". Seems there was a Tstorm line tha stretched from below Shreveport all the way up to St Louis topping 45-50000. To say it was rough is a gross understatement.lol
Yeah It amuses me what I hear about the exaggerations. On a recent to HNL we encountered some turbulence and the wing tips were waving to the clouds. The pax were all checking the windows. My wife included, till I explained to her what is done in the testing of the wing flexing.
To Triple "S".... I'm 5'9" 164# Shawn and I too hate the minimal leg room thing too. Buts its for revenue. Mininmal leg room, more seats, more bucks.
And what cracks me up oops!! sholuld say makes me laugh is the first class thing too. all that extra dinero when they get to the destination the same time as the rest of us. A few hours in an Air Force troop carrier aircraft jump seat and they would be quite happy to fly in economy.
To Triple "S".... I'm 5'9" 164# Shawn and I too hate the minimal leg room thing too. Buts its for revenue. Mininmal leg room, more seats, more bucks.
And what cracks me up oops!! sholuld say makes me laugh is the first class thing too. all that extra dinero when they get to the destination the same time as the rest of us. A few hours in an Air Force troop carrier aircraft jump seat and they would be quite happy to fly in economy.
I was a pax on a flight that performed an 80 degree starboard bank at 1500 feet, with a 350 degree circuit of the field before a beautiful landing.
On the return flight, we performed a 5000 foot descent, 65 degree nose down entry to the wedding cake due to strict noise abatement at one field.
Granted, neither were civilian flights - the aircraft will perform when needed.
On the return flight, we performed a 5000 foot descent, 65 degree nose down entry to the wedding cake due to strict noise abatement at one field.
Granted, neither were civilian flights - the aircraft will perform when needed.
I was a pax on a DC-9 that performed an 80 degree starboard bank, 350 degree circuit of the field before a beautiful landing.
On the return trip we had a 65 degree nose down entry into the wedding cake due strict noise abatement.
Granted, neither were civilian flights. The planes do perform when needed.
On the return trip we had a 65 degree nose down entry into the wedding cake due strict noise abatement.
Granted, neither were civilian flights. The planes do perform when needed.