TERROR AT 38,000 FEET!!!

[Squiggy]

Here, lemme sign your post for ya...

OMFG YOU WERE THE GUY! I read about you on BBC News way before I read this post. ^_^

Stay sexy.

 

[CorporalClegg]

It's not just a signature: It's an autograph!

That's actually kinda awesome.

I suppose you must have to practice?

 

[Trekker4747]

He got to sign Campbell Brown's tits.

 

[pookha]

http://www.ntsb.gov/Pressrel/2009/090716b.html
ntsb advisory

 

[Trekker4747]

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

 

[Koinek]

Here, lemme sign your post for ya...

OMFG YOU WERE THE GUY! I read about you on BBC News way before I read this post. ^_^

Stay sexy.

Nice....I might actually print this out and throw it on a wall for kicks.

No man, when I read the article, the one thought that went through my head was, "holy shit, it must have been ridiculous for the guy sitting under the hole. Wonder how he must have felt." Coming here and seeing that it was a TBBS person really shocked me a bit.

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

That's fairly normal. Would you junk a car because your brake fluid ran out?

 

[RevDMV]

Wow not an access panel. I can't wait to read the probably cause report.

 

[Amaris]

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

That's fairly normal. Would you junk a car because your brake fluid ran out?

To be fair, though, does your car have a pressurized cabin and hold several hundred people at a time and sit about 38,000 above the ground, moving at cruising speeds of mach .75?

J.

 

[trampledamage]

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

That's fairly normal. Would you junk a car because your brake fluid ran out?

To be fair, though, does your car have a pressurized cabin and hold several hundred people at a time and sit about 38,000 above the ground, moving at cruising speeds of mach .75?

J.

Why yes. Doesn't yours?

 

[Lindley]

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

That's fairly normal. Would you junk a car because your brake fluid ran out?

To be fair, though, does your car have a pressurized cabin and hold several hundred people at a time and sit about 38,000 above the ground, moving at cruising speeds of mach .75?

J.

On the other hand, does your car require extensive inspections every 100 hours of operation, and strict adherence to any special maintenance requirements which have been determined for the make and model?

There's a reason why a '94 Chevy is usually junk, but a '64 Cessna may still be in prime condition.

 

[B.J.]

Hey, I was right about the damage! Of course, I design this stuff for a living, so it was an educated guess. They haven't said where exactly the tear started, but that will take a bit longer to determine.

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

If you're looking for an airliner that *doesn't* have a repair somewhere on it, good luck!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Squig, I see they gave you two roundtrip passes. Where can you go with them? Can you just pick any destination? Or are they for the same place as the original flight?

Me, I don't know what I'd do if this happened on a flight I was on. It might put me off that airline altogether. I've done it for much more trivial reasons (I refuse to fly Midwest ever again, and that's just because I hate the fucking Milwaukee airport ). If you have been having the kind of post traumatic effects that you described, are you actually going to use the passes? I don't know if I could. I'd probably be too freaked out.

Then again, in this economy, free airline passes are always a plus...

 

[Amaris]

Why yes. Doesn't yours?

Only when I was 12 years old and sitting in the front seat while my Mom and Dad were in the store.

On the other hand, does your car require extensive inspections every 100 hours of operation, and strict adherence to any special maintenance requirements which have been determined for the make and model?

There's a reason why a '94 Chevy is usually junk, but a '64 Cessna may still be in prime condition.

We can keep going like this.

If my car stalls, what is the likelihood of me plummeting thousands of feet to my death?

My point being, it is a little daunting to think that a plane that had metal fatigue in one spot (it wasn't an access hatch) is going to get patched up and off we go again, to carry more passengers.

J.

 

[captcalhoun]

they've rebuilt train carriages and reused them after accidents over here. and that's with WAY more serious damage than a 1'x1' hole.

 

[Amaris]

I understand that, I understand the structural aspects behind it, the physics involved, the testing, and so on and on and on and on, I understand that just fine. I'm talking about from the viewpoint of a regular airline traveling schmoe. They may find it a little daunting. That's all I was commenting upon.

Damn, guys, I love you, but sometimes you analyze things to death when there's no need.

J.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

If my car stalls, what is the likelihood of me plummeting thousands of feet to my death?


J.

Just wait until we get flying cars.

 

[Amaris]

If my car stalls, what is the likelihood of me plummeting thousands of feet to my death?


J.

Just wait until we get flying cars.

True.


J.

 

[Herkimer Jitty]

I'd hate to pay the insurance rates for a flying car.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

The FAA would have a field day.

 

[Trekker4747]

Wait.

They're simply just going to REPAIR the aircraft and continue to use it?

:makes note to never fly SWA:

That's fairly normal. Would you junk a car because your brake fluid ran out?

To be fair, though, does your car have a pressurized cabin and hold several hundred people at a time and sit about 38,000 above the ground, moving at cruising speeds of mach .75?

J.

Exactly.

It's not something you just patch-over. However, I guess you don't just toss out a $50m airplane, either. But, I dunno. Patching over a hole like this strikes me as... Odd. I don't even known how it would be done. (I guess the skin of the plane is made of several panels and you just simply replace that panel?)

On the other hand, does your car require extensive inspections every 100 hours of operation, and strict adherence to any special maintenance requirements which have been determined for the make and model?

Yeah. Because that worked so well for this plane the first time around.

If you're looking for an airliner that *doesn't* have a repair somewhere on it, good luck!

Repairs? Yes. Fucking holes in the skin of the plane? No. Unless holes opening in airplane skins, risking lives and forcing emergency landings, happens more often and I've just missed the news coverage of it.

they've rebuilt train carriages and reused them after accidents over here. and that's with WAY more serious damage than a 1'x1' hole.

Again. Trains don't travel seven miles off the earth's surface at 600 miles an hour where a tiny hole can be a HUGE problem just as this incident -and more notably the Aloha air incident back in the 80s- proves.