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How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Bud Greene » Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:54 pm

I read a book some years ago about airline travel written from the perspective of a major airline captain.  A very entertaining storyteller, Captain 'X' (as he calls himself) alleges that the very last words many pilots ever utter is ,"Oh S**t". 
I found myself last night (and many other occasions) on a bad approach and subsequently stalled the aircraft resulting in a crash.  Naturally, out of my mouth came the famous last words.
On a historical note, Captain Jacob van Zanten of the Tenerife disaster spoke these last words just before his 747 annihilated another on the runway.  Interestingly enough his last words were in English, not his native Dutch.
So how many of you have a good "Oh S**t" story?
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Fozzer » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:05 pm

..only in Hollywood Movies...

...trust me!... ;)... ;)...!

Paul...."Oh, my goodness me. That was close!".... 8-)...!

... ;D.. ;D..!
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby jetprop » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:15 pm

..only in Hollywood Movies...

...trust me!... ;)... ;)...!

Paul...."Oh, my goodness me. That was close!".... 8-)...!

... ;D.. ;D..!

I say that whenever I see fozzers break-neck aproaches...

IT ISN'T KAI TAK EVERYWHERE FOZZER! AND IT ISN'T ST BART'S EITHER!
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Fozzer » Fri Apr 27, 2012 4:20 pm

..only in Hollywood Movies...

...trust me!... ;)... ;)...!

Paul...."Oh, my goodness me. That was close!".... 8-)...!

... ;D.. ;D..!

I say that whenever I see fozzers break-neck aproaches...

IT ISN'T KAI TAK EVERYWHERE FOZZER! AND IT ISN'T ST BART'S EITHER!


..the result of countless hours of accurate, successful, Flight Sim Piloting, Jet!.... ;)... ;)...!

Paul...Lives to tell the tale!... ;)..!

... ;D... ;D...!
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Steve M » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:25 pm

Drinking a few brews one afternoon..> Patty asked me to teach her how to change the oil in her car. So I lifted up the car and drained the oil. Then when the plug was back in the oilpan, I poured four litres of oil in and checked the dipstick. It showed too much oil.. I had drained the transmission fluid by mistake. Oh Sh...
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Wing Nut » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:52 pm

I do it every time I step in something the dogs do in the back yard...   :D
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 2:31 pm

I had one of those on the drive to todays training walk. The heavens opened and the car was being blown around. We got to the car park, the three of us exchanged one look and all made the statement simultaneously ;D
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby andy190 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:39 pm

Paul...Lives to tell the tale!... ;)..!


Only just Paul. ;)
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Club508 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:12 pm

..the result of countless hours of accurate, successful, Flight Sim Piloting, Jet!.... ;)... ;)...!
Paul...Lives to tell the tale!... ;)..!

With the detect crashes on or off? ::)
;D ;D ;D
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Fozzer » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:52 am

..the result of countless hours of accurate, successful, Flight Sim Piloting, Jet!.... ;)... ;)...!
Paul...Lives to tell the tale!... ;)..!

With the detect crashes on or off? ::)
;D ;D ;D


What do you reckon?.... ;)... ;)..!

Note:..I'm still here!.... ;D... ;D... ;D...!

Paul...The wonders of "Invincibility".... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby jetprop » Sun Apr 29, 2012 5:49 am

I always think the detect crashes is extreme.
I once made a SMOOTH landing.
It tought it crashed....

I usualy keep it at roughly 40%
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Fozzer » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:02 am

I always think the detect crashes is extreme.
I once made a SMOOTH landing.
It thought it crashed....

I usually keep it at roughly 40%


Jet...

...I suspect that crashing in a real aeroplane is about as extreme as it gets!... :o...!

Carefully descending my stairs each morning, whilst calculating the forces of gravity involving a missed footing, is about as extreme as I get, during a successful landing on the ground floor...

...trust me... ;)...!

Paul... ;D... ;D... ;D...!
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Bass » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:32 am

OH, now i know why you only fly on the pc, making crash 40%!
But aint that too high?  :D :)
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby jetprop » Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:24 am

[quote]OH, now i know why you only fly on the pc, making crash 40%!
But aint that too high?
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Re: How many times have you exclaimed this?

Postby Club508 » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:33 am

[quote][quote]OH, now i know why you only fly on the pc, making crash 40%!
But aint that too high?
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