Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-17 Thread Michael Dinowitz
When the baby was born (3:12) I was so excited that I wanted to show the world in a traditional display. White doves are always a sign of peace and celebration so I got a bunch and let them free. As I was watching them fly off I saw something in the sky right in their path. It got closer and closer

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread denstar
Made me think of that guy who got sucked into the intake while on that aircraft carrier, yet "walked" away. Life... what a trip. -- there are old pilots and bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: >> Gel wrote: >> Dude...how much the f**

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> Gel wrote: > Dude...how much the f*** things do you do??? > eh, I get involved in stuff. I used to work for an airline and they run the simulator: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwa/sets/72157605946514949/ BTW, here's a great shot of the turbine blades: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nwa/2947990

RE: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Scott Raley -ITC
He has nine lives... -Original Message- From: Erika L. Walker [mailto:elwal...@ruwebby.com] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:32 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river He is superGruss. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Vivec wrote: > Dude...how much th

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Rastafari
and add a churvii or two and you've got one hell of a dinner party. Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. -- siddhartha gautama On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:32 PM, Erika L. Walker wrote: > He is superGruss. > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Vivec wrote: > >> D

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Erika L. Walker
He is superGruss. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Vivec wrote: > Dude...how much the f*** things do you do??? > > 2009/1/16 Gruss Gott > > > > No they don't, I used to work on the simulator that most of all US > > pilots train on. > > > > > ~~~

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Michael Grant
> Dude...how much the f*** things do you do??? > > 2009/1/16 Gruss Gott > > > No they don't, I used to work on the simulator that most of all US > > pilots train on. No kidding! I want to have a beer with Gruss. ~| Adobe® Cold

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Vivec
Dude...how much the f*** things do you do??? 2009/1/16 Gruss Gott > No they don't, I used to work on the simulator that most of all US > pilots train on. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread G Money
The more I read about the emergency and it's response, the more extraordinary it becomes. The actions of the pilot, the AMAZINGLY quick and efficient response from the boats on the river, and the orderly exit and relative calmness of the passengers (they let women and children off first...on a sink

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> gg wrote: >> Grant wrote: >>> The positives are lesser risk of a smoking hole. >> >> This can also be said for not going to prison. >> > > LOL! > "We get caught laundering money, we're not going to white-collar resort prison. No, no, no. We're going to federal POUND ME IN THE ASS prison." -- Bo

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> Grant wrote: >> The positives are lesser risk of a smoking hole. > > This can also be said for not going to prison. > LOL! ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Tria

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Michael Grant
-community@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river > > gMoney wrote: > > My dad was a commercial pilot for 30+ years, I remember asking him what > > would happen if he lost both engines. He said that you could coast for quite > > awhile without any pow

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> gMoney wrote: > Interesting, didn't know that. > Yeah, it's usually a game over situation especially in the ocean due to waves. If you dip one wing even a teeny bit and it catches water while the plane has any decent forward motion it's a spin-flip-sink. I heard some of the passengers saying t

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread G Money
Interesting, didn't know that. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > gMoney wrote: > > They practice quite a bit...water landings included. > > No they don't, I used to work on the simulator that most of all US > pilots train on. There's no way to simulate water landings -

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> gMoney wrote: >> gMoney wrote: >> They practice quite a bit...water landings included. > > No they don't, I used to work on the simulator that most of all US > pilots train on. There's no way to simulate water landings BTW, the answer they train pilots to give for that question is, "absolu

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> gMoney wrote: > They practice quite a bit...water landings included. No they don't, I used to work on the simulator that most of all US pilots train on. There's no way to simulate water landings - sure they practice flying down to water and landing, but that's not a water landing that's a l

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread G Money
On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Gruss Gott wrote: > The guy is a real hero. They don't practice this stuff in the simulator. > They practice quite a bit...water landings included. Loss of both engines on take off is certainly a scenario they run through. This guy is certainly a hero, but

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread Gruss Gott
> gMoney wrote: > My dad was a commercial pilot for 30+ years, I remember asking him what > would happen if he lost both engines. He said that you could coast for quite > awhile without any power, and control the plane pretty well as long as all > your ailerons (sp?) were workingand at that poi

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-16 Thread G Money
My dad was a commercial pilot for 30+ years, I remember asking him what would happen if he lost both engines. He said that you could coast for quite awhile without any power, and control the plane pretty well as long as all your ailerons (sp?) were workingand at that point you start looking for

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-15 Thread Ray Champagne
Way too cool that I got almost all of my information before I even saw a lick of it online by just following people who happen to be in the area on Twitter. @planetmoney was really on their game in a matter of seconds. Between this and the F18 crash in RoMunn's hood, I am seeing the real value th

RE: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-15 Thread Jacob
What is skill... Losing both engines on takeoff, know you cannot return to the airport, and intentionally landing on a body of water where the plane does not break up and everybody is rescued. All I have to saw is WOW! -Original Message- From: Tony [mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com] Sent: Thur

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-15 Thread Sam
http://www.alleyinsider.com/2009/1/us-airways-crash-rescue-picture-citizen-jouralism-twitter-at-work On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 12:55 PM, Tony wrote: > http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html > > w000ps > ~~

Re: uckfay! flight in hudson river

2009-01-15 Thread Gruss Gott
> Weegs wrote: > http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/us.airways.crash.2.909535.html > Not cool. Can't be a 380, btw, probably a 320. Hopefully people will have gotten out quickly but safely and be cold but safe. ~| Adobe® Cold