A pain in the Koenecke. Dennis
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sami Aaron Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 10:01 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Transportation to October conference -takeAmtrak! >From the Air Charter Guide, The Complete Guide to Business and Personal >Aircraft Charter, (and soon to be incorporated into the other R:BASE flight >management database products!) there is a story about Brooklyn Dodgers' >outfielder, Len Koenecke, who in 1935 was ejected from an American Airlines >plane for being rambunctious, so he chartered an aircraft to get to Detroit >for a game. He sat quietly in the backseat until airborne. At that point, >he asked to sit in the cockpit with the pilot and co-pilot. Soon after, he >got a little unruly and, when the co-pilot asked him to settle down, according >to an article later in the New York times, "the real battle began." As the >two rolled around the small cockpit, it was all the pilot could do to keep the >aircraft straight and level, and after a 15-minute scuffle, he began to lose >his orientation. He later told police that he decided "it was either a case >of the three of us crashing or doing something to Koenecke." Grabbing the >nearest blunt object, a fire extinguisher, he delivered a blow to Koenecke's >head, incapacitating him. So, Karen, I'd say it's your call ..... drink up if you'd like but be prepared to pay the price :) Sami ____________________________ Sami Aaron Software Management Specialists 913-915-1971 [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 9:37 AM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Transportation to October conference -takeAmtrak! That rule does NOT apply to passengers, right??? Karen Karen, Great to hear about the tavern! However it would be highly inappropriate to drink and fly (remember the 2 Southwest pilots that were dismissed for imbibing). The rule of thumb is "8 hours bottle to throttle". Jan
